Avoid these OVERRATED detailing techniques: 5 tips to save you time | Podcast #83
There are certain ways people seem to detail -- whether they're washing, polishing or even applying ceramic coatings to cars -- that we believe YOU would be best to avoid. This podcast is all about what those methods are, and why we believe you shouldn't do them. This podcast is all about saving you time AND wear & tear on your body.
Do you agree or disagree? We love to hear your comments and respond to all of them.
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I appreciate acknowledging the importance of minimizing the aches and pains on the body when detailing
Thank you.
Thank you for the tips! Disclaimer: I only wash one car, mine. Instead of washing mitts between panels, I put six mitts in a soapy bucket. I use one side of each to wash two adjacent panels top to bottom. Then I flip it over and wash two more adjacent panels. Then the mitt goes in an empty bucket and I grab a new mitt out of the soapy bucket. It usually only takes five mitts, with the sixth as a backup in case I drop one on the ground. At the end, all of the mitts go into the clothes washer along with all of the other microfiber products I used in the process, and they all get washed (gentle cycle) and dried (low heat). I don't need to wash anything but the car during the process. Mitts are cheaper than time.
Great tip.
Gents, love the no nonsense, practical approach to car washing, polishing and coating. As always enjoyed the vid, learned tons. Awesome job! Cheers.
Glad you enjoyed it
The brush for tire dressing .. what a brilliant idea!! Thank you guys for sharing your knowledge and making detailing more fun!!
Thanks for watching!
This has been a life changer for me! I have a LOT of huge trucks with colossal, knobby tires in my market area and that tiny foam applicator wasn't cutting it for me. Initially I thought the flag tipped brush was going to be too sloppy but legit on the first tire my technique was locked in and my accuracy was pinpoint. I'm NEVER going back. From low-profile tires to mudders it's the ft brush every time.
Thank you.
I just buy a €1 sponge, cut it up into 6 or 8 bits and use them, lasts a few years to get through them.
Really my favourite detailing content on the web and my go to products now! Brought the fun back to detailing and upped my efficiency ten fold!
Wow, Thank you.
As a 100% mobile detailer whose main focus is ceramic coating and paint corrections, I could not survive without the tips in this video. Circular motions for applying the coating and using a pad washer and damp pad shave hours off the process and deliver top notch results. I can do an exterior detail/decon with the clay towel and iron remover, single step machine polish and ceramic coat in a single day in the comfort of my client's own driveway. Thank you, Yvan!
Great to hear!
5:05 lol! Thanks for the laughter Yvan 😄 Completely agree with the swapping pads. Ive saved so much time just by using the pad washer every after one panel. Also as a 4x4 enthusiast, im happy to say that i also apply tire dressing by using flagged tip brush. So easy to apply on knobby sidewalls compared to a hexagon or small sponge type applicator. To me, the most overrated method in carwash, is the wheel wash using several type of brushes every time. Sure you can clean the barrels with a long wheel brush, use a paint brush-type for the nuts and crannies, or even a lugnut brush, iron decon, APC, foam. But if you regularly wash your car, all you need is APC, small mitt for the wheels, and a flagged tip brush for the rubber. You guys are teaching us how to efficiently clean and wash our cars eeeeverytime, thank you so much, Yvan and Nick! 🤘🏽 Keep it up 💪🏽
Thank you.
I love this video seriously so much insight! Actual real clarity, knowledge, and experienced being showcased and explained, great video!!! Thank you, you two!
Glad you enjoyed it!
Thanx for the content. Agreed the foam rinse foam is a go to. My biggest time saver when doing regular washes is rather than using the traditional 2 bucket method, my second bucket is empty at the beginning. My soap bucket has 4-6 micro fiber mitts, instead of rinsing and then re-soaking I just throw the mitt in the empty bucket and grab a new one then take all the "used" ones, rinse them and throw them in the washing machine on eco mode with an extra rinse, air dry them and put them away.
Great tip!
Agree 100% with the one bucket and always using a clean mitt or towel to wash.
Thank God this channel exists; kept thinking to myself after years of watching car detailing videos ‘all of this seems like overkill’, obnoxious almost and you guys clearly explained that here.
Thank you!
I missed the Premier! But these tips are the start of new techniques for the advancement of chemicals. Some old techniques may be best for previous generation products but, we have to move on and Thank you Yvan and Nick!
Thank you! Cheers!
I appreciate the video as your videos are always educational. Only one time have I had to break out a clay bar on a heavily contaminated vehicle. For applying tire lotion the brush is my go to. I will say machine cleaning tires is great for truck tires and then follow up applying the tire lotion by machine.
Great tip!
Hi guys, best thing I ever bought a pad washer (lake 4000), I'm in my mid 60s and still detailing, and I go to is the rotary just let the machine do the work, most vehicles I detail are pre clear coat one stage paint. Keep up the good work and info
Thanks for sharing!
Glad To See Another 60+ Guy Doing IT Well...😊
Back when I was a detail tech, my go to for tire dressing was a cheap paint brush....worked great. Awesome video BTW..great tips.
Thanks 👍
Thanks for some great new learnings on things I haven't thought about. Especially the "applying too much pressure to your polisher" in terms of created heat, pad-wash, velcro-harming behavior etc. Thumbs up! To answer your question for personal use on tire applicators, I use the mentioned hexagonal-roundshaped foam-applicator with a tire dressing. I'm not sure if it works any better than a brush, but massaging the dressing into the tire feels more durable than just applying a coating with a brush. I have no idea if my "feeling" works better than a brush in real life though 😄
What’s important is that you feel it’s working for you.
Yeah, buddy. The FRF method has been my go-to for the last year. I've saved so much product and most importantly TIME. I have an LLC for my detail company but I only take appointments on the weekend so saving time gets me back to my Saturday and Sunday. My family has no complaints.
Excellent
You had me at “preservation” and “shiny scratches” …detailing Gandalf sounds very knowledgeable, this is my first video, I’m gonna keep going but could it be I finally found the most complete diy automobile paint detailing in here? Will keep you posted, thanks guys.
Welcome aboard!
I wash the wheel wells when I wash the tires and wheels. Makes the finished car look so much cleaner with clean wheel wells. The plastic and carpet look darker and mat which I feel helps frame the wheels and helps the paint pop and look shiny. Especially effective on light coloured cars. So I foam the car, tires, and wheel wells let it dwell then rinse. Foam again, wash the wheels, tires and wheel wells and rinse and foam the paint again for the contact wash. I live in Taiwan and we get lots of industrial fallout and the trees leave a soft sap that will stain your paint if left in the sun to bake. The third foam helps soften and dissolve the sap and makes removing the sap easier.
Good tips.
I've done testing with foaming the car, followed by a contact wash vs. foaming the car, let it dwell, rinse, foam again, contact wash, and the latter option keeps my wash bucket way cleaner. I use clear buckets, and I can see how much less grit is in my bucket utilizing the latter method.
Skip the second foam as it is really overkill. But using a good alkaline foam-dwell-rinse is good practice
Great point!
Dont skip the 2nd foam. use your high ph cleaner first and after a dwell and rinse hit it with strait foam for LUBRICATION. care care is a marathon not a sprint. I use only the best.@@Zoranurai13
Agreed
@@Zoranurai13 I mix KC gentle snow foam with KC Green Star and I get 10.5 ph in the foam canon. I use half for the pretreatment and the other half for the contact wash
I just started my detailing biz, i love watching u guys!
Thank you.
Great stuff, guys! Thank you so much for all you do.
Thanks for watching!
@@diydetailofficial I so appreciate all of your incredible and thorough information! I am starting a small detailing business in the Nashville area and am looking to get a hose (and a foam-gun, probably the Adam's version) rather than a pressure-washer. Is there something you would recommend? There must be something a little lighter and less cumbersome than a garden hose out there. Also-- would you say a 50 foot hose would be the right length? This is for mobile detailing-- something I can throw in the back of our old Range Rover Sport with all my other supplies. Thank you so much for your kind help! You and Pan the Organizer are my heroes... All best, Dana :D
Fantastic video, once again. Would you recommend applying foam over a layer of iron remover and then decontaminating with the clay towel? Another time saver perhaps?
Yes you can!
I really enjoyed your video, thanks guys 👍😁
Glad you enjoyed it
What grit sandpaper stratch will the Bauer hand sander remove? Could you make a video as to what we should expect from this machinee. Thanks
About 2000 , video coming soon
Hello, great video again thank you for you work. I was thinking of putting rinselless to foam canon to speed up the process of covering the car with it (using typical 1:256 dilution). WIth sprayer bottle it takes ages. What do you think of it? Can you demonstrate it in a video?
Good idea
i learn so much from you guys.you are saving me time and energy.
Thank you.
Thank you for the great tips!
You are so welcome!
Yes ivan has the best advice and knowledge!
Thanks
Thank you gents! This makes so much sense! 🤯
Thank you.
Morning guys....great informative video...Question; my car is quoted with ceramic DuraSlic HG, looks great. I have a small scratch on the fender, not deep but enough that it catches my eye every time. Any advice on how I should approach this on my attempts to remove it would be appreciated. Regards, Edmond M.
You will need to polish that area and coat again.
Thank you for stating that about clay bar. I see too many detailers try to upsell with a clay bar and polish for every detail and it is not an ideal long term method, The synthetic clays are great and I still try to only use it on full decon steps if organic clay is not needed.
You are so welcome!
As always, great content, my friend! Good seeing. you at MTE, I'll call you next week.
Thank you Dale, always a pleasure.
What is the brand/style of applicator pad you used at the beginning of the video showing the circular application of the ceramic coating? Thank you
It’s the applicator that comes with every DIY Detail coating.
I'm going to use some of your products for the first time when I get some nice weather. I've just got the 5.25" jewel pad, but I've had the yellow polishing pad and the decon towel for quite a while. I've not used either yet. I was going to use a milwaukee m18 rotary, what speed should I use for each pad? And can I use rinseless in a spray bottle as lubricant for the decon towel? (I've never used a decon towel I've always used clay bars, I normally use a 256/1 ratio for when I use a normal clay bar and that seems to work fine)
Use the lowest speed on the machine. Soak your towel in a bucket of DIY Detail Rinseless Wash, and also spray the surface.
i’ve been buying your product and and been happy with the results. I have question when using a rinseless wash what is your recommendation on when to apply iron remover?
Do your contact wash, then apply the DIY Detail Iron Remover using the Perforated Synthetic Decontamination Towel .
Seriously this really make sense! Thanks guys!
Thank you.
Hi guys, excellent video I have a question can we add APC to rinseless wash and form the car?
Yes you can, but it’s a big waste of product.
Is the foam rinse foam process safe for detailing in the sunlight? What adjustments to the process would you recommend for outside detailing?
DIY Detail Rinseless Wash is better
Great streaming podcast, learned allot, thanks.
Glad you enjoyed it!
I don't use a drying aid or some sort of spray and wipe product after washing. I use Griot's Polygloss in a foam cannon, allowing quick spotless drying and amazing gloss. It's so inexpensive by the gallon that I use it every few weeks.
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Hey Yvan, in your video you mentioned a few steps, foam, rinse, foam, and agitate (bucket/hand wash) I was curious when you would use the rinseless wash in these steps. Or would it be the solution you're using in the bucket for the hand wash step?
You can replace the soap with DIY Detail Rinseless Wash.
@@diydetailofficial perfect thank you.
Hello, thank you for the informative video. When you have time can you make a video on how to clean and detail a hybrid engine bay. Thanks!
That’s best left to the dealership
How often do you to use the Decontamination Towel? When you use the towel, you have correct /polishing the car?
When needed, following our instructions, no need to polish
Good content. Whats your experience and thoughts on waterless car wash products? If you do use them what product do you recommend and how do you use it?
We have DIY Detail Waterless Wash, but we don’t suggest it for more than dust removal.
I would love to see a video showing Yvan’s process for completing an interior detail in a well used vehicle. Not sure if you have done such video but that’s where I struggle with efficiency. During the winter I seem to get mainly interior jobs and some jobs take me longer than I’d like them to. Would love to see what I could do for increasing my efficiency
The best thing to increase your efficiency is take a video of you doing a job, then watch it to see where time is getting away from you. Like a professional athlete, you need to evaluate your performance.
Thank you for the video - I have searched for information about waxing an older car with rock chips on the front and hood. I understand paint correction, though not really a viable option on a car with 225,000 miles. Regular wax turns white and looks bad. What would you recommend in this case? I have heard of colored waxes - my car is red. Do they work or a waste of time and money. It is an older car, but still want to make it look its best. Thank you
Forget wax and use DIY Detail Ceramic Gloss. It will not build up like a wax, and lasts much longer
5 truly top tips for us enthusiasts to follow. Simple but sound, sound advice gents. Thank you !
Glad you enjoyed it!
Can you put your coatings over PPF? Thank you. Love the products so far
Yes you can!
In England cars get a high amount of road tar stuck to the lower areas sill rockers bottom of bumpers so if you use the decontamination towel its wrecked wont clean up so at what point in the process do DIY tackle this
Start with a pre-soak of DIY Detail All Clean , do your contact wash, then use the Perforated Synthetic Decontamination Towel
I use the same brush for applying the tire dressing that you do. Was wondering if I need to wash it out after using it or is it better to leave it be with the dressing in it? If it does need cleaning, is the renseless wash the right way to clean it or should I use some all clean or something else? Thanks for the help.
We only wash them every 20-30 cars. Simply dunk in wash bucket for a few minutes
When we use mineral(spot) remover, does the paint have to be dry? And do we use it after the iron remover? Thank you? Great content guys!
It can be wet. It’s the last step, use it after DIY Detail Iron Remover and mechanical decontamination.
Yvan has said that not all iron removers are suitable for the clay towel, is there something in the ingredients that I should be looking for if it’s not currently the DIY product that I’m using?
There are many factors
I use a 2" paint brush with the bristles cut down a bit for tyre shine
Nice
In the first minute of the video you were applying ceramic coating on a TRX hood decal. My 16 Challenger has black decal stripes on hood and almost the whole roof is covered with a decal. What’s the best way to clean and protect the decals?
Clean with DIY Detail Rinseless Wash, decontaminate with DIY Detail Iron Remover , continue with DIY Detail Water Spot Remover, then ceramic coat for protection
Do you need to prime foam or microfiber pads? Does the pad washer work with both foam and microfiber pads? If you just have one 5-in polisher would you get a 15 mm or 21 mm? Thanks for all the info.
No need to prime with The Gold Standard Polishing System. The pad washer works with all pads. The longer the stroke the faster the cut.
@@diydetailofficial 👍
What are your thoughts on grit guards and grit walls ? are they any good?
They help
What I use for tire dressing is just a 2-inch natural bristle paint brush. Between 1 and 2 dollars from the hardware store, and they deal with all the sidewall patterns and ridges beautifully.
Excellent
Glad to see another person using the same as myself.
I spray universal high shine and don't touch it at all
@@Rabbit.760 And get overspray on the wheels, and half of your product just blows away in the air. Some of us have more sense.
@DjNikGnashers I mean for the product you use and know about maybe. If you didn't think of that, then ya, only some of us indeed, have more sense
Quick question: any reason you can’t use your DIY water spot remover with the clay towel to activate and get everything?
It will damage the towel
Any advice or tips for Clear coat peel. Can it be restored manually without a repaint?
Unfortunately not
Whatdo you on Matt wheel trim How to keep it black
DIY Detail Tire Dressing
What about the Nanoskin Autoscrub 6" fine clay pad for a DA? I've used it for a few years now and love it.
We have never used that.
I just forget ceramic altogether and use spray wax. Also I skip out on pressure washing.
Good
Do you use a spray bottle to apply a prewash chemical?
Yes, I use the Rinseless Wash solution with a pump sprayer. Then, I rinse it off with a garden hose with a nozzle attached. @@SuperDaveguitar
After applying tire dressing with the brush, is it necessary to rinse the brush ? If so, just water or does it need a chemical cleaning ? Thanks
If you’re using the brush exclusively for tire dressing, no need to clean it after each use.
I have been a dealership detailer for a couple years but I actually wanted to be good at it. I’ve done full paint correction on a car in less than 12 hours out of pure necessity and just stumbled on using my pad washer every panel.
Good
Thanks for the education guys.
Thank you.
I know you have addressed this in some videos. But curious, I have a 1.5 yr old ceramic coat with very minor swirls on some gloss black parts. Also on some panels. Very light. Can I use like an Rupes Uno Advanced product and polish with a foam pad. Also do you have a product like that, which has a ceramic compound in it and is safe to polish with?
I would reach out to the manufacturer, in this case rupes, and ask them. You can for sure use Gold Standard Polish for a light polish on coated paint, but it's always ideal to re coat or at least put on some Ceramic Gloss after. It does depend on how aggressively you polish (pad, speed, pressure etc). We just have the one polishing liquid, and it doesn't have any fillers
Wow ok great thanks. I'll definitely look into what you have. Using soft foam pad, very light pressure, on around 2500 to 3000 OPM.
It’s been two years since I last had my car polished and protected and I’m starting to notice some scratches and lack of hydrophobic qualities -would you go for a yellow or red pad for a light polish step?
Start with DIY Detail Water Spot Remover
Like Ivan said, decon basically. Coatings are porous, all clog eventually. Water spot remover, iron remover, rinse contact wash. Start with the least aggressive approach, polishing again would be high on the scale of aggressiveness in this particular situation.
Learn a lot of this video, thanks and subscribed
Awesome, thank you!
I always forget to quarter my clay towel, but I am super gentle with it.
That’s odd for you to not follow instructions.
Where can I get those clear wash buckets you have? I thought they may be a DIY Detail product, so I checked on the website, but couldn't find them.
Local restaurant supply
No more two bucket washing for me. One bucket with several mitts. A dirty mitt never goes back into the bucket. No contamination of wash - ever.
That works!
This method is further improved with the use of some plush microfiber towels. Then you get 8 clean sides per wash media and are never using potentially dirty media to clean a panel.
Hi guys, great video - my biggest bug bear… break disc flash rusting during washing, especially if you have black wheels. Know anything else other than BH Atom Mac? Tried varying the concentration, applying and blow drying prior to wash, apply during wash, end of wash, always get a flash over and the first time you go down the road the pristine black has a brown tinge on the barrel and spokes, save for washing and immediately driving to pad dry the discs, any other tips?
Unfortunately no magic. That flash rusting happens on damp days as well.
When I’m done drying I move the car back and forth in the drive riding the brakes and then with a cloth dipped in rinseless wash I wipe down the rims
Can u apply ceramic with a buffer vs by hand.
DIY Detail Ceramic Gloss yes.
superb tips guys , thankyou so much, you say Foam rinse Foam, what do you do if you cant do that ?
We show many different ways of washing on our channel, all are safe.
amazing content... where can you get a pad cleaner....
Thanks! bit.ly/PadWasher
Where do you fit in tar remover in the washing process? After the contact wash?
After the contact wash.
@@diydetailofficial TYSM!
What should i use to damp my red pad if i dont have the cleaning bucket
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Can I use just water in my lake country 4000 pad washer? What cleaners are safe to use in my pad washer? Or should I just stick with the lake county powder cleaner? Great video!
We use DIY Detail Rinseless Wash at 256/1
@@diydetailofficial perfect! I was curious incase I run out of the powder or just want another option
I'm trying to have this make sense. Can your decon towel have its effective surface grit lessened or diluted by soaking in rinsless wash? Obviously, I want it to last. Hopefully, you understand what I'm trying to say
There no grit in our towels. No harm will come from using DIY Detail Rinseless Wash.
I have never used clay mitts or clay bars, but after this I think the towels look really good. Can you use your shampoo was as a lubricant?
Yes
@diydetail I am a brush tire shine convert!
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If no pad washer is available, can I use my the pad on one panel then give it a quick spur with a pad brush, use on another panel then when it starts getting too gunked up then switch to a new pad?
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@@diydetailofficial holysh*t okay thanks!
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How do you not apply pressure when working on the sides where we tend to have to do so just to keep the DA, etc., on the vehicle?
Just enough to touch the car.
When doing foam rinse foam, do you use the foam cannon on the pressure washer for the pre soak? I am getting the active 2.0 and this is my first time with a pressure washer, so sorry if I am stupid.
Not stupid, yes
@@diydetailofficial thanks. I was thinking of using gsf with gc from khoch, for prewash. Good idea, or would lift be better on a car that hasn’t been washed in a year.
@kevinhacken9801 don’t stress
I’m a huge fan of your products. Are you also shipping in Taiwan?
Not yet, but ask your favourite distributor to import DIY Detail. Keep an eye on this list. Ddl
@@diydetailofficial Thanks guys! This has made my day 👍☺️
This might be a stupid question, but can you mix a bit of PH plus or minus to your foam cannon to increase or decrease PH of your shampoo? The PH plus or minus is a spa additive….great channel 👍
Ph is only a small component of what actually cleans.
@@diydetailofficial But if you increase the PH of a car shampoo, won’t it attack the road grime better, meaning less physical contact?
@@chiefmissile Acid or basic it's the ph of the chemicals used to "clean" or emulsify the dirt/grease. it's not the ph alone.
I did the circular motion with my ceramic coating and it works with any coating. I had 0 issues with high spots and I used way less prosuct. You can do circular motion with a microfiber applicator too, same good results.
Good to know!
I’m not in the detail business,but I’m all for making it easier and less time. My 65 Mustang looks GREAT with ceramic coating . My Terrain looks great without ceramic coating. So easy 😊
Sounds great!
Thanks for talking about lacquer paint. I have lacquer paint and most so called “experts” never address non clear coat paint.
You are so welcome!
Yvan & Nick, this would be a great class at next year's MTE
Good idea
im a diy detailer. i do not own a pad washer. do i have to wash my pad every time im done doing a small section of paint? how long until i wash my pad? because i usually wash it with dish soap and dry it spinning it with my polisher.
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I. After starting. On. Valeting shop. Love it. Info
Thank you.
Correct/ Clay Bar is not always needed. Polishing/buffing your vehicle use the correct pad with the proper tool, as said pressure creates heat and is not good. Auto paint layers are very thin as in Mils. or a third of the thickness of your fingernail, it is like food plastic saran wrap but thinner. Always use fresh and clean microfiber towels with some type of lubricant or wetness and never use a dry microfiber towel, even when drying off your vehicle as the air will evaporate the moisture. I dry my car with Worx WG521 electric leaf blower with a microfiber towel wrapped and taped on the end of the nozzle in case of accidental touching. It has not happened but better safe than sorry. It is light weight but you should wear ear plugs or muffs for hearing protection, including eye protection when using compressed air. I love the foam, rinse, foam and clean method using two - 5 gallon buckets with a strainer on the bottom so you don't pick up the dirt when dipping your mitt or wash rag in the bucket. Have at least 2 mitts or more, the lower section of your vehicle typically has more filth and needs to be changed for a cleaner mitt. Start wash from top to bottom - common sense. Just like you taking a shower as water runs top to bottom. Waxing in a circular motion, that makes sense, pads are round, not made straight and narrow or shaped like a square. Things are perceived as being swirls in the sunlight, our eyes and pupils are round, the sun is round, the cones that are part of our eye optics. Okay, I need a break, someone called out and said Swirl Ice Cream or Ice Cream Swirl. It takes me about 1 hour to wash my car and if I do a complete wax and polish takes up to another 3 or 4 hours. It is easier to clean the interior of a vehicle than the exterior because I don't eat or drink in my car, non-smoker, no pets, rarely have a passenger, vacuum and wipe things down practically every week. Winter used the All-weather rubber floor mats and clean them once a week, used 3M Scotchguard on the floor carpet ... more like thin all season outdoor carpeting nowadays installed in cars. Floormats are now made with a polyester/nylon material instead of a cloth weave and shag. So they are even easier to clean. Lots of cheap ass plastic. Faux-leather seats easy to clean too, hate the creases - wrinkles that occur as better off with real leather. Automobiles are built with cheapest materials as possible, no quality, just quantity. What we are paying for is the electronic maybe or may not work safety features and the 10 to 20 airbags that are expensive. It's crazy to think that vehicles built 40 to 60 years ago were better, and in fact they are better than today's trash-mobiles. Back then, easy to keep a car looking good with washing and waxing by hand. Today, got all these Car Care products and most don't even work as intended or described. Auto Detailing is expensive so don't over emphasize just make life simple.
Thank you.
To apply tyre shine I buy 6 x foam scourers from ALDI for 75p and use the foam side.
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Ivan, i know you use the polisher to help also dry the.pad after cleaning it. I was looking at detail guards pad.clenaing system and they actually recommend not using your polisher to help remove most of the water as it could damage the pad? confusing?
In decades of doing that, I’ve never damaged a pad.
If you use the pad washer, at the end of the detail you don't have to use some other cleaner? What's the highest speed you should use with the Gold Standard Polish? A damp pad with any compound or polish will cut better?
At the end of the detail they are clean. Use the lowest speed your machine will go. Never tried a polish or compound that didn’t work better damp.
Is using quick beads as a decon lube dangerous in sunlight?
You have to dry it before the sun does
Clear coat preservation is something i always consider especially on newer cars with less paint..
Great
For the rinseless wash. 1 oz for 2 gallons. Is that US gallons which is 7.8 litres😢. i am in Canada and 2 gallon equals 9 litres. Is the one oz still ok?
Canada hasn’t used a different size gallon since the 70s as far as I’m aware any product you’re buying in gallons or 5 gallon bucket should be a US Gallon. Though half a liter per gallon shouldn’t make much of a difference if you are using the old measurement. I just eyeball 4 gallons in a 5 gallon bucket then add 2 oz of whatever rinseless I’m using.
Yes, US gallons, not imperial gallons.
I would love to use foam rinse foam method. I think it may be a bit risky for me given my footprint. I don't have an indoor wash bay so all washing is done in the driveway in direct sunlight. Letting the foam dwell for just a few minutes may be bad. On that note though, I agree it's most likely the easiest option for those that don't have to worry too much about using more product on one vehicle. (When I first started detailing I was pinching pennies.)
In that circumstance, DIY Detail Rinseless Wash would be the best option.