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Today I did some detailing...
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Well, finally got round to doing them,
Never again will leave the wheels for 12 months before ceramic coating them ��.
Had to use a strong solution of Surfex HD to shift the bedded in dirt off them.
Used red7 as fallout remover and cleaner car tar remover.
Wipe down with bilt hamber cleanser fluid,
Treated the rims with carpro Dlux. And dressed the tyres with Autopia endurance tyre and trim gel. < my new favorite tyre dressing.
Yes, they were a lot worse than I expected :ugeek:
Total time to remove,clean,seal and re fit. 5 hours
Credit goes out to anyone doing this on a daily basis as a living. ( Or maybe I am just getting beyond it myself )
Autosmart Red 7 doing it's thing.
Much improved after several hits with red 7 and cleanercar tar remover
Rinsed and washed several times with Bilt Hamber Surfex HD.
Coated with Carpro Dlux ceramic and tyres dressed with Autopia Black Endurance Tyre and wheel gel.
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I'll give that a go thanks.use a different applicator and make sure it is permanently damp when applying it.
Less>Less & less is the way to go.
It's a fresh tub I got as a present so I'll be using it a while yet, but I might give one of the Si02 products a go for comparison.
I will say, the beading off it in tonight's rain was pretty sweet.
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Nothing too fancy, just a good wash and spray of Meguiars Hybrid Ceramic Wax.
Car is in bad need of a detar and clay, plenty of swirls too, toying with the idea of buying a DA polisher but with a 8 month old baby I'll find it hard to convince the other half that hours spent on the car is a good idea! :P
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Tried my had at this ceramic coating lark. Started with the spare to see how it went on. Not too difficult but very hard to see whats been coated. Handy enough just takes a bit of time. I didn't have to wash them as they were only back from refurb but cleaned with IPA to remove any residual grease or fingerprints before starting.
I would only have one complaint and that is that GTechniq only give you four applicators. Seems miserable for the price. I was doing 5. I also did the rear and barrels of the wheels first so that I could flip them over and leave the faces alone to cure without risking touching them or marking them. Doing the barrels and back of spokes takes its toll on the applicators so i would advice anyone doing the entire wheel to buy extra pads for the job.
Lets see how they hold up when (if ever) it gets back on the road.
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While no one was at home, I gave it a little clean.
That's a snow foam, hand wash, rinse, polished a few small scratches, and some hybrid ceramic wax.
Forgive the double post. I had been asking about what to use in another thread, but thought i'd jump in here too. :-D0 -
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Pulled it out and decided to wash it as it was involved in a a flying insect massacre on the trip down the west. Of course it then open the heavens but I suppose it saved me the hassle of drying it. Washing it takes a bit of time and a lot of stretching.
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ADBL APC Pro at 20:1 mix - on wheels, skirts, nose, windscreen, anywhere there was a build up of flies. Worked into grill, lights and number plate with a soft brush. First time using it and it definitely helped lift the dried graveyard but a stronger solution might have been better. I was being cautious on the strength with the refurbed wheels.
ADBL Yeti Snow foam, foams thick and clings well. This one is neutral but I have an Alkaline one also and it also foams well and clings well.
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ADBL Snowball Neutral Shampoo two bucket wash. I find I use a lot more than the Bilt Hammer so may go back to that in future.
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Start to dry and get lashed on so give up; tidy up, make coffee and waste time on car forums cos its Friday!!
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I was a bit busy.....
Just back from getting a recall done and given the new restrictions, I don't think I'll be going anywhere before next year. So I gave it a bit of a clean
Foamed with Bilt Hamber Autofoam, 2 bucket wash with Gtechniq G-wash (with a mix of Microfibre Madness wash mitt, Incredipole and small Wheel Woolies to get under the sky lights). Dried with a CarPro Fat Boa. I slapped on Gtechniq C2V3 and then topped with Gtechniq QD.
Wheels were Bilt Hamber auto-wheel and tyres CarPro PERL 1:1.
I finished by shoving into the garage and remembered then to take a final picture.
Detailing a motorhome does take a bit longer than a car. This took about 5 to 6 hours. Washing the roof and putting the coatings on the overcab piece is the most awkward.
Edit - I took a few short-cuts. I didn't bother doing the external plastics around the storage compartments, engine bay, interior, etc
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I'd washed the car yesterday, and stubbornly decided to use my old nxt tech wax. Bottle must be 10 years old, nearly full. Can't let that go to waste! Gave it a quick run around the car, and to be honest, looks much the same as after the meguiars hybrid ceramic spray.
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Could be the lack of any real sunshine too I suppose. Looks good up close though.
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Have had this BMW 330e about 2 months now and only today managed to give it a good clean.
Really happy with how it turned out but also really shows up all the paint marks and scuffs from the previous owner. :mad:
Need to invest in some good cleaning equipment for the alloys and tyres.
Pictures don't actually do it justice as I took these on my IPhone 8.
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