Detailing Chat & Questions Thread

[Inequality Street]

Guys, I have a 30Ml sample of CarPro Hydr02 that has been sat with my stuff for a few months - Anyone used it before? Any good or should i just leave it there?

 

[Yellow Dave]

Scrooge used it and rates it IIRC

 

[Inequality Street]

Scrooge used it and rates it IIRC

Hmm, any tips for application? I originally bought it with plans to highly dilute it and use as a form of QD as my cars CQ Finest'd. Unsure if thats a bit of a waste/stupid idea through

 

[Gally]

Go 50/50 with distilled water and spray over wet car. Great product imo.

 

[littlemissnaughty]

Thinking of topping up my cleaning box to add a few bits, what do you all think to this list, is there anything you would add or change?

All auto finesse,

Avalanche
Citrus power
Iron out
Tripple
Oblitarate
Clay bar
Glide
And possibly temptation (as a need a wax)

 

[Thrill]

Thinking of topping up my cleaning box to add a few bits, what do you all think to this list, is there anything you would add or change?

All auto finesse,

Avalanche
Citrus power
Iron out
Tripple
Oblitarate
Clay bar
Glide
And possibly temptation (as a need a wax)

Can't go wrong with AF stuff. Would use a different wheel cleaner though, will get expensive!

 

[littlemissnaughty]

Can't go wrong with AF stuff. Would use a different wheel cleaner though, will get expensive!

Cheers

What other would you suggest?

What about the wax? Looking for something easy to use and good durability

 

[JD]

Thinking of topping up my cleaning box to add a few bits, what do you all think to this list, is there anything you would add or change?

All auto finesse,

Avalanche
Citrus power
Iron out
Tripple
Oblitarate
Clay bar
Glide
And possibly temptation (as a need a wax)

Easiest place to start is to say what process you need/want to update.

Looks like decontamination, pre wash, filler polish and waxing to me. But what do you currently wash with etc?

If you want personal opinions on the products, we can do that too;

Iron out - iron x still works better
Oblitarate - tardis is more effective
Avalanche - wasn't fussed by it
CP - utterly superb pre wash that's wax safe
Clay bar - haven't tried
Glide - demon shine is cheaper, or go for the bilt hamber clay and just use water
Temptation, illusion etc - all pretty good in my eyes. But depends what you're looking for

And tripple... Ahhhhh tripple. The finest of the AF range. Utterly brilliant.

 

[Inequality Street]

I used Avalanche for the first time on Friday. Did what it said on the bottle, two inches and top to 1 litre. I wouldn't call it foam, just came out like soapy water! Awful. Didn't cling or really do much.

Tried it again today, added more snow foam to the mixture.. Still didn't help much. Am I doing something wrong here? Is there a knack to it?

I much prefer the considerately cheaper Valet Pro snow foam at the moment.

 

[Yellow Dave]

Avalanche isn't a thick shaving foam and won't dwell all that long but still seems to break down the dirt pretty well

 

[Jaff.]

So tempted to try avalanche but it's so expensive for something that gets mixed reviews

 

[littlemissnaughty]

Basically I have most auto and meg gold
All are nearly finished
So was thinking £100 to play with to get a range of products.

 

[Rubicon_]

Ok so I now have a Karcher snow foam lance and the snow foam, anyone care to explain how i go about setting it up? Don't want to waste the stuff doing it wrong.

 

[Yellow Dave]

it all depends on your belief of what a snow foam can do. many on DW confuse actual fact with persona opinion.

if you think its going tonbe a touchless wash you'll be dissapointed. use it as a tool to remove the worst of the grime as it will typically soften a lot more dirt than pressure rinse alone, but will alsways need a proper contact wash to come clean. think of it as nothing more than an aid to your main wash and you wont be dissapointed

avalanche seemed to worknas well as all the others, they all seem to perform to a similar level in my use, but depends if you want a thick dense foam that will cling for 30minutes, or happy with something that will start to run off after 5minutes, but it still softens grime just ad much as others

 

[littlemissnaughty]

What do you all think of af tough coat?

 

[-J-]

What do you all think of af tough coat?

Very good, my go to protection product.

Easy wipe on / wipe off and I've seen 5 months plus durability.

 

[Rubicon_]

it all depends on your belief of what a snow foam can do. many on DW confuse actual fact with persona opinion.

if you think its going tonbe a touchless wash you'll be dissapointed. use it as a tool to remove the worst of the grime as it will typically soften a lot more dirt than pressure rinse alone, but will alsways need a proper contact wash to come clean. think of it as nothing more than an aid to your main wash and you wont be dissapointed

avalanche seemed to worknas well as all the others, they all seem to perform to a similar level in my use, but depends if you want a thick dense foam that will cling for 30minutes, or happy with something that will start to run off after 5minutes, but it still softens grime just ad much as others

Yep it's definately only for a pre wash. I'm just unsure of how the attachment works? I take it the tap on top just adjusts how thick the foam is?

 

[JD]

What do you all think of af tough coat?

C2V3 has better durability and is much easier to use. Having said that, TC isn't exactly difficult to use and layering it will provide decent longevity.

It is also said to look warmer but I can't comment on that.

 

[MatthewR]

So tempted to try avalanche but it's so expensive for something that gets mixed reviews

I can sort you out with a sample if you wish Jaff, I have 5L that has hardly been touched as I CBA getting my snow foam out!

 

[Saamm93]

2 mf cloths is a lot easier mate.

Cheers, I have just diluted some 3-1 with distilled water to use as a QD. Doing to try this this weekend

 

[Gally]

Great idea mate, old C2 diluted worked really well even as a standalone sealant.

 

[JD]

Great idea mate, old C2 diluted worked really well even as a standalone sealant.

Need to do this. Tbh, with my lack of space and time, I just use what ever is to hand. So Sonax this weekend, C2V3 couple of weekends before, will do C2V3 diluted next time I think.

 

[Jaff.]

I can sort you out with a sample if you wish Jaff, I have 5L that has hardly been touched as I CBA getting my snow foam out!

Yes mate that would be great.

 

[littlemissnaughty]

Why distilled water?

 

[Amos91]

Because of the deposits. Hard water = water marks. Distilled water is therefore better.

 

[littlemissnaughty]

Arrrrrr ok....even if not in a hard water area?

So should this be used all the time for best outcome?

 

[Saamm93]

Arrrrrr ok....even if not in a hard water area?

So should this be used all the time for best outcome?

I would use it all the time, its not hard to get some

 

[littlemissnaughty]

I would use it all the time, its not hard to get some

So you never use a hose pipe? Or jet wash?

 

[JD]

So you never use a hose pipe? Or jet wash?

Distilled water for QD as that's a finishing product. Some detailers use filters so the hose pipe/jet wash only gets filtered water, but this is massively overkill for your use. And will cost you £45 a quarter for the filter.

 

[MatthewR]

Yes mate that would be great.

PM your address and I'll sort some out for you.

 

[imprezaworks]

Tried the c2v3 on my white car, miles easier to use compared to using it on Black

 

[littlemissnaughty]

Tried the c2v3 on my white car, miles easier to use compared to using it on Black

I've tired this just felt like I wasn't doing anything...
But felt silky smooth after it...

 

[Mr R.]

I love C2V3.

 

[imprezaworks]

Yeah I know what you mean with regards it doesn't seem to do much. Unless its just expensive fine water and your tricked into believing its amazing lol

 

[JonC219]

What are people using for wheel brushes?

I need it to work on the standard 182 alloys and TD 1.2's specifically, and potentially Turinis in the future. Obviously this will have a bearing on width of the brush etc...

Don't mind having maybe 2 for different applications but don't want to go overboard

Budget of around £20 for both sufficient?

 

[Inequality Street]

What are people using for wheel brushes?

I need it to work on the standard 182 alloys and TD 1.2's specifically, and potentially Turinis in the future. Obviously this will have a bearing on width of the brush etc...

Don't mind having maybe 2 for different applications but don't want to go overboard

Budget of around £20 for both sufficient?

Bit more expensive, but I have wheel woolies. I love them!

 

[Inequality Street]

Guys, what are your thoughts on sealing over a glaze? Recently applied AutoBrite Cherry glaze to my girlfriends car, with the intention of waxing after. Ended up didn't have time to wax and its going to be done this saturday instead. So to get something on there quick I chucked on some Tough Coat.

As said, the plan is to strip it anyway, but would the sealant bond to the glazed paint?

 

[Yellow Dave]

Depends on the sealant as some, like Toughcoat, aren't really fussy about what they sit over.

What we're you thinking of using instead?

 

[imprezaworks]

I use that cherry glaze, find it pretty good. I've used tough coat and any other wax with good affect tbh.

 

[Gally]

What are people using for wheel brushes?

I need it to work on the standard 182 alloys and TD 1.2's specifically, and potentially Turinis in the future. Obviously this will have a bearing on width of the brush etc...

Don't mind having maybe 2 for different applications but don't want to go overboard

Budget of around £20 for both sufficient?

Ez detail brush mate and of course a little one like VP for faces etc.