Detailing Chat & Questions Thread

[Sunglasses_Ron]

Machine polish to get rid? Ouch

It'll take some proper harsh polish and a concrete polishing pad 😂

 

[imprezaworks]

Oops

 

[James Mk1]

It'll take some proper harsh polish and a concrete polishing pad 😂

Is it really that bad mate? Will it have damaged the paint?

 

[Sunglasses_Ron]

Is it really that bad mate? Will it have damaged the paint?

No mate that was a joke between imprezzaworks and me sorry!

It'll machine off easily enough. Or if you leave it it will most likely just wear off on its own.

I highly doubt it will do any damage.

 

[Stay Puft]

Just put a small order in with that discount code with Wowo. They have the smallest selection of stuff ever though!

 

[James Mk1]

No worries, you had me worried for a second there lol! Well good to know, I suppose the paint will just be a bit duller until its off?

 

[Sunglasses_Ron]

No worries, you had me worried for a second there lol! Well good to know, I suppose the paint will just be a bit duller until its off?

Yeah it'll look a bit odd. But it usually
only lasts for a few months

 

[leeds2592]

Will APC not get rid of some of it? Then give it a good clay?

 

[Stay Puft]

I had a similar haze when i used too much bouncers. I just let it slowly wear away.

 

[imprezaworks]

I would probably get an apc, the likes of g101 would shift that and wash with fairy.

 

[James Mk1]

What's an APC?

 

[imprezaworks]

All purpose cleaner

 

[Stay Puft]

(Fairy liquid)

 

[imprezaworks]

(yes)

 

[Clio_fool]

Just leave it James, it'll lower your drag and make you faster, maybe see a better fuel consumption too. [emoji38]

 

[JD]

Ask our resident Hydr02 expert @JD

Yeah was a bad move to do the whole car in one go. So what has it done to my paint, has it damaged it you reckon? It seems like some sort of film has been left, in which case machine polish seems like the answer like you say. Ahhhhh!

Unfortunately this stuff does react to certain toppings or can be susceptible to time it's left on the car - my car required a full going over with the DA when I tried to top C2V3 with it a year or two back.

I recently used it on a never detailed new (to me) Golf and it works wonderfully. It also worked on my Z4M which has a covering of Reload. Heat and possibly cold, judging by your results, seem to affect it. And as said, one panel at a time (two max if cool).

 

[JD]

Will APC not get rid of some of it? Then give it a good clay?

I would probably get an apc, the likes of g101 would shift that and wash with fairy.

APC does not remove this.

(Fairy liquid)

Fairy isn't an APC. It contains salts to remove crud from your crockery - it will thus not be any good for the cars paint (although that Scooby is pretty marred already, sorry James!).
Tesco Daisy is perhaps what you guys are thinking of.

 

[imprezaworks]

I've used and have read fairly removes existing wax ready to apply new products again. I've used it before and never had an issue

 

[JD]

I've used and have read fairly removes existing wax ready to apply new products again. I've used it before and never had an issue

Because of the salt it's not ideal to wash your car with Fairy, and by wash I mean contact washing. Not a jet over with a lance.

 

[imprezaworks]

Yeah it wouldn't be something I would use every week. But never had an issue with using the stuff.

 

[Stay Puft]

Yeah not as a shampoo, just to strip old waxes etc and to start a fresh.

 

[imprezaworks]

Yup. Pretty sure I used fairy on most of my first cars lol

 

[Yellow Dave]

Fairy will not remove a healthy performing wax. It will degrade it to some degree, maybe enough to effect surface tension so little to no beading but not outright removed. More so on a weak or oily show wax. A hybrid sealant / wax like autoglym HD wax will shrug off fairy without being too damaged

I used normal carpro hydr02 diluted 1:3 yesterday lunchtime. Applied to an A4 estate to the whole car before rinsing and it didn't leave any residue like that above

Before going at it with a machine polisher maybe try an abrasive cleanser or finishing polish by hand. The mild abrasive maybe just enough to remove it, whereas I reckon a chemical cleanser may not.

 

[James Mk1]

Fairy will not remove a healthy performing wax. It will degrade it to some degree, maybe enough to effect surface tension so little to no beading but not outright removed. More so on a weak or oily show wax. A hybrid sealant / wax like autoglym HD wax will shrug off fairy without being too damaged

I used normal carpro hydr02 diluted 1:3 yesterday lunchtime. Applied to an A4 estate to the whole car before rinsing and it didn't leave any residue like that above

Before going at it with a machine polisher maybe try an abrasive cleanser or finishing polish by hand. The mild abrasive maybe just enough to remove it, whereas I reckon a chemical cleanser may not.

Maybe it was the time of day/weather conditions you applied it in that made it have a different effect to mine. How long you reckon it was left to dwell? Mine must've been 3 minutes tops from when I applied the first area to when I rinsed the said first area.

I might give it a go with clay & polish, got some AF Tripple to try out

 

[Yellow Dave]

Maybe it was the time of day/weather conditions you applied it in that made it have a different effect to mine. How long you reckon it was left to dwell? Mine must've been 3 minutes tops from when I applied the first area to when I rinsed the said first area.

I might give it a go with clay & polish, got some AF Tripple to try out

Wasn't long. Only as long as it took me to do a liberal spraying over the whole car then pick up the pressure washer. Used about 75ml to coat an estate car. How much did you use?

 

[James Mk1]

75ml of diluted or concentrate? I probably used 125ml of Hydro2lite

 

[Stay Puft]

Cant believe I used about 250ml on my clio (lite) 😧

 

[James Mk1]

1/4 of the big 1L bottle it comes in? That's a fair bit!

 

[Stay Puft]

1/4 of the big 1L bottle it comes in? That's a fair bit!

Yep. Id say I sprayed every other inch of the entire car haha.

 

[Kchristmas]

After some recommendations for a low maintenance wash mitt/pad?

Got a sheepskin one around three month ago and the fur has started separating from the pad.

 

[aucky]

After some recommendations for a low maintenance wash mitt/pad?

Got a sheepskin one around three month ago and the fur has started separating from the pad.

Do you leave it in water by any chance?


CarPro ones always seem to last.

 

[Kchristmas]

B

Do you leave it in water by any chance?


CarPro ones always seem to last.

I did exactly as the instructions say which is to drain all the water from it so its just damp and seal it in a bag until next use. Could that have been the problem?

Does the car pro one take much caring for?

 

[Amos91]

After some recommendations for a low maintenance wash mitt/pad?

Got a sheepskin one around three month ago and the fur has started separating from the pad.

Gyeon Q2M Smoothie or Gtechniq WM2.

 

[Yellow Dave]

75ml of diluted or concentrate? I probably used 125ml of Hydro2lite

25ml concentrate mixed with 75ml water so 100ml total and only used approx 75ml of it. That includes wheels and every panel and glass

 

[Silent_Scone]

Yep. Id say I sprayed every other inch of the entire car haha.

I'm like that with wet coat, it's addictive! Not necessary, though. Wasting the product

 

[JD]

Fairy will not remove a healthy performing wax. It will degrade it to some degree, maybe enough to effect surface tension so little to no beading but not outright removed. More so on a weak or oily show wax. A hybrid sealant / wax like autoglym HD wax will shrug off fairy without being too damaged

I used normal carpro hydr02 diluted 1:3 yesterday lunchtime. Applied to an A4 estate to the whole car before rinsing and it didn't leave any residue like that above

Before going at it with a machine polisher maybe try an abrasive cleanser or finishing polish by hand. The mild abrasive maybe just enough to remove it, whereas I reckon a chemical cleanser may not.

Long time no speak buddy - you well?
I tried to remove Hydr02 with a hand pad and an AIO (Triple) with little effect. It would have taken forever!

 

[scratcher]

Fairy will not remove a healthy performing wax. It will degrade it to some degree, maybe enough to effect surface tension so little to no beading but not outright removed. More so on a weak or oily show wax. A hybrid sealant / wax like autoglym HD wax will shrug off fairy without being too damaged


Before going at it with a machine polisher maybe try an abrasive cleanser or finishing polish by hand. The mild abrasive maybe just enough to remove it, whereas I reckon a chemical cleanser may not.

This would be my advice too.
First of all, just wash the car eat lier on in the day. It could just be the condensation making it look a lot worse than it is.
Next would be a good prewax cleanser or finishing polish by hand.
Super Resin Polish will be up to the job.

These spray on rinse off sealants aren't hard setting coatings, you won't need to machine it unless it's caused a bad reaction underneath.

 

[Sunglasses_Ron]

This would be my advice too.
First of all, just wash the car eat lier on in the day. It could just be the condensation making it look a lot worse than it is.
Next would be a good prewax cleanser or finishing polish by hand.
Super Resin Polish will be up to the job.

These spray on rinse off sealants aren't hard setting coatings, you won't need to machine it unless it's caused a bad reaction underneath.

Unfortunately mate you're wrong with this.

I saw @JD and @Scrooge try removing Hydro2 from JD's Audi and it the only thing to shift it was fairly aggressive machine polishing. Doing it by hand would have taken about 5 years.

 

[Gally]

Always interested to read nonsense!

 

[Scrooge]

Yer, Hydro won't come off by hand.