The Official "Ask a Detailer Thread"!

[ccking85]

Originally Posted by black_ex

ccking85, I got ya man yes it is the same a rubbing alcohol you can buy in stores you can look for some isopropyl alcohol if they say that on the label (where the IPA name came from)

Thanks you sir.

[urville]

Originally Posted by black_ex

Than you will seal or wax with your preference of product (i suggesst 2 coats).

OKay. I was only going to seal and then carnuba cause of where i live and Bill had suggested it as a good idea. I was going to wash, clay, polish wwith something like 80 since my car has swirls but maybe only 600 miles on it, then glaze with 7, seal with 21, and then carnuba it with Mothers Pure liquid carnuba.
Here in Wyo, it gets super crappy in winter and they will use all kinds of crap on the road. So I was hoping that thick layer would last awhile and then I could pressure wash and quick detail until it was at least relatively warm.

Originally Posted by CarDriver

I wash ~3-4x month, and follow up with a simple spray-on "booster wax" to bolster my regular wax's protection.
I wax ~5-6x year.
I polish 1-2x year, when the car needs it.
I detail the interior maybe 8x year.

You only polish when you need to.

Yeah, I think I'm hoping for the best which I should probably know better than.

I really appreciate everyones help and Bill and Rasky! I know I have alot of in depth questions and I'm probably worrying to much, I do it alot. You guys are patient and i appreciate it.

[RaskyR1]

Originally Posted by CarDriver

Rasky, feel free to chime in when you can...I know you have a busy detailing schedule .

Basically, the only time you need to polish is when you have marring or swirling. My daily driver non-garaged 09 Civic is kept in great condition with proper techniques and materials, and after 8 months of ownership so far I've only given it 1 mild polish, just recently.
Other than that,
I wash ~3-4x month, and follow up with a simple spray-on "booster wax" to bolster my regular wax's protection.
I wax ~5-6x year.
I polish 1-2x year, when the car needs it.
I detail the interior maybe 8x year.

You only polish when you need to.
You wash when you want to.
You wax when you want to. (Granted, much less frequently than washing).

Not sure if that answers your question, but hope it does.

I think that pretty much sums it up. My system is very similar to yours.

I also hate the term layering. The term uniform coverage is better because after 2-3 coats the thickness of the wax/sealant peaks. Any further applications are simply removing previous applications (layers if you must). This has finally been backed up (proven) over on Detailingworld, where a member with some VERY expensive measuring equipment has done some testing.

[bro2snakeaterblk08]

^Link please?

[RaskyR1]

Originally Posted by bro2snakeaterblk08

^Link please?

initial thread with a wax (lots of reading)
Thickness of wax layers? - Detailing World


Latest thread with other waxes/sealants
Wax and Sealant thicknesses - Detailing World

[black_ex]

Originally Posted by urville

OKay. I was only going to seal and then carnuba cause of where i live and Bill had suggested it as a good idea. I was going to wash, clay, polish wwith something like 80 since my car has swirls but maybe only 600 miles on it, then glaze with 7, seal with 21, and then carnuba it with Mothers Pure liquid carnuba.
Here in Wyo, it gets super crappy in winter and they will use all kinds of crap on the road. So I was hoping that thick layer would last awhile and then I could pressure wash and quick detail until it was at least relatively warm.

You will like the combination of a sealant with carnuba over it! I am absolutely in love with blackfire wet diamond with midnight sun on top

[bro2snakeaterblk08]

Originally Posted by RaskyR1

initial thread with a wax (lots of reading)
Thickness of wax layers? - Detailing World


Latest thread with other waxes/sealants
Wax and Sealant thicknesses - Detailing World

You the man Chad!

[bro2snakeaterblk08]

Well that was an interesting read. Great info!

[RaskyR1]

Originally Posted by bro2snakeaterblk08

You the man Chad!

The guy doing the testing is the man!

[Leonard1818]

what should I use on my RR sedan to make it shine as close to my NBP as possible? Obviously it's not going to match the shine of an NBP.

carnauba?

[RaskyR1]

Originally Posted by Leonard1818

what should I use on my RR sedan to make it shine as close to my NBP as possible? Obviously it's not going to match the shine of an NBP.

carnauba?

Well both cars have the same clear coat on them right? So really, if something makes your NBP ride look good, then it should make the RR car look good, no?

That being said I like a good nuba on my Milano Red TSX.

[RaskyR1]

I happened to see this on the Truth In Detailing forum today. This is a must read for detailing newbs IMO. It's an excellent illustration on removing paint defects by Todd Helm!


Removing paint defects - Truth In Detailing Auto Detailing Forum

[bro2snakeaterblk08]

Damn, how many detailing forum's are you on dude?

[viejevox]

Hi rasky, i try to detail a 08 civic ex:
i did the fallowing steps:
1)wash.
2)clay
3) polish with ultimate compound using G11o and polishing pad
4)Nxt 2.0

My question is that im a little disapointed becaused i was unable to remove a lot of swirls, the paint wasnt i very bad condition, what are yor thoughts??

[black_ex]

Todd is the man!! Thanks for posting that link up Rasky! That should definitely help a lot of people out! I love TID!

[CarDriver]

Originally Posted by viejevox

Hi rasky, i try to detail a 08 civic ex:
i did the fallowing steps:
1)wash.
2)clay
3) polish with ultimate compound using G11o and polishing pad
4)Nxt 2.0

My question is that im a little disapointed becaused i was unable to remove a lot of swirls, the paint wasnt i very bad condition, what are yor thoughts??

One thought: On my Civic, I had great success w/ the G110/yellow Polishing pad speed 5, but with the much more mild M205 polish. Polished out great. Even though it's a finishing polish, I found it to be quite effective on our paint.

I'm thinking that the Ultimate Compound might have been a bit too strong for your soft new Honda paint, and induced some micro-marring at the same time that it was polishing out other swirls.

Remember to start out with the least abrasive product (Rasky how many times have we heard this on MOL )and move up to stronger polish if the weak polishes aren't doing the job.

Of course though; once you polish with something strong, you generally want to polish once again with a mild finishing polish (like m205) to reduce the micromarring that was induced by the strong polish? Make sense? (Another MOL phrase ).

That's just one factor to consider...why your polishing didn't turn out as expected.

[dotkong]

^agreed ultimate compound has pretty good cutting power.

[viejevox]

Originally Posted by CarDriver

One thought: On my Civic, I had great success w/ the G110/yellow Polishing pad speed 5, but with the much more mild M205 polish. Polished out great. Even though it's a finishing polish, I found it to be quite effective on our paint.

I'm thinking that the Ultimate Compound might have been a bit too strong for your soft new Honda paint, and induced some micro-marring at the same time that it was polishing out other swirls.

Remember to start out with the least abrasive product (Rasky how many times have we heard this on MOL )and move up to stronger polish if the weak polishes aren't doing the job.

Of course though; once you polish with something strong, you generally want to polish once again with a mild finishing polish (like m205) to reduce the micromarring that was induced by the strong polish? Make sense? (Another MOL phrase ).

That's just one factor to consider...why your polishing didn't turn out as expected.

Thanks, i try firt with swirlx and get better results wit ultimate compund.

I have another question, can i use the 7 inchs buffer pad 2.0 with the stock g110 faceplate??

[RaskyR1]

Originally Posted by bro2snakeaterblk08

Damn, how many detailing forum's are you on dude?

About 6 of them.

[RaskyR1]

Originally Posted by viejevox

Thanks, i try firt with swirlx and get better results wit ultimate compund.

I have another question, can i use the 7 inchs buffer pad 2.0 with the stock g110 faceplate??

You may need to do more than one pass with UC if the paint is really bad. I would also follow it up with SwirlX. Yes you can use the 7" pads. Make sure you are applying enough pressure too, but not so much that the oad stops rotating. Making a black mark on the backing plate with a sharpie will help you see when it's rotating.