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[Wilso]

Originally Posted by AznBRZer

Went in for some work and the techs left some black tar-ish sealant in a few places in the car: start button, rear armrest, seat belt male end, and a couple places on the floor liner. The only place where I'd imagine I'd have problems is the floor liner because it's fibrous as opposed to metal or plastic.

Any advice?

I also ordered the carpet cleaner from Stay Fresh Car Care. Need to clean the salt and whatnot from the winter still :O lol I'll let you know how that works out for me, will hopefully have it mid week

[Assphalt]

Been reading through these Q&As all morning, now I'm feeling a little overwhelmed with all this information! My Asphalt Frs is starting to show some light swirls, but I am hoping I will be able to renew them without the use of an orbital. Yesterday I tried the mequires scratch X, and it seemed to do nothing.

If my swirls are minor what is the easiest method to remove them?



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[DetailersDomain]

you will need an orbital polisher to get to your swirls.

take a look at this kit
Griot's Random Orbital Polisher Swirl Removal Kit

[Wilso]

Originally Posted by Assphalt

Been reading through these Q&As all morning, now I'm feeling a little overwhelmed with all this information! My Asphalt Frs is starting to show some light swirls, but I am hoping I will be able to renew them without the use of an orbital. Yesterday I tried the mequires scratch X, and it seemed to do nothing.

If my swirls are minor what is the easiest method to remove them?



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You can get rid of minor swirls if you flay first, then use a restoring wax. If you're doing it by hand you have to put a bit of pressure. It's a pain lol

[superleggera]

sorry if I missed it, but what would you recommend to clean and maintain the alcantera/leather seats?

[DetailersDomain]

Originally Posted by superleggera

sorry if I missed it, but what would you recommend to clean and maintain the alcantera/leather seats?

Here they are

Sonax Alcantara Upholstery Cleaner
Leather Master Nubuck Protectant

[superleggera]

Originally Posted by DetailersDomain

Here they are

Sonax Alcantara Upholstery Cleaner
Leather Master Nubuck Protectant

Thanks! putting in an order shortly

[DetailersDomain]

don't forget the Memorial Day Special

[gramicci101]

Phil,

This coming weekend I'm looking to clay bar my car to get the insect bits off that the insect remover isn't getting. After that I'm going to apply the Sonax paint cleaner and polymer net shield. I just want to verify that I'm doing everything in the right order before I do something stupid and drown in a soap bucket. My order of operations is:

FE wheel cleaner - spray, wait, rinse
Insect remover - spray, wait, rinse
Wash with shampoo, wool mitt, and soap and rinse buckets
Dry
Clay bar with detail spray as lubricant
Paint cleaner
Polymer net shield

Am I missing anything? Is there anything I need to wash off from the clay bar and paint cleaner before I seal the paint? Do I need to worry about keeping the sealant off the glass? Do you recommend a quick wax or something to go on top of the sealant to make it super shiny? Thanks,

Jeff

[DetailersDomain]

Originally Posted by gramicci101

Phil,

This coming weekend I'm looking to clay bar my car to get the insect bits off that the insect remover isn't getting. After that I'm going to apply the Sonax paint cleaner and polymer net shield. I just want to verify that I'm doing everything in the right order before I do something stupid and drown in a soap bucket. My order of operations is:

FE wheel cleaner - spray, wait, rinse
Insect remover - spray, wait, rinse
Wash with shampoo, wool mitt, and soap and rinse buckets
Dry
Clay bar with detail spray as lubricant
Paint cleaner
Polymer net shield

Am I missing anything? Is there anything I need to wash off from the clay bar and paint cleaner before I seal the paint? Do I need to worry about keeping the sealant off the glass? Do you recommend a quick wax or something to go on top of the sealant to make it super shiny? Thanks,

Jeff

Jeff,

That sounds like a good plan of attack.
No need to top Sonax Polymer Net Shield.

Here is is after we finished compound and polishing out, final step Sonax Polymer Net Shield


Phil

[ZionsWrath]

Originally Posted by broodchaos

What would you recommend for a pressure washer system, I see many different brands and price varies from 100-400

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I see the link to 1500$ pressure washer O_O

I have had a cheap karcher electric one the family uses to power wash our concrete steps and small back patio. Since I started washing my car I bough a foam cannon for it. Thing is like 15 years old and still kicking. Unless you are running a side business or full time business I don't think you really need a fancy machine. But if you got the $ more power to you.

[???]

What's better? Foam or mf pads? Who makes good ones? Is mf or foam better on da vs rotary?


For me, there is no glide in pulse and glide :p

[???]

And wool wash mitt vs mf wash mitt? Wool one seems super soft and not durable but microfiber is a pretty advanced technology. How do those compare to each other and to a sea dponge


For me, there is no glide in pulse and glide :p

[ToyoburuBRZ]

New to the clay bar - is it necessary to wax after using a clay bar on your car?