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04-09-2013, 11:20 AM
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That's good to know. I love the Cobra Gold Plush Jr's. I will have to check those out.
A lot of people like Folex. You can get it at Lowes and I'm sure other local places. I have used it in the past but right now I'm using Adam's carpet and upholstery cleaner. I really like that stuff.
A lot of people like Folex. You can get it at Lowes and I'm sure other local places. I have used it in the past but right now I'm using Adam's carpet and upholstery cleaner. I really like that stuff.
I'm a big folex fan. I like that it doesn't foam up on you when you're working it in. I've had that problem with many other products before. It's especially nice that it can be diluted down as well. I'm hoping that once my steamer arrives that I'll be much less dependant on chemicals and more dependant on good old h20! I'll have to try that Adam's carpet cleaner though, I've heard good things. Been meaning to bust out the new wheel cleaner and APC I have from them as well.
04-10-2013, 10:33 PM
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Exact same towels! I think a 10 pack at MF Tech was under $30 last I checked.
I'm a big folex fan. I like that it doesn't foam up on you when you're working it in. I've had that problem with many other products before. It's especially nice that it can be diluted down as well. I'm hoping that once my steamer arrives that I'll be much less dependant on chemicals and more dependant on good old h20! I'll have to try that Adam's carpet cleaner though, I've heard good things. Been meaning to bust out the new wheel cleaner and APC I have from them as well.
I'm a big folex fan. I like that it doesn't foam up on you when you're working it in. I've had that problem with many other products before. It's especially nice that it can be diluted down as well. I'm hoping that once my steamer arrives that I'll be much less dependant on chemicals and more dependant on good old h20! I'll have to try that Adam's carpet cleaner though, I've heard good things. Been meaning to bust out the new wheel cleaner and APC I have from them as well.
04-11-2013, 03:23 PM
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^I started using the Adams recently. I was out of Sonax when I saw it advertised here on the board. After using Sonax for about a year since I got my wheels, my first impression of the Adam's stuff is that it works just as good as Sonax IMO. I havent used it enough to say its better but I will say it works just as good. It didnt have the awful smell of Sonax and it took less work on my part to get my polished wheels clean. For Sonax being expensive though, I use to always buy it on Autogeek buy 2 get 1 free for like $32.
04-11-2013, 04:10 PM
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Do you really like the shampoo plus? I can't wait to finish my gallon. It is almost impossible to rinse off and kills my beads at 1oz per gallon dilution, which is the recommended. I'm a fan of the duragloss 901.
04-13-2013, 08:24 AM
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^I started using the Adams recently. I was out of Sonax when I saw it advertised here on the board. After using Sonax for about a year since I got my wheels, my first impression of the Adam's stuff is that it works just as good as Sonax IMO. I havent used it enough to say its better but I will say it works just as good. It didnt have the awful smell of Sonax and it took less work on my part to get my polished wheels clean. For Sonax being expensive though, I use to always buy it on Autogeek buy 2 get 1 free for like $32.
04-14-2013, 12:40 PM
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I've wanting to run down all 2000+ post of this thread but work has actually been busy lately... What microfiber towels is everyone using? I've bought a couple from AutoZone and such that look/feel good but after they are dirty and I wash them once or twice they don't feel so good. Also how does everyone go about washing them? Maybe I'm washing them wrong?
I prefer the white, green, and gray (red border) towels from detailing.com. Amazing towels.
04-14-2013, 12:50 PM
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303 Carpet cleaner is the best I have ever used (outside the extractor). Haven't used Folex but I don't doubt its ability with so many backing it. At $7 per 32oz in a convenient spray bottle its hard to beat.
I have noticed it killing beading, but the beading does return. The stuff is super slick, AMAZING lubricity. So I like using it on cars with very soft clears that I spent hours/days correcting, lessening the chance of marring.
04-14-2013, 10:03 PM
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I only have liability... so I dont think its covered.. I might try to clean it up and then see if it could be fixed with touchup first before blowing dough on another repaint.
04-14-2013, 10:52 PM
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Have you tried meg's hyper wash? I'm thinking about trying that for the other cars that I wash besides mine since the dilution ratio is pretty cost effective.
04-14-2013, 10:55 PM
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When I removed my door moldings I used 3m adhesive and wax remover. Everything came out great. I always wax my car by hand and I used mothers 3 step afterward and the car just looked amazing. Much better than when I've clay barred it in the past and did the same 3 step. I got lots of compliments and people asking what wax I use. Seemed like that 3m stuff really cleaned up the paint as a side effect
So my questions are. Is that stuff safe to use repeatedly? Or maybe even as a substitute for claying it? It's a silver metallic and it really made the metal flake pop.
So my questions are. Is that stuff safe to use repeatedly? Or maybe even as a substitute for claying it? It's a silver metallic and it really made the metal flake pop.