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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.
I went back and searched this thread.....
With regards to glass cleaner, is Adam's Glass Cleaner and/or Stoner's Invisible Glass still considered best? I want to pull the trigger on something. I've tried most others and still have streaks no matter what I try.
Also, when cleaning glass, is it best to clean them in the garage vs. outside? Does glass temp 'matter' ?
With regards to glass cleaner, is Adam's Glass Cleaner and/or Stoner's Invisible Glass still considered best? I want to pull the trigger on something. I've tried most others and still have streaks no matter what I try.
Also, when cleaning glass, is it best to clean them in the garage vs. outside? Does glass temp 'matter' ?
Was wondering if instead of doing the clay bar as often I could substitute and use that 3m wax removing stuff on occasion but I don't want to do any harm to the paint. Sure was a lot easier than using the clay and got similar, if not better, results in appearance.
Sort of. Car just sees weekend duty on clear days for the most part. I usually would clay bar every other spring then do a 3 step, when I don't clay bar I just do the last 2 steps and use meguire's ultimate detailer after every few washes.
Was wondering if instead of doing the clay bar as often I could substitute and use that 3m wax removing stuff on occasion but I don't want to do any harm to the paint. Sure was a lot easier than using the clay and got similar, if not better, results in appearance.
Was wondering if instead of doing the clay bar as often I could substitute and use that 3m wax removing stuff on occasion but I don't want to do any harm to the paint. Sure was a lot easier than using the clay and got similar, if not better, results in appearance.
Other than that I can think of any reason why it would have looked better.
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Verdad Gallardo The only thing that I can think of why it looked better was there was a built up of old wax on the car amd the 3m wax remover took it off. I don't know how often you wax your car but if you wax it too often it will actually make the paint look dull.
Other than that I can think of any reason why it would have looked better.
Other than that I can think of any reason why it would have looked better.
When you clay it isn't that supposed to take off the old wax as well or is there another way to do it? Was I just not claying it well enough? And if I get build up again is it safe to use that 3m stuff?
That's what I was wondering. You're probably right about the build up even though I really don't wax it too often but I probably should do it less. Car spends 99% of it's life in a garage.
When you clay it isn't that supposed to take off the old wax as well or is there another way to do it? Was I just not claying it well enough? And if I get build up again is it safe to use that 3m stuff?
When you clay it isn't that supposed to take off the old wax as well or is there another way to do it? Was I just not claying it well enough? And if I get build up again is it safe to use that 3m stuff?
I see...well thanks! You cleared a couple things up for me. I still have Dawn in my garage that I used the first time I clayed my car about 6 years ago and never used it since. All the other times i just used regular meguires or mothers washes before I clayed and that probably explains everything. Somewhere along the line I lost that important detail of using dawn to get the old wax off before claying it.
I see...well thanks! You cleared a couple things up for me. I still have Dawn in my garage that I used the first time I clayed my car about 6 years ago and never used it since. All the other times i just used regular meguires or mothers washes before I clayed and that probably explains everything. Somewhere along the line I lost that important detail of using dawn to get the old wax off before claying it.
This brings up a good question that I had never thought about before. How often should you strip all the wax/sealant/LSP off before you reapply.
There are some people on here that say they wax their car once or month or something like that. IMO that's WAAY too often. I understand its therapeutic for some people but at the same time it can cause problems I mentioned before.
I went back and searched this thread.....
With regards to glass cleaner, is Adam's Glass Cleaner and/or Stoner's Invisible Glass still considered best? I want to pull the trigger on something. I've tried most others and still have streaks no matter what I try.
Also, when cleaning glass, is it best to clean them in the garage vs. outside? Does glass temp 'matter' ?
With regards to glass cleaner, is Adam's Glass Cleaner and/or Stoner's Invisible Glass still considered best? I want to pull the trigger on something. I've tried most others and still have streaks no matter what I try.
Also, when cleaning glass, is it best to clean them in the garage vs. outside? Does glass temp 'matter' ?
Inside is always better. If the glass is super hot from sun your gonna be working against yourself.
I am still after years stuck on Invisible Glass with a microfiber. Its just unbeatable. With something like glass, if its not broke dont fix it. I dont get streaks and the glass is crystal clear and its easy to use, so no need to try anything else.
Inside is always better. If the glass is super hot from sun your gonna be working against yourself.
Inside is always better. If the glass is super hot from sun your gonna be working against yourself.
I agree. I really like to mix 1-2 oz of Dawn with 1-2 oz of whatever shampoo I have alot of (which right now is Meguiars Gold Class). Makes it nice to use up some older products of mine, and also accomplish the LSP strip that I'm looking for. I did just receive my gallon of Citrus Wash N Gloss though, and that shampoo is flat out fantastic. Well worth the money in my opinion!
This brings up a good question that I had never thought about before. How often should you strip all the wax/sealant/LSP off before you reapply.
There are some people on here that say they wax their car once or month or something like that. IMO that's WAAY too often. I understand its therapeutic for some people but at the same time it can cause problems I mentioned before
There are some people on here that say they wax their car once or month or something like that. IMO that's WAAY too often. I understand its therapeutic for some people but at the same time it can cause problems I mentioned before
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Quick cheap lasting fix for cracked dash pads that looks new. What we use to fix the dash pads is Duplicolor Latex Spray Truck bed armor, it comes out with a real tough flat slightly textured non reflective flat black and slides down nicely into and fills the cracks. Because it is water soluble until it dries it cleans up easily and makes the dash pad look like new, without some tacky rug cover. I think it cost us about $12.00 to fix it and have enough left to do two more whole dash pads. Has held up well in hot Florida Sun.
Well since Autogeek and Adam's both had great sales today I picked up some stuff I've been wanting for a while now.
From Adam's I got;
Wheel cleaner(thanks Nick!)
VRT
The new Total Interior Detailer
Various applicators
various bottles, sprayers
From AG last weekend;
Pinnacle Glass cleaner
Pinnacle Water spot remover
Sonax
Pinnacle Ultra Poly Clay
From AG tonight
LC CCS thin green pads
LC CCS thin red pads
LC Hydro tech tangerine pads
FG 400
PF2500
SF4000
Going to restock on some Iron-X from Car Pro and try their Quartz Dlux plastic and rubber coating.
I will also probably get some MF towels from Microfibertech. I need some glass towels and I want to pick up their cobra junior yellow towels.
This should pretty much cover whatever future jobs will bring.
I am going to do a head to head against Sonax and Adams Wheel cleaner soon. I will post my results.
From Adam's I got;
Wheel cleaner(thanks Nick!)
VRT
The new Total Interior Detailer
Various applicators
various bottles, sprayers
From AG last weekend;
Pinnacle Glass cleaner
Pinnacle Water spot remover
Sonax
Pinnacle Ultra Poly Clay
From AG tonight
LC CCS thin green pads
LC CCS thin red pads
LC Hydro tech tangerine pads
FG 400
PF2500
SF4000
Going to restock on some Iron-X from Car Pro and try their Quartz Dlux plastic and rubber coating.
I will also probably get some MF towels from Microfibertech. I need some glass towels and I want to pick up their cobra junior yellow towels.
This should pretty much cover whatever future jobs will bring.
I am going to do a head to head against Sonax and Adams Wheel cleaner soon. I will post my results.
My Camaro has already been PC'ed with my 7424. I used pinnacle products.
Last year I polished it with pinnacle advanced finishing polish. And I think I topped it off with collinite 845.
Recently worked on the Camaro and I did not use fender covers. Wire from my work light banged up my driver side fender.
What would be a good way to go about removing these minor scuffs? Should I just use the polish and work it with a white pad?
I have orange,blue,red,white pads and only stuff I have is Pinnacle A.P, and XMT series 1,2,finishing glaze.
another question. Would it be fine to just polish the car once a year and stay on top of the waxing? Car sits outside during winter months.
Last year I polished it with pinnacle advanced finishing polish. And I think I topped it off with collinite 845.
Recently worked on the Camaro and I did not use fender covers. Wire from my work light banged up my driver side fender.
What would be a good way to go about removing these minor scuffs? Should I just use the polish and work it with a white pad?
I have orange,blue,red,white pads and only stuff I have is Pinnacle A.P, and XMT series 1,2,finishing glaze.
another question. Would it be fine to just polish the car once a year and stay on top of the waxing? Car sits outside during winter months.