Jetseal is a fantastic product, and I have seen durability of 6 months + on all three cars I applied it to. Opti Guard and Cquartz are also nice options and have durability ratings far exceeding other non permanent products. Keep in mind if you choose a coating like that, you're going to want the car to be as close to perfect as possible (compound, polish, finish polish) before you apply. Each and every car is different, it just depends on how far you want to go with the project. Is your car a daily driver?

 

Yes.. And is non garaged. So the longest lasting product would be ideal I think. Especially since I live in a place where we see our fair share of snow/sleet and rain.

 

Has the Lake Country pads been talked about yet? I know they were brought up but I can't find if Jeff ever commented on them.

I need to buy some more MF pads and I am debating on trying the LC's or sticking with the Megs.

 

He said he doesn't like them too short of pile and stiff, also they warped after washing it. I didn't have that wash problem with mine tho

 

Cool. Thanks for letting me know. I had a similar problem with the Megs but I found out I was drying them at too high of heat.

I will stick with the Megs. I am interested to see when the M101 is going to be released.

 

What would you recommend for these water spots on the trim of my t-tops. I've tried every type of soap, sponge, mitt, brush and trim spray, gel, goup etc... It's starting to make my right eye twitch when I look at them...

 

maybe try a stong APC and tooth brush to scrub, that is what I used if I accidentally get compound on rubber trim and gets that white residue.

 

I haven't tried a diluted Simple Green mix... do you think that would discolor the trim?

 

Hey Jeff was wondering what would work best for getting these to look near brand new... 4 years of the spray tint has finally came off.. Or should I just buy some new ones? haha Thanks! I promise this summer your going to be doing a detail on my car!

 

goddamn those things look bad. you shoulda bought the ones I was selling!! I got some LT1 style lights I may be selling if you're interested

 

Haha tell me about it... I don't know how I feel about the LT1 style. But Ill let you know if I will

 

alright, I may have them posted on Norcal tomorrow. I'm sure you can bring your lights back to life though, with a little elbow grease. A good wet-sanding followed up with polishing should have them looking good.

 

DoggyB22 - With as bad as those look you have NOTHING to loose trying to sand them down and polish them back to a gloss. I'd personally start with something around 400 - 600 grit (wet) and work my way up to 2000 then use a polish of your choice. All in all it should only take about 1 to 1 1/2 hours to complete. I brought mine back years ago using that method. (They weren't as bad as yours tho...)

 

^ I dont think I would go that low, start with a 1000 or 1500, doesnt look like you have a lot to cut through, then polish them back and seal them. They will look brand new.

 

I agree here.

 

Nanoskin the people who make the Autoscrub pad/Towel are coming out with a MF Pad from what I heard, so there will be more options on the market shortly
Who the hell is Mark? LOL

 

Alright thanks for the help! Hopefully it works out..

Lol one of those things when you are typing & then your about to spell the persons name but you hear someone same another name & you type it lol sorry Jeff

 

I found that the steel wool (#0000) was leaving very light marring in chrome and some other metals I used it on, so I switched to MF towels. They take longer but reduce the chance of marring.

Well the BEST way to clean interiors is a steamer (not a $90 one) and a hot water carpet extractor. For smaller stains and such, 303 Carpet cleaner works amazingly well, better than Folex IMO, but both are great choices. For light interior cleaning (doors, dash, console, etc) Meguiars Quick Interior detailer is VERY good. They have a professional version as well that is also exceptional. Just a few thoughts for now...

No worries, just trying to keep thread on track as its nearly 100 pages now.

Me thinks you speak the truth....

I may step on some toes with this....but.... If you've used Zaino, you've used Duragloss. Decent product with great durability. I've only tried the Auto Finesse glass cleaner (impressive for VERY dirty/greasy glass)....though I'll always final wipe with DI water.

Zaino will give 6+ months, Collinite will match that and looks good too. CQuartz/AQuartz will give 18-24months, Opti-Coat 2.0 or Opti-Guard will last many years and are the ultimate long term protection. I do a lot of OC/OG coating and am also the only Authorized (by Optimum Polymer Technologies) Opti-Guard Installer in the SF Bay Area.

^True. Looks fantastic too. I'd expect 6mo-1yr.

Well Drew relayed my thoughts on them, but pretty much I don't care for the LC ones. Too stiff, pile is too short, and doesn't retain its shape well.



Gloves are a must with this.


This will work MUCH better. Use gloves with it.

Wetsand, compound, polish, then a permanent coating (so it doesn't happen again.) I can do it for you if you like. A set of used ones would be cheaper though....but swirl/defect-free lights are super glossy and really make a car look sharp. I never correct a car without correcting the lights too....just puts a nice finishing touch on it.


Yeah, 400-600 is too strong. 1200-1500 is a good starting point, then 2000, 2500, then 3000. Too aggressive will just make more work than needed.

 

For you BDoggy22.....


LED for the light of truth! This is what most lights look like when the light hits them.





Corrected

 

Alright thanks! The Vette ones look good. If I can find some for a good price Ill probably just buy them.