Where to detail?
03-10-2008, 08:32 PM
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Where to detail? Everyone in this section who lives in San Diego should clearly know what its like to spend a few hours cleaning and waxing the car, only to drive around for 10 minutes and already be covered in a thin layer of dust 
I just got my car painted, and I am EAGERLY awaiting the day I can detail it again, but I'm a little concerned because I know the whole process of washing, drying, sealant, and wax takes a few hours at least. I figure by the time I finish with the sealant, my car will most likely have enough dust settled on it to cause light swirl marks when I wax, especially since I'll be using a porter cable. That, of course, would defeat the whole purpose.
Does anyone know of a place you can go to maybe 'rent' out a garage to wash your car and detail it inside the garage? I've never heard of anything like that but thought I'd ask anyways.
Also, I've seen portable garages or car shelters online and was thinking that might be a good idea too...just set it up in the front yard or in the driveway and do the whole process inside. Any thoughts?
I just got my car painted, and I am EAGERLY awaiting the day I can detail it again, but I'm a little concerned because I know the whole process of washing, drying, sealant, and wax takes a few hours at least. I figure by the time I finish with the sealant, my car will most likely have enough dust settled on it to cause light swirl marks when I wax, especially since I'll be using a porter cable. That, of course, would defeat the whole purpose.
Does anyone know of a place you can go to maybe 'rent' out a garage to wash your car and detail it inside the garage? I've never heard of anything like that but thought I'd ask anyways.
Also, I've seen portable garages or car shelters online and was thinking that might be a good idea too...just set it up in the front yard or in the driveway and do the whole process inside. Any thoughts?
03-11-2008, 09:27 AM
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Don't go to the place on Oceanside and College. In the shopping center there, not sure of the name.
Buddy of mine took is Vette there.. and guess what... they wrecked it for FREE!!!! Freaking morons bumped a Mercedes into the back of his Vette. Careless, careless, careless. Yeah yeah, they apologized for it, buffed it out, but still... It's the fact of the matter.
Buddy of mine took is Vette there.. and guess what... they wrecked it for FREE!!!! Freaking morons bumped a Mercedes into the back of his Vette. Careless, careless, careless. Yeah yeah, they apologized for it, buffed it out, but still... It's the fact of the matter.
03-11-2008, 10:11 AM
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keep your microfibers in ziploc baggies labeled with what the microfibers are used for. never switch bags, and wash them all separately after each use. if you drop a towel throw it out, or make it a wheel or interior towel. Sounds like a pain in the *** but even the nicest microfibers with leave swirls if they've even been slightly contaminated.
that said, i don't think the amount of dust that could settle on the car during the detailing process would cause any swirling or scratching, especially on a blue car. Depends on what paint was used on the repaint though, the softness of different clear coats varies widely. I'd recommend at least an ez-up for detailing outside, not sure what the water in your area is like, but when i used to detail in Brea the sun and the hard water there was death for a darker car.
that said, i don't think the amount of dust that could settle on the car during the detailing process would cause any swirling or scratching, especially on a blue car. Depends on what paint was used on the repaint though, the softness of different clear coats varies widely. I'd recommend at least an ez-up for detailing outside, not sure what the water in your area is like, but when i used to detail in Brea the sun and the hard water there was death for a darker car.
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keep your microfibers in ziploc baggies labeled with what the microfibers are used for. never switch bags, and wash them all separately after each use. if you drop a towel throw it out, or make it a wheel or interior towel. Sounds like a pain in the *** but even the nicest microfibers with leave swirls if they've even been slightly contaminated.
that said, i don't think the amount of dust that could settle on the car during the detailing process would cause any swirling or scratching, especially on a blue car. Depends on what paint was used on the repaint though, the softness of different clear coats varies widely. I'd recommend at least an ez-up for detailing outside, not sure what the water in your area is like, but when i used to detail in Brea the sun and the hard water there was death for a darker car.
that said, i don't think the amount of dust that could settle on the car during the detailing process would cause any swirling or scratching, especially on a blue car. Depends on what paint was used on the repaint though, the softness of different clear coats varies widely. I'd recommend at least an ez-up for detailing outside, not sure what the water in your area is like, but when i used to detail in Brea the sun and the hard water there was death for a darker car.
03-12-2008, 01:06 AM
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You're being just a little to **** on this one! I believe in keeping my Camaro nice at all times. But when your done detailing it, take a picture! Because thats the only way it's gona stay perfect! They are going to get dirty, that's just life, live with it.
03-12-2008, 09:07 AM
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too ****... that's retarded. its takes me 8 hours to get my car ready for a get together, ask anybody on this board that's saw my car with original paint, every little step makes a difference.
an ez-up isn't enclosed its just a shade you can set up in like 2 minutes. I believe you can buy a kit for them that has "walls" that velcro on to the frame of it. total cost of it all probably wouldn't be more than 200 bucks. I really wouldn't worry as much about the dust as I would the water spots... the water in upland where I used to live was actually pretty good you can tell by how easy it is to get streak free windows.
an ez-up isn't enclosed its just a shade you can set up in like 2 minutes. I believe you can buy a kit for them that has "walls" that velcro on to the frame of it. total cost of it all probably wouldn't be more than 200 bucks. I really wouldn't worry as much about the dust as I would the water spots... the water in upland where I used to live was actually pretty good you can tell by how easy it is to get streak free windows.
03-12-2008, 09:24 AM
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No its not too ****. Its called taking the best possible care of my car. Would you shell out the cash for a brand new paint job and then continue with a normal cleaning routine? And besides, my concern is not the fact that it gets dirty, its the fact that it happens so fast that it might put swirls in my paint just to do a good detail.
Wicked, I'm thinking about one of those ez ups, something like that might also come in handy for a backyard bbq heh thanks for the tip
