The Official Car Care Thread

[pioneer]

It pretty much cleans anything really, and safely. A gallon goes a long way too. You can mix it to suit your need, megs suggest 4:1 for exterior and 10:1 for interior.

[copper_shot]

I tried it on a spot, no luck
cleaned a little but there are still some round oxidation marks on the rubber

any other stronger products?




after some googlin' most pointing towards to the "forever black" product

[trvs]

Great work cadence. Looking forward to some before and after shots of your work.

[AYE_SOLDIER]

cadence i'm liking the detailed description of the products you use.....i can definitely learn a thing or two from your post
Great work btw

[cadence]

Great work cadence. Looking forward to some before and after shots of your work.

cadence i'm liking the detailed description of the products you use.....i can definitely learn a thing or two from your post
Great work btw

Thanks for the kind words, glad i am able to assist. I tried to upload some before/after pics lastnight, however pictures are too large for the upload. Will have to resize and post accordingly..
Once I complete my powerseller account, i would be offering all Meguiars products both professional and consumer lines and a few other detailing supplies from 3D, Klasse, Rupes etc.

Stay Tuned!

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[nemesis]

Interesting. We have a sanding guy here now. Also interested to see your before and after work. Even better would be to see what results can be offered without the sanding step. Like a half and half hood comparison.

Coppershot : Try a wheel/tire cleaner. Or some rubber prep product. The rubber prep may be a little weaker, but may still work. If your problem is what I'm thinking of, I normally use P21S TAW for it. But if the Meg's APC didn't work, definitely try a wheel/tire cleaner. Might be a little stronger. Keep in mind you may have cleaned off the surface problem already but the rubber may be discolored, in which case you won't be able to get rid of that. Will just have to dress it and hope for the best.

And for allyuh that bad talking using a paintbrush, it does work real good eh. I have both Daytona brushes, the full set of Raceglaze brushes and a few others, and I still find myself using a paintbrush for certain wheels.

[cadence]

Nemesis,

I honestly like that name “sanding guy” but in all fairness only about 5% of my detailed vehicles have been sanded to remove orange peel. Its a rare request coming from vehicle owners who are more concerned about carshow appearance than clear cloat protection
Usually all my sanding pertains to scratch correction work.

[pioneer]

Anyone knows what happened to the slim black guy who used to buff for Andy's car care by kay donna?

He had some skills and it looks like andy's shut down


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[Rainman]

The PTG- 3500 is a nice affordable meter. Want to pick one up in May, nice to see a deifferent spin from a pro.

[nemesis]

Soo, what uses you people to get rid of old tyre dressing? Anyone using those long lasting dressings and have had problems with removal?
I know wheel cleaners, rubber cleaners and APC's usually work. But not always. What in your experience has been the weakest and strongest? What is your normal go-to tire cleaner?

[pioneer]

Megs APC 1:10 works bess on ole tyre dressing

[cinco]

Westleys Bleche White destroys tyre grime with ease

[copper_shot]

i used some tire cleaner then applied a forever black, good to go
not perfect but it will work



bought this



clean fabric that i thought was clean, water comes out black
not bad at all, removed some tuff grease stains that i tried to remove with "tuff stuff" a couple times and was unsucessfull

[GoS]

i used some tire cleaner then applied a forever black, good to go
not perfect but it will work



bought this



clean fabric that i thought was clean, water comes out black
not bad at all, removed some tuff grease stains that i tried to remove with "tuff stuff" a couple times and was unsucessfull

where u get this to buy and what pirce i needs one

[copper_shot]

amazon

[silent_riot]

I find AG Custom Wheel Cleaner and Simple Green works to clean up tyres well.

[Aaron 2NR]

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Finally getting the Benz sorted after the crap done on the paint at the dealership

[pioneer]

I bought one of those bissel via raptor


Was too shame to post de color of de water

[KURMAman]

spend 4 hours washing last sunday...not the bess pics. i do apologize..

[Karim Khan]

Looking good Kurma man , Keep it up

[crazychinee]

I pickedup the Mothers wheel cleaner, biggest waste of money ever.


Nothing works as brilliant for me as the Trixx from carpro for my rims. Brilliant results each and every time.

[KURMAman]

very impressed...and with elbow grease..good way to do a simple wash& polish

[silent_riot]

I pickedup the Mothers wheel cleaner, biggest waste of money ever.


Nothing works as brilliant for me as the Trixx from carpro for my rims. Brilliant results each and every time.

After you clean with TRIX, try coating the rims with Collinite 845 Liquid Wax. It will take some time, but it is worth it. It will be tons easier to clean the next time.

[Aaron 2NR]

Personally been using a lot more chemical guys products recently and my personal opinion, ,meg, mothers and a lot of the other of the shelf "popular" brands you get in shops locally are a waste of time.

Most chemical guys, if not all, products are shipped concentrated and have to be mixed either 3:1 or 4:1 with water. A lot more value for money..

[aidan]

Aaron 2NR, what did u use so far? Did you bring it in yourself or you got it from advanced performance concepts in sando?

[Aaron 2NR]

Bring in everything myself

Got the leather kit
Some tire gels
Interior plastic dressings
V36
Mr pink car wash n foam wash
Towels
Wash mits

Have some more stuff on order

[copper_shot]

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Seats like brand new now.

[pioneer]

Wha it taste like copper_shot?

[Aaron 2NR]

have this on order....


https://www.chemicalguys.com/ProductDet ... WAC_111_16

[cadence]

Interesting. We have a sanding guy here now. Also interested to see your before and after work. Even better would be to see what results can be offered without the sanding step. Like a half and half hood comparison.

Vehicle- 2009 Audi A4
Colour- Deep Sea Blue
Paint Assessment- Severe scratches (Owner Dogs), heavy swirls/marring, heavy bonded contaminants etc.
Paint Correction- Based on Audi's hard paint and severity of scratches; Flex Rotary, Sanding Unigrit 1500, 2000, M105, Meg's wool pad/Foam Cutting 6". Polishing/Waxing steps were followed after correction of paint defects..

Paint Defects, Heavy Scratches;

Paint Correction without sanding process

Paint Correction with sanding (unigrit)


Will post pics of the fully detailed car at a later time...