36 HOURS of rookie detailing

ramportin1 said:

o man serious though. im already looking at more products and planning for before summer how i can make it even better lol pretty excited to hit the 4runner also.... though she needs some serious attention as you know

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Demon-HeMi said:

sounds like a smart guy

ive used tons of detailing products and always come back to chemical guys stuff, by far the best to work with

when it gets a little cooler, my red truck will be on the polishing block

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chrisbh17 said:

I just used Optimum HyperPolish for the first time. VERY impressive product....could work it back and forth for a very long time and zero dust. Got swirl marks out quickly with a white polishing pad and then did a quick pass with little to no pressure and it finished off perfectly.

Since we always like to buy new stuff anyway, give it a try

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Nick@GotExhaust said:

Nice Job!!! Careful detailing can be very addictive! I got a cart full of products like adams, chemical guys, McKees 37, meguiars, HD, etc...also love my Flex orbital.

its a lot of work the results make it worth! your truck looks amazing

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ramportin1 said:

Thanks brotha! Will be sounding amazing here shortly also [emoji41]. O I'm basically full fledged addicted already lol

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ramportin1 said:

Was in the garage unloading groceries out the yota, saw this reflection and instantly dropped everything to whip my phone out and take some pics lol. I know it's a baby reflection compared to most on here but it's more then enough to make me proud of my first work! Since this thread I've got a ton more products [emoji23] done more studying and come pre-summer I'm going for more shine and more mirror lol addicted now

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Demon-HeMi said:

with the way you are buying stuff, you are starting to be like me, im gona have to go shopping for more to keep you from catching up

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chrisbh17 said:

Its a disease!

I have so much detailing stuff its crazy, but then I got into OptiCoat/GlossCoat, so all I really need is a few polishing pads, IPA and sprayers and the OptiCoat/GlossCoat and applicator.

My RAM is white, which has taught me how much of a PITA it is to "catch" all the high spots in the coating before they set. Right when I think I got them all, just the right angle of light at night shows I missed a few. Luckily, the truck is white, so its hard (almost impossible) to tell during the day.

Optimum HyperPolish-ed the whole truck, removed the few swirl marks that I could see (again, PITA to find on white) then GlossCoat-ed the whole truck. Came out nice except for the high spots that I had to go back and knock down.

Interior wise Ive settled on Ultima interior shampoo gel followed by Ultima Interior Guard Plus for hard plastics and vinyl, and 303 cleaner and protectant for carpets and upholstery.

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chrisbh17 said:

Yeah, try some of those dual-head halogen worklamps. They get hot as all get out, but they are quite good at helping to find swirls.

Sodium halide lights work well too, apparently. Found that out the hard way when I drove my truck to the parking garage at work.

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chrisbh17 said:

BTW, this is why everyone should decline the "free car wash with every service!" at your dealer, especially if you have a dark vehicle:

https://www.facebook.com/pg/Explici.../photos/?tab=album&album_id=10152137312332670

That was my pristine G37 when the dealer decided to ignore me telling them and my computer file saying "DO NOT WASH".

I eventually got them to pay for correction and re-application of OptiCoat. And now I print out signs and hang them from every window and the steering wheel...."DO NOT WASH".

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