Detailing: How to Wax/Favorite Wax/Favorite Detailer

[Treburkulosis]

Do you have an Instagram or website set up for your detailing business ?

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[CheechDogg.0n37s]

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Sweet, thank you! gonnah follow you guys on instagram with my truck's page and my detailing page too ...

 

[CheechDogg.0n37s]

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You lucked out getting in with someone that is already established, what is your favorite thing to do? I love paint enhancement, corrections and of course the ceramic coating ...

 

[Treburkulosis]

Sweet, thank you! gonnah follow you guys on instagram with my truck's page and my detailing page too ...

I just personally followed you on Insta. I don’t do much social media. I’ll probably be posting a bit more now.

 

[Treburkulosis]

You lucked out getting in with someone that is already established, what is your favorite thing to do? I love paint enhancement, corrections and of course the ceramic coating ...

I have known Nick as a buddy and friend for 15ish years. Back when he was starting his Mobil detailing I started asking him lots of questions. He was always the guy that was down to earth. He wants people to learn the correct way to do things so everything I know was through him. Dude is a boss detailer. He’s got certification for several products from Italy that you can only have through connections. Most down to earth and chill guy ever. I’m lucky to get to partner with him. As much as I enjoy the challenge of let’s say the 85 Benz diesel 2 stage with ceramic, I truly enjoy doing the normal persons vehicle a Silverado or a BMW that they just want it to look nice. I truly like the working mans face vs some millionaire. They tend to truly appreciate your work. Some of our work this past Two weeks. Charger is 1of4 That 2020 911 thats a barn find #66 55 speedster barn find. A 50th GTR and my favorite the 2011 BMW M I corrected it that was first day. Wish they would have gone ceramic, but I like daily drivers.

 

[1979PowerWagon360]

Are any of the products in the poll ceramic? They don't seem like it from title. Maybe poll is too old?

 

[Treburkulosis]

Are any of the products in the poll ceramic? They don't seem like it from title. Maybe poll is too old?

As in a Ceramic Coating?

 

[Treburkulosis]

I will suggest another one of my favorite products. Koch Chemie P6.01.

 

[hologRAM]

Ive been detailing for many years and have tried countless products of that time. My favorite go to was surprising to me as the turtle wax brand for a long time was entry level. Their seal and shine and their hybrid solutions with graphene (great if your sprinkers hit your vehicle) however rival any of the expensive big name spray waxes in my opinion. Below is a 2009 and an 2011 that were I recently buffed and waxed with one of the mentioned sprays.
Yes i know they are not Rams but if I showed you a new shiny 1500 I don't think it would have been as impressive

 

[platoon2063]

There are many good detailing products on the market for sure. The past few years I've used Griots Garage products with success. Not too expensive, not the bottom of the barrel either, IMO.

 

[Treburkulosis]

So I am in the testing and developing. Here is a new Elixir that I am helping test and develop. Both of them are coating with Undrdog Protective Coating. It is very similar to Carpro Elixir for that added gloss in between the maintenance details.

 

[Dave Haddon]

What is the best tonneau cover cleaner/protector. We have winter coming and want to get it ready.

 

[aeromax4]

Anyone have any idea how thick the clearcoat is on my 5th Gen Ram? I have swirls in the paint and used a polish with buffing wheel set at 4. This did not remove the swirls and I'm not looking to burn through the clearcoat. TIA

 

[Treburkulosis]

What is the best tonneau cover cleaner/protector. We have winter coming and want to get it ready.

I would use Shine Supply Clutch on it or coat it with Undrdog Pro. I did my wifes black trim on her jeep and it has roughly 24k miles on it, and they are jet black still. Its been on there 18 months now. I coated it and about every 3 months I use Undrdog QD on it and call it good.

 

[Treburkulosis]

Anyone have any idea how thick the clearcoat is on my 5th Gen Ram? I have swirls in the paint and used a polish with buffing wheel set at 4. This did not remove the swirls and I'm not looking to burn through the clearcoat. TIA

There is no way of truly telling without putting a gauge to it. This is what I have.

https://www.amazon.com/Digital-Professional-Thickness-Industrial-818-Measuring/dp/B07XXRV5BZ/ref=sr_1_7_sspa?crid=2PUFF2LR4GGDD&keywords=paint+thickness+gauge&qid=1699366346&sprefix=paint+thick%2Caps%2C185&sr=8-7-spons&ufe=app_do%3Aamzn1.fos.c3015c4a-46bb-44b9-81a4-dc28e6d374b3&sp_csd=d2lkZ2V0TmFtZT1zcF9tdGY&psc=1

I dont remember exactly what mine was on my 12 ram, but I had to rotary some areas, and I had to work some areas very hard and they got hot. It was fine. What are you looking to do? A foam pass you will be fine, just make sure you keep your DA moving and apply roughly 8-10 lbs of pressure. I would highly suggest going this route. It is what I just used on my Flex. I totally expected to have to bust out the microfiber pads, but it worked great!

I also put Undrdog Pro + coating on it, but if you just wanted to finish with a excellent wax use this with the orange pad.

https://www.amazon.com/Koch-Chemie-High-Gloss-Polishing-Simultaneous-milliliters/dp/B08P2DQW2B/ref=sr_1_6?crid=2UNDGBT0UO4S5&keywords=koch%2Bchemie%2Ball%2Bin%2Bone&qid=1699366719&sprefix=Koch%2BChemie%2Ba%2Caps%2C171&sr=8-6&th=1

If you have any questions let me know. I know my Ram was a PITA to get the paint to work with. Ford seems to be a lot more forgiving.

On my ram, I used a rotary on the bed and a spot on the door with Meguiars 105. Then I went to my Rupes 21" machine and bounced between 105 and Rupes Blue Course on the cutting. Koch Chemie H9.01 was used as well. Pads that I used were Meguiars red cutting microfiber, Meguiars Black Finishing microfiber, and a Rupes Blue wool pad. To finish before I coated it, I used Koch Chemie F6.01 and a white Rupes foam pad. The Yellow wasn't giving me the clarity I wanted. Then I coated it with Koch Chemie C0.02. It has been on there almost a year now. I love it.

 

[bcbouy]

Anyone have any idea how thick the clearcoat is on my 5th Gen Ram? I have swirls in the paint and used a polish with buffing wheel set at 4. This did not remove the swirls and I'm not looking to burn through the clearcoat. TIA

Don't know the thickness,but I can tell you it is really "soft".I've never had a truck with clear coat that is this easy to scratch.

 

[quickster2]

Anyone have any idea how thick the clearcoat is on my 5th Gen Ram? I have swirls in the paint and used a polish with buffing wheel set at 4. This did not remove the swirls and I'm not looking to burn through the clearcoat. TIA

As @Treburkulosis has said you have to measure it. A good rule of thumb is 1.2 or more on the verticals and 1.5 or more on the horizontals. These values take into consideration strike in or soak in of the CC to the BC. Without a calibrated PELT gauge of the exact layering system you will just get total film build. What compound did you use?

 

[Treburkulosis]

Don't know the thickness,but I can tell you it is really "soft".I've never had a truck with clear coat that is this easy to scratch.

Then it should be good to work with. Its all in the combo you use. I have done a few TRX's and H9 and F6 Koch Chemie with a meguiars black micro fiber finishing pad worked really well, but again it all comes down to temp and humidity.

 

[aeromax4]

As @Treburkulosis has said you have to measure it. A good rule of thumb is 1.2 or more on the verticals and 1.5 or more on the horizontals. These values take into consideration strike in or soak in of the CC to the BC. Without a calibrated PELT gauge of the exact layering system you will just get total film build. What compound did you use?

Meguiars

 

[aeromax4]

There is no way of truly telling without putting a gauge to it. This is what I have.

https://www.amazon.com/Digital-Professional-Thickness-Industrial-818-Measuring/dp/B07XXRV5BZ/ref=sr_1_7_sspa?crid=2PUFF2LR4GGDD&keywords=paint+thickness+gauge&qid=1699366346&sprefix=paint+thick%2Caps%2C185&sr=8-7-spons&ufe=app_do%3Aamzn1.fos.c3015c4a-46bb-44b9-81a4-dc28e6d374b3&sp_csd=d2lkZ2V0TmFtZT1zcF9tdGY&psc=1

I dont remember exactly what mine was on my 12 ram, but I had to rotary some areas, and I had to work some areas very hard and they got hot. It was fine. What are you looking to do? A foam pass you will be fine, just make sure you keep your DA moving and apply roughly 8-10 lbs of pressure. I would highly suggest going this route. It is what I just used on my Flex. I totally expected to have to bust out the microfiber pads, but it worked great!

I also put Undrdog Pro + coating on it, but if you just wanted to finish with a excellent wax use this with the orange pad.

https://www.amazon.com/Koch-Chemie-High-Gloss-Polishing-Simultaneous-milliliters/dp/B08P2DQW2B/ref=sr_1_6?crid=2UNDGBT0UO4S5&keywords=koch%2Bchemie%2Ball%2Bin%2Bone&qid=1699366719&sprefix=Koch%2BChemie%2Ba%2Caps%2C171&sr=8-6&th=1

If you have any questions let me know. I know my Ram was a PITA to get the paint to work with. Ford seems to be a lot more forgiving.

On my ram, I used a rotary on the bed and a spot on the door with Meguiars 105. Then I went to my Rupes 21" machine and bounced between 105 and Rupes Blue Course on the cutting. Koch Chemie H9.01 was used as well. Pads that I used were Meguiars red cutting microfiber, Meguiars Black Finishing microfiber, and a Rupes Blue wool pad. To finish before I coated it, I used Koch Chemie F6.01 and a white Rupes foam pad. The Yellow wasn't giving me the clarity I wanted. Then I coated it with Koch Chemie C0.02. It has been on there almost a year now. I love it.

Many Thanks for your time and information. I'll try your suggestions asap and post results.