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https://www.waxit.com.au/collections...sh-applicators https://detailingshed.com.au/collect...onges-and-pads
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Going left field here but was recently motivated, (kick up the ash) to get into the shed and cleanup woodworking gear. Hoily shoit batman 3 cast iron tables have been pitted by damp sawdust being left and causing pitting.
Making goosd progress so far on band saw with various grades of wet n dry and WD40 (down to 1000 g) however now comes protection I need a high quality auto wax that would also work on timber and fiberglass...... your suggestions please
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Nothing better than arriving home after a hot, hard day at work to find a delivery has arrived. Also sort of reminds me why I spend my days earning a living. Even better when the order took less than a two days to turn up, where I am 7 - 10 days is not unheard of.
Brake Buster is a staple for me these days, I also wanted to try a couple of McKee’s 37 products. https://carcareco.com.au/product/mck...r-rejuvenator/ https://carcareco.com.au/product/mck...tectant-spray/ The main reason for the order was towels, thirty towels to exact! https://carcareco.com.au/product/the...l-41cm-x-69cm/ https://carcareco.com.au/product/the...cm-pack-of-10/ Now in defense to my addiction to towels, the orange and purple bundles are for the kitchen, the red version will be my new under-bonnet towel. These towels are rather unimaginatively called the "The Car Wash Towel" by The Rag Company. I really like this towel for it's size, not too big and not too small at 41cm x69cm. This is not a luxuriously plush high piled towel, it's just a really good workhorse towel that can be used for a variety of tasks. At $3.95 each or $2.99 when bought in bulk it's also very economical, especially compared to the single packaged items sold by Bowden's or Meguiars. I have a variety of different colours of this towel for different tasks, ten of each. Dark Green is dedicated to interior detailing such as leather cleaning, plastic cleaning and dressing, fabric cleaning and so on. Blue is a multi-purpose towel, the one I grab when I just need a towel. Very good for wiping away the sweat as well! Grey is for dirty jobs, the beater towel. And red will be my new towel for under-bonnet cleaning and detailing.
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My P and S Brake Buster arrived yesterday, Can't wait to try it. DFB did you know, and you probably do, if you remove the battery cover on your Mustang there is approximately half a square metre of area you can clean.
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13-01-2022, 07:32 PM | #1056 | |||
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A word of caution though.......be VERY careful with those scrivets or you will be off to the spares department to buy some more........... With Brake Buster, you can use it in a few different ways. I always use it at full strength. As such you have a a strong tyre cleaner and an aggressive wheel cleaner. (Having said that, I don't don't use Brake Buster on my ceramic coated wheels as it will degrade the coating at full wack.) You can also dilute Brake Buster 5:1, and for regular weekly washing dilute it at 10:1. For me, diluting it just waters down it's power, at which point I feel regular car soap is more than enough without degrading a coating/wax/sealant. If you do dilute it, be sure to use distilled/demineralised water to maintain the properties of the chemical. I'm of the opinion that if you are grabbing a wheel cleaner, then you tend to want some grunt over and above car soap, at which point, why reduce it's power by watering it down. Also, Brake Buster is pretty cheap so using it a full strength is not that expensive.
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Thanks for listing the part for the battery box fasteners.
I have some broken / missing ones to replace that were damaged by the smash repair place. Where is the best place to order them from?
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I just got them from the Ford dealer spares department. You can obviously just get something similar from the usual Big Box's but I just wanted OEM.
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Had a feeling you would be all over the underside of the battery cover. Great advice regarding coated wheels, thanks mate. |
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https://detailingshed.com.au/collect...n-bucket-mount I actually reached out to Nick at Detailing Shed last October and asked if he had something like this on the cards. As it turned out, he had just ordered some from Maxshine, along with a few other items that he asked my opinion on. I started dialog with Nick when I ordered my Kranzle in 2020 and have kept touch with him ever since. I get a kick out of being asked for opinions on new products, chances are if I want it, others will too. As I mentioned in the earlier post, I wash wheels, wheel arches and exhausts while seated. My seat and buckets are on wheels to help me scoot from wheel to wheel without getting up and moving everything one by one. I find this both more efficient as well as more relaxing. The foam cannon was the odd one out in this, now it can hang from the side of the bucket and come along for the ride.
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These nozzles are different to standard nozzle tips in that they recess the actual nozzle tip inside a rubber boot. Should the fitting not seat properly into the gun, the rubber shroud helps protect the car should it fly into the bodywork or glass at high pressure. I will state however, it is always a good idea to squeeze the gun on your pressure washer pointed downwards before aiming it at the car. The rubber tips are just another layer of protection. You can see here the difference between the two types of nozzles - Another thing I like with them is they are a more precise fitting/connection and the nozzle outputs are more clearly defined. These Mosmatic nozzles I got from Obsessed Garage - https://www.obsessedgarage.com/produ...ozzle-assembly However, they are now also sold at The Detail Store - https://www.detailstore.com.au/produ...39590358941751 MTM also sell a similar item - https://detailingshed.com.au/product...35879335002271
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Currently, I run OG spec Mosmatic gun, wand and nozzles -
(Ultimate Kit, however each item can be bought separately) https://www.obsessedgarage.com/colle...40272465166487 The OG Mosmatic gun, wand and nozzle replaced similar MTM versions that came with the Kranzle bundle - (Again, each item can be bought separately if needed.) https://detailingshed.com.au/collect...mtm-hydro-kit1 Most pressure washers can be adapted to a gun and wand like this by selecting the appropriate fitting in the option bar. You can get cheaper options here - https://www.detailstore.com.au/colle...-5-nozzle-tips https://www.detailstore.com.au/colle...m-lance-bundle If you unsure what you need to adapt to your pressure washer, I found Nick at Detailing Shed to very helpful, he will get you sorted with what's required.
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It never ends. The products keep evolving.
Another new product in Graphene as a Quick Detailer to apply on top of existing coatings. I don't think it is available in Australia just yet.
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18-01-2022, 09:23 PM | #1066 | |||
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I took a microfibre cloth, dampened it with water, and gave the steering the wipe. First wipe, heap of black residue on the cloth, thought it was dirt / oil / whatever. So decided to rinse and repeat ,again the cloth came back black. Did it a 3rd time. Same thing. Took a closer look at the steering wheel....realised I was starting to take fine layers off! . Afterwards the steering felt all dry. Then I noticed I had some spare oakwood leather deep clean on the shelf. Decided to give that a go with paper towel. The process was a lot smoother!, no black gunk, and it felt nice afterwards. So a tip to anyone cleaning leather, particularly old leather that has been exposed to the sun for many years, don't use water, use proper leather cleaner!!
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Ok, I'm going to put my salesman hat on! (Waxit, if you are reading, I'm still waiting for my commission.......)
Waxit launched a few new CarPro products today and put a number of others on sale. The new CarPro items were launched at SEMA late last year but have only now hit Australian stores. For some reason the new tyre cleaner (Re-Tire) is not part of the initial launch but others including Descale soap, new wash mitts, InnerQD and Spotless 2.0 are now live. https://www.waxit.com.au/collections/new Waxit have also put a number of top quality products on special as well. https://www.waxit.com.au/collections/new-specials CarPro Reset is discounted in all three sizes, you won't find a better soap! Close behind and still fantastic, NV Snow is on special too, $16.00 for 500ml is fantastic value when you consider the same amount of Bowden's Nanolicious is $23.00. NV Purge wheel cleaner at $20 for 500ml is good value next to Bowden's Wheely Clean at $27.00. I really like Purge, it has great cleaning power as well as lubrication. Salesman cap off! Waxit, you can send the cheque to 43 L................
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Is reset for stripping coatings or is it just a cleaner? I'm really happy with snow as well. I think it's better than nanolicious for cleaning but it doesn't foam up as much.
Also, never been that enamoured with the big green sucker. It does ok but once waterlogged its useless and virtually impossible to wring out. I get some people sheet water off with a hose but even that doesn't make much difference. Territory is a big car. Makes washing both cars one after the other painful as well with just one chamois. Are all microfibre type chamois the same? How bad are the old leather (or synthetic) type from a detailers point of view?
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CarPro have another two soaps for strip washing, Lift is a high alkaline soap and the new Descale is an acidic based soap. In terms of microfiber "chamois", these sort of towels are highly absorbent but a pain to wring out like a tradition leather or synthetic chamois. I can dry an entire car, or two, with the Big Green Sucker but..........I'm using a blower to remove the bulk of water before toweling. The time spent using a blower is then made up by not having an over-saturated towel 1/2 to 3/4 the way through drying. Another way you could go is get a smaller drying towel that would be more suitable for wringing out if you don't want to spend a couple of minutes with a blower. Tempest Junior is a great smaller drying towel, similar in feel to the BGS - https://www.waxit.com.au/collections...h-drying-towel A couple of these would be a good also - https://detailingshed.com.au/product...4cf84180&_ss=r I also really like the medium Gauntlet - https://detailingshed.com.au/product...462b2138&_ss=r If you wanted to stay with Bowden's, the Drop Bear makes a great drying towel as well - https://www.bowdensown.com.au/produc...ibre/drop-bear I used synthetic chamois for a very long time before moving to waffle weave towels and now a combination of the above linked towels........have not looked back.
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As usual, a very detailed response. Love it
The reset cautions about the product drying on the car. While this is fairly standard most are fairly forgiving. I got home from holidays recently and the wife's car had 4 weeks of dust on it. I used the method you mentioned a bit back where you foam the car and then go about washing it as normal rather than rinse the foam off first. This worked a treat and got the car done in like 30min, but it was pushing the boundaries with the product being dry by the time I got the whole car done. How would the reset go? I was using NV snow. Not sure I'd get away with that method on the Territory. The blurb on the waxit site reads well though. Sounds like a good product for the thrifty person as only a small amount is required.
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In terms of Reset in the sun, I work just a little but faster when using it. Reset is a stronger cleaner, whatever they put in it to give the cleaning power while remaining pH neutral has me feeling like I should move quicker. That's one of the reasons I like NV Snow as it does seem to be more forgiving with regards to washing in the sun. I found Adam's Car Shampoo to be like that as well. I have to admit to using way more than what CarPro recommended. For a bucket wash, yes use 25-30ml in 10-15 litres of water. In my 1000ml foam cannon however, I use about 100-120ml.........that gives really nice foam! You will also find fragrance of Reset intoxicating.
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I was going to say, I saw that some use the compact workshop blowers to dry the car 1st before drying.
If the car has good sealant on it you can get a large % dry before you need a drying towel. They have a soft flexible tube, so accidental bumps will not hurt the car. Once on the damn 18V Platform you just keep going. There is no stopping.
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I used the Makita version for a while, and a Stihl as well.
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Have you got many thoughts on dual action polishers ? Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
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I have pulled these posts from this thread and my own, mainly covering the battery powered Shine Mate's. Happy to help with further recommendations if you need. This one is a very general description and recommendations - https://www.fordforums.com.au/showpo...&postcount=242 Battery Powered Shine Mate intro - https://www.fordforums.com.au/showpo...&postcount=860 XR6 Correction and protection - https://www.fordforums.com.au/showpo...&postcount=861 Jaguar polish and protection - https://www.fordforums.com.au/showpo...&postcount=880
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Thanks - I’ll enjoy reading these
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I bought their 15mm ex620 pro kit and think it’s a perfect starting point. It comes with all the pads and polish you will need for amazing results. The only thing you will need to add is some microfiber towels to wipe the polish off. It works great with a soft start and plenty of power. The 5 inch pads cover most polishing needs but struggle to get into tight areas. That’s why I’ll add a 3 inch machine to the collection shortly. |
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Thoughts - I purchased one of the DA polishers from Repco a couple of weeks ago (haven’t used it yet) but the reviews seem ok. Compatible with Meguiars pads etc 950watt 6speeds (2-4.8k). Yes it’s a budget device - curious to know how it would compare to the shine mate ? Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
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