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Old 10-09-2012, 09:26 PM   #16
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Zymol, Griot's Garage, Adam's in that order.
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Old 10-09-2012, 10:26 PM   #17
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I love detailing my cars. I can spend the whole day out in the driveway just happy as can be only to just back the car back into the garage without going cruising. lol.

The only detail spray I will use is Wizards detail spray. Love it, doesn't streak like most others will.
Have you used ONR? As far as washing goes, once you use ONR, you will never go to back to a hose again it is a decent qd; I've never used Wizards. Where do you get it?
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Old 10-09-2012, 11:20 PM   #18
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Have you used ONR? As far as washing goes, once you use ONR, you will never go to back to a hose again it is a decent qd; I've never used Wizards. Where do you get it?
No, i havent. With this car being new all i have used on it is Colonite845 and Wizards.

Wizards i buy directly from their site. I like it cuz it doesnt streak or leave any oily residue behind.
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Old 10-10-2012, 09:32 AM   #19
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No, i havent. With this car being new all i have used on it is Colonite845 and Wizards.

Wizards i buy directly from their site. I like it cuz it doesnt streak or leave any oily residue behind.
How do u like Wizards compared to Adam's? The few times I've used my sample bottle of Adams, it looks like I just waxed the car. My C5 was gleaming when the kid got it after I wiped it downan and it hasn't been waxed since 2008.
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I havent tried Adam's since im happy with Wizards. I am about to buy some Adams two step polish for my wheels though. Kevin swears by it and his wheels always look great.
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Old 10-11-2012, 09:07 AM   #21
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How do u like Wizards compared to Adam's? The few times I've used my sample bottle of Adams, it looks like I just waxed the car. My C5 was gleaming when the kid got it after I wiped it downan and it hasn't been waxed since 2008.
Why would you not wax your vette since 08
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Old 10-11-2012, 11:53 AM   #22
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Why would you not wax your vette since 08
Laziness mainly, car sat out a lot due to my Mustang gettin garage dibs anytime it might storm (hail). Vettes are hail proof so it made sense to toss outside for the night just in case.

Other than that, spending hours making the car look bling would make me not want to ever drive it because it'd get dirty again.. So I left it dirty most the time so I'd be more prone to drive it. Heh
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Old 10-11-2012, 12:51 PM   #23
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I may need some help with the polishing thing, im not really understanding why wash->clay bar->carnuba wax doesnt equal sexy looking car. So much to learn......not enough hard drive space in brain
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Old 10-11-2012, 01:17 PM   #24
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I may need some help with the polishing thing, im not really understanding why wash->clay bar->carnuba wax doesnt equal sexy looking car. So much to learn......not enough hard drive space in brain
That works fine too, but for those of us with an OCD for shiny stuff we take it abit further. lol.

The factory paint looks fine to most people who don't look real closely or care for that matter if it ain't there thing. However, you look closely, factory paint isn't the greatest and is full of flaws with fisheyes, orange peel etc. With a little work, it can be made to look much better and last much longer but most people usually don't want to put in the work to do so because they either don't enjoy detailing or don't plan to keep their car that long, or simply don't care.
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Old 10-11-2012, 02:34 PM   #26
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That works fine too, but for those of us with an OCD for shiny stuff we take it abit further. lol.

The factory paint looks fine to most people who don't look real closely or care for that matter if it ain't there thing. However, you look closely, factory paint isn't the greatest and is full of flaws with fisheyes, orange peel etc. With a little work, it can be made to look much better and last much longer but most people usually don't want to put in the work to do so because they either don't enjoy detailing or don't plan to keep their car that long, or simply don't care.
where does the polishing enter into the wash-clay-wax cycle? is it done by hand? how often?
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where does the polishing enter into the wash-clay-wax cycle? is it done by hand? how often?
Depends how bad it is... If I'm going to show my car, I do wash, clay, polish, clay, wax, and detail spray to help get all the wax off the nooks and crannies.

I usually just spend a buck at the qtr wash and use high pressure water and air dry. Lmao

If you want to throw a few hundo at me I can bling your car up. Prob take me 3 full days for exterior only, and another full day on interior.
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where does the polishing enter into the wash-clay-wax cycle? is it done by hand? how often?
Depends on the condition. You can do it by hand or with a Porter Cable if you want. It's just personal preference really. Polishing is much easier to the Porter Cable though. The only way to tell what your car needs right now is to look at it.

As for maintence, it depends on how often your car is exposed to the outdoors, driven in bad weather etc.

I've owned mine 6 months now, only washed it twice. I put one coat of Colonite845 on it every month or so and the rest of the time I use Wizards detail spray. My car is pretty much new still, garaged 90% of the time and I try not to drive it bad weather if I can help it.

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Depends how bad it is... If I'm going to show my car, I do wash, clay, polish, clay, wax, and detail spray to help get all the wax off the nooks and crannies.

I usually just spend a buck at the qtr wash and use high pressure water and air dry. Lmao

If you want to throw a few hundo at me I can bling your car up. Prob take me 3 full days for exterior only, and another full day on interior.

The only way I air dry a car is if I go make a 100mph pass down the highway! lol. Water spots and hard water stains drive me insane. I can't stand it.

And a few "hundo"? Good lord Matt. lmao!
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Steve, I'm not going to spend 20-30 hours and 50+ bucks in chemicals for 100 bux. Lol. That's like 2 bux an hour... Good details cost. This isn't the 80s anymore. You've always done your own so you are prob unsure of the market. I charged 150 a car over 10 years ago...
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Steve, I'm not going to spend 20-30 hours and 50+ bucks in chemicals for 100 bux. Lol. That's like 2 bux an hour... Good details cost. This isn't the 80s anymore. You've always done your own so you are prob unsure of the market. I charged 150 a car over 10 years ago...
30 hours and 50 in product?? Lmao. Dude, its a late model stang, not a Riddler award contender. Hahaha!
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