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Do you have a routine for quick detailing your car? Do you use the routine where you get a damp towel and wipe the whole car down then rinse and wring the towel again and then use that towel and apply detailing spray on it to wipe a section at a time and buff immediately? Or do you use a different routine? Suggestions greatly appreciated.
 
Blackmirror, I only QD after washing or after rinsing my car after driving in the rain (the latter situation sometimes I just dry).



After washing, wipe the majority of the water off your car and windows (some use waterbandits, chamois, CA waterblade, coton, or a miracle towel) but get a lint-free miracle towel (MT) to do the final pass. Spray a few sprays on a dry miracle towel, spray the car a little, then spread/wipe the QD evenly. Then immediately buff of with the other side of the towel (or a new one). Turn back to the application side of the MT and continue to do this until your car is done.



If I QD'd more often, I shoot my car with the hose and wash off all the dust first (I think is safer than using the CA waterblade, wet mt, or other) and then follow the way I normally QD



hth-Steve
 
yeah I always do a detailing after washing the car.



Lets say I take the car out for the whole day. Then come back home and the car has dust and light dirt. Should I dust the stuff off before using the detailing spray with towel?



Is it ok to use a damp towel with the detail spray to wipe down the car too?
 
I use a quick detailing method after washing, since some water spots will remain even after wiping it down (trim dribbling, bumpers hold alittle water, then dribbling) I use Speed Shine which contains alittle carnauba wax to detail it, takes about 5 min. and I use one cotton towel to apply it, and a couple dry cotton towels to remove it. Makes the previous wax job look like it was freshly applied.
 
Blackmirror is you car black? then no you can't ;)



(but actually there's some truth to that) if you're car is dark you have to be extra careful. really it's your call. if you're protected by klasse (or many other waxes and sealents ;)) your car won't have a ton of dust (if you drive fast :) ) then yes a good amount of QD on a dry MT is the way for that situation you last talked about. IMO, "wet washing" with an MT to get excess dirt off (as demonstrated in an autopia article) is kinda risky, at that point I (me) would rinse the car down, then QD and dry MT it.



it's okay if your towel is damp also, but it might dilute the QD (so you'll need to use a little more than usual) and it might take longer for the QD to buff into the paint (cause of the dampness)

HTH-Steve
 
So do yo guys do a detailing only after the car has been washed?



I thought quick detail spraying the car every other day was a good idea to do if you use the car as a commuter. My black car is driven several days a week and when it sees nice days.



Guess I'll just spray lots of spray on the towel and wipe away since it doesn't see rain(well sometimes it does)
 
you can do it, it's just your call on if it affects your paint cause on any day there could be any number of different things on it that you have to QD off, (it's a balance, that you need to figure out by trial and error), it's a good thing that swirls can be fixed should you get them.



for every other day QDing stick to the good parts, change and wash towels frequently, and us a good amount of QD on both the towel and the car, and sweep lightly.
 
I use a feather duster to remove the thin layer of dust, then use the QD spray.



I've used the California Duster years ago, and it worked fine, but I found after using it for a while, the oil from the duster would leave streaks on my car, which is ok if you use the QD after anyway.



Brian
 
My official way to quick detail (officially for me, anyway):



I do it daily to keep the amount of dust to remove to a minimum.



First judge whether the car can be quick detailed, or would be better suited for a bath.



Go over entire car with a California Car Duster, gently gliding the paraffin cotton strands over all surfaces.



Once the bulk of the dust has been removed with the California Car Duster, I use a thick microfiber towel, like a Miracle, Ultimate, etc, and whatever quick detailer I feel like using (usually One Grand Show-Off or Eimann Fabrik Clear Pearl).



I mist a panel, then use the towel to remove dust. To dry, I flip the towel over.



I do this over the whole car, saving the windows for last.



Hope this helps. I have not found this to cause any scratches. But using your judgement is always key.
 
I use two green viper towels, good towels BTW, i mist one with te QD, mist the COOL panel and wipe gently. Then, gently buff out the remaining QD with the dry towel. So far, MF has worked leaps and bounds better than cotton for quick detailing, but others will have found quality cotton works better, try em both and see which one you like. I find that two is enough for a full sized sedan. Also, i QD the windows too, use less window cleaner so you can wax your windows without just removing it when using a window cleaner. Windsheild sometimes need a strong window cleaner like Invisible Glass (great stuff!)
 
I do the same as Autopia98 Beau, for the exception that I also like to spray some quick detailer on the Miracle Towel I'm using. I've noticed that the newer towels seem to drag on the paint surface a bit more. Somehow, it just doesn't glide over the surface. So I spray the towel on one side a bit. Laters.
 
i use brads method of 2 towels. i like to do a final buff over the area with the dry microfiber towel to remove any streaks. works well for me.
 
ok i just drove the black car today and encountered a small shower that lasted for 2 minutes. Should I quick detail or wash the car first?
 
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<em class='bbc'>Originally posted by Blackmirror [/i]
<strong class='bbc'>ok i just drove the black car today and encountered a small shower that lasted for 2 minutes. Should I quick detail or wash the car first? [/b]</blockquote>
When my car is just dusty from being parked at work or driving, I use exactly the method Beau described.

After a rain, even if it's dried on the car, as long as it's not too dirty I will do a QD as described in the autopia tips section. Essentially, I use 2 MTs, a buket of water, and some QD spray. Soak one MT in the clean water, go over a panel. Wring the towel, go over the panel again. Repeat until you'ove done all the car. Be carefull on lower panels, with rain this is where you may have too much dirt for this technique.

Once I've done the whole car like this, I go over it with the QD and the other MT.

Absolutely be carefull not to do this on a car that has too much dirt on it. But I've found a wet MT can really soak the paint, and then glide over it pretty well.

No scratching or marring so far....

blue skies,
Andy
 
Is anyone familiar with this product? I'm not looking to purchase any, just the curious side of me would like to know more. You can read about it at toughguard.com.

I couldn't find any information on their site as to how the product is applied. Sounds similar to the Opti-Coating product David Fermani is testing.
 
I have used it, it will give good protection for a pretty long time, but opti-coating is IMHO much better as well as the PPS
Toughguard seems like a PPS rip off.

Porta, No Links please. jk
 
porta said:
I have used it, it will give good protection for a pretty long time, but opti-coating is IMHO much better as well as the PPS
Toughguard seems like a PPS rip off.
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Hey Porta, thanks for the link. When you say it lasts a pretty long time - how long is that? A year, two years,??

Is it a difficult product to apply?

Thanks in advnace.
 
Reading the PPS website I am less than impressed, some of their links to lab tests are password protected, and the one I did access was just a scope of work to apply their product to a plane. I have to question the whole "magnetic attraction" of their products and teflon has been diss'd by almost every detailer I've ever met.
 
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