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What’s best hand waxes like for easy and quick hand wax.like with hand applicator,kind of like chemical guy butter wax but something alittle better but the same quick n easy. On a newer car also!

Hi , I am newbie here .

I had applied some weeks ago in my black car Koch chemie SO.O2 Sealant ceramic spray .

i am interesting to cover some light scratches and swirl . i am planning to manually apply SRP and on top the ceramic sealant again to retain the protection and the gloss as much possible.

How to properly prepare the surface ?

i was thinking - prewash - contact wash - fallout remover -light clay with mitt ( or even skip that ) - gyeon prep or carpro eraser , SRP and the ceramic sealant.

does it make sense or it is overkill ??

Hey,

I have an AVA Premium snow foam cannon set, and I used it for the first time today. I was trying to figure out the PIR calculations for some Bilt Hamber Snow Foam, but I got lazy and asked AI. It basically said to stick around 500ml in, and dilute up to the top of the cup (1L), and set the dial to 9. However, I snow foamed two cars and only used 200ml of the solution.

I'm confused by where the indicator for the dial is - it looks like there's a black notch at 12 o'clock, but when I turn the dial it doesn't correspond to 0 and 9, but 3 and 6-7. There's also 13 clicks on the dial rather than 9, so I'm very confused about how I'm meant to know what setting I'm on.

Can anyone offer some guidance?

Thanks

Anyone from the UK able to recommend some good mobile detailers, paintwork on my space p4 is quite terrible.

Afternoon,

So its probably getting to the time to do another product shop from one company.

My usual list is

Snowfoam Ph neutral

Pure shampoo

Citrus

Wheel cleaner

Tyre cleaner

Tyre Dressing

Glass cleaner

Ceramic snow foam ( in the mood for one)

Detailer

Companies ive already tried

Bilt Hamber

Squid ink detailing

Yum cars

Garage therapy

So any recommendations on another one stop shop for all my list.

thank you :)

Hello,

I’m really starting to get into my car care and one thing I am looking at is getting a pump sprayer for stuff like pre wash or dedicated wheel cleaners and the like.

I’d be looking at a non foaming sprayer.

There are loads on the market and I’m not sure if there is much of a difference between them?

Full transparency, even if there was a difference I’m still so green that I wouldn’t even know what the differences are to look out for.

Has anyone got any recommendations For a decent pump sprayer at a decent price?

Here’s a question for all you detailers.
I’d like to ceramic coat my wife’s car but can’t seem to find time to do the decon, paint correction and ceramic at one go as the car is being used during the week.
Is it reasonable to do these over a few weekends. If so, how best should I stagger these steps.
TIA.

Not asking specifically for my model of pressure washer, I assume the principal is the same across all of them (I have a Bosch Universal Aquatak 135) but does anyone know if you buy the adapters to convert to quick connect, and replace the lance with an M22 stubby gun, does this allow the hose to then automatically swivel as you move around or will it continue to twist and tangle up without further mods? Also can anyone recommend a kit that comes with everything you need? Thanks!

So I've been talking to Gemini a lot about my car maintenance routine. Needed a non-AI perspective on this.

I have a deep blue/black SUV. Uncoated. I wash it every 10 days using a pressure washer and Gyeon Bathe. Follow that by either Koch Chemie Protector Wax (spray on,rinse off) or Carpro Ech2o as drying aid. Alternate between these two.

I drive in an environment thats very dusty and there's little need of hydrophobicity. Gemini recommends :

1. Replace Carpro Ech2o with Koch Chemie Finish Spray Exterior (FSE). Anti static properties better repel dust.

2. Replace KC protector wax with Gyeon Wet Coat. More glossy finish.

3. Prepare a hybrid Drying Aid. Ech2o(30ml) + FSE(150ml) + distilled water(320ml) for a 500ml solution. Now this I've never heard of. Gemini wants to combine the gloss and slickness of Ech2o with the anti static dust repellent properties of FSE

4. Skip using PW or Wet Coat altogether. Stick to using drying aid only after every wash. Decontaminate after every 6 to 8 months (Iron Remover followed by scrubbing the car with shampoo using a Clay Mitt or Clay Pad --- is this low effort DIY decontamination routine even effective?)

Maybe i should stick with my current routine and stop talking to Gemini altogether. What do you guys think? Any insights from more experienced detailers will be much appreciated.

Hey!

Has anyone found a semi decent portable electric blower for drying the car?

There’s a whole bunch on Amazon with very mixed reviews.

I need something that’s powerful enough to quickly blow dry the car. It has PPF and ceramic coating so it’s super beady.

Thanks!