I'm trying. 16K and the sumbitches won't die
. The rear is a bit thin now though... Saving up a bit to get some new ones, I am going all season this time so I can actually go out in cold months if the weather is decent.
On trim, Perl must be diluted to allow it to spread properly and not impart an oil slick finish. In that regard, diluted Perl would be more economical per application than 303. Still, I prefer 303 on trim or interiors better than Perl.
I'd stick with OG Tire Dressing, its incrementally better than Onyx from a longevity point of view, while also being a touch darker.Didn't take the time to label each product, they are Onyx, Perl, Adam's, and Sarah's tire with OG's dressing. Adam's is too glossy for my tastes but Onyx and PERL are pretty darn close to my current fave, OG. I think OG's product is easier to apply and I always like his spray bottles.
Copy Alex, I honestly didn't know there was flake in GB but it's extremely subtle as you said. A little goes a long way but in any case, even though I've never owned a blue vehicle, she looks mighty fine. :=)
Forgot about the dilution in my calculation El Jefe <smile> but I knew you'd never use 303 on tires. <wink>
Funny you mention banana, Mark. I make a 1.5 liter smoothie every day and because my bod doesn't make quite enough Potassium these days, I take a horse pill and, add two frozen bananas to each smoothie along with protein powder and a variety of other frozen fruit.
Totally agree MM and if Mother Nature will lower the oven temperature down here a bit, I look forward to having a looksee myself with dry foaming. Knowing my typical behavior, I will almost certainly continue to foam, rinse, foam again then hand wash. <smile> Except for the damn heat though, it's all therapeutic activity, right? <smiling>
Thanks for that, amigo.
OG Decontamination Soap is lower in pH at 10.0 compared to 12.0 of Capro Lift, from a pure cleaning point of view Lift will do slightly more. But OG Decon Soap is slicker and foams thicker. Considering you are not trying to mow through a lot of dirt, the OG product will work just fine.
Matt has since replaced the Nanoskin stuff with the TRC Ultra Clay Scrubber. I have heard of the NanoSkin stuff delaminating, so I wouldn't spend my money on them. The TRC clay products are very good, I prefer the mitt over the towel, or the Ultra Clay Scrubber. I certainly prefer this style of clay product over a clay bar. Again, considering how pampered your car is, you won't need the ultimate grunt a clay bar would bring.
I've arrived at that method after trying many different approaches. I did see mention of washing the car first before using an iron remover to allow it to react properly with the paint, which certainly has merit. Again, I come back to the idea we are washing and decontaminating VERY well-maintained cars, which sort of rules that method out.
Yeah, its a struggle sometimes. Once I did the Swisstrax, it allowed me to wash inside the garage without standing in puddles of water afterwards. The water then drains or evaporates away.
Thought so, copy all.
Ordered an Ultra Clay Scrubber from TRC, thanks D.
Figured as much, thanks.
Roger that, makes sense.
As we would say in Uncle Sam's Navy,
Yep, that's what I usually do, early morning or very late afternoon and I get the car into the garage and out of the sun as quickly as possible
Caddy looks great KB! But most importantly, glad the surgery went well for your wife and no cancer! Wishing her a speedy recovery.Morning, folks.
I haven't had a chance to check in much the past week because the better half had to go up to San Antonio for major surgery, (a hysterectomy.) She's 71, BTW but an MRI showed a fairly large growth outside her female parts. The docs didn't think it was cancerous but she wanted it gone, yesterday.
Unfortunately, while the surgeon thought she could duit laparoscopically, when she got in there she realized the small incisions for the robotic "arms" weren't large enough so my poor wife got a big ol' incision. But the best news was, no cancer..YAYYYyyyy!
The surgery went well although it took six hours but she came through with flying colors. They didn't have a room for her when she got to Recovery and the doc told us that because of the more involved surgery, she would have to stay a couple days.
Without her having a private room, there wasn't much sense in me hanging around in SA just to get a hotel room so I drove home to take care of the pup.
But when the surgeon checked the incision yesterday, she told the wife that she could go home on Saturday so I'm driving back up there in a couple hours.
Meanwhile, her poor car which was already pretty dirty before we left, was covered in dead bugs and grime after the two round trips so, I gave her a bath yesterday and took the opportunity to use IronX and OG Decon Soap.
The first step was to give her a Lift soak and rinse. Then I thought I would try this Marolex sprayer with IronX I got quite some time ago but wasn't pleased with all the pumping. Therefive, I put the solution in the PF22 which was clearly the best method.
Not the best quality foam and at least at first, I didn't see any telltale red foam but when I looked more closely, I saw slight hints of it so there was some on the car. It is barely visible in the photo. Part of the visibility problem is the color of the vehicle but there were definitely iron contaminants on the clear coat.
Let it dwell a bit, rinsed her off, then did the wheels using the iK Foam Pro 12 for the first time. Air compressor is still on the fritz but I was able to run it long enough to put 30psi intuit before the damn thing started screaching on me again.
That was enough pressure to do two wheels so I had to manually pump it up to do the other two. I like the rig a lot mainly because I don't wind up throwing wheel chemicals on the paint which always happens when using the cannon.
I also liked it for charging the wheel brushes..much better than using the cannon which was completely wasteful.
BTW D, this is what my four year old OG Woolie looks like. <smile> Wish it had that hemmed edge but, it still does the job.
While on the subject of wheels, I thought I would show y'all how badly she has curbed both on the passenger side. The driver's side wheels are still near perfect and I figure it's a depth perception issue on her part. <smile>
After finishing the wheels and tires, I fired up the cannon with OG Decon Soap. HS, talk about FOAM!
Man, was I impressed! And because the day was mostly overcast, I was able to wash her completely without a single rinse.
After the rinse, I noticed that there was zero beading on the back side of the hood and then I remembered having to get out the polisher when she came home one day and there were huge Seagull droppings all over it.
The front portion has PPF and there was no bird chidt on it so it didn't get polished. When I polished the hood, I didn't spend a great deal of time running it but obviously, even mild polishing will completely strip a ceramic coating.
Rinsed, pulled her into the garage, and gave her a blow dry with the Master Blaster. <smile> LOVE that thing and highly-recommended. Pulled her back out on to the driveway and snapped a "finished" photo.
Despite not getting the lovins that the Mustang gets, she still looks pretty darn good for a 2016.
BTW, these fellas showed up this week but, as usual, I forgot all about them and didn't try one on the Caddy. NBD, I'll give the product a looksee when I IronX the truck, hopefully soon as it needs a serious bath.
and the Caddy looks great.. You will love the clay scrubbers. I have 2 and the towel as well, best clay product on the market...
Thanks guys, I do appreciate it. As of 1500 CDT we are back at the casa after an almost enjoyable drive, ONCE WE WERE OUT OF SAN ANTONIO, that is. GD! that city has become another Houston when it comes to complicated highways, crazy drivers, and lousy roads. I gotta get out more I guess. <smile>
Thanks for that too, fellas but..
..the honest truth Ira is that I did come home for Buddy and it wasn't until I unpacked the car that I noticed how filthy it was. Once that thought was in my brain, it was all over. Were their tasks I could/should have done instead that would have been more useful? Heck yeah, the list is long but I'm pretty darn sure that everyone reading this knows that it's very difficult to walk away from a dirty vehicle when you have the time and required gear to "fix it." <BSEG>
