Oh...of course Glad everything is working out for you. Now where are those before/after pictures?

 

Hi Moe, could you help me out with a formula for my Meteor Gray 997 C4S? It has a clear bra so I'm looking for a non-yellow wax to finish things off:

1. Wash
2. Clay
3. Orange pad - Menzerna SIP
4. White pad - Menzerna Super Finish
5. P21S paint cleaner
6. Wax??
7. Einszett Spray Wax for upkeep

Thoughts?

Regards,
Lynn

 

Hi Lynn...your routine is spot on.

As for wax, for paint, P21S 100% is a great Carnauba wax we sell.

For film, Sonax Liquid NanoWax is great as well. You can apply it with one of our red ccs pads with a machine.

As a spray wax, I prefer the Sonax over the einszett. The sonax gives a nicer shine and it protects a little better. We noticed this because the beading after every wash from previous week's application of Sonax Speed Wax yielded more beading on the paint surface. Hope this helps.

http://www.glisteningperfectionstore...xes/Categories

 

Thanks a million for the info!

 

You're welcome. Glad I could help.

 

hey moe,
i finished my first real detail on my audi s4 the other day and its looks great. Thanks for all the tips and suggestions! I park my car outside and i find that after a few days dust particles and other environmental stuff ends up on my car. Whats the best way to prevent that?? I have a cover but that ends up making smudge marks on the paint???

 

Hi Noah. Glad you're enjoying detailing and I'm happy to hear my advice is helping.

Being outside in the elements, you're at the mercy of Mother Nature. Unfortunately, short of parking under a car port or inside a garage, you're not going t avoid the elements.

Cover is recommended after a wash, but not after you've driven. There are car covers out there that breathe but prevent dust and moisture from getting in. You may want to look into that.

If you cover after a wash, then remove cover, and have light dust, then try using this:

http://www.glisteningperfectionstore...ster-gp/Detail

Hope this helps.

 

Hi Moe,

Loving the flex! I have some orange peel on my truck. Would the wool pad help get rid of it?

 

WOW!! Didn't think you'll be using the flex so soon Glad you like it.

The proper way to take down orange peel is to wetsand. Unfortunately, this isn't something I recommend on OEM paint as it's usually pretty thin to begin with and sanding it to knock down the peel isn't a good long term improvement.

 

Hi Moe.Im just ready get polishing mashine for my cars.Just wanna polish and wax my cars.What is the good mashine and pads to go with?

 

The best polisher/polish/pad combo we offer is this:

http://www.glisteningperfectionstore...sh-Kits/Detail

Excellent value and comes with great tech support and how-to info.

Is this what you're looking for?

 

Hey Moe,

Thanks for all the great information on this thread (and your other threads) as well as for all of the products that you have sold me over the last few years. I have quite an arsenal because I always want whatever you say is the latest and greatest!

One product that I have found to be indispensible but which I can't remember ever mentioned here is Oil-Flo Safety Solvent. This stuff is amazing for cleaning hard to clean things, but is very gentle at the same time. For example, I purchase a 4.5 year old 360 a few years ago and the prior owner never removed the Warning sticker from the dashboard because he was afraid to do so. It was an ugly thing that had to go. I removed the sticker, but there was much glue residue remaining. I used the Oil-Flo to remove the residue carefully, and there was absolutely no sign of any impact on the leather. I use it for other adhesives and I have also found it to be the best for removing dried or wet tree sap.

A friend of mine recently got an M3 and had it clear bra'd right away. Within 2 days, he hit a piece or rubber tire on the highway and whack! black marks on his CB. He tried everything to get it off and nothing worked, including polish. The Oil-Flo cleaned it off with relative ease. The CB was a little bit hazy (not sure if it was from the tire mark or the Oil-Flo) but the haze cleared up with a bit of heat from a heat gun.

I don't have any affiliation with the company (Titan Industries) but I have found this to be useful for so many uses, I just wanted to raise it to people's attention.

Have you ever seen this before Moe?

 

Hi there. Thanks for taking the time to follow my advice and I'm glad to hear you're enjoying detailing as a hobby.

Regarding Oil-Flo, I'm not familiar with that product but will look into it. Part of the fun about detailing is learning about new products and new techniques and improving your current manner of detailing.

 

Hey Moe,

Can you use the leatherique cleaner/oil system on a leather steering wheel? Or will the wheel feel..sticky.. afterwards?

thanks

 

It should behave the same way as it does on your seats.

Clean the leather first using a leather cleaner like Lumiere.

Apply rej oil to the leather. We usually do this over a 2-3 day period while applying the product 2-3 times per day.

Then clean/remove the oil using prestine clean.

It should have a clean, satin, and rich look/feel.

Hope this helps.