tips needed
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From: SC, MI
tips needed
what does everyone use to dry there trucks after cleaning them? (type of towel) and what do you use to wax and clean it? Also what would you suggest to polish exhaust tips and bumpers?
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From: Pearl, MS
welcome to the forums, #1, and #2 I'm sure if you do a search you'll find hundreds of topics that cover this. however, the long and the short of it:
1. Drying - some use a leaf blower or shop vac blower on their trucks to get water out of the cracks and crevices etc... After that, use a waffle weave micro-fiber drying towel to blot dry the remaining water.
2. Waxing - I use micro-fiber applicators. I also use MF towels for removal.
As far as products for your metal/chrome parts, I really don't know because I have the painted bumpers etc...
Tires - personal pref - meguiars hot tire shine
Interior panels etc.. - again personal pref - megs QD interior spray
Polish - Megs #7
Wax - Megs NXT and Megs #26
Glass - Stoners Invisible Glass - spray bottle
There are so many products you can use the possibilities are endless. Do a search though and you'll find pretty much every topic covered.
1. Drying - some use a leaf blower or shop vac blower on their trucks to get water out of the cracks and crevices etc... After that, use a waffle weave micro-fiber drying towel to blot dry the remaining water.
2. Waxing - I use micro-fiber applicators. I also use MF towels for removal.
As far as products for your metal/chrome parts, I really don't know because I have the painted bumpers etc...
Tires - personal pref - meguiars hot tire shine
Interior panels etc.. - again personal pref - megs QD interior spray
Polish - Megs #7
Wax - Megs NXT and Megs #26
Glass - Stoners Invisible Glass - spray bottle
There are so many products you can use the possibilities are endless. Do a search though and you'll find pretty much every topic covered.
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From: Mishawaka, IN.
I use a leaf blower to dry with--black paint. It's faster and leaves no spots. It's even faster if you have some help, one washing one drying.
Then I use the Clay Magic kit from from Auto Zone. After that, I don't wax per-say, but use Megs #20 paint sealer on everything, including the chrome. I find that just about any chrome polish/cleaner works well--whatever is on sale.
Stoner's makes a good product. I just use vinegar and water with some old balled up newspaper works really well for water spots on the glass--polish to shine with a microfiber towel.
Obviously the more you wash the more time you'll need to spend reapplying paint protection. I love the California dust brush in-between washings.
Anyway, I'm one of these guys that doesn't like to spend 2 days detailing but also want my truck looking good. I use the KISS method. Keep it simple stupid. More time for this
and fishin'
Then I use the Clay Magic kit from from Auto Zone. After that, I don't wax per-say, but use Megs #20 paint sealer on everything, including the chrome. I find that just about any chrome polish/cleaner works well--whatever is on sale.
Stoner's makes a good product. I just use vinegar and water with some old balled up newspaper works really well for water spots on the glass--polish to shine with a microfiber towel.
Obviously the more you wash the more time you'll need to spend reapplying paint protection. I love the California dust brush in-between washings.
Anyway, I'm one of these guys that doesn't like to spend 2 days detailing but also want my truck looking good. I use the KISS method. Keep it simple stupid. More time for this
and fishin'
