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07-29-2008, 06:15 PM
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07-29-2008, 06:27 PM
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07-29-2008, 07:33 PM
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I second that contact Phil. You can search him on here and find pics of the cars he has done and posted.
Duragloss 501 and 111 are great. I had that combo on my car and it lasted 3 months before I reapplied. Collinite 476 would be another good choice, that wax lasts and lasts. After a rain I usually go over my car with a quick detailer. Well since recently I use Optimum No Rinse, dilluted as stated on the back in a spray bottle. Then will go over that with a quick detailer when I want a lil exta gloss on the car.
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07-29-2008, 08:29 PM
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wow in this whole post no one really suggested polishing at all.
I would probably wash/clay/polish and then seal or wax the car. I didn't see the answer to Charlie's questions on where is the car parked , are you by a tree, train station, factory etc, I saw this on one of my customer's m3 but I asked him where he parks and he said next to a construction site every time I cleaned up his car it looked horrible.
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07-29-2008, 09:09 PM
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I am sorry that I didn't answer Charlie's question. Yes, i live close to the train but my condo building blocks where I park. In other words, my car is not next to the tracks as it is blocked by my condo building which is 2 stories high. I've already had the car washed, compounded, clayed, polished and waxed 3 weeks ago and it's still doing the exact same thing. It actually feels like there isn't much wax left on the car. My car looked amazing for the first week but after it started to rain on it, it got ruined again. I park it outside constantly (no garage). I understand wax doesn't last long on cars but 3 weeks? We had a really bad rain storm here this past Sunday and after that, the car started looking bad again. I already have rain spots on the hood of my car which are faint but I know they are there and they will only get worse if I don't do something soon. It's extremely frustrating.
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07-29-2008, 09:12 PM
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the condo may block the tracks but if its in the air its in the air.
how does the car feel is it rough?
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07-29-2008, 09:19 PM
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Hi Phil, I didn't expect you to respond so quickly. Thanks. When you say polish the car, do you mean a really good detail? I had a full detail done 3 weeks ago which included using the buffer to compound and polish, clay and also apply a carnuba wax. When I got the car home , the paint felt super smooth but now it's starting to feel gritty and I just washed it last night. After the terrential downpours we had on Sunday, my car is now starting to collect dirt again in the pain. You can actually see rain spots that are turning my car like a grayish color. Basically, I think right now I can tell b/c I know what to look for but my friends are clueless when they look at my car from a distance b/c it still looks white from a distance. I'm just really tired of spenidng a lot of money to have it detailed and it doesn't last. I applied Liquid Glass to the car 2x within 2 weeks a few months ago and when it rained, the stuff was gone, like it was never applied. My husband and I used a pre-cleaner wax on the car as well before we applied the Liquid Glass. I really am starting to lose hope for this car. When it rains, I actually cringe which is crazy. LOL.. I had my car simonized by a well known person on Long Island last year (Charlie Simoniz) and he usually does an amazing job, he clayed my car and hand waxed it and when i got it back it still had streaks of dirt going through it. I spent like $200 on that and just recently spent $125 on the other detail. I'm just tired of spending money and the car looks nice for a few weeks and then turns to garbage again. When I used the pre-cleaner, all of our buffing pads we used were black. It was pretty gross. I read somewhere that the pores need to be closed on the paint. Have you ever heard of this? I am getting so desperate. I was thinking of applying an oil based glaze as someone mentioned on the forum and apply Collinite 476s over it (a double wax)... If that doesn't work I don't know what I am gong to do. I was referred to you b/c they said you were very knowledgable. From waht I understand, Honda is using cheap paint these days. Shame on them. You asked if the car feels rough, yes, it does not feel as smooth as it did on Friday and it is starting to feel a little gritty. I'd hate to use anythign abrasive on it again b/c I get so worried about the depth of the paint. Thanks, Trish
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07-29-2008, 09:42 PM
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07-29-2008, 10:38 PM
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1. It's been done within the last month. 2. I don't know the caliber of any shops in the area except those I see posted here so I'm reluctant to suggest that she go back to the shop that just detailed it (hence the reason I referred her to you). 3. She's had it detailed but expressed no interest in performing the paint correction using rotary/PC/Flex or whatnot, only in a better LSP. 4. Apartment Dweller, polishing may not be practical/possible with a machine.
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