Is This Bad

BigWes64 · 06-01-2008, 08:36 PM

Looking for some opinions, i love to keep my truck spotless. Sometimes i get lazy and decide to take the easy way out. A few days after washing i sometimes take a wet cloth and wipe down an area and follow behind myself drying with another cloth, doing the whole truck this way. I dont drive the truck alot maybe three times a week around town to cruise. Just wondering it this is a bad habit or something i shouldnt worry about. Will this damage my paint or am i fine.

Buildwonder · 06-01-2008, 08:47 PM

Yuck.......I just threw up in my mouth a little.

Your habit is a worse one than anything Artie Lange ever dreamed of.......stop immediately and check yourself into Skyboi's Rehab for the Detailing Deficient.

All joking aside, you should at least be using a good detail spray like Bead-X from Formula 113 and keep up on the waxing as to protect it as much as possible. Less friction is best. Actually, washing it the way you're supposed to is best......

Dom249 · 06-01-2008, 09:04 PM

dont feel bad if you think you detail your truck alot.
I wash mine all the time also but I drive around quite a bit. Every few days or when I notice my truck isnt as shiney or when I start to see dust on it I wash it. I love it when my truck nice and clean

I even wash my truck on days when it rains and a few hours later I have waterspots all over it and it sucks but atleast I had it clean for a little while haha

**walleeme** · 06-01-2008, 10:41 PM

Ummm,
I own at least 5 cars.
I spot clean and do a big complete wash when you just can't win.

RyBo · 06-02-2008, 12:06 AM

Rightwash Drywash...google my friend...built in polymers to where you spray, wipe...wipe off residue...and your done. I detail my neighbors Ferrari 355 and 360 Modena with the stuff because he doesn't want a single drop of water on it...so you know, if a Ferrari or 2 can handle it, your paint could too...just make SURE you wipe that residue off...

also, PM skyboi if you have any questions also...I'm just the neighborhood 17 year old starting up my own detailing business...

Good luck,
Ry Guy

Skyboi · 06-02-2008, 04:57 AM

ANY DETAILER WORTH ANYTHING WILL TELL YOU TO STOP WHAT YOUR DOING

You're actually slowly killing your shine..... KILLING IT.

Each time you touch microscopic dirt particles on your paint...you're micro sanding them into your clearcoat and creating spiderwebing that is dulling out the clearcoat.

I have explained before that clearcoat is like a lens that allows a clear view of the paint beneath it...When you scratch the lens you blur the view.

Here's my view from a previous post...

Thanks HemiETR...

After seeing how my Titan Brothers love their rides I thought I'd share years worth of experience to help make it easier for them to have a detailed ride without needing a chiropractor afterwards. Products that work without casing damage along with proper application and ease of use.

I see so many of my friends that love their rides wash them from the bottom up...I'm ready to ask them why they're wetsanding and hacking the crap out of the paint...

People need to be careful with clearcoat...It's like a lens to the paint...When you fog it up with scratches you have to get extreme with a buffer. Paint is only so thick you know. Resort to light buffing maybe once every 2 years and right before you sell.

Skyboi's rules for paint:

1. Only wash it when it's dirty...fight the urge
2. Do NOT touch the paint between washes...No wiping it down or the dust off it. Give it a shot of copmressed air if you need to but no physical touching.
3. When washing, make sure your mit is extremely clean, wash from the top down, rinse your mit thoroughly between panels and sections.
4. Use a wax that goes on and off very easy and wax often to maintain moisture in the paint. Most people think that a hard wax is good cause it won't come off...Not true...They all break down in about the same amount of time from air, ultraviolet and friction and acid rain. ALso, it's a PIA to get off so you dread the "wax job" and subsequently you put it off.

Hope this helps... Work smart not hard

IAPharmr · 06-02-2008, 05:22 AM

In between a full day marathon detailing, I just wash her down good, spray her off, grab the leafblower and I am done in 25 minutes! Probably the same amount of time you use with a wipe and dry method.

I have 2 buckets set up now, the quick wash stuff and the detailer special. Love it!

BigWes64 · 06-02-2008, 07:26 PM

Thanks for the help guys, i wont be doing this anymore. The few times i did do this, in the back of my mind i new it was wrong. Hey you live and you learn. Ive owened this this truck for about 3 months and i have waxed it twice with Meguiars NXT Tech wax, looking at my paint today from many angles it doesnt seem to be in bad shape. Some swirls but u have to really get down on it to see them and it still has a good shine. So would a light buffing from the local detailer be a good idea for me now? or maybe the claybar i read about?

Thanks again for your help

**P's Titan** · 06-02-2008, 10:38 PM

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Originally Posted by BigWes64

Thanks for the help guys, i wont be doing this anymore. The few times i did do this, in the back of my mind i new it was wrong. Hey you live and you learn. Ive owened this this truck for about 3 months and i have waxed it twice with Meguiars NXT Tech wax, looking at my paint today from many angles it doesnt seem to be in bad shape. Some swirls but u have to really get down on it to see them and it still has a good shine. So would a light buffing from the local detailer be a good idea for me now? or maybe the claybar i read about?

Thanks again for your help

you could try to claybar but I am not sure it'll get out all the swirls. Adam's has a awesome swirl and haze remover. There have been some recent threads about our products.

Let me know if you have any questions about Adam's.

Skyboi · 06-03-2008, 04:50 AM

Important to remember that the claybar is not designed or recommended for swirl, or I believe in this case "spiderwebbing" removal.

Most waxes and glazes applied by hand will temporarily hide them by filling the groove and making them transparent until the wax dries out.

Random orbital buffer will do a fine job taking out these fine scratches if used with the right cut product but attempting to get these out by hand will eventually make the finish look like a dogs breakfast.