Car Detailing - What products are your go to?

[DFB FGXR6]

My 5-liter Trace-less and Touch-less v2 arrived today.

Bilt Hamber Trace-Less
Bilt Hamber Trace-Less Super Wetting Glass Cleaner - Detailing Shed

Bilt Hamber Touch-Less Pre-Wash
Bilt Hamber Touch-Less V2 Snow Foam Pre Wash - Detailing Shed



I gave Trace-less a quick whirl, it certainly has a strong solvent aroma peppered with a scent, and it flashes away to a streak free finish with minimal towel effort.

Use on interior and exterior glass plus acrylic, and infotainment screens. Safe on tinted glass, mirrors, spectacles and hard glazed surfaces. Only use clean lint-free cloths free of detergents and fabric conditioners – these will cause smearing.

For Touch-less v2, its double the concentration and will require me to recalculate the panel impact ratio match my pressure washer and foam cannon outputs.

[Top_Ghia]

Dog hair. How do I deal with a lot of dog hair?
I’m buying a cheap Hyundai i30 that got traded in at work. I was looking for a cheap third rainy day/shopping cart for times the Dark Horse needs to stay home. Besides the front bumper paint peeling off it’s pretty straight.
But the interior is quite a mess. There’s a lot of rubbish everywhere and a lot of dog hair. What’s the best method to remove it?
Will it just vacuum up? Do I use a brush on a drill? Do I comb it up somehow?
I’m actually looking forward to this little restoration project.

[DFB FGXR6]

Originally Posted by Top_Ghia

Dog hair. How do I deal with a lot of dog hair?
I’m buying a cheap Hyundai i30 that got traded in at work. I was looking for a cheap third rainy day/shopping cart for times the Dark Horse needs to stay home. Besides the front bumper paint peeling off it’s pretty straight.
But the interior is quite a mess. There’s a lot of rubbish everywhere and a lot of dog hair. What’s the best method to remove it?
Will it just vacuum up? Do I use a brush on a drill? Do I comb it up somehow?
I’m actually looking forward to this little restoration project.

You will get it eventually by vacuuming alone, but it will be long and tedious. A couple of "helpers" I have discovered -

Lily Brush (or similar) - these are rubber combs that help drag the pet hair into a single point, you can the suck it up with the vac. I have the Lily Brush, but Detail Factory have a range of them now.............on special now at the moment too.

https://www.waxit.com.au/collections...y-pet-care-kit







Fur-reel - This is a vacuum attachment that has rubber prongs that grab the hair out of the carpet as you vac. Again, they "help".

https://www.willysgarage.com.au/prod...and-fang-combo



Quick Detailer - this works as an anti-static agent. I use Paint Gloss, but any non-protective quick detailer will do (think Boss Gloss, Megs Last Touch ect). Simply mist onto the surface you are vacuuming, again, use with the above for the full effect.

[Trendseeker]

I just noticed that Meguiars have a “coming soon” product that might do the job.

https://www.meguiars.com.au/product/...-hair-remover/

[DFB FGXR6]

Originally Posted by Trendseeker

I just noticed that Meguiars have a “coming soon” product that might do the job.

https://www.meguiars.com.au/product/...-hair-remover/

Typical Meguiar's, lets everyone else innovate and invest in new products, sits on their hands, then arrives a decade later with their version proclaiming it to be the latest and greatest. Been like this ever since 3M took over.

[Trendseeker]

Originally Posted by DFB FGXR6

Typical Meguiar's, lets everyone else innovate and invest in new products, sits on their hands, then arrives a decade later with their version proclaiming it to be the latest and greatest. Been like this ever since 3M took over.

Agreed. They’re also getting into protective paint coating, “coming soon”.

https://www.meguiars.com.au/product/...paint-coating/

[DFB FGXR6]

Originally Posted by Trendseeker

Agreed. They’re also getting into protective paint coating, “coming soon”.

https://www.meguiars.com.au/product/...paint-coating/

LOL!

That paint coating went on sale this time last year at SEMA. And it's still hasn't arrived in Australia?

Again, typical Meguiar's, and more specifically, Meguiar's Australian importer/distributor. And that's before I mention how totally outdated both US and AUS websites are, everything is out of date, while some products are not even represented despite being in stores. At the end of the day, they are geared towards bricks and mortar retailing, so a up to date website doesn't seem to be a priority.

[roKWiz]

Originally Posted by DFB FGXR6

You will get it eventually by vacuuming alone, but it will be long and tedious. A couple of "helpers" I have discovered -

Dog hair is easy to remove just by wetting your hands and wiping over the surface with them.

[onemanempire]

Originally Posted by roKWiz

Dog hair is easy to remove just by wetting your hands and wiping over the surface with them.

Agree Rocky...
I use a pair of washing up gloves, dry. Just put on the gloves, wipe all of the hair to one spot, pickup the majority of it, vacuum up the rest. Simple. No money involved apart from the 10 pack of washing up gloves from major supermarket chain.


One Man.

[BENT_8]

Looking for advice to restore moderate oxidization on RV gelcoat finish.
Would assume its similar to boat gelcoat.

Anyone got experience or can direct me to the right products?
I have a 9" rotary buff and auto polishing experience but many years ago now.

[roKWiz]

Originally Posted by BENT_8

Looking for advice to restore moderate oxidization on RV gelcoat finish.
Would assume its similar to boat gelcoat.

Anyone got experience or can direct me to the right products?
I have a 9" rotary buff and auto polishing experience but many years ago now.

If it's similar to marine I would start here......

https://www.whitworths.com.au/mainte...dware?cat=1494


There's usually 2 types of RV construction now.

Filon fibreglass type side walls on motorhomes and caravans are not very durable in the long run, they usually only have a warrant span of 5 years.

Cargosheet powder coated smooth sided aluminium wall are a tougher type of construction and generally only need the clean to keep the surface looking new.
Not as much ribbed sided around these days.

[CyberWasp]

A Question for DFB FGXR6

Have you had any experience with this Product from Collinite?

I saw it on a Video being applied on top of anther brands coating and it came up like glossy glass.

If it is really that good I would like to see what it did if applied it on top of the Wolfgang Gloss Sealant you have had much success with.

[DFB FGXR6]

Originally Posted by CyberWasp

A Question for DFB FGXR6

Have you had any experience with this Product from Collinite?

I saw it on a Video being applied on top of anther brands coating and it came up like glossy glass.

If it is really that good I would like to see what it did if applied it on top of the Wolfgang Gloss Sealant you have had much success with.

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Sorry, I haven't had any experience with Collinite products outside of 845 Insulator Wax. I went looking for posts on Bead-Coat on Autogeek with no valuable information worth sharing, its virtually unknow. That's about all I can say.

[DFB FGXR6]

Some Aussie AMMO content from when he was here a few months ago.

[stannoplan]

Originally Posted by CyberWasp

A Question for DFB FGXR6

Have you had any experience with this Product from Collinite?

I saw it on a Video being applied on top of anther brands coating and it came up like glossy glass.

If it is really that good I would like to see what it did if applied it on top of the Wolfgang Gloss Sealant you have had much success with.

I believe Jon from Forensic Detailing included it on his latest sealant test, there are 3 in the series
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZHbBwzS05pM

ah, and a stand-alone video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ip0if7DcHbs

Anyone treiwd the SiRamik Lustrous the poms rave about?