Please don't tell SalAgreed! I spray it on, then use one cloth to "polish" it into the finish, and another to remove it.in_d_haus said:Is to not let it dry.
Was it Final Inspection or Quick Detailer? Quick detailer is definately something to stay away from:thumbdwn:k2modx3 said:I definately had a majot problem with the meguiars, as a 3/4 full bottle is now in my trash. I used (expiriemented) with it on my Toyota 4-Runner with no problems. Last night i used it on my week old just washed 330i to get off water spots and the D*** thing looked like it has swirls all over hood. I don't know what it was but it pissed me off. I had no damage though because I got this awful products side effects removed by a good waxing earlier tonight. The only thing that is strange to me is how the car was clean, i used 100% cotton towels that have never swirled before, and it was only noticeable on the hood and not on the doors. Weird, needless to say, i'm staying away from those products for awhile. I'm too scared i will do something that wont wax off!
The "Rule of thumb" I've been told over the years is keep Carnauba-based products with carnauba waxes, and polymer-based products with polymer waxes.awd330 said:I'm wondering if the brand of wax used would have any affect upon the detailing spray's results. That is, do you need to keep within the same manufacturer's line of products to get the best results?
Robg, most detailing sprays contain either a small amount of polymers or carnauba, do you know which they use? Just curious...robg said:I used Mothers' Detailing Spray to maintian my P21s wax job and have never had a problem.
Be very careful of those microfiber towels, with a jet black finish, I noticed little silvers of fiber (after many washings of the towel itself) left over on the finish, not sure if these could cause potential swirl marks, but I accidently dropped a cigar ash on a towel and it shirveled and melted the part of the microfiber towel it fell on...that is NOT a good sign. 100% cotton with 100% cotton thread for me.E36M3 said:If you got scratches with Quik Detailer then:
1) Your car was too dirty when you used it
2) Your towels were to coarse
Quik Detailer is made to remove LIGHT contamination from the paint finish without scratching and without stripping your wax.
My advise would be for you to switch from using 100% cotton terry cloth towels to using microfiber. Just a thought.
Great! Do me a favor, take a lighter to one of your towels, post the results please. (incidently, mine were bought from Griots Garage,they rave about them but I'm skeptical after the cigar ashe thing, as well as the 'fiber glass' looking fibers on the finish)E36M3 said:Guess it depends on the microfiber you're using...just with anything, they vary in quality.
Being in the industy I can tell you in confidence that microfiber is much safer than towels.
