The Official Car Care Thread

[Rainman]

[trvs]

neexis its Grey.

Larry Kosilla does some awesome work and shares some excellent tips.

I used his leather cleaning technique last couple weekends.

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[DVSTT]

neexis its Grey.

Larry Kosilla does some awesome work and shares some excellent tips.

I used his leather cleaning technique last couple weekends.

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That seat looks like a triton/sportero seats, am I right? Also what cleaner you use? I find meguiar's and a microfibre does well, just let it soak in but not dry lolz.

[Karim Khan]

I have already used and tested the Ammo products and they work great. Here is a pic of the products that i have used.

[cinco]

what bug remover you all suggest?
my front bumper is plastered

prestone bug and tar.. $31 by price club in chaguanas

ear big man len meh some nah

[aidan]

what bug remover you all suggest?
my front bumper is plastered

prestone bug and tar.. $31 by price club in chaguanas

ear big man len meh some nah

Buh I pay $36 for mine this sat. works rel good on the tar.

[trvs]

DVSTT, it's my Navara.

I have the Chemical Guys Leather Cleaner and Conditioner. This is the only product that I have been using on my seats since I took the plastic off almost a year ago.

The conditoner has an appealing "new leather" smell and it keeps the seats very supple. This coupled with Llumar Air Blue on my windscreen keeps the seats well protected from the sun.

I want to get that AMMO Regimen soon. Especially the Skin.

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[Aaron 2NR]

^bought that last weeek. didnt try it yet

[kurpal_v2]

^^ what that combo costs?

[Aaron 2NR]

19.45 plus tt shipping/taxes

[DVSTT]

19.45 plus tt shipping/taxes

Wow, I thought it would have been alot more expensive lolz. May give it a try

[bassotronics]

Hey tuners, want to know where i can get a pint of white rubber paint to buy? Also where does engraving of white wall onto black tires, thanks for any assistance.

Want to make my tires look like this

anyone?

[trvs]

http://www.duplicolor.com/products/hotTires/

[cinco]

got turtle wax bug and tar cleaner @ priceclub for 41 dollars they didnt hav prestone
also got megs tyre shine and interior detailer
70 and 45 respectively

[greenlime100]

yesterday I used "tuff stuff" to clean the interior of a prado.... That has to be the best working cheap thing I ever used. Heard the Megs works alot better.

[Aaron 2NR]

Nothing as good as the karcher system

[aidan]

Aaron 2NR, whats the karcher system?

I myself is use tuff stuff, bissel gentle upholstery cleaner and megs APC.

[Aaron 2NR]

It's the unit that Karim use.

When you use tuff stuff etc, you have to wipe the dirt off and doing so you end up trapping dirt back in the fabric.

[aidan]

^Is it like a hot water extraction system? I google it and not finding anyting

I does use a wet vac and megs apc (spray on) after i finish an area just to lift up any dirt.

[Aaron 2NR]

I usually clean my seats every two weeks with meg leather products.

Used the chemical guys leather kit today

Cloth before

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After one wipe

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Seats after

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I was really surprised to see the cloth when I was finished, since I hardly ever have anyone in the vehicle and I knew my leather was "clean"


The chemical guys combo is really great for the price, the cleaner comes concentrated and gotta be mixed 6:1.
For $20 us, it's worth it.

[Aaron 2NR]

[Aaron 2NR]

[neexis]

Aaron.... what were the taxes like on bringing in those items?

[Aaron 2NR]

i bought in a lot of stuff


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IMPORT VAT:
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TOTAL
$283.64


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[neexis]

ok guys... new challenge

car was rubbed by another with one of those old time bumpers. nothing happened to the other guy, but there's some good white marks where the clear coat was scratched. it doesn't look like much was taken off as i cant feel any ridges or steps from the normal area to the scratched parts... i'm assuming the clear coat damage is superficial.

what can i use to polish it back out? i'm assuming some mildly abrasive polishing compound may have to be used?
also can this be done by hand or is a machine recommended

[nemesis]

Do that by hand as it's a small area. Plus you get better control. Yes you'll have to use something abrasive. Meg's Ult cmpd works well.

I use that Paradise road bug remover too. Quite liking it. If you don't have a huge amount of bugs, the CG bug and grime wash works great. Although it does remove LSP faster than normal I'm sure.


My sealant test got screwed. Car was sent to do some audio work and was parked where it got wet and covered with sawdust. Nothing beading anymore, marks in some places etc. Will attempt again next mth that I'm here. sighs.

[neexis]

I checked carplus yesterday and they had no ultimate compound. The guy recommended the autoglym paint renovator as it was mildly abrasive. It was either between that or the megs clear coat rubbing compound. I'll try it out this weekend, but the instructions said to try polishing with SRP first so I'll probably do that first

[33 hertz]

^ Unipet Marabella has the Ultimate Compound, The also have it in the Kit with the DA pad.

[greenlime100]

^^ yup bought mine last Saturday, got some work to do this weekend. Unipet finally stock up the Megs

[pioneer]

That's cuz a fresh shipment of megs recently landed