Detailer's Tip
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This was my hood after a wash. I rinsed the car with my sprayer attached. Notice how there is a lot of beaded water on this car that you'll have to remove with a towel, blower, blade, chamois or whatever method of drying you use.
I then removed the sprayer from my hose and used the waterfall method. Start with the hose at the top of the hood and just let it run onto the hood. Follow the sheeting water down the hood with the hose as it runs off. You'll see that there is now minimal water left to dry. You can do this with your whole car.
The sun came out between these two shots. That is the reason for the difference in colors.
I then removed the sprayer from my hose and used the waterfall method. Start with the hose at the top of the hood and just let it run onto the hood. Follow the sheeting water down the hood with the hose as it runs off. You'll see that there is now minimal water left to dry. You can do this with your whole car.
The sun came out between these two shots. That is the reason for the difference in colors.
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i found out today that it doesn't work so well when there's "nothing on the paint"... until you clay the paint to truly remove all contaminants. If it's simply "wax free" but not particularly clean otherwise (i.e. needs to be clayed), it doesn't work so well.
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Originally Posted by animeS2K,Jun 18 2005, 09:11 PM
i found out today that it doesn't work so well when there's "nothing on the paint"... until you clay the paint to truly remove all contaminants. If it's simply "wax free" but not particularly clean otherwise (i.e. needs to be clayed), it doesn't work so well.
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Originally Posted by NNY S2k,Jul 12 2005, 04:12 PM
That's an old trick that I've used for years, I'm surprised most people don't know about it.
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