Quick Detailing Tips/Techniques

[HealthyCivic]

Can you guys share your QD tips and techniques please? I'm new and just want to make sure I do it correctly. Do you just spray down each panel and wipe with a microfiber cloth and then buff-dry with the opposite side?

[Murr1525]

Re: Quick Detailing Tips/Techniques

Well, there are different situations....

For instance, to remove bird droppings, etc, you would want more of a spray and dab technique.

For dusting, you could spray some on the panel, some on your cloth, and gently wipe. The drying if needed, but it really shouldnt be.

Ater a wash, you wont need quite as much as dusting, just a spray or two on the panel, a little on the cloth, and that will pretty much be enough.

Of course when claying, you do want to use a lot of QD, and then dry off excess as you go.

[Markus Kleis]

Re: Quick Detailing Tips/Techniques

Well for me I personally do it differently depending on how dirty the paint is, and which QD product I am using.

If I have only 1 day of dust on the car I will just grab the bottle of UQD and a nice microfiber. Then I lightly mist large areas like the hood, maybe 3x3 feet at a time and gently wipe it down. The final pass I switch the side of the towel and use the dry side for my last pass.

If I have 2-3 days of dust, or maybe some bird droppings I will reach for 100% Last Touch first. I like this for cleaning as it has a lot of lubrication and oils to protect your paint. Use the same technique as before, but spray the product more liberally and allow it to soak a little bit longer.

I then follow up with a final pass of UQD, just spraying it on the towel itself. (If I am working on skinny trim areas or near windows I always spray the towel only).

These are just my own personal methods, so test things out and see what works for you.

[J. A. Michaels]

Re: Quick Detailing Tips/Techniques

I like to mist the product lightly on the section , then using a supreme shine microfiber, "work" the product. Then using a second clean SS microfiber I gently remove any excess and the section is good to go. If I have bird droppings I spot treat them first with 2 other clean microfibers. I do not like to use the microfiber with bird droppings on the rest of my paint.

The other thing I tend to do is generally qd the cars hopefully every 2 days. Never let them go more then 3 days. Helps out in the long run.

[Black Bart]

Re: Quick Detailing Tips/Techniques

I do it like what has been suggested but I use 2 towels one to apply and one to dry and buff.

[Poki]

Re: Quick Detailing Tips/Techniques

Interesting....never thought of also spraying the cloth. Will give that a try.....

[HealthyCivic]

Re: Quick Detailing Tips/Techniques

How many towels/cloths do you guys end up using? I have a Honda Civic and I just did a QD after it rained and because there was so much dirt coming off on the towels from the minerals I went through about 5 microfiber towels and even that didn't seem like enough. I still felt like I was re-using some dirty areas that could hurt the paint. Is this normal?

[Mike Phillips]

Re: Quick Detailing Tips/Techniques

How many towels/cloths do you guys end up using? I have a Honda Civic and I just did a QD after it rained and because there was so much dirt coming off on the towels from the minerals I went through about 5 microfiber towels and even that didn't seem like enough. I still felt like I was re-using some dirty areas that could hurt the paint. Is this normal?

If it hasn't rained for a while, then when it does rain it tends to clean the air by bringing some of the dust in the air down with it and onto your car.

Be careful wiping your car down after a fresh rain when it hasn't rained for a while. You might even consider washing your car instead.

Mist and wipe products like Quik Detailer rand Ultimate Quik Detailer, are for removing

• Light dust
• Fingerprints
• Smudges

Not accumulated dirt, that's the job for a car wash.

[Murr1525]

Re: Quick Detailing Tips/Techniques

If you want to be really insane, you can just wash your car in the rain if it is a medium/hard rain... At least it ends up looking reasonable without having to dry it.

[yalerd]

Re: Quick Detailing Tips/Techniques

If you want to be really insane, you can just wash your car in the rain if it is a medium/hard rain... At least it ends up looking reasonable without having to dry it.

Have you done it???

[RaskyR1]

Re: Quick Detailing Tips/Techniques

I like to mist the product lightly on the section , then using a supreme shine microfiber, "work" the product. Then using a second clean SS microfiber I gently remove any excess and the section is good to go. If I have bird droppings I spot treat them first with 2 other clean microfibers. I do not like to use the microfiber with bird droppings on the rest of my paint.

The other thing I tend to do is generally qd the cars hopefully every 2 days. Never let them go more then 3 days. Helps out in the long run.

+1

[Murr1525]

Re: Quick Detailing Tips/Techniques

Have you done it???

Well, I said you'd have to be insane to wash your car in the rain....




Of course I've done it....

[Ryan L.]

Re: Quick Detailing Tips/Techniques

If you want to be really insane, you can just wash your car in the rain if it is a medium/hard rain... At least it ends up looking reasonable without having to dry it.

I've done that as well...get some pretty strange looks from people driving down the street, but thats normal.

Ryan

[Markus Kleis]

Re: Quick Detailing Tips/Techniques

I love washing or claying in the rain...it's fun! (As long as it isn't too terribly cold)

[Murr1525]

Re: Quick Detailing Tips/Techniques

Hmm... havent tried claying in the rain...