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  1. Interior Cleaner & Detailer Shoot-Out!

    Interior Cleaners & Detailers When I started cleaning cars in my teens and early 20’s, my method of “cleaning” an interior centered around slathering ArmorAll or similar onto the dashboard and door trims. Oh how things changed when I started to learn what those products did and didn’t do. As I...
  2. Brand New 7th Gen Marring Inside Hood

    If you had gone with the Dr. Color Chip, you wouldn't need primers, it would also provide a smoother, less obvious finish.
  3. Anti Rust Protection under carriage

    But its not consistent. In my case, the visible part of the exhaust tips were peppered with the black paint, so it looked terrible. Made it look like I had driven over fresh tar.
  4. Share your Fav S650 shot

    I can't pick just one, so these are my favorites so far......................... This one represents the first time I got to see the car after more than two years waiting........................... Then, a week later, finally taking delivery! Old and new side by side prior to me driving...
  5. This Just Got Real!

    Took the Mustang out for a decent run this morning. The car sits very nicely on the road at 100 kph, the lack of road noise quite pleasing. I will say though, Ford need to address the "Keep Hands on Steering Wheel" warning. It activates in a very unpredictable manner, with or without...
  6. Australia - 24C35 S650 Recall and Service Action Lookup

    The car already has an immobilizer, why are they trying to sell you another one?
  7. Brand New 7th Gen Marring Inside Hood

    Touch up paint pens or the little bottles with the brush simply fill the chip or scratch. The Dr.ColorChip is way better because you can level it down with the SealAct blending solution to be an almost imperceptible repair.
  8. Anti Rust Protection under carriage

    Having owned S550 and S650, both were smothering in that stuff. There is absolutely no preparation done prior to application, its just sprayed on without any care or skill. Check out the video below from 4 min 50 sec - That paint ends up across the underbody, but also onto the visible...
  9. Brand New 7th Gen Marring Inside Hood

    For the lightly scuffed areas, top right, you can probably polish those out. I would polish the whole area to level things down, then wipe over with a prep spray like Eraser or IPA. For the deeper scratch where it's gone through the paint, check out Dr. ColorChip. I've selected Grabber Blue on...
  10. This Just Got Real!

    Back to garage washing now that it's warming up. Carpro Reset was on the car today, both wheels and paint, Amplify the drying aid, OG TD on the tyres. With the car still outgassing, the interior glass needed another clean today to remove the film that tends to build up. Driving the car...
  11. Anti Rust Protection under carriage

    The rust treatment for export cars is done after the car leaves the line, prior to being sent to the docks.
  12. DFB5.0's Obsessive Car Detailing Flow Chart

    To clarify, Xpress is a pure cleaner and leaves nothing behind, while Perl is a pure dressing and has no ability to clean. In other words, both complement one another. As you describe your usage patterns, you probably don't need an interior cleaner, just wipe with a damp towel and apply Perl.
  13. Ceramic coat on matte stripes

    Coatings generally don't add gloss to a matte surface, rather they deepen the finish. This also applies to matte finish wheels, the coating just adds richness and depth.
  14. DFB's Detailing Garage

    What I thought was going to be a quick prune of an overhanging branch turned into something rather more involved. Instead of extended reach loppers, I had to grab one of the saws. Considering this was my neighbor's property, it was only fitting that I use the 028AV Super! What a lovely saw...
  15. DFB's Detailing Garage

    With my Ranger being lent to my father, I took the opportunity to get his Wildtrak back into shape. Despite not washing it for quite a while, thankfully it wasn't too bad, however there were a couple of things I wanted to address. First up, the engine bay. I once spent hours meticulously...
  16. DFB5.0's Obsessive Car Detailing Flow Chart

    Not a dud on show there! It's funny, now that ADS are gaining traction, the knives come out and people start labeling them as the latest hype train. Which is total bullsh.t! I hate that mentality, just because something is getting talked about, doesn't mean its all talk and no substance. ADS...





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