Lincoln LS Detail

Thats cool and that sucks at the same damn time. I just got mine a few days ago in the mail.



I put on quite the amount of coats now:D
 
Yup and I got all winter to make it look even better!
 
Kyle, do you get paid for the advertisement in your signature?
 
Nope, it's my friends clothing company that's just getting off the ground. He doesn't even know I have it on here. You could possibly get a sponsorship if you wanna put a company in your signature, as long as it abides by forum rules. That would be cool if you could get some detailing products for free.
 
Just in case anyone has a man crush on me and wants to be like me, here's my lineup so far...

Tools: Porter Cable 7424, Metro Vac n' Blow, Karcher 1500 PSI Pressure Washer, Imported Foam Cannon/Lance(Italy), Lake Country Machine Pads, Cobra Microfibers, Waffle Weave drying towel and microfiber gloves, use the two bucket method with Grit Guard, Cobra Microfiber Bone sponges, Black Schmitt for wheel wells, EZ Detail Brush for inside of the wheels, Swissvax Wheel Brush for face of the wheels, Pinnacle Bug Scrubber
Might have forgotten a few things...

Products:
Wash Soap: DP Xtreme Foam, Chemical Guys Citrus Wash and Gloss, Chemical Guys Citrus Wash and Clear(concentrated if I need a paint cleanser), Megs Gold Class as a backup.
Clay: Megs Professional Line Mild, Adams Clay(thanks Pete, haven't had anything to try it on yet though!), Finish Kare 425 Diluted as lube
Polish: Poorboy's World Super Swirl Remover 1,2,2.5,3 and a sample of 1z Einszett
Glaze: Megs Machine Glaze, Chemical Guys EZ Creme Glaze
Sealant: Klasse Sealant Glaze
Wax: Chemical Guys Butter Wet Wax, Collinte 915, Poorboy's World Nattys Paste Wax, S100, etc. Just ran out of Collinite 845.
Quick Detailer: Finish Kare 425 Anti Static
Wheels: Poorboy's World Spray and Rinse, DP Wheel Glaze
Interior: Meg's APC interior, Vinylex, Lexol Leather Cleaner and Conditioner
Glass: DP Glass Cleaner, Stoner's Invisible Glass, Glass Science Glass Scrub and Rain Clear Gel
Trim: Black Wow (best trim dressing out there)
Tires: Wolfgang Onyx Gel(sample bottle), Armor All Extreme Shine Gel
 
Okay, I'll bite. Here's my lineup from what I can recall. I'm at work, so there will probably be stuff I forget:

Tools: PC7424, hand pump pressure sprayer (for degreasing the engine bay), garden hose, MF dread lock wash brush (going to zymol sponges in the spring), Uber MF towels that only touch paint and glass surfaces (30), waffle weave MF drying towel(1), misc. general use MF towels (a bunch), 2 bucket method with grit guard, LC CCS pads (6.5, 5.5 and 4 inch), fender brush from Target for the wheel wells, misc. brushes for wheels, California Blade (only until spring, when I pick up an electric leaf blower), Craftsman shop-vac.

Products:
Wash: Chemical Guys Citrus Wash and Gloss, sample of DP Extreme Foam, Meg's Gold Class
Claybar: Adam's grey, Meg's white, Mother's yellow (for wheels), Meguiar's Last Touch spray detailer for lube (gallon)
Polish: all 16 oz. sizes - Poorboy's SSR3, PB SSR2, Menzerna Intesive Polish, Menz. PO106FF, Menz. FPII, Meguiars PlastX, 3M Rubbing Compound
Glaze: CG's EZ Creme Glaze
Sealant: Klasse SG (Sample, thanks Kyle), Poorboy's EX-P
Wax: Poorboy's Natty's Red, Lusso Oro, Collinite 845 (Again, thanks Kyle), random cleaner waxes (meg's mirror glaze for example)
QD: FK425 <-- Possibly the BEST QD out there, Duragloss Aquawax
Wheels: S100 Total Cycle Cleaner, PB Wheel Sealant
Interior: Folex Carpet Cleaner, Meg's Quik Interior Detailer (nice matte finish), Duragloss Vinyl & Rubber Dressing, Simple Green
Glass: Stoners IG, Adam's Claybar (who needs Rain-X when you claybar your windshield?), Glass Science Rain Clear (Haven't used yet, picked it up at Walmart for 4 bucks.)
Trim: Stoner's More Shine
Tires: Meg's Hot Shine Gel, Stoner's More Shine, AA Extreme Shine, Surf City Beyond Black
Degreaser: Meg's Super Degreaser, Stoner's Tarminator

I'm sure I'm forgetting things, and I'm REALLY sure I don't want to add up what I've spent so far :eek:
 
And here's my most 2 recent acquisitions:

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Don't you have the duragloss 105 or 501 as well for the wheels? Let me know how that Lusso is! My Beyond Black is on it's way as well as some Amazing Roll Off..
 
Yep, see I knew I'd forget something. It's the 501.

I don't know if I'll have a chance to try the Lusso before spring. I just couldn't pass up the great deal I got on it.
 
I was also looking at a pot of Dodo Juice Rubbish Boy's too. 55 bucks shipped.
 
Is there anything we really haven't tried that we should? Obviously there are some waxes out there that are just ridiculous in price, but what about other products? We've tried Black Wow for trim, Menzerna for polish(I haven't tried it though, is ff any good?), Klasse and PB EX-P sealant, a variety of waxes, different soaps....

I'm thinking we should mess around with some degreasers, glass cleaners(Zep or Finish Kare), and some undercarriage spray like Megs Hyper Dressing and Bare Bones, and some different applicators. What do you think Pete?
 
I think Jeff's Werkstatt is on my list too. Trigger is 15 bucks and the rest of the products are relatively cheap.
 
This is a prime opportunity for all of you discount Pep Boys and Costco microfiber users to hop on the luxury train. One of my friends from detailingbliss.com, Justin, just opened up a new website, TheRagShack.com. He's promoting one of the best quality line of microfibers we've seen so far to date. Very thick, very plush, very soft. The regular all purpose towels are extremely plush compared to the normal run of the mill one, and light years ahead of the discount ones you might have purchased at Costco or some other big chain store. If that wasn't good enough, check out the Shag Rag. This thing is the pinnacle of microfiber towels, good for buffing, polishing, and removing wax.

Here's a few pictures of his lineup and some closeups of the Shag Rag. As you can see, these microfibers are easily a higher quality than the dishrags you are using(and I previously was). Justin is a great guy to work with and being a detailer himself, he knows what he's talking about and won't settle for mediocre. I'll talk to him about a possible discount code. PM me with any questions.

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I just got the go from Justin on a discount code for you guys. Enter "micro25" at checkout to receive 25% savings. This brings the total for 10 towels down to 19.50, which is less than two dollars a towel. For this quality, it is an absolute steal.
 
Guess I'm going to have to buy 10 more towels, dammit. I just bought 20 Uber towels for an excellent deal. Normally 4.99 each. Phil had a buy one, get one sale, and I couldn't pass it up. They are awesome for the paint. Not nearly as plush as those shag rags, but the Ubers remove product so nicely. I only have one real thick buffing towel, and that's teh reTHICKulous towel from detailedimage.com. How do the shag rags compare to the reTHICKulous one, Kyle? I paid 10 dollars for one 16x16 size.

Oh, and about your previous question. Of course, I'm up for trying new products! Especially since they aren't nuba's, it won't break the bank. Give me a list of what you have in mind, andI'll find a few items too. What do you want to limit it to? I like the idea of undercarriage dressings, maybe CG's Fade2Black, since that dries to touch, and might really dress up an engine bay.

I also would really like to try P21S Gel Wheel Cleaner, or the CG's version (which you have to ask for, they don't list it on their site.) I'd like to try P21S TAW too. Have you tried any of these?
 
I'm down for trying Jeff's Werkstatt Trigger. It's supposed to be great on silver and white and super easy. P21S Gel is great. I feel within the next couple years we'll be making a trip to Germany for the Red kind. I'll let you know how those towels are when I get home today, as well as ARO.
 
KD00LS said:
I feel within the next couple years we'll be making a trip to Germany for the Red kind. I'll let you know how those towels are when I get home today, as well as ARO.
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:lol: Well, let's plan it around Oktoberfest :Beer

If you want, we can do a trade on the towels. Do you have any of the Uber ones?
 
God man, some of the names these people come up with for products gets me. Its like going into Spencers gifts and looking at the novelty t-shirt section.
 
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