Using Quick Detailers to "dust"?
Stellar HDF Member
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From: Westchester, NY
Also if you invest in quality microfiber cloths and a good detergent...take good care of them and just keep re using them. Huge difference in quality vs the chinese walmart value packs
But F that duster
But F that duster
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From: SE Michigan
garage dust, I use ECH2O as a QD
usually I use it as a wash though, and then dilute a bit and finish off by doing a once over with it as a detailer
where I've made my biggest mistakes in caring for my bikes finish is in how I've cleaned it and how i kept it clean
rule number one when cleaning and detailing is
DO NO HARM!!!
if you think about that every time you touch your bike, the question is always, what do I want from the outcome and how can i do that by doing the least harm possible to the finish of the bike?
I think like this, even when it's been sitting in the garage for a minute and has some dust on it...i put a lot of work into learning how to correct it and seal it, i hate the idea of undoing all of that hard work
it's great to see some fellow detailing enthusiasts chiming in here more recently, i've learned a lot here
usually I use it as a wash though, and then dilute a bit and finish off by doing a once over with it as a detailer
where I've made my biggest mistakes in caring for my bikes finish is in how I've cleaned it and how i kept it clean
rule number one when cleaning and detailing is
DO NO HARM!!!
if you think about that every time you touch your bike, the question is always, what do I want from the outcome and how can i do that by doing the least harm possible to the finish of the bike?
I think like this, even when it's been sitting in the garage for a minute and has some dust on it...i put a lot of work into learning how to correct it and seal it, i hate the idea of undoing all of that hard work
it's great to see some fellow detailing enthusiasts chiming in here more recently, i've learned a lot here
Road Warrior
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When contemplating going after dusty paint with a detail spray, ask yourself if you'd rather have a bike that's clean (dust free) but swirled up or a bike that's dusty but pristine underneath the layer of dust.
I let my stuff sit dusty until I can give it a proper wash with either a rinseless or hose and bucket.
I let my stuff sit dusty until I can give it a proper wash with either a rinseless or hose and bucket.
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Quick Detailer
Get a spray bottle, fill it with water, spray on and wipe off the dust with a clean towel. Then go over with a spray detailer and a micro fiber towel. I do this after every ride.
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If it dust that has just lain on the surface and nothing is making it stick then one of these. You have to waft it over the paint with no actual down force so the "bristles" barely touch the surface.
A pre-wash type spray down and dry for a touchless wash will probably take all the dust off.
A pre-wash type spray down and dry for a touchless wash will probably take all the dust off.
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From: pensacola fl
Wolfgang Uber or any waterless wash. Water isnt going to clean anything. Ive done a lot of black vehicles and have owned to many. My advice is do not touch the paint dry EVER! Waterless wash is cheap and it will save you heart ache.
Do what you want but this is what I tell my customers no matter what color the paint or hardness of the clear
Do what you want but this is what I tell my customers no matter what color the paint or hardness of the clear
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From: England
Water isn't going to clean anything. Do what you want but...
I use an air blaster for drying.
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