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RE: what is the best wax, cleaning products? - 1/31/2007 7:01:36 PM

YH2Owner

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Keep in mind my friend that claying will not just remove surface contaminants, depending on what clay bar you use, it removes EVERYTHING, including any old wax, polish or sealant you have on the car at the time. First wash/bath the vehicle, then clay it, they then recommend another wash to remove any leftover claying soap & stuff, dry it, then you need to apply your preferred polish, wax, or sealant. I don't use wax, I use a polish to shine up the paint, then I seal it--Whooeee--Good stuff--

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RE: what is the best wax, cleaning products? - 2/8/2007 3:48:12 PM

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After all of the ranting and raving about Ice I decided to give it a try today. Here's the process I used.

First I drove my H3 to the local brushless car wash and did just the basic wash to remove the dirt. Did not use the wax and did not dry. I drove straight home.

When I arrived home I rinsed the whole entire truck with water. Now that the dirt and other debri was removed from my paint I started by using the ICE LIQUID CLAY BAR.

It only takes a very small amount. The directions say to use a firm back and forth motion. I used only a very small amount on the sponge.

That small amount covered this whole entire area on my truck.

Once I used the clay bar on the whole truck I then rince the suds off and dry it using my "ABSORBER."

After my truck was completely dry I applied the ICE LIQUID POLISH.

It went on and buffed off effortlessly and left a very smooth finish. As you can see I only used a small amount of the bottle and that was probably more than I needed to use.

I recommend two coats!

And the result.

A shiny H3!

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RE: what is the best wax, cleaning products? - 2/8/2007 6:15:20 PM

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Very nice job. Could you tell if you were removing anything with the Ice Clay

Looks great

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RE: what is the best wax, cleaning products? - 2/8/2007 7:26:22 PM

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Yeah I could see the dirt and grime. Keep in mind I just put her through the car wash.

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RE: what is the best wax, cleaning products? - 2/8/2007 7:38:56 PM

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BRILLIANT!
WOW! man!....You just gave me the itch something fierce

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RE: what is the best wax, cleaning products? - 2/8/2007 8:14:25 PM

RutDogg

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Dennis......just keep in mind....if you clay your ride you are going to need to apply two coats of Ice wax.

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RE: what is the best wax, cleaning products? - 2/8/2007 9:17:14 PM

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Gottcha!..Thanks...Did the Liquid clay remove that fine little gritty feel too..?

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RE: what is the best wax, cleaning products? - 2/8/2007 9:39:23 PM

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Looks pretty good. Of course donno how good the "liquid" claying works, to me looks like it would be the "mild" version. I will take pics when I do my H2 this weekend if the weather agrees. I will take pics of the stuff I use for reference for yall & try to pic the step by step.. My question to the ICE users still remains, nobody yet has answered it, how often do you have to apply the stuff? When will water stop beading?? After my process I can go 5-6 months before I need to polish & seal again. Like I have said in my other forum, probably better related for this forum since our vehicles are so much BIGGER--But the ICE NXT process is the "easy" way of doing it, or another way of putting it, lazy mans way (No offense intented) I beleive use what u wanna use, at least some cleaning & protection is better than nothing--I will try to document my process, however it is very much involved and it is on a H2, also, keep in mind I also do the ROOF--hehe, do you?

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RE: what is the best wax, cleaning products? - 2/8/2007 9:46:14 PM

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I'm thinking that the "fine little gritty feel" you are referring to are actually contaminants on the clear coat. If that's what you mean then yes it removed the contaminants and gave the clearcoat a smooth base to apply the wax. I only had time to do one coat and I could feel just a couple of spots that need a little more wax to smooth it all out.

I usually tell people to run their CLEAN fingers over the paint after they wax. If it's smooth then your good. If you notice any grittiness then you need to apply more wax in that area.

Now let me ask you a question. When you Ice your ride does the sponge tend to lather up a bit? Mine did and I wanted to make sure that was normal.

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RE: what is the best wax, cleaning products? - 2/8/2007 10:29:56 PM

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Yes it does get all foamy, when it does that i start rubbing on the rubbers and plastic trim to get rid of the foam...And yes you described exactly what I'm talking about in that gritty feel..So the liquid clay eliminated that?..GOOD to hear, thanks

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RE: what is the best wax, cleaning products? - 2/9/2007 2:57:43 PM

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Alright...I have added the second coat of Ice and it's even smoother and better looking than the first coat. Here are the final pics after the second coat and yes I did my tires this time!

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RE: what is the best wax, cleaning products? - 2/9/2007 6:13:42 PM

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Holly Crap! It burnt my retinas!

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RE: what is the best wax, cleaning products? - 2/9/2007 6:31:58 PM

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wax on....wacks off

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RE: what is the best wax, cleaning products? - 2/9/2007 8:35:21 PM

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ORIGINAL: YH2Owner

Polish: is a product that restores shine to a finish, has no protective properties.

Looking forward on some feedback.

Yup you're right...Polish is just that, it polishes and Waxes like Carnauba, seal and protect...

But people are making synomous comparisions...and it's only natural, I bet you call refrigerant for the A/C Freon...Or an adjustable wrench a Cresent Wrench...See my point.?..

But now in this modern age of chemicals..the synthetics waxes/polishes are proving themselves worthy of both descriptions in one bottle...So When I refer to really something about polishing, I think of a ClayBar or Rubbing compound...Then seal it all up with a Wax, like NXT or ICE...

I think we are on the same page here..

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RE: what is the best wax, cleaning products? - 2/9/2007 8:37:09 PM

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ORIGINAL: YH2Owner

Instead of me writing the information, I'll provide you a url with a detail description of what claying is and what it does which was also the site where I was introduced of this "claying" phenom:

http://www.autogeek.net/clbaandlu.html

This site is where I buy most of my stuff BTW for all my vehicles. I guess they started the education for me on how to detail your car in every way.
By the way, I was pleasantly surprised that on page 2 of this detailing thread, this same company has posted here, albeit long time ago. In fact the wolfgand products is what I have been using for over 2 years now. Detailing a vehicle IS a labor of love I guess. I'm a detail fanatic I figure, and I am still learning tricks & things. The process I go thru is very much labor intensive. The results are good for 5-6 months, which means that bathing, claying, polishing & sealing is a 2 times a year deal for my H2, or when I see the water starts to stop beading. That does not include bathing when its needed, just means the process is done every 5-6 months or when needed. For me it has been about every 5 months down here in Florida with the heat, humidity & rains. Which comparatively speaking not easy or as quick as lets say ICE, but to me it is well worth it. Let me know what you think after you read the info.

Great site..Thanks...I can tell you a romantic for a dazzeling shine ..I like to have that with minimum effort..Hence the ICE craze

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