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Sunday, September 14, 2014
Saturday, September 13, 2014
Simple Wash plus Gtechniq Exo V2 and C4 Reviews
Hello fellow detailers and viewers!
Today is a comprehensive review over Gtechniq Exo V2 and C4 Trim restorer. Ahead I'm doing this on the Jetta which previous readers will know currently has a layer of Opti-Coat over the vehicle except the hood. You can find that paint correction here. This is going to be a simple wash, interior clean, clay and polish with SF4000 and multiple dressing/coatings.
First off was a simple interior clean. Vacuum first, if you need to know how to vacuum, take your shop vac, press on, take the end of the hose where dirt is. Done! I did also touch-up the rubber mats, these came upgraded and are absolutely awesome. A famous brand for the aftermarket is Weathertech.
Here's what these have been through as a daily driver.
Can you tell which have been cleaned yet?
A simple scrub with an interior cleaner, don't worry these were hosed down on the backside before being placed to dry and in the car.
Just Blackfire Interior Cleaner and a Mother's brush. These really don't need anything too much done to them. You could put trim dressing if you wish, but with the abuse in a daily driver these get I don't know how long it would last so I chose not to, also you have to be extremely careful that anything you put on is dry and non-slippery. It can very easily turn a quick drive into your foot slipping off the brake or gas pedal, similar to uneducated people putting tire shine on top of the tire.
Also found this nasty rockchip. Need to get that kit from Dr. Colorchip ordered for the Tornado Red.
Now onto the goodies Gtechniq C4 and Exo V2 in their respective packaging.
Here are the tools of the trade for the hood polishing, note claying is already complete. HD Adapt, Blue Uber Pad, GTechniq Panel Wipe, and of course a flashlight.
Alright first off the GTechniq C4. It came with a few cotton applicators similar to ones found at cosmetic stores. They aren't the most resilient as can be seen below.
Here's a comparison between a treated trim and untreated.
For application just a couple drops on an applicator pad and neatly and carefully dress the trim you want covered. Following application a microfiber towel wipe over the covered areas.
This is how much was used to cover four window trims and the top part of the engine cowling. Roughly 1/4 of the bottle. It has a weird smell I noticed, kind of like an extreme rubbing alcohol type smell.
Now onto Exo V2, it came with a pretty nifty cotton applicator with finger pockets and a pair of gloves. As I already have hundreds, I just tossed them to the side for another day.
For application; similar to C4 and any other coating, just a few drops applied in a cross-hatch pattern over the panel followed by a light buff by a microfiber towel to knock down high spots.
Here's how much was used for the hood and a couple touchup areas that needed coating. Roughly 1/5 of the bottle.
Now unfortunately the sun was already down but I did get a good one in the garage. Here's the final product!
Let me know if you have any questions and feel free to post below!
Today is a comprehensive review over Gtechniq Exo V2 and C4 Trim restorer. Ahead I'm doing this on the Jetta which previous readers will know currently has a layer of Opti-Coat over the vehicle except the hood. You can find that paint correction here. This is going to be a simple wash, interior clean, clay and polish with SF4000 and multiple dressing/coatings.
First off was a simple interior clean. Vacuum first, if you need to know how to vacuum, take your shop vac, press on, take the end of the hose where dirt is. Done! I did also touch-up the rubber mats, these came upgraded and are absolutely awesome. A famous brand for the aftermarket is Weathertech.
Here's what these have been through as a daily driver.
Can you tell which have been cleaned yet?
A simple scrub with an interior cleaner, don't worry these were hosed down on the backside before being placed to dry and in the car.
Just Blackfire Interior Cleaner and a Mother's brush. These really don't need anything too much done to them. You could put trim dressing if you wish, but with the abuse in a daily driver these get I don't know how long it would last so I chose not to, also you have to be extremely careful that anything you put on is dry and non-slippery. It can very easily turn a quick drive into your foot slipping off the brake or gas pedal, similar to uneducated people putting tire shine on top of the tire.
Up ahead I was able to get a cool video showing different LSP's and how they degrade over time. Check out the video below especially the lack of sheeting and beading in portions.
Also found this nasty rockchip. Need to get that kit from Dr. Colorchip ordered for the Tornado Red.
Now onto the goodies Gtechniq C4 and Exo V2 in their respective packaging.
Here are the tools of the trade for the hood polishing, note claying is already complete. HD Adapt, Blue Uber Pad, GTechniq Panel Wipe, and of course a flashlight.
Alright first off the GTechniq C4. It came with a few cotton applicators similar to ones found at cosmetic stores. They aren't the most resilient as can be seen below.
For application just a couple drops on an applicator pad and neatly and carefully dress the trim you want covered. Following application a microfiber towel wipe over the covered areas.
This is how much was used to cover four window trims and the top part of the engine cowling. Roughly 1/4 of the bottle. It has a weird smell I noticed, kind of like an extreme rubbing alcohol type smell.
Now onto Exo V2, it came with a pretty nifty cotton applicator with finger pockets and a pair of gloves. As I already have hundreds, I just tossed them to the side for another day.
For application; similar to C4 and any other coating, just a few drops applied in a cross-hatch pattern over the panel followed by a light buff by a microfiber towel to knock down high spots.
Here's how much was used for the hood and a couple touchup areas that needed coating. Roughly 1/5 of the bottle.
Now unfortunately the sun was already down but I did get a good one in the garage. Here's the final product!
Let me know if you have any questions and feel free to post below!
Wednesday, September 10, 2014
Microfiber Pads and a Quick Update
I had to go back and knock out a couple rough areas and decided just to go with a tried and true favorite. Menzerna FG400 on a Meguiar's Microfiber Pad.
You can see this is after a quick section was completed, the fibers are laid down and are not cutting to their true potential. By using a simple pad brush or an air compressor to "refluff" the fibers you cna rejuvenate the pads quite easily. It is also important to keep the heat down to reduce the risk of de-lamination and the pad breaking down. Keep your polisher in the 4 speed range when cutting and let the pad do the cutting not pressure.
I decided to go after this RID again. Now since its directly near the door jamb and near the side window a full 5" pad wouldn't work. This is why the Porter Cable 7424XP is now dedicated to 3" pads for these tighter areas. I went with a Cyan Hydrotech pad and Menzerna FG400. You can see how easy it was to see even without having to force the camera to focus and in pure daylight.
Here it is after. I could keep chasing it but unless the light catches it perfectly it has diminished by quite a bit.
Microfiber pads have to be dealt with slightly differently than foam pads. If you have any questions on taking care of microfiber pads or recommendations or help with them, feel free to post below. Thanks for reading!
You can see this is after a quick section was completed, the fibers are laid down and are not cutting to their true potential. By using a simple pad brush or an air compressor to "refluff" the fibers you cna rejuvenate the pads quite easily. It is also important to keep the heat down to reduce the risk of de-lamination and the pad breaking down. Keep your polisher in the 4 speed range when cutting and let the pad do the cutting not pressure.
I decided to go after this RID again. Now since its directly near the door jamb and near the side window a full 5" pad wouldn't work. This is why the Porter Cable 7424XP is now dedicated to 3" pads for these tighter areas. I went with a Cyan Hydrotech pad and Menzerna FG400. You can see how easy it was to see even without having to force the camera to focus and in pure daylight.
Here it is after. I could keep chasing it but unless the light catches it perfectly it has diminished by quite a bit.
Microfiber pads have to be dealt with slightly differently than foam pads. If you have any questions on taking care of microfiber pads or recommendations or help with them, feel free to post below. Thanks for reading!
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