Product Review/DIY: Griots 6" DA polisher

[ryankokesh]

That's what the dodoers do! Haven't tried it yet myself...


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[Washburn]

You need to clay regardless.
Not claying you're defeating the purpose of polishing. Because when you polish you're picking up all of those small particles, and then proceeding to grind them into the paint during polishing.

I agree - not all the benefits of claying can necessarily be seen, and embedded dirt can still be there even if the 'paint looks good'.
If a car is going to be compounded/polished, corrected, sealed and/or waxed, doing all that without prior claying seems a waste and incomplete, in my opinion, as those products used afterwards will be so much more effective with claying.
One will never know the difference it could have made.

I am kinda lazy and impatient about detailing stuff, but I am going to force myself to use use a nanoscrub sponge (excited to see how it compares to traditional clay) before polishing/sealing mine.

[JupiterBMW]

I do normally agree, but in the effort of time, we chose not to. I don't think any harm was caused, and plenty of benefit was still gained. In a perfect world, I would wash, clay, and polish/wax every couple of weeks, but I have a house, kids, social life, and work all getting in the way.

[Washburn]

Understand fully about not having enough time, etc: I have all the products I need since about 2 months ago, and work schedule is crazy - working extra weekends and evenings at the hospital has not given me the chance yet to start....

[JupiterBMW]

Understand fully about not having enough time, etc: I have all the products I need since about 2 months ago, and work schedule is crazy - working extra weekends and evenings at the hospital has not given me the chance yet to start....

Exactly. Many years ago I used to have an entire day every weekend for detailing... The beauty of things now is that while I have a great garage, I don't have the time to utilize it nearly as much... Of course, having a nice garage means the car stays cleaner, longer. Its all tradeoff I suppose.

[Washburn]

Exactly...Just when we moved to a place with a garage, the schedule went crazy...people leaving, or leaving on maternity leave, vacation etc...and people who work every 3rd wk end having to work every 2nd, etc...
But this craziness is supposed to end in about 2 months...I am looking forward to having a normal schedule again....
Sorry for getting OT a bit.

[bullfrogs_M3]

......... I would wash, clay, and polish/wax every couple of weeks, .........

This sounds massively (over) aggressive, hopefully you were just joking. Wash every couple weeks with a polish and wax every couple months should be all you need to keep your glass like paint. Too much polishing can actually do more harm than good ( depending on product of course) unless you are just going to use an ultra fine polish compound.

Generally a good wax has a half life of about 1-2 months, less in hotter areas/states. The polish should last around 2-4 months. The first to get "weathered" away is wax of course, then the polish (or sealants if you use one, then polish).

Keep the car washed with a PH balanced soap will keep your wax, sealants and polish in maximum life and work. Use other soap types to strip the wax and polish off the car prior to redoing your polishing/waxing again


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[Washburn]

I will post full details of my products I plan to use later, but the polish, then sealant combo is supposed to give me about 6-8 months protection, and that's how often I hope to do a full detail
- in between, just quick/basic ONR washes and a good spray quick detailer/wax when dirty should keep up the finish...
At least that's my plan...will see how well it really works.

[danewilson77]

Wash every couple weeks with a polish and wax every couple months should be all you need to keep your glass like paint....
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Oh Jeremiah.

[M0nk3y]

I wash every week (thanks to the tire dust on the weekend) wax every other month or so, and I haven't polished in 2 years

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