Should probably head to bed.

"Svend" (svend) 11/03/2020 at 19:49 • Filed to: None

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Got a colleague’s 2018 Nissan Qashqai to clean in a few hours.

Here’s what I was doing today.

2020 MB A35 AMG .

((pic heavy)) 

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Then need to fit in another neighbour’s BMW M5, 552bhp 4.4 for a clean.

((he no longer parks it in the street due to how loud it is on start up when cold, it’s nearly four times louder when cold until it warms up)).

MM54 > Svend 11/03/2020 at 20:08

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Those are some nice cars to be cleaning up!

Any tips for getting some serious water spots (from rain, having been parked outside all summer) from the hood of my 4Runner to which I applied CSL last fall? Ostensibly the coating should still be there (definitely is still doing its thing on the vertical surfaces but I’m doubting it held up on the horizontal) so I’d rather not remove it in cleaning the spots . I’ve tried nothing and I’m all out of ideas!

Manny05x > Svend 11/03/2020 at 20:28

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They are bringing you all the white cars.

Svend > MM54 11/03/2020 at 20:33

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The BMW isn’t my thing, too loud and brash. 

CSL is resistant from pH2 -12 and if applied correctly will last three to five years.

If it looks like it’s not performing, that is due to the dirt, traffic film, etc... sitting on the surface.

Gtechniq do W9 Water Spot Remover that is very effective.

Alternatively use one part vinegar to one part distilled/de-ironised water.

Spray on affected area and wipe. Make sure the area is clean first as much as it can be.

But because CSL has been applied, try just giving the car a good generous wash out of the sun first, rinse thoroughly and dry then see what you’ve got left.

Also, don’t clay unless you want to reapply CSL sooner. While CSL is acid and alkali resistant, clay bars and clay mitts/towels/pads are abrasive and will degrade the coating sooner.  

Thomas Donohue > Svend 11/03/2020 at 20:37

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Fix that grille while you’re at it....it’s outdated!!!!

Svend > Manny05x 11/03/2020 at 20:43

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Better than when they were bringing me all the black cars, mostly Audis.

20th.

21st.

24th (( the owner of this one, now o wns the MB A35))

Granted things improved with colours.

26th

30th

Lol. 

Svend > Thomas Donohue 11/03/2020 at 20:44

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Dear god that’s ugly. 

MM54 > Svend 11/03/2020 at 21:00

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Thanks!

I’ll give it a thorough wash indoors at some point here and see how it goes, will try the vinegar if needed. I specifically don’t want to clay it since I figure anything mechanically touching the surface will accelerate the removal of the CSL/EXO that was painstakingly applied.

Svend > MM54 11/03/2020 at 21:17

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Ye’, CSL is the consumer based version of CSU (Crystal Serum Ultra) which is incredibly difficult to damage. Kelly at KDS Keltec tested it for a couple of years for Rob at Gtechniq by using a mis-apply CSU to a panel and getting all the trainees on training days to try to remove the residue . Only wet sanding will remove it. CSL is 60% CSU so while chemically just as durable, it’s not as resistant to abrasives.

Saying that, it’s always best to help maintain the coating (any coating for that matter) by using a topper such as Gtechniq C2v3, CarPro Reload, Gyeon Cure, Sonax BSD, etc... this will act as a more hydrophobic layer while also acting as a sacrificial layer.

Sorry, Gtechniq is my subject. I’ve used them for over a decade, helped test and evaluate pre and post production products for them. So I do bang on about when it comes to them. Lol. 

PyroHoltz f@h Oppo 261120 > Thomas Donohue 11/03/2020 at 21:56

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I’ve seen a lot of shops in my day.