How does Quik Detailer work?
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I have bought some Megs Quik Detailer for use between washes and have this evening tried it on a wing and half a bonnet. Not seen the results in daylight yet.
It is supposed to bring back the newly waxed look without scratching the car. However my car seems to mar if I even look at it funny never mind go near it with a wash mit. With this in mind how does a superficial mist of QD not blend the attendant dust into a form of liquid sandpaper ready to grind my paint to a matt finish?
Is it magick?
Manks
It is supposed to bring back the newly waxed look without scratching the car. However my car seems to mar if I even look at it funny never mind go near it with a wash mit. With this in mind how does a superficial mist of QD not blend the attendant dust into a form of liquid sandpaper ready to grind my paint to a matt finish?
Is it magick?
Manks
Edited by Manks on Wednesday 14th April 21:39
Magick it isn't......it's fairly rudimentary.
You'll need to be using a long fiber microfiber cloth with it, and it's really designed for a car sat in the garage or in the US where it's airborne dirt that settles on the paintwork, not the grime picked up off the road.
Useful for dispersing water too when drying, but I rarely bother, so you can go over the car when dried, after washing to give it a bit of a bling.
Also handy for a quick spritz on a wax that has set up a bit much.
You'll need to be using a long fiber microfiber cloth with it, and it's really designed for a car sat in the garage or in the US where it's airborne dirt that settles on the paintwork, not the grime picked up off the road.
Useful for dispersing water too when drying, but I rarely bother, so you can go over the car when dried, after washing to give it a bit of a bling.
Also handy for a quick spritz on a wax that has set up a bit much.
Hmmm used the QD a couple of times as per the instructions and it seems to have marred the paint.
The Auto Balm has got rid of a lot of it but there are a few slightly deeper scratches. They are only visible in direct sunlight, but nonetheless visible.
Think I might not use QD between washes anymore and might have to have a correction. Unless there is something else I can try? Suggestions appreciated.
Manks
It is more likely to be:
- your microfibre cloth
- removal of fillers or glaze oils on the surface of the paint
- you are spraying on paintwork that is too dirty
than the fault of the QD
Most QDs are non-abrasive, and whilst some may be weaker and less effective than others (and thus may not clean well or encapsulate dirt if that is their purpose) there are very few QD sprays that can mark paint in themselves
Cloth is always prime suspect
Rub it on the burning face of a spare CD and see if it marks - if it does it could potentially marr your paint in the same way. If it can't it passes the CD test and the swirling may have another cause.
- your microfibre cloth
- removal of fillers or glaze oils on the surface of the paint
- you are spraying on paintwork that is too dirty
than the fault of the QD
Most QDs are non-abrasive, and whilst some may be weaker and less effective than others (and thus may not clean well or encapsulate dirt if that is their purpose) there are very few QD sprays that can mark paint in themselves
Cloth is always prime suspect
Rub it on the burning face of a spare CD and see if it marks - if it does it could potentially marr your paint in the same way. If it can't it passes the CD test and the swirling may have another cause.
domster said:
It is more likely to be:
- your microfibre cloth
- removal of fillers or glaze oils on the surface of the paint
- you are spraying on paintwork that is too dirty
than the fault of the QD
Most QDs are non-abrasive, and whilst some may be weaker and less effective than others (and thus may not clean well or encapsulate dirt if that is their purpose) there are very few QD sprays that can mark paint in themselves
Cloth is always prime suspect
Rub it on the burning face of a spare CD and see if it marks - if it does it could potentially marr your paint in the same way. If it can't it passes the CD test and the swirling may have another cause.
Domster- your microfibre cloth
- removal of fillers or glaze oils on the surface of the paint
- you are spraying on paintwork that is too dirty
than the fault of the QD
Most QDs are non-abrasive, and whilst some may be weaker and less effective than others (and thus may not clean well or encapsulate dirt if that is their purpose) there are very few QD sprays that can mark paint in themselves
Cloth is always prime suspect
Rub it on the burning face of a spare CD and see if it marks - if it does it could potentially marr your paint in the same way. If it can't it passes the CD test and the swirling may have another cause.
It was a new MF cloth (or three of them actually) and I did a CD test - because I had just bought a wad of them from ASDA and wanted to check that they were OK.
I am GUESSING that the dust was more serious than it appeared, the cloth picked up some and dragged it across the paint. I used the cloth folded into 1/8ths but nonetheless I have some marring / scratching.
It doesn't help that my car is a Basalt black Porsche which will mar very easily. The paint is supposed to be "self healing" I think, but I am not sure how to initiate the healing process (I am guessing that sticking a Band Aid on it won't help
)Manks
Edited by Manks on Wednesday 21st April 07:37
Well done on CD testing them - if they are Tesco cheapies and passed then that is fantastic. Most don't - even the good ones. Although I do really grind my cloths into the CDs.
Self healing paint is likely to be soft as I gather it recures under UV light (sunlight), so this could be an issue. I am also unsure how it can fully prevent dirt from being captured (even at microscopic levels) within the recured skin/substrate. But I am no paint expert per se.
Self healing paint is likely to be soft as I gather it recures under UV light (sunlight), so this could be an issue. I am also unsure how it can fully prevent dirt from being captured (even at microscopic levels) within the recured skin/substrate. But I am no paint expert per se.
Asda cheapies actually. I bought them in the knowledge that they may end up being used as wheel cleaning cloths. I didn't grind them into the CD, but gave it a good rub - as hard as the hardest I would rub my paint.
I may just give the car another auto-balming at the weekend and be done with it. That and resolve never to buy another black Porsche. The paint is so soft.
Manks
Edited by Manks on Wednesday 21st April 14:32
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