OCDetails blog is up and running

[OCDetails]

... I wish I could say as much for the OCDetails.com site, but the blog is at least designed and ready for action. The .com site is just taking its dear sweet time. Actually, I delayed it because I wanted to think about what made the most sense. Clearly products and opinions are going to change over time, and the last thing I need is for the articles to get as out of date as they are right now. So I rewrote and am rewriting the OCDetails articles and then also creating a supplemental blog that I will use to post new product reviews, process articles, and general detailing stuff. http://ocdetails.blogspot.com is the blog. Only one post as of right now, but I've got some back work to post up there. It has been a really busy summer and I have lots of pictures and products and processes to post and talk about. As much as I'd love to post it here every time I learn something new or try something awesome, I think the powers that be would get kind of sick of me posting a ton of non Legacy related stuff on a Legacy board. So the blog will be the universal dumping zone for my stuff. Sort of like my own private message board I guess. Anyway, I thought I'd let you guys know in case anyone wanted to check it out from time to time.

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Any chance you could toss a like quarterly write up of your current favorite products for various applications? I know you used to recommend several things from Danase's website (I think it's even linked on their website) -- many of which are products they no longer carry

 

Always love reading your stuff, some day I will actually sit down and try to detail my car. It's such a daunting thing to look at when you've never done it before.

[z28dreams]

OCD-

 

I'd love an article about detailing on the cheap.

 

Basically... what you would recommend as the bare minimum products you'd purchase in order to keep costs down.

 

Examples of questions:

 

1. Meguiar's Deep Crystal wash is only like $5 vs. $8 for the gold... any real difference?

2. I don't want to spend the money on a DA polisher like the PC... if I do everything by hand, what should I use?

3. Best places to buy cheap MF towels/etc?

[OCDetails]

Those are fantastic ideas! Feel free to post any other ideas. I've been at this for over a decade and I've got 1 whopping post on the blog right now. I've got to make up for lost time.

[z28dreams]

Bumping this - I'm about to do a final wash before fall/winter, and want to get some suggestions on best bang-for-the-buck products.

 

Questions I also emailed to you:

 

1. Polish vs. Wax vs. Sealant - if I wanted the cheapest, simplest, easiest to apply option, what products would you go with? Can you just polish and not wax? Wax and not polish? Seal and not wax? I have no idea about these things.

 

2. What do you wipe down windows with after you spray them with windex/stone's glass cleaner/etc?

 

3. If I want to buy a DA polisher, what is my best bet for also buying pads? The PC 7424 is as cheap as $100, but the pads seem to run $60+.

 

Thanks,

-Z

[Hokiebird]

1. Polish vs. Wax vs. Sealant - if I wanted the cheapest, simplest, easiest to apply option, what products would you go with? Can you just polish and not wax? Wax and not polish? Seal and not wax? I have no idea about these things.

 

2. What do you wipe down windows with after you spray them with windex/stone's glass cleaner/etc?

 

3. If I want to buy a DA polisher, what is my best bet for also buying pads? The PC 7424 is as cheap as $100, but the pads seem to run $60+.

 

1. Polish - removes scratches and swirls

Wax/Sealant - protects paint

 

You can polish and not wax, but you won't have anything protecting your clearcoat when you are done. Likewise, you can wax and not polish, but you may still have marring under the wax.

 

Sealants and waxes do the same basic job. Generally sealants are synthetic and last longer, but it really depends on what you buy.

 

2. I use a soft microfiber cloth and stoners on my windows. I choose that combo because it won't mess up my tint.

 

3. I use lake country pads and have been happy with them. Of course I have only tried those and meguiars so I don't have a lot of insight into other pads.