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Old Jun 25, 2022 | 08:20 PM
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Hand Wash?

Here’s a little funny and some info. I recently used a Meguire’s combo wash and Ceramic product. This was the easiest wash/wax job ever with great results. My first picture is of my deep gloss hood and in the background-a heavily mod Toyota Celica…a true patriot. The object strapped to the top is a huge speaker. He was trying to race from stoplights but not successfully. Most glass is gone so it’s kind of a convertible hard top…. Some big front end damage along with rust here and there.


Here’s a product worth a try. My car wasn’t really dirty but I had been on a 100 mile road trip through a Seal Coating road project so was worried about tar. It’s been a few weeks since the last wash job but no inclement weather either.
I went to a hand wand wash and sprayed down with soap and rinsed. Then I went home and mixed about 2 gallons of water with 1 Oz soap and 1/3 Oz of ceramic (instructions are for 3 gallons with that mix). Stirred up and washed according to directions…all surfaces, paint, glass and trim. You can see a film on the car after rinsing and when wiping down with MicroFiber towels it starts to shine with no extra effort. Obviously it’s not as good as a professional ceramic job but leaves a deep shine with no more effort than a wash job. My glass was the cleanest ever…no streaks to fix. Time will tell how it holds up. I probably bought it on Amazon last year and ran across it next to my car wash supplies.


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Old Jun 27, 2022 | 07:57 AM
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I have been using this on my GLE since new last June, really good results. My car stays in a garage or under a covered parking area no not much sun, however the beading effect and the ease of cleaning really stands out. Good product. I have found that if you make your bucket water with warm water the thicker component goes into solution a little easier.

Nice Corolla!
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