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      06-07-2023, 06:07 PM   #1
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Full detail on the f30

Decided to do something different and done a full detail on the f30. By using Mitchell and King products. I’m not sponsored in anyway, Coates me but I like to shop smart and waited for the sales to be on and get in the products I needed for this project. What do you guys think? I’m thinking of sending the video over to the guys at Mitchell & King. In honesty, I didn’t like their compound and it was too dusty as mentioned.

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Decided to do something different and done a full detail on the f30. By using Mitchell and King products. I’m not sponsored in anyway, Coates me but I like to shop smart and waited for the sales to be on and get in the products I needed for this project. What do you guys think? I’m thinking of sending the video over to the guys at Mitchell & King. In honesty, I didn’t like their compound and it was too dusty as mentioned.

You did a great job mate! Just a quick one before polishing, did clay the car?
Plus another thing I learned when I was doing my detailing course was if you want to save time and have a better clean of the car. When you pre-wash the car put the snow foam on top instead of washing it off and then snow foaming.
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You did a great job mate! Just a quick one before polishing, did clay the car?
Plus another thing I learned when I was doing my detailing course was if you want to save time and have a better clean of the car. When you pre-wash the car put the snow foam on top instead of washing it off and then snow foaming.
It saves you a lot of time and helps extend the dwell time on the pre wash when applying foam over. In this video, I decided to go fallout remover and mixed in my pre wash into my snow foam mixture at 1:1:8 ratio and it works really well. My thinking was apply fallout remover during the non contact pre wash stage, as the car needed a full decon for the polishing stage. I used shampoo with my clay mitt as I’m not adding any enhancers onto the paint when using a QD as my clay lubricant.
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It saves you a lot of time and helps extend the dwell time on the pre wash when applying foam over. In this video, I decided to go fallout remover and mixed in my pre wash into my snow foam mixture at 1:1:8 ratio and it works really well. My thinking was apply fallout remover during the non contact pre wash stage, as the car needed a full decon for the polishing stage. I used shampoo with my clay mitt as I’m not adding any enhancers onto the paint when using a QD as my clay lubricant.
Never really thought about the 1:1:8 ratio but it seems like something I would like to try in the future! Sorry for the late reply haha.
But you did a great job and thanks for that tip, I will try it and let you know!
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