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Old 10-02-2007, 11:57 AM
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Hydro Question...

Is it ok to use hydro before you polish?
 
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Old 10-02-2007, 12:01 PM
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Yeah, but I'm not sure why you would... Most folks here would wash, then clay, then polish, then wax (with Epic, for example). No reason to Hydro immediately before polishing. But if you did it wouldn't hurt anything. The Polish would remove the Hydro...
 

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Old 10-02-2007, 12:20 PM
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Old 10-02-2007, 02:03 PM
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Hey ken, there's a juicy Hydro thread going on in the R56 forum in your absence. You're getting a bad name over there.
 
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Old 10-02-2007, 02:09 PM
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ken's a slacker & for some reason has been unable to fulfill his pageant duties
 
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Old 10-02-2007, 02:23 PM
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ken's a slacker & for some reason has been unable to fulfill his pageant duties
He got caught flashing his chest in the "Hydro groupies gone wild" video... Heather has confiscated his tiara and sash...
 
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Old 10-02-2007, 02:28 PM
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Old 10-02-2007, 05:59 PM
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Come on guys, let's not hurt his feelings. This is a friendly place.
 
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Old 10-02-2007, 06:16 PM
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Come on guys, let's not hurt his feelings. This is a friendly place.
ken knows I'm kidding... or am I???
 
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Old 10-02-2007, 06:34 PM
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waaat??!!
 
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Old 10-02-2007, 06:42 PM
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waaat??!!
ken why are you being such a slacker in the other Hydro thread? If this continues I will have to bring forth a motion at the next meeting for you to be stripped of the title "ken of hydro" & if passed they will take your sash & tiara
 
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Old 10-02-2007, 06:43 PM
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ken why are you being such a slacker in the other Hydro thread? If this continues I will have to bring forth a motion at the next meeting for you to be stripped of the title "ken of hydro"
im not slacking, i dont visit the R56 threads! (well, not until now )
 
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Old 10-02-2007, 06:46 PM
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Originally Posted by kenchan
im not slacking, i dont visit the R56 threads! (well, not until now )
I figured the titled would have sucked you in like a vacuum
 
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Old 10-02-2007, 06:47 PM
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I figured the titled would have sucked you in like a vacuum
i was pwned.
 
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Old 10-03-2007, 05:21 PM
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Just washed and waxed my car today (Meguiar's Cleaner/Wax). I'm not impressed with the results. I really need something to bring out that Astro Black. I'm thinking Hydro (preceded by some clay) may be the answer I'm looking for. Is that detailersparadise (or whatever it's called) the place to get it? Or is there anyplace to get some kind of discount, free shipping, or any price break? What's the concensus on the number and type of products that's the best solution for a couch potato with a car that lives outside (under trees) 24/7? The car's outside 24/7, not the couch potato.... And I don't have enough room to dedicate a closet to cleaning products.

I'm reading through the forum, but like I said, we're talking serious couch spud here...

Jas.
 
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Old 10-03-2007, 05:30 PM
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www.detailersparadise.com

Prima Hydro is your answer.
 
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Old 10-03-2007, 06:29 PM
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Originally Posted by kenchan
www.detailersparadise.com

Prima Hydro is your answer.
Ken, Is that the only place it's available from, or are there options, like a local store that may carry it?

I hate to pay high shipping charges for a bottle of wonder juice that may be cheaper than the shipping is.
 
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Old 10-03-2007, 06:38 PM
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Originally Posted by jascooper
I hate to pay high shipping charges for a bottle of wonder juice that may be cheaper than the shipping is.

oh there's an easy fix for that. just get the gallon cause you will
want it down the road anyway. (seriously though, just get
the gallon)

other retailers per heather:

If you live in the USA, we have an ever-growing list of excellent retailers:

www.showcardetailing.com (NAM's very own OctaneGuy and also your source for Black Wow!)

www.brilexsolutions.com

www.detailerswarehouse.com (coming soon!)

www.bimmian.com
 
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Old 10-04-2007, 04:50 AM
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+1 on get the gallon....well worth it in the long run!
 
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Old 10-04-2007, 06:06 AM
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Originally Posted by Dave_in_Va
+1 on get the gallon....well worth it in the long run!
And the gallon is available where? I only see 16oz bottles in these sites.
 
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Old 10-04-2007, 06:30 AM
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Originally Posted by kenchan
www.detailersparadise.com

Prima Hydro is your answer.
gallons available....by the gallon!
 
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Old 10-04-2007, 07:03 AM
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Oops! I was looking at detailerswarehouse and not detailersparadise. I have two MINIs, my car and my brain...
 
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Old 10-04-2007, 09:35 AM
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Oops! I have two MINIs, my car and my brain...
BEST QUOTE of the day!
 
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