paulyinthenorth Posted April 13, 2015 Share Posted April 13, 2015 Fellow Fiesta people! Polished Bliss have a 3 for 2 offer on all their Gyeon stuff till the 14th April. I'd read good things about it so I bought some to try. Anyone used any of it? Not had chance to play with it yet because of the weather this weekend, but I'll post results when I can. I bought the Bathe+ shampoo. The WetCoat after-wash hydrophobic treatment spray. And the Tire stuff. Gonna see if I can at least get a couple of coats of the Tire on today :) Sent from my iPhone using Ford OC Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paulyinthenorth Posted April 13, 2015 Author Share Posted April 13, 2015 Managed one coat of the Tire stuff. Only used a seriously TINY amount of it.. The tyre before. Scrubbed clean and dried. Very matt. And after. Painted on with a brush. Left for 15 mins. Wiped over. Hair dryer. I'll post progress after a week. Sent from my iPhone using Ford OC Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paulyinthenorth Posted April 17, 2015 Author Share Posted April 17, 2015 Dirty. After 5 days of rain and mud.. I wonder what they'll wash like on Sunday. Sent from my iPhone using Ford OC Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kristriple Posted April 17, 2015 Share Posted April 17, 2015 Gyeon are awesome!! Wet coat and bathe+ are staggering! Sent from my KFTT using Ford OC mobile app Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paulyinthenorth Posted April 18, 2015 Author Share Posted April 18, 2015 Did a quick wash with Bathe+ and Wet Coat earlier. Tyres don't look bad after 6 days. That's a bad angle, the sun makes the "slightly wet" appearance hard to see. Sent from my iPhone using Ford OC Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kristriple Posted April 19, 2015 Share Posted April 19, 2015 Were you suitably impressed with wet coat!? Sent from my KFTT using Ford OC mobile app Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paulyinthenorth Posted April 19, 2015 Author Share Posted April 19, 2015 Actually yea. Foamed with my usual foam. Washed it off. Used Bathe+ and then Wet Coat. A squirt a panel. Jet washed that off. Dried it... For the amount of time it takes to squirt and rinse off its pretty amazing. I'm going to polish some marring out a panel at a time tomorrow - so I'll get the hosepipe out and take a few pics of the hydrophobic-ness of it. Haha. Sent from my iPhone using Ford OC Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kristriple Posted April 19, 2015 Share Posted April 19, 2015 I spread the wet coat with a fresh wash mitt dipped in warm water before rinsing with the PW. Especially if it's warm weather. I use it as a replacement for qd'ing over winter. I do my usual detail in August/September and top it with wet coat or bathe+ via foam lance. Both add massively to the slickness and improve the effectiveness of snow foaming. Are you polishing by hand or machine? Sent from my KFTT using Ford OC mobile app Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paulyinthenorth Posted April 19, 2015 Author Share Posted April 19, 2015 Machine. Just a DA. I bought the car nearly new and the previous owner hadn't really looked after the paint work. It literally felt rough to the touch. And was littered with swirls. The first chance I got I washed and clayed and whizzed over (admittedly too quickly and with not enough care and attention) with an orange Lake Country pad and some Meguiars Ultimate Compound. A quick wax with AutoGlym HD wax after this.. The Meguiars corrected most of the heavy swirling and cleaned the surface up pretty nicely.. But because I was going at it a bit too quickly I've left some micro marring.. Not to worry. I'm going to go more slowly a panel a wash, Ultimate Compound again. Then finishing glaze. Then wax. Then probably a splash of Gyeon Wet Coat. :) Applying it with a mitt works well then? I have to say it kinda makes more sense. I found it amazing that just washing it around the panel was supposed to work. But it does. Car feels very very slick afterward. Is their foam good too then? It's pretty pricey! Sent from my iPhone using Ford OC Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kristriple Posted April 19, 2015 Share Posted April 19, 2015 Machine. Just a DA. I bought the car nearly new and the previous owner hadn't really looked after the paint work. It literally felt rough to the touch. And was littered with swirls. The first chance I got I washed and clayed and whizzed over (admittedly too quickly and with not enough care and attention) with an orange Lake Country pad and some Meguiars Ultimate Compound. A quick wax with AutoGlym HD wax after this.. The Meguiars corrected most of the heavy swirling and cleaned the surface up pretty nicely.. But because I was going at it a bit too quickly I've left some micro marring.. Not to worry. I'm going to go more slowly a panel a wash, Ultimate Compound again. Then finishing glaze. Then wax. Then probably a splash of Gyeon Wet Coat. :) Applying it with a mitt works well then? I have to say it kinda makes more sense. I found it amazing that just washing it around the panel was supposed to work. But it does. Car feels very very slick afterward. Is their foam good too then? It's pretty pricey! Sent from my iPhone using Ford OC Sent from my KFTT using Ford OC mobile app Working to quickly is easy to do. Never seem to find the time to do as much as I would like! I corrected buffer trails on my evo by hand in August. It took me 50 odd hours over 5 days in total..... it's not easy to find that kinda time. Will you post a pic or 2 as you go? Yeah, applying via mitt works well. Makes sure you get an even spread. I've heard of possible etching (looks like streaks) and applying via mitt should stop that. What foam are you using? Gyeon's foam is good. It's not to bad on price considering you can use as little as 50ml in the foam lance. You need more like 200ml is you want the same cleaning power as 100ml of AF avalanche though. It is handy if you are foaming super slick lsp's because it's VERY thick. 80ml is like shaving foam! I've tried both foams on wolf's bodyguard. Avalanche didn't stand a chance, dribbled off in maybe 2 mins. Gyeon's foam is still there after 15 mins! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paulyinthenorth Posted April 20, 2015 Author Share Posted April 20, 2015 I'll try to take some pics yea. I say "try" because I only have an iPhone. Taking pictures of the swirls was hard enough - this marring is even harder to capture an image off. Maybe a slow-moving video uploaded to YouTube in HD might work better.. Sent from my iPhone using Ford OC Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paulyinthenorth Posted April 20, 2015 Author Share Posted April 20, 2015 The foam I'm using was just some generic non-stripping variety. "Ultimate Snow Foam" or some-such. I'll deffo give Gyeon's a go when this runs out. Sent from my iPhone using Ford OC Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kristriple Posted April 20, 2015 Share Posted April 20, 2015 I'd go with Avalanche to be honest. If your sticking with HD wax and wet coat as your lsp's avalanche is better IMO. Works out cheaper. Have you tried citrus power? I know its expensive, but if you apply it to the bottom half of the car 5 mins before snow foaming there is basically no crud left on the car. My Evo's paint is crazy soft and its real easy to cause marring, so ive been on a mission to try and cause as little damage as possible by removing as much crud as possible before hand washing. Without stripping my sealants, obviously. Citrus power and avalanche are the best ive tried so far. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paulyinthenorth Posted April 20, 2015 Author Share Posted April 20, 2015 Thanks for the tip. Will deffo give Avalanche a go when my current stuff runs out. So this afternoon I went for lunch at my mums.. ..got all my bits and bats sorted. ..you can see here the line of very fine marks coming out from the reflection of the sun.. moved the car into the shade. Prepped the bonnet. Used two different orange cutting pads for the ultimate compound and then the ultimate polish.. Doing a quarter of the bonnet a time. SLOW MOVES. On speed 4. Trying to keep it flat to the panel as I could. Afterwards.... You can see it's slightly better. But they aren't gone completely.. Maybe I need a softer pad? Any tips? Sent from my iPhone using Ford OC Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kristriple Posted April 20, 2015 Share Posted April 20, 2015 I'm not an expert with a machine polisher, I have to admit. Hence the 50 hour hand polish on my evo :D Plus, I use menzerna polish. The last time I had a go at intermediate paint I used 106FA on a finishing pad (crimson lake country). And it managed to sort out fairly serious swirls in one pass. Maybe a finishing pad for the ultimate polish? Sent from my KFTT using Ford OC mobile app Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paulyinthenorth Posted April 20, 2015 Author Share Posted April 20, 2015 Finishing pad. I was torn whether to use one or not. I'll give that a go next time. Time consuming business this detailing. :-/ Sent from my iPhone using Ford OC Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kristriple Posted April 21, 2015 Share Posted April 21, 2015 I don't know about you, but I prefer to use "pure" polish's (abrasives only). Ive given ultimate polish a go and I don't like that it has a glaze in it. I find its to hard to tell exactly what's been corrected. Have a look at menzerna's 85RE. It has similar cut levels to your ultimate polish, but has no glazing properties. Like I said, I never seem to have enough time! My missus said she's trading me in if she comes home to find another set of wheels in the living room Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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