I'm new to this board, so people might not listen to me, but let me share some information that Rock Pick and others who are experienced and acknowledged as GURU's with detailing might be able to bless if they are aware of any of these...

Part of what I do is work with exterior finishes on OTR's, Motorhomes, RV's, Travel Trailers, Busses, boats/marine, and aircraft, so these come from my experience with the cleaning part of what I do on them.

Last year a friend had just come back from Florida, and his truck was COVERED in love-bugs, gazillions of them. I showed him a trick of using a warm damp dryer sheet (keep dipping it in CLEAN wash water suds and change it when it gets to looking bad), and most all bug stuff came of rather easily. He was amazed! Then we washed his truck (2 bucket) in something I use on aircraft called "Bellywash" by PPC (do a search engine on "bellywash cleaner"). This is made for cleaning oils and greases and runway crap from the undersides of aircraft without harming the painted or unfinished aluminum surface on the aircraft. It gets a lot of stuff that many other cleaners I use will not touch, and doesn't harm painted surface or clearcoat. The truck looked awesome. Also works GREAT for OTR's that are out on the highway so much.

After cleaning and detailing we applied a material called "Rejex" to the front of his truck and to the wheels. I use this on OTR's and Motorhomes / RV's / TT's, sometimes even on aircraft. A month later he went back to Fla., most of the love-bugs were gone but he was surprised at how easily the normal bug stuff cleaned off his truck.

Earlier today he just got back from Fla, and again his formerly white truck was covered in bug splats. A couple of weeks ago he had applied Rejex before he went down, and when he came by today, we cleaned the bugs off easily, most of them came off with water from the hose. One application of Rejex will last maybe 6 months to a year, then you have to reapply it, but it works!

Some people say that Rejex is only for boats (I have something even better for boats and gelcoat than Rejex - that when applied is even smoother than the gelcoat) but it advertises itself for bugs, and most boats don't have that many bug splats. Rejex is JUST FINE for vehicle finishes.

If I say this stuff people might not believe me as much as if you guys made comments about it, or even checked it out.

Both Bellywash and Rejex (for what it is) work well. You can get MSDS on the internet, or I can email them to you.

In my business I use a clear coating that is no wax / easy wash that protects paint and clearcoar for up to several years, but I cannot mention that here as that would be construed as me advertising my own product and service (as I cannot even sell the product only without applying it myself), and I don't want to break any rules. You can find it on my website, but you will have to do that for yourself.

There is a load of imformation on this website, and I as just trying to do my fair share to contribute useful information.

 

Sounds like a logical and great product. Does it help to resist or at least make it easier to rinse brake dust off of wheels as well? (The Rejex, that is...)

and where can Rejex be had?

 

The dryer sheet idea is genius. They remove static. Static attracts dust...You have potentially saved many people even more hours of work.Thanks.

 

Great thoughts...

The dryer sheet thing is a long-time favorite of several here... it's been mentioned SEVERAL times... unfortunately though, it's not going to be adequate enough to change the static charge on your vehicle to 'repel' dust...

 

at what point in detailing do you use the dryer sheet? After the waxing???

(I never saw it before, most likely because my join date was very recent and I had to take a few weeks off the forums due to school & work, as you may or may not have noticed. Either way, please let me know about your dryer sheet preferences and techniques.)
Thanks

 

Wish I had known about that dryer sheet trick last week, had tons o bugs from a recent road trip.

Also interested in hearing more from any Rejex users.
I found this: How about brake dust on wheels?
RejeX won't keep brake dust from accumulating over time, but it does make wheels much easier to clean. Usually a good high pressure spray of water is sufficient to knock off brake dust. Plus RejeX leaves a wicked shine on both chrome and alloy wheels.
from: http://www.corrosionx.com/rejex.html

Not sure I'm sold on it, wouldn't maintaining a good coating of wax pretty much accomplish the same thing?

 

I'm not sure that much of anything will keep brake dust from accumulating over time (even dirt will do that), IF you use pads that dust. Isn't that what you want - something that will keep a nice shine on surfaces, and make them easier to clean when you DO clean them???

Wax will create a shine, but Rejex or something similiar will shine just as nice, or better, and will also make those love bugs and stuff easier to clean off. There are also other materials that will do a very nice job of protecting the paint and clearcoat from pitting caused by bugs n' stufff.

I have cleaned love bugs off waxed / polished surfaces, and I have cleaned them off surfaces protected by Rejex or something like it, and it is easier than cleaning them off a waxed only surface.

Anybody got brake pads that will not dust AT ALL, and if you want clean wheels WHY aren't you using them???

 

I have a question about this... I wash my truck every week or 2, and never see more than water spots on my OEM chrome wheels. Is this brake pads that don't dust, or is it that I wash so frequently???

Perhaps this has something to do withit...I use the Teflon wheel cleaner...just a thought.
Thanks