Yep, good stuff

 

Honestly, I don't know. I just looked at what they have real quick and if I was going to pick one up from ADS it'd be the SM Arnold 20" Straight Head Body Brush. That's really all I see in that department though anyway. I use one that I picked up a while back from Adam's when I was on that kick. It's an ok brush but it can be a little awkward too. The handle is almost too long. I may cut the handle down a few inches and see how it works. So, no. Sorry. I can't recommend one for you.

 

ok no problem

 

I use a tire brush I picked up at Walmart. Quality on something like that is not important.

 

I'm not ESF but i've used/use alot of different brushes.

Invest in an ez detail brush. I have the minis, i don't know how big the regular ones are. I love them though.

If you wear gloves your hands stay alot cleaner

 

I can't find my picture of the two EZ Detail Brushes together. I love them. Well I've only used the big one so far but the small one it identical, just smaller. My wheel drums have never been happier. I don't know how I ever got along without one. It won't work on tires though, or wheel wells really either. I agree with glc for the most part though. Some are better than others but it's not because of the materials they're made out of really. The design of it, angle, stiffness of bristles is what you should look at. I think the bristles on mine are a bit too stiff. I have another that are too soft and I only use it on non-polished wheels. The angle of mine is a pain in the rear wells. I can't get it in there very well and when I do the handle hits other things. I know you're a Meguiars guy for the most part. Meg's used to make a brush that you could take the head off and change the angles. It looks pretty neat. I'd like to give it a try but never got around to it. http://properrvcare.com/mevetiscbr.html

 

I love it too... BUT wait till you go to work on the underside of the truck next time or rub against the tires and black gunk gets all over you. And it tends to "brown" on the tires after driving for a week or so, plus its a major PIA to get off. I do it weekly before shows, strip off the old and put on the new coat. I used to just spray it down with a power washer then apply more over it and it built up so bad and was a huge mess. When it starts to look crappy and dull again wett it down, spray a dilluted mix of simple green (4:1 in your case, sometimes 2:1 in my case) let it sit a bit but not dry then hose it off and you should have taken off enough so that it wont build up like mine did. If you have it available a power washer works much better instead of just rinsing the simple green off, blast it off

Hyperdressing is definetaly good stuff, it has worked wonders on the undercarriage of my truck!

 

FX4life, to be fair, brushing up against the tires is probably much more a problem for you than it is for most of us.

 

that is true! My dad is probably the worst about the tires, when he first saw what hyperdresding did he was very impressed. He leaned over into the wheel well and got the black gunk on his hair, hands and clothes he will no longer touch something with HD on it

 

I've had that happen with HD as well, but i found it was from using it on a dirty surface. If the surface is prepped properly before application it shouldn't rub off like that. It should be able to soak into the surface.
For tires, i like to let it dwell for as long as possible and then buff off any excess with a MF. When done right, you should be able finger swipe the tire and not get anything on it.

 

I have a pair of docker pants that has toyo permanently imprinted on 1 leg from leaning against one of my tires

 

Tires yes I would agree with you, but on the frame and underbody parts I'm not sure Id agree 100%. I have scrubbed the frame squeeky clean before the first application of hd and it still came off slimy and black, when before the application you could wipe a finger across the clean frame with no black gunk.

 

Missed that part. I was only referring to tires and wheel wells in my last post. But yeah, your absolutely right. HD will smear when sprayed onto metal surfaces. It can't soak in the way it would on tires and plastic so i can see what you're talking about now.

 

Darren said And truckGuy said Well, here's my take on it.... Glossy tires look great, but they need to be "CLEAN" glossy tires. I think a lot of people might only notice if a tire is flat gray / black, as opposed to glossy.

But after my last big ordeal with having the buildup of road grime, blooming, and crappy tire shine products, then having to scrub for 3 hours to get the things freaking clean, it gave me a new appreciation for clean tires !

Then I sprayed on the HD 1:1 and BAM ! Glossy, and CLEAN too

Peace,
Fish

 

Agreed. The tires had to be nice and clean AND glossy for my liking. Maybe it is just me, but I look at a lot of things from a design standpoint and tires/wheels are one of the most important parts of a detail. First off Yeah a truck/car can be clean and look good, but if the tires and wheels are messy and dull, too me that detracts IMO. I like glossy tires not just becuase they shine, but if you look and I mean really look at our trucks, notice how the fenders bubble/arc out (like fenders do). Look at it with non blackened tires and see how recessed the fender (bevel?) looks. It just doesn't pop and looks more like part of the side of the truck (blends in). Clean up the wheels and blacken the crap out of the tires and bam, the fenders' bevel pops and seems to protrude. This happens on my truck anyways. It continues the shine from the body onto the tires and with clean wheels, its a beautiful thing.

Here's a few examples of different vehicles by what I mean