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Detailing your TACO

Discussion in '2nd Gen. Tacomas (2005-2015)' started by 2005 TACO, Sep 28, 2015.

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  1. Sep 28, 2015 at 6:19 AM
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    2005 TACO

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    What do you use?
    I highly recommend using this: http://garageonepro.com/
    They make the product here in Tampa, Fl. All car guys. I use their Speed wax along with their clay bar rag- It's like waxing and claying all in one and WOW- What a finish it leaves. I have even put on the windows.
    TRY IT- YOU WON'T BE SORRY!
     
    2005 TACO, Sep 28, 2015
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  2. Sep 28, 2015 at 7:01 AM
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    KB Voodoo

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    Step 1
    Park outside

    Step 2
    Wait for rain
     
    KB Voodoo, Sep 28, 2015
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  3. Sep 28, 2015 at 7:03 AM
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    Boone

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    Boone Vaginas are rad.

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    I'm pretty sure I've washed my truck once.
     
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  4. Sep 28, 2015 at 7:04 AM
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    KB Voodoo

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    If I washed mine, all the scratches would be more visible. Can't have that.
     
    KB Voodoo, Sep 28, 2015
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  5. Sep 28, 2015 at 7:06 AM
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    Boone

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    Boone Vaginas are rad.

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    This is true. I think that's the reason I let the rain do it, it's never really clean enough to see scratches.
     
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  6. Sep 28, 2015 at 7:09 AM
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    Blze001

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    Blze001 Breaks things.

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    I just do the basic stuff.

    - Turtle Wax bug remover for the big buggers I occasionally hit before I start and periodically between washes to keep them from sitting on there.
    - Armor All wash and wax. Probably going to get Meguiars next, the Armor All is okay, but nothing to write home about.
    - Eagle One spray wax to finish up.
    - Generic brand wipes for the windows. I've heard mixed reviews about RainX treatments.

    For the inside I just do a vaccum and wipe everything down with Armor All wipes.

    One thing I've learned is there is no such thing as enough microfiber towels. I have 10 of the suckers and still find myself needing one more. :D
     
    Blze001, Sep 28, 2015
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  7. Sep 28, 2015 at 8:02 AM
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    iK0NiK

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    Skip the Armor All Wash and Wax and instead go with Meguiar's Gold Class Car Shampoo. Beats any car wash I've ever used hands down.

    Also try Invisible Glass spray paired with newspaper instead of household window cleaners.

    Both can be had from your local Walmart.

    Armor All is hated or loved depending on who you ask. It's fine for hard plastics, but anything that absorbs tends to get sticky after an Armor All treatment. You'd be surprised what a little bit of water and a microfiber cloth will do to your interior to clean it up.
     
    iK0NiK, Sep 28, 2015
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  8. Sep 28, 2015 at 8:04 AM
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    KB Voodoo

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    303 Aerospace Protectant, FTMFW
     
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  9. Sep 28, 2015 at 10:48 AM
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    Chris(NJ)

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    Mods are currently being changed .....
    :amen:
     
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  10. Sep 28, 2015 at 5:51 PM
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    Yoda's TRD

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    hmmmm let's see

    I'd probably start with ... LOL

    [​IMG]
     
    Yoda's TRD, Sep 28, 2015
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  11. Sep 28, 2015 at 5:52 PM
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    or ...

    [​IMG]
     
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  12. Sep 28, 2015 at 5:53 PM
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    skiergd011013

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    Clay bar!!
     
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  13. Sep 28, 2015 at 6:07 PM
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    For the art of mall crawling, "a dirty taco gets no soccer moms"
    I wash with meguiars car shampoo. Two buckets, one with soap, one to rinse
    Chamois off water
    Clay bar with lube for bugs and stubborn dirt.
    Wizards spay shine with micro fibers
    Clay bar the headlights and tail lights. Plexus plastic polish on those
    Prior to wax everything gets clay barred
    I wax it 4x a year
    Wax is colonites insulator wax (best I've found)
    Rain x on the glass
    303 on the interior

    Yes I'm OCD on my truck, yes this is why my used vehicles are sold almost instantly.
     
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  14. Sep 28, 2015 at 6:11 PM
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    My detailing supplies on my TW thread "Preferences For Detailing"(Detail Section).
     
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  15. Oct 1, 2015 at 3:41 PM
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    Are you talking about Wizards Mist and Shine in the pink bottle? Does that have a protective component to it or is it just to make it look better?
     
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  16. Oct 1, 2015 at 4:08 PM
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    Capt Jrod

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    Yes the mist. I don't think it has a protective use, but I get the major water off with a chamois and then use the mist with a microfiber to wipe it all down. I think it reduces swirls and it does leave a nice shine. I mostly like it in door jambs and logos where wax is a bitch to get off. The plexus is a badass product for the clear plastic lenses. My 2008 ridge line was never in a garage and they literally looked and felt new when I sold it. Most lenses get the fog and haze. I also love the 303 aerospace.
     
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  17. Oct 1, 2015 at 4:41 PM
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    Bluegrass Taco

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    I'm still in the honeymoon stage with the Tacoma....It gets cleaned very regularly. Prior to the Taco, I had a Dodge 2500 quad cab long bed gas guzzler. The closest it would come to having the interior clean was, I'd open all 4 doors, fire up the Stihl leaf blower and have at it! Exterior was a "rain only" thing. 11 years of dirt was a protective coating of sorts.
     
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  18. Oct 2, 2015 at 7:15 PM
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    Capt Jrod

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    That's all a dodge needs. You have all the time that you waste pulling wrenches on the "big three" rides to wash and wax. The engines are two stroke oil injected I think. Just pour in another quart. It was a jeep thing and I still don't understand.
     
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  19. Oct 2, 2015 at 8:12 PM
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    shakerhood

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    My Truck got the Claybar and Wax the first week I bought it.
     
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  20. Oct 3, 2015 at 4:08 AM
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    Capt Jrod

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    Me too. Drive, wash, wax, gas, drive.... These toyotas are so boring! No fuel pumps to replace, no power steering problems, the lights work... If this shit keeps up I might have to go fishing and show it who's the boss!
     
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