What applicators used for Int. dressings? - DetailCity.org

AZ Ferrari Man · 10-24-2005, 06:55 AM

Hey guys, I was just applying some VRT to my dash and used a variety of different applicators, the normal; Yellow round foam pad, adams gray ones, and the round yo-yo looking ones for tires. Just wondering which ones y'all use and with what, and which ones disperse product evenly and so on. I love the yellow pads but my fingers get real tight after a good crack and crevice detail!

P.S. what do you use to remove excess dressing from trim and what not, I have been using DS and APC.

Andrew

pogo123 · 10-24-2005, 08:19 AM

I started using an old waffle weave towel that I cut up for interior dressings and glass cleaning because I was having a problem with streaking. Works great and the streaking problem is solved.

AZ Ferrari Man · 10-24-2005, 01:44 PM

Cool, how do you deal with thickness, did you fold it over itself or use just a single layer of WW? Some pictures would be awesome!

Andrew

joyriide1113 · 10-24-2005, 01:53 PM

i was a big fan off adams PVA square sponges for interior dressing, until i notice i would go thru 3-4 ounces of product. i guess the foam is soo large that it keeps sucking up the dressing into the inner pores. right now im using terry applicators and dish sponges from the super market for applying dressings. thick enough hold dressings and thin enough to keep it at the surface.

tsx2004 · 10-24-2005, 03:28 PM

hi ferrari man,

im using these cobra microfiber applicators and they work great for interior. here is the link to it from autogeek:
http://www.autogeek.net/cbp100.html

Beemerboy · 10-24-2005, 03:37 PM

I'm using the same ones as TSX and love them for dressing and leather conditioner applications....They seem to keep streaking and excess product usesage way down....I also have a MF mitt that I got from PB that I use for buffing that is really great for cutting down on streaking.

AZ Ferrari Man · 10-24-2005, 03:48 PM

Beemerboy, and TSX, being that MF is very absorbent do you feel that the app's are too absorbent or the opposite? ie: spreading further and less absorbtion than a foam app? Also do y'all moisten your applicators and with what, I used to those C-ello sponges from the grocery store and wet them with water and wrung them dry/damp.

Andrew

mgm2003 · 10-24-2005, 03:50 PM

I use a foam paint brush for areas near glass and a MF mitt for interior dressings.

Beemerboy · 10-24-2005, 05:46 PM

AZF

I've not felt that the MF pads have used more product that the foam ones...I have found that they spread allot more even and I get allot less streaking.

That's the one the grab for when doing the inside.

Hawaiianelement · 10-24-2005, 07:24 PM

I use yellow foam for int's and MF apps for leather conditioning.

10-24-2005, 06:55 AM	#1 (permalink)
AZ Ferrari Man Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Tucson, HOTTTTTT!!!! Posts: 278	What applicators used for Int. dressings? Hey guys, I was just applying some VRT to my dash and used a variety of different applicators, the normal; Yellow round foam pad, adams gray ones, and the round yo-yo looking ones for tires. Just wondering which ones y'all use and with what, and which ones disperse product evenly and so on. I love the yellow pads but my fingers get real tight after a good crack and crevice detail! P.S. what do you use to remove excess dressing from trim and what not, I have been using DS and APC. Andrew __________________ "You should treat every car as if it were your own" -Andrew Simoneaux Owner, Diamond Shine Detail Tucson, AZ

10-24-2005, 08:19 AM	#2 (permalink)
pogo123 Join Date: May 2005 Location: North Carolina Posts: 333	Re: What applicators used for Int. dressings? I started using an old waffle weave towel that I cut up for interior dressings and glass cleaning because I was having a problem with streaking. Works great and the streaking problem is solved.

10-24-2005, 01:44 PM	#3 (permalink)
AZ Ferrari Man Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Tucson, HOTTTTTT!!!! Posts: 278	Re: What applicators used for Int. dressings? Cool, how do you deal with thickness, did you fold it over itself or use just a single layer of WW? Some pictures would be awesome! Andrew __________________ "You should treat every car as if it were your own" -Andrew Simoneaux Owner, Diamond Shine Detail Tucson, AZ

10-24-2005, 01:53 PM	#4 (permalink)
joyriide1113 There is no cure! Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: MIAMI, FL Posts: 2,341	Re: What applicators used for Int. dressings? i was a big fan off adams PVA square sponges for interior dressing, until i notice i would go thru 3-4 ounces of product. i guess the foam is soo large that it keeps sucking up the dressing into the inner pores. right now im using terry applicators and dish sponges from the super market for applying dressings. thick enough hold dressings and thin enough to keep it at the surface. __________________ JoYRiiDE //2007 BMW 335i e90 Sedan // Montego Blue // Black.Aluminum//

10-24-2005, 03:28 PM	#5 (permalink)
tsx2004 WaffleWeed Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: California USA Posts: 231	Re: What applicators used for Int. dressings? hi ferrari man, im using these cobra microfiber applicators and they work great for interior. here is the link to it from autogeek: http://www.autogeek.net/cbp100.html

10-24-2005, 03:37 PM	#6 (permalink)
Beemerboy Just One More Coat Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Sonoma County, CA Posts: 7,127	Re: What applicators used for Int. dressings? I'm using the same ones as TSX and love them for dressing and leather conditioner applications....They seem to keep streaking and excess product usesage way down....I also have a MF mitt that I got from PB that I use for buffing that is really great for cutting down on streaking. __________________ Old Enough To Know Better, Too Stupid To Care.... Dave's Detailing Sonoma County, CA

10-24-2005, 03:48 PM	#7 (permalink)
AZ Ferrari Man Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Tucson, HOTTTTTT!!!! Posts: 278	Re: What applicators used for Int. dressings? Beemerboy, and TSX, being that MF is very absorbent do you feel that the app's are too absorbent or the opposite? ie: spreading further and less absorbtion than a foam app? Also do y'all moisten your applicators and with what, I used to those C-ello sponges from the grocery store and wet them with water and wrung them dry/damp. Andrew __________________ "You should treat every car as if it were your own" -Andrew Simoneaux Owner, Diamond Shine Detail Tucson, AZ

10-24-2005, 03:50 PM	#8 (permalink)
mgm2003 2005 STS :: 2003 Z71 Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Delaware Posts: 1,573	Re: What applicators used for Int. dressings? I use a foam paint brush for areas near glass and a MF mitt for interior dressings. __________________ John Miller :: Wilmington, DE :: mgm121499@comcast.net

10-24-2005, 05:46 PM	#9 (permalink)
Beemerboy Just One More Coat Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Sonoma County, CA Posts: 7,127	Re: What applicators used for Int. dressings? AZF I've not felt that the MF pads have used more product that the foam ones...I have found that they spread allot more even and I get allot less streaking. That's the one the grab for when doing the inside. __________________ Old Enough To Know Better, Too Stupid To Care.... Dave's Detailing Sonoma County, CA

10-24-2005, 07:24 PM	#10 (permalink)
Hawaiianelement I love silicone !! Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: O'ahu, Hawaii Posts: 772	Re: What applicators used for Int. dressings? I use yellow foam for int's and MF apps for leather conditioning. __________________ 04 Honda Element-Mobile Detailing 02 BMW 325Ci Tit. Slvr. Sprt,Prem. 05 Kawasaki Ninja ZX-6R Red Magma

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