Recent content by dave0mary

My wife went to a Michaels store (Chicago area atleast, arts and crafts) and brought me home a 1 lb block of modeling clay. $3.69. THAT'S cheap. So I tried it on my WIFE'S daily driver. Worked well - extremely well. I just had to lube a bit more than usual with DoDo. We'll let the "purists"...

Now that I'm tons smarter about detailing thanks to reading these posts, (thx guys ... :yourrock) I can't find an answer to this by a search: Which car wash soap do you use for a non-stripping action, but just to clean only? I love the Chemical Guys Citrus Wash, but it does a fairly good job of...

OK - I understand wet sanding and have done it; I understand polishes and have done it with a rotary and a Flex; I understand putting a wax on and have done it. What are sealants and glazes for? Thanks!

Been readin' the board here for a few months - and because of my A.R., I'm looking for some help. I don't mean to say I fold my wrapper twice from my Wendy's saltines before I carefully deposit in the BLUE recycling bin; :rofl but ... How in the heck does one get a real handle on what works and...

I'm retired so I'm able to help a friend at a body shop. His dentist brought in his black 98 Benz S500. A truly beautiful car ... with about 400 globs of tree sap on it. No - that's not the problem. He used his fingernail to scrapr each and every glob off!! Yeah - ouch. I wet sanded the whole...

Why? My wet/dry vac was $49.95 at the Depot. OK - let's say the auto detailing one is better ... so charge 5X as much. That'll be $250. Mytee's are 1K!!:wow: Wow. So - what's the best bang for your buck for a guy who does 2-3 cars a week?

With virtually no exprience at buffing, and the whole world telling us to go orbital instead of direct drive ... I went to my buddies body shop and asked for a damaged hood to try out a rented PC 7424 from Home Depot. He said to use his right there and he would help me. I used his Dewalt...

Started thinking about learning how to properly care for a car's exterior a few months ago. I have to admit, I thought caring for your paint was washing it in the driveway as much as you can, and then applying a wax from Autozone:redface:. After I saw millions of swirls and light scratches in my...