Recent content by peacemaker

I'll preface this post by saying I don't own a home and need to use the local coin op to do (ONR bucket) washes. I always start off by treating the tires, wheels, and bugs before feeding the machine. So I have everything dwelling, tires have been scrubbed, and ready to rinse off the car...

Hi all, My fiance finally is going to let me clean up her car. It's filthy... it's a dd... and she hauls two kids (so the interior is equally a mess). I don't want to do an all out detail because I know it will get ruined within days. I was thinking about using Poorboys Polish w/ Sealant...

I felt something strange on my steering wheel today. I don't recall bumping into it with anything either :( Is this fixable? Car only has 19k.

Hey Guys, I am detailing my little GTI this weekend. Wondering how many MF pads I'll need (cutting) to do the entire car. Planning on hitting it with FG400 and a Meguiars MF 5.5 cutting pad. I have a two pack ready to go, just wondering if this will be enough. I have an air compressor and...

Hey guys, Just curious if anyone does detailing work outside. Assuming you can find shade, would wind/dust/debris be an issue with detailing outside?

I just recently moved to 5.5 backing plate and pads but completely forgot that I had a bunch of perfectly fine 6.5" pads (the backing plate is toast). Can I still use my 6.5 pads? Will I encounter any issues?

Have some rust blooms below the window... would you guys use a cotton swap to agitate some Iron X or decon in there?

I have been going crazy recently on trying to remove tire shine residue from my tires. I recently stopped at DD to pickup some Optimum APC and Tarminator. They told me that would do the trick. I attacked my tires with both this past weekend and it didn't take it all off!! I went through about a...

Hey guys, I am planning my Spring detail on my daily driver and I'm trying to figure out which LSP I should use. This car is always outdoors. I wash it probably 2-3x/month on average. I would immediately think opti-coat, but I am a novice detailer, and not 100% confident in my abilities to...

I'm currently trying to figure out if I'm going to buy a spotlight or a headlamp. I was curious to know which would be more useful to the weekend detailer. So which one can't you live w/o?

Hi all, I have been lurking around this forum for a little bit, reading/absorbing as much as I can. I am planning out my Spring detail as soon as I can. My current problem is that I live in an apartment, so I have to schedule my detail at my friends garage. He has a nice space, but its an...

Hi guys, I did my first detail using a GG6 DA a few months ago on my Candy White GTI and it didn't turn out as well as I hoped. My mistake was not ensuring the MF pad was rotating. You live and you learn. I plan on correcting it in the Spring. The car is sealed with Griots Paint Sealant...

Hey guys, I'm a newbie detailer (for my cars only), and I need to invest in some quality brushes. I was wondering what are some must-have brushes you guys use. I need brushes for the interior (dash/trim and leather cracks/crevices), wheels, wheel wells, and honey comb grill. Right now...

Hey guys, A smallish winter storm hit the northeast yesterday. On my way home, I was at a red light, and a dump truck carrying tons of salt stopped right next to me in the right turn lane with the spreader on! I heard what sounded like a machine gun of pellets hitting my car and I quickly...

Hey, I'm looking to do a last minute winter detail on my Candy White VW. I have some Griots Garage Machine Polish and Mothers Polish, but I was thinking about getting D300 and some foam pads (or MF; haven't decided). Along with that, I also need some Iron X to remove the iron particles from...