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Received the new PC 7424XP today from PAC! Thanks Angelo for the fast shipping and delivery.:thumbup: I'm just a big kid with a new toy. (My wife wouldn't argue with that statement.):D I'll post a review after my detail tomorrow.

Because I'm a bit of a fanatic about how my car looks (daily driver), I do certain things in my daily detailing ritual... 1. Clean glass every day. 2. Clean wheels every day. 3. Cal-duster every day (the lightest touch of course!).:scared: 4. Tire dressing touch-up as needed (every few...

The more a car sits in the sun the faster the interior glass gets "fogged" with that unknown substance that isn't dirt, isn't fog....... It's more like a film! Even if you keep your windows up all the time, it still manages to find it's way to the inside windows. What the heck is that stuff...

I found this duster at "Dollar Tree". (Everything used to be a dollar... now up to $5.00) For 2 bucks I figured I could find a use for it... On my daily driver, I clean the wheels every day. Sometimes the wheels just have a little road dust on them so it's not necessary to use a wet wash or...

I have a customer vehicle coming up in about a week. The owner said he is a residential painter and the leather seats in his Ford Explorer have some paint on them. Latex Exterior House Paint. (Sherwin-Williams "Super Paint" to be exact!) Who has successfully removed this type of paint from...

Well, for the record, I'm new school. New School Guy: Neatly place 6 pea-size dots evenly on the pad. Spray the pad once with a spritz of water. Rub the polish into the pad with fingers, in a circular motion. Apply polish to the hood, starting with the slowest speed, working up as the polish...

I know I'm in the minority on this one. (I usually am!;)) I really love the heat. Today we had 98* with 80% humidity. I went for a 2 mile brisk walk in the heat of the afternoon.:out: When I got home, I looked like I had jumped into a swimming pool!!! (Nothing like a good workout!) Drank...

It's my Father's day present from my wife. (I guess I should let her know that.:huh:) As soon as I saw Angelo's thread about the new machine, I gave him a call and he got me all set up with the TID discount and 1/2 price shipping! Hoping to get it Friday or Monday and try it...

This lady brought me her '07 Impala. It was very clean with practically no swirls. She told me that she takes it through the high pressure coin-op wash once a week and doesn't dry it. Surprizingly little soap scum also. She wanted it polished to make it a little "shinier" and 2 coats of...

I'm glad I like mowing! :rolleyes:With all this rain, I'm still on the "Twice-A-Week-Lawn-Mowing-Schedule". Usually Tuesday and Friday. And it's been going like this since the 1st of April. I'll be glad when "summer" gets here, the every-other-day rains stop, and I can get back to once a...

I bought the Mothers Power ball to use on my Corvette wheels. They are non-clear-coated polished aluminum that need to be re-polished 2-3 times per year. (These are the wheels:) I really felt the Power Ball would reduce the amount of labor involved in polishing these wheels. Here are my...

Work towels, finishing towels, glass towels, grunge towels..... Over the years I've collected hundreds!!! Demoted Grunge Towels.. dedicated to engine bay and door jambs: 50 General Purpose Work Towels... interior work, exterior plastics, cladding, wheels etc.: 150 Wax/Sealant Removal...

I just restored some headlight lenses and I'd like to keep them nice and clear.... (See this thread: http://truthindetailing.com/Forum/showthread.php?t=1099) I really want to clear coat them with some product like the factory coating, to keep them nice for a long period of time. Have you done...

I've been talking about doing this on my son's Grand Am for some time. I bought the car new in 2001 and sold it to him in '06. The headlight lenses have gotten progressively worse in the past year..... Yellowed, pitted, clouded. Materials/Tools: 800 wet/dry sandpaper 1200 wet/dry sandpaper...

Here in KC, it's been raining, off and on, all week. I've had to push my detailing schedule back for the weather!!! (No one wants to spend $200 on a detail and drive home in the rain! Or the next couple days for that matter.....:p) We usually have lots of rain and pop-up thunderstorms in May...

Because I'm getting older and my eyesight isn't what it used to be... I prefer doing my detailing outside in daylight. To be honest, I can just see better outside. I will say that I always schedule my details early in the morning, to prevent any polishing or sealant application when the paint...

1995 Mustang Cobra engine detail only... Process: 1. Let engine cool until warm but not hot. 2. Covered all electrical parts with aluminum foil 3. Saturated the entire engine compartment with APC+ 4. Let soak 5 minutes 5. Scrub everything with a toilet brush 6. Rinse very LIGHTLY with a...

This is an older BMW (not sure what year) with heavy swirl marks. It looks like it was wiped with paper towels! or maybe Sandpaper!!!! The paint was fairly soft and easy to correct... (It was just paint polishing and sealant, not full detail.) Process: (I did this car before I knew 105/205...

Tight beading is one sure sign of good wax or sealant protection on your paint. A well-sealed vehicle in the rain, will have nice tight small beads of water, "standing proud"!!!:thumbup: Slightly larger beads indicate less paint protection, and "sheeting" in the rain, indicates little or no...

Yes, it's definitely that time of year! The weather is perfect and all the Vette guys want their cars lookin' sharp! This is a '64 Corvette Coupe, 327/300, 4-spd, 100% correct, strong #2 car. Very nice and well maintained. Paint correction only. The clearcoat on this car was getting pretty...