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We just left outer banks so I decided to stop at the store and take a few more pics since some of Yal liked them Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Went in a store called American classic garage today in Kill Devil Hills nc Lot of cool stuff from back in the day. This sign was a reproduction from Texaco service station Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

About 6 weeks ago I polished with Jescar medium on both (only clayed the hoods)put jescar powerlock on the Tundra and FK1000 on the Highlander. 1 week ago put 2nd coat on both so time will tell. Trying to compare apples to apples (both Toyota paint). The biggest difference is going to be the...

Does anybody make an applicator pad with a handle. I just think it would make applying a paste wax much easier and faster. If they don’t I’m gonna try to make something out of this. It’s for oil based paints and stains. The white fibers are pretty soft. I might try to attach a low nap...

Taking it back to dealer next month for oil change and tire rotation. We will see what they say. I’m going to demand to have it resprayed with line x. It’s the factory spray in liner. It’s gonna get worse before it gets better Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

I just did a detail on my wife’s Ridgeline Wash (2 bucket) Dry (Backpack blower) Clayed Griots yellow clay Polish with Jescar Medium using GG6 and lc white low profile pad Lsp FK1000 I discovered Autopia In 2005 after I bought my first new vehicle (2004 f-150) She bought her Ridgeline in...

Might not be as pretty as what the professional can do but I’m happy. Wash (2 bucket) optimum car wash (pressure washed first with gas pressure washer Dry with backpack leaf blower Polished with jescar medium polish. Tried the jescar micro finishing polish first but it didn’t have much bite...

Does anybody know if pollen harms your paint if it is left on for 7 or 10 days? It has been very windy here in va the last several days And we have a lot of pollen this time of year. We are suppose to get 1 inch of rain tomorrow night into Monday morning. I was going to wait until that was...

Just curious. Who has the highest and lowest in the country? Pretty sure I don’t have the highest compared to New York or maybe even California. Never been to either one. The lowest in my neck of the woods is $2.33 a gallon

Trying aquapel for the first time. The directions say to clean glass (Invisible Glass is what I use) and apply. Wonder if it would be ok to clean then clay then clean again, then apply aquapel. Just want to get the glass as clean as possible I usually use Meguiars qd when I Clay but I kinda feel...

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After reading Sir Accumulators post in the layering black fire thread thought it would be a good idea to start a thread about what not to do in detailing. I’m pretty sure all u folks have made a few mistakes along the way. Most threads here are what to do, not what not to do. Hopefully that...

Howdy folks. I stumbled across this. Google Fabulous Betty car cleaning tips. (27 of them) 1 of them was putting olive oil on the dash board. Foam paint brush to clean vents, that was a good idea. Some of u folks probably knew that one

Going to upgrade to a new DA. I don’t do this for a living but I do have 4 vehicles I like to keep looking good. Probably going to do some family members cars and trucks also Yal will laugh (I would to) but I’m still using a PC 7336 and have been using it since 2004 when I bought my first...

Hi fellow autopians across the country. After looking at my wife’s salt covered red rock pearl color Ridgeline for 3 days I couldn’t stand it no longer. Went to the spray car wash (temperature 24) to rinse the salt off. Took backpack blower to dry off. WRONG. Before I got all the way around...

Went outside to clean interior of ridgeline and looked down and said oh. Yellow paint in fender wells, mud flaps and on bottom of drivers door will I be able to get it off without sanding. Most aggressive I have is pc7424 yellow pad and Meguiars 105/205 I`m really pissed. Oh well if I can`t...

For the detailing pros what is the best way to keep the black plastic at the bottom of windshield from fading and drying out. #1 would be to keep it out of the sun. The truck is only 1 year old. I`m retired but I did put 10,000 miles on it the first year. It`s kept under cover at the house but...

Hello fellow autopians. hope everyone is having a great day. I wanted to know what kind of lubricant to use when claying glass. On the paint I use Meguiars quick detailer wasn`t sure about using that on glass. I only detail 2 vehicles I`m on well water. I`m doing my 2016 magnetic gray...

Hope everyone here is having a good start to their weekend I`ve been a member here for a while more reading than posting. Learned quite a bit back in the 80`s I would wash my vehicle with wisk laundry detergent and throw a couple of coats of kit or Simonize wax on it and hit the road. Things...