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I realized a few weeks ago why some wheels are harder to clean than others and it mainly comes down to the inner part of the wheels being smooth or rough. The smoother finish on the wheels inner makes for easier cleaning. For example I recently did these CLS wheels which were heavily soiled...

Looking for 3M FCP, cant find it in the US. Anyone know who sells it here? Im also looking for the new 3M FCP green cutting pad to go along with it.

Im looking for the manufacturers of both of these products, the EZ detail brush and the 16" wood handle spoke brush (the one Phil at DD sells) any info would be a great help. Thanks

This car was originally booked for a full wash and seal but upon picking it up at the owners house I saw that it was going to need some correction work. Having this beauty sitting in direct sunlight is the perfect way to show the owner its absolute need for polishing attention. I drove the...

A customer called and asked for my detail services but he lives about 1hour away and I dont do mobile jobs, I told him I could maybe find a qualified detailer in his area. So anyone near Queens NY whos up for 2 cars LMK and I will put you guys in touch.

Yesterdays agenda: Silver Lexus IS250 with the typical wear an tear. Interior needed the most work, lots of dirt and scuffs everywhere. The car was scheduled for a 1 step polish only, no full correction was needed. Being as the owner keeps a busy schedule I tried to make this as pain free of...

Nothing to special, just a daily driven Tahoe which needed some TLC. Paint Process CWG/Z7 wash Clay Gloss It 1 step machine polish via Cyclo Gloss Finish sealant x2 via Flex No befores. Once the swirls were polished out the finish really began to pop, nice color IMO. The final...

Some people have NO respect for their vehicles:crasy: This was one of the worst cars I have done. A silver 325xi landed in my driveway a few days ago looking like hell. The wheels were painted black with the thickest brake dust I have ever seen and the paint was not only totally flat but it...

I was very exited to start this detail. I knew I was doing a red cayman but I didnt know it looked like this! Heres the car after the wash, after just rinsing the car before washing I saw it was already beading nicely so I had to be sure that any prior wax applied was stripped off so I used...

This is just a quick rant but im sure many of you can feel my frustration... I scheduled a detail for today on a silver Mercedes S class. The owner (male) was given my name and buisness card by a good customer of mine a few weeks ago and the man decided to schedule and appointment for my...

It was about time. Before I had only 2 four bulb fixtures over my detailing side of the garage and it was such a pain to work with. I couldnt see much and everything looks great under that light until your brought it out in the son and saw streaking etc. Now I should be good... I originally...

I need AC in the garage and found a few mini split systems online. Anyone have one and can tell me how well they cool down a steaming hot garage in the middle of summer?

A customer called me today regarding his wifes Mercedes stained leather. He said she spilled some kind of oil (maybe olive oil) on the rear seats and asked if I had something to get the stain out. Im sure the stain has been sitting for a long time already. Now I would think using a strong...

I decided to go with DuroTest Vita Lites for the entire garage. They are super bright and have a color redition(CRI) of 91, which is about as high as you can get. The higher the CRI the closer the brightness is to actual sunlight. Im putting white reflectors behind so the light comes directly...

The owner wanted his 2001 M5 (carbon black) perfected. Its been daily driven since 2001 to yet it still looked in very good shape, or so I thought. After washing and claying I found the car had heavy swirls all over and some deeper RIDS. Remembering it was 7 years old I figured the defects had...

Found this stuff over on top of the line and it seems pretty interesting. Non acidic and safe for all wheels is how its advertised, seems like a bargain at about $20 for 1 gal. Opinions on this product anyone? I know it says non acidic but could that mean its a strong base instead because that...

This detail was about as short notice as you can get. I was woken up this morning (at 10:30) by a call on my cell phone. It was from guy who I had been talking with about detailing over on IWSTI for some time. He's been wanting to schedule something for a while but just didnt have the time. Well...

Its no GT2 but it came out clean at least This was a complete interior and exterior detail, no polishing or correction work was done on this one. For such a small car it sure did take a while to complete but in the end as always it was worth the time and effort put in and the owner was very...

Im placing 4 light fixtures on the side walls of my garage so I can have a brighter workspace and view paintwork better. Now I dont know what bulbs to use in the fixtures. Somebody reccomended daylight bulbs but I dont know if there best. I need something that most mimicks sunlight im assuming...

UPDATED I started with a scrap hood that I use to test products on. The finish was already clean so I used fine grade steel wool followed by a stiff bristle carpet brush to induce heavy swirls marks, marring and some fine scratches. The finish looked like this after. (I labled the center...