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Now for the past couple months I've been using Pinnacle's Poly Ultra clay and I've been buying it buy the pound from Autogeek... Here is the link Pinnacle Ultra Poly Clay is our ultra fine grade of detailing clay, designed for frequent, gentle cleaning of your vehicle. Not only is it...

Well I'm doing a research project for school, and we were able to choose any topic...So I thought it would be fun and easy to choose Auto Detailing, since I love it, and since this is where now all of my money apparently goes!!! I started off light, and the detail bug hit, and now I really...

Well first of all, I went out and bought two more proportioning spray bottles from Walmart and mixed up a QD amount for one of the bottles, and then I mixed in 2 capfuls (1 ounce) into about 2 gallons of water...Now one of the first things I noticed is that there is 1. No foam 2. Not nearly...

Hey everyone, I did this car for a good friend of mine on Saturday, I'm not sure if you remember but I detailed his other car a while ago, his 2004 Procharged DSG Mach 1, here is the link to the thread, http://autopia.org/forum/click-brag/83291-2004-procharged-mach-1-56k-warning.html We...

Lately we've had South Florida Water restrictions and I'm really stressing out because I have been washing my car in the afternoon about once a week, which isn't allowed due to the fact that you can only wash between 4-8AM??!! I'm not sure how that's supposed work with me in school and Saturday...

Well hello again, I got a chance to do a nice easy car over the weekend and this one was a real break from the harsh Lexus that I had a week ago. The car is basically new, it had some very weird water etching on the hood already and the tires were absolutely filthy. I didn't get any before...

Hey guys, well, I guess I was long overdue for a swirled up car and this car was actually brought to me on Friday, and I had it over the weekend so I really had a chance to detail the car to my liking! The car was extremely dirty because the owner had recently taken the car on a road trip, but I...

Well while my brother was up for spring break, I decided to do the car once again for him and try a new combo (at least for me). The car ended up getting a wash with Meguiars GC, Prime via LC White pad and PC set at 4/5, then I applied Natty's Blue Paste wax via Black pad and PC (speed 3/4)...I...

This car was relatively clean when I got it, but was in dire need of some clay...The interior was in ok shape, needed some cleaning around where their little guy sat, but other than that, the car was a joy to work with :chuckle: Exterior: -Wash with NXT wash -Clay with Pinnacle Poly Ultra...

Well I saw one of my customer's cars the other day, and it just happened to be raining, so I snapped a quick pick with my phone, please excuse the quality, and was surprised at what I saw. The poliseal not only still looked good, but it was also beading up quite nicely. The car sits outside...

Well this Toyota Highlander belongs to one of my teacher's at school, and she wanted a basic cleanup and wax. I gave her a little discount because she was my Chemistry teacher my sophmore year, and well, she was a great teacher! Now that I'm a senior in high school and getting ready to go off to...

Hey guys, well I'm about to place an order and I've really wanted a versatile dressing for wheel wells, tires, and engine compartments and I'm wondering if any of you have had any experience with Meg's Hyper Dressing...Any thoughts? Suggestions? Complaints??? I'm also looking for a general...

I ordered my first batch of Pinnacle's Leather conditioner a couple of months ago and I absolutely loved it, I LOVE the smell, love the results, and even for just the conditioner I was surprised by its cleaning ability... Now I'm looking into buying this product in bulk, but the Conditioner...

Hey guys, well I thought I'd do a quick writeup today on what you can do with an "el-cheapo" can of tire foam from pep boys or your local superstore.... My process usually goes something like this: 1. Make sure the engine is warm, and then hose the motor down with water, and after that...

Well this car belongs to my Mom, and she has been asking me to detail it for her for a while now so I finally decided to clean it up for her...It was pretty dirty, sorry for no before shots, and here was my process: Exterior: Washed with NXT wash Clayed with Pinnacle Poly Ultra Clay Jeffs...

Well I'll also be doing this customer's Z06 and his older Fox body, but for now, here are a couple pictures of my turnouts today....The car was fairly clean so I just washed it, then hit the whole car with an White LC pad with Prime, and then Applied AJ by hand, then used AJT as an aid to help...

I was kind of disappointed with this outcome, no matter what I tried, I couldn't eliminate the micromarring that I was encountering with the PC, I really think I'm going to step up and learn how to use a rotary to try and finish down cars nicer, especially when they are this bad...Now you may...

Hey guys, I was wondering if any of you have ever detailed an Acura NSX. I'm detailing a black NSX on Saturday and I was curious to see how hard the clear coat is on these cars. I'm currently using the PC and the Optimum line (HC, OC, and OP) and I was wondering if you think these products will...

I was doing a writeup on another forum (Mach1registry) and posted pictures of my beading action, and some member chimed in and said "You have to be careful when using a polish that makes the water bead up like pictured above. Make sure the sun doesn't shine on it when the beads are present...

This lexus came to me the other day, wasn't in too bad of shape but the interior needed some major work, (sorry for no before pictures) and other than that It went quite smoothly...had some light marring all over the car but the OP/Orange took care of that :heelclick Exterior: -Wash with NXT...