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    HD Polish Question

    Hi Everyone, I have some light swirls on a clients black mazda 3 2015, (same car as me!) . I haven't used this product before so I'm not sure what to expect, in terms of strength. For light swirls like this, I was planning on using this with my Porter Cable, and an orange LC Pad, followed by a...
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    Left food in car - reeks of rotten food!

    Hey everyone. So I must have been so excited to go on vacation for two weeks that I forgot to take my lunch out of my car before I left for two weeks. When I came back. The smell was so awful, that I could barely drive to work. The food wasn't directly on the carpet, it was in a tupperwear. So...
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    Dust all over the body!

    Hey everyone, I notice every time I wash my car (2014 Mazda 3 Jet black mica), about an hour after I wash it (without even driving it). It gets Really dusty! To the point where I actually feel the dust and see it. I didn't have this problem with my old Mazda 3 - crystal white pearl...
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    New car swirls

    <p style="color:rgb(40,40,40);font-family:'helvetica neue', helvetica, arial, sans-serif;">Hey there, I just picked up my car about a month ago (I know it took me long to post) and I noticed some light swirls on the paint. <p style="color:rgb(40,40,40);font-family:'helvetica neue', helvetica...
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    Brand new 2014 Black Mazda 3 - What to use!

    Hey everyone,   To start, I'v been detailing my own car for a few years now so i am comfortable with doing it myself.  That being said, I used to have a white car, I just bought my new mazda and from what I'v heard, black is very hard to maintain.   Could anybody help me decide which...
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    What are your "go-to" interior detailing products

    Hey everyone, I got quite a bit of exterior detailing products and supplies, but I feel like my interior arsenal is lacking. That being said, besides a vacuum, and cloth, What is part if your interior detailing arsenal? MODS: If i'm in the wrong place, please move it!
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    Field Report: Detailed Black BMW 328i Coupe (with pics)

    Hey fellow autopians! I detailed a black 328i today and decided to share with all of you how it went (first detailing client) I started off by washing with ONR and then claying with Blackfire poly clay (with ONR as lube) Then I started to compound the car using an orange pad with Megs...
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    Wax for crystal white pearl

    Hey all Summers here and I'm going to do my detail! Right now I'm using collonite 845 for my wax, I was wondering if anybody recommended something else that could make my paint shine even more! Any recommendations! I have a 2007 Mazda 3 crystal white pearl Thanks Greg
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    Fastest way to remove these!

    Hey all! i have a white mazda 3 2007 and i always get these Yellow/brownish/orange dots on the body, basically contaminants and break dust or rail dust. . I usually get them all off by claying the car but it's very time intensive and a lot of work to get them off. Is there any faster way...
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    Urethane lip problem

    Hey everyone. First off. Sorry if I put this in the wrong place. Mods please move it if you need to I baught a poly urethane front lip and installed it. Unfortunately I didn't secure the middle properly and when I was driving wind pushed it down and it was scraping the ground. Once I...
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    Crystal White Pearl Mazda 3

    Hey all. So summer detail is coming up and I'm going to make an order for products and was looking for recommendations on compounds polishes and waxes. My paint is in good condition I do details twice a year so the swirls and oxidization is minimal Currently my stock is Black fire...
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    Problem from person backed up into me

    Fellow autopians. I come to you with a problem Some lady backed up into my newly painted rear bumper. What do you guys suggest I do to minimize the look of this?
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    I want a shiny exhaust tip!

    Hey everyone, I was just wondering, I was taking a look at my exhaust tip and realized that it was all gunky and gross,I tried to get the spots off using steel wool, and no dice. I want a nice clean, shiny finish on it. Is there any products that you could recommend to clean and polish...
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    Cannot get these mini swirls out!

    Hey all. Long time reader. Recent poster here. I did a full detail of my 2007 Mazda 3 hatchback. Color is crystal white pearl The products that I used are Porter cable buffer Blackfire clay with megs lube Meg's DA compound (orange pad on speed 6) Menzerna SF 4000 (white pad...
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