Tell everyone one of your best detailing secrets!

[Shane731]

I've used Meguiar's Ultimate Quik Detailer/M135 Synthetic Spray Detailer on the windows in place of Rain-X. Works great as long as you use the right towel. Also used Ultimate Quik Wax on black plastic trim.

[Matt]

I use cotton makeup remover pads to apply 303 to the exterior plastics.

I also use 303 on the matte paint used on the wiper arms and paint on the door trim as it leaves them looking fresh and new.

I also use P21s Paint Cleanser to clean and restore the paint on the B pilllar trim.

[ScottB]

The absolute biggest secret in detailing is that no survey, best friend, or spouse can tell you the best looking wax or sealant made. Sure they can help, but its you that often needs to find the look that you are looking for and desire.

Its also a big secret that your favorite wax or sealant doesnt need to be my favorite sealant. Its ok to like what you like, and for us to differ on our personal opinions. Every product has a weakness and benefits and its up to you and your personal environment to choose it properly.

[jbust3]

I polish my Wheels using/wearing a cheap .99 Home Depot glove as the polish rag.... you be be surprised how effective this is....

[rwright]

Nothing big but I've used tire foam in wheel wells since 1996. Holds up decent and works in a pinch. I've also used 2 towels for quick detail products since then, one for spreading product, one for buffing. This sounds normal to me though.

Another little touch that I like, after cleaning all exterior glass I apply a very thin layer of wax. Then I just follow up with normal washing and apply a quick detailer or quick wax. May not be the best thing for glass but it really helps when you have a rainy season.

[roscoe]

ive used neverdull to remove over spray from windshield and found that it actually repells water for about 6 months or so.

[Mike Moore]

I have been told that peanut butter can be used to remove that stubborn white wax residue from black plastic trim.

Has anyone heard of this?

[ScottB]

I have been told that peanut butter can be used to remove that stubborn white wax residue from black plastic trim.

Has anyone heard of this?

correct, its the oils it contains.

[HotRod]

I have found that folex cleans nasty soiled door panels and other panels of the interior better than an all purpose cleaner in some cases. I think it was made just for carpet stains, but it works well on plastic interior pieces. I was working on a dodge farm truck, and was pre cleaning the door panels with megs all purpose with a detail brush, but after it dried it still looked dirty, so I used the folex with a soft brush and it cleaned alot better.

[Mike Phillips]

The Peanut Butter trick is actually a trick that misses the mark...

Somehow, somewhere, someway someone posted about using Peanut Butter to remove polish and wax residue and the post spread from there... it continues to this day.

Here's the skinny...

If you have an open jar of peanut butter that's been used, usually you'll see some clear liquid pooling on the top of the peanut butter, this is vegetable oil, it's the vegetable oil in the peanut butter that helps to break-up and dissolve polish and wax residue and also turn faded trim a darker color which will also act to mask the problem.

Here's an old home-remedy for removing gum out of hair, which is a problem that sometimes happens to little kid, or how to get chewing gum out of carpet which is a problem usually caused by little kids, take and work some vegetable oil into the gum and it will act to dissolve it so instead of being a difficult, medium to remove it will break-up and then can be pulled out of or off of whatever it's stuck too...

If I had a jar of peanut butter for every time I've posted the reason why peanut butter is used to remove polish and wax residue I would have a pantry full of peanut butter...