I did a full-blown Spring Cleaning on the exterior of the wife's Escape yesterday and this morning. The sealants I had used in the Fall had given it up, and there was nothing left on the car, so I...
For me, the phrase "buff & wax," brings up images of a very light session with a machine and an AIO or glaze to lightly (temporarily) improve the appearance with a light wax or spray sealant applied...
For me, it was my dad and maternal grandfather. My dad's "baby," was a 1965 Plymouth Satellite, in brilliant red w/383 4bbl and a 4-speed. He was meticulous with that car. And my grandfather had...
The problem is that the "normal" 99% of the population that don't have a detailer's eye, is that they honestly CAN'T SEE the wet-sanding-like-results of brush washes.
I had nicknamed my black Camaro 'Darth,' because when I first saw the picture on the dealer's website, it reminded me of Darth Vader - an all-black car in a white room. I was washing the new one a...
According to Anthony, when I talked to him on the phone, he is still very involved with training detailers to use the NXTZEN products and is STILL a "Detail Junkie," HIS WORDS.
Klasse Act is right - not only a supercharger, but an exhaust, aftermarket headlights, tinted taillights. All that's left is to ceramic coat it, and that's underway right now, so ....
I thought the rear window on the 5th Gen was "difficult" to clean (inside), but compared to the 6th - WOW ... trying to get the bottom of the window on the 6th is a real bear!
This one is subdued, there is a little 'burble' when I first hit the gas and a small amount of burbling when I coast in gear, but it sounds pretty good overall.
The car has (I believe) the RS package with the 2LT option. Which means it has a top speed of 155 (at least before the supercharger tune). But, most of all, I don't plan on testing the car's limits....
Last month, on the 18th, a distracted (being nice) driver totaled my black 2013 Camaro, and I was found "at fault" for swerving to keep him from t-boning me. I still get MAGOR POed even thinking...
It's the first coating that I've actually SEEN installed by a detailer on YT that I trust ... I'll go ahead and say it, I've spoken with Phil Miranda several times, plus watched MANY of his videos....
Phil Miranda (from Miranda Detailing - YouTube) put out a video on GTECHNIQ C1 ceramic coating. His demonstration made the process look so insanely easy, that it convinced me I need to try. Of course...
It's not something I would buy for myself, and after years of the PC and 5.5" pads, it DOES seem really HUGE. But as it was a gift from a nephew (who knows nothing about detailing), I owe it to him...
So, for Christmas, my well-meaning nephew bought me an RO polisher ... It is one of those so-called "wax spreader" polishers available at Walmart. With a 10" pad from *AutoSpa. It comes with 1 foam...
The need for decompression is VITAL! I just found out Thursday during my 1-year check up after an incident in October '22 that I DID have a heart attack, when all this time I thought it was...
I recently took my wife's Ford Escape in for warranty work. I had JUST finished a 4-step detail/winter prep on the car, and it was in immaculate (but dirty from being driven in the rain the day...
