The main reason I got the reset, was because I applied a coating, and figured it was a good way to renew it during washes. I guess it turns out there might be more finesse to it, if the soap dilution...
I never thought of possibly using too much Reset, I'll definitely have to try using a little less next time. Car was coated with PBL diamond paint coating. However, I've got a strange feeling that it...
I guess I'll buy some Tuff Shine tire cleaner and use a brush instead of an old wash mitt, then apply the Perl more diluted at 1:1 and give it another go. If that doesn't work, that stuff is never...
I purchased some CarPro Perl because it claimed pretty good durability and as I typically don't like dressing tires as I always have to jack the car up so as to apply a coat evenly around the whole...
So, I've been trying to figure out what a particular residue is left on my paint after washing my car. After washing, in daylight, the car looks fantastic....
Trying to plan ahead for this spring/summer. I have some CQuartz UK I want to apply to my 2014 black Subaru STi. I have Wolfgang Uber, TSR, Finishing Glaze. Not sure how fond I was of the Uber desite...
I was also beginning to wonder if the coating itself is was is easily marred, much so more than the clear coat. However, I thought the general consensus on coatings were that they are generally...
To make a long story short, I coated (PBL Paint Coating) my black Subaru back in June after polishing. For a couple wash cycles, the car was rinsed with a hose, prior to a traditional 2 bucket method...
No no, sorry. I should have described the awful photo a little better. The "white" stuff you see in the crevice directly to the left of the fog light is the dried up crud. The rest is rain, no...
Is there anything that will help to physically dissolve the dried compound/polish in the (likely) case even a brush won't be able to agitate the stuff enough to remove?
I've got a few places on my front bumper where it didn't seem appropriate to tape up when I was compounding/polishing. As a result I have a few spots that have dried up residue that I cannot seem to...
Yes, just because you Iron-X you still need to clay. However, always Iron-X before claying. And yes, on a first detail, it would be a good idea to do both.
You'd be surprised how much contaminants are on the paint from the factory, the trip overseas, various transport, etc. Definitely yes clay before you polish with your Porter Cable.
No ones ever had a problem just hosing everything down and not covering up a single thing? Scares the heck out of me but I'll have to give it a whirl I guess. Definitely going to cover the alternator...
Provided here is a picture of my engine I am hoping to detail next weekend. It will be my first time really deep cleaning my engine bay and would like to make sure I don't damage anything.
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I think for your particular situation, you should let a professional get your paint back in shape and then hopefully they can educate you a little on how to properly maintain it.
It looks like you have "holograms" from your polisher, however, those that are seen when typically using a rotary polisher. In your case, you used a random orbital polisher from Harbor Freight, which...
I was looking to order some of this actually, but cannot find a US-based website to order from. Every place I looked at is in the UK and would end up charging about 3 times product cost just for...
There has to be some other explanation, you shouldn't have to re-apply even a mist of the surface coating. How confident are you in your original application process?
Unfortunately, I don't own a detailing business so at most I have maybe 3-4 towels I'd use on glass, and I can't justify running a machine load for just 3-4 towels. Guess I'm just doomed, haha. I...
Well, coming back home this morning, I realized I forgot to clean my rear-view mirror yesterday. So after I parked in the garage I grabbed the microfiber towel I used on glass yesterday and gave a...
