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Detailed my sisters car today. Car is washed often, usually at drive through car washes. Wish she lived closer so i could keep it up but oh well. Car had wash induced swirls pretty evenly around the car, very few light rids. Wanted to do a single step polish to get most imperfections out and...

Didnt get alot of photos of these, no befores First up is my Moms Cadillac, ONR wash and clay M105 on yellow polishing pad M205 on beige finishing pad pics before collinite 845 Then i went and drove it through the dirt:tumblewee and my Grandmothers Avalon, not sure what...

I got some new products for Christmas and was excited to try them out. I got ONR. M105and M205 and i picked up a PC last week. My truck was compounded and polished last feburary, and it cme out pretty good, I have tried to maintain it through the year, I have picked up a few RIDs, its my daily...

I got some new products for Christmas and was excited to try them out. I got ONR. M105and M205 and i picked up a PC last week. My truck was compounded and polished last feburary, and it cme out pretty good, I have tried to maintain it through the year, I have picked up a few RIDs, its my...

Hello im new here, im just starting full details, and here was on of my practice cars Alright, this is my sisters car, she kindly lent it to me for practice. When she bought the car i cleaned it right away, and it was in awesome shape. It was brand new but as you know they dont always come out...

Alright, this is my sisters car, she kindly lent it to me for practice. When she bought the car i cleaned it right away, and it was in awesome shape. It was brand new but as you know they dont always come out of the dealership in great shape. I went over do's and donts with washing, and general...

I was browsing around trying to find a buffer for the past week and finally struck gold, I picked up a PC7336 for 15dollars:getdown So i decided to practice on my Dads Saturn Eagle one Car wash Meg #83(maroon softbuff) Meg #9 ?(yellow softbuff) Collinite 845 I used what i had, im...

Not alot of correction here, my sister bought it almost a year ago. it had like 30 miles and came from the dealership in great condition. I have washed it and waxed it a few times for her, then she does touchless carwashes in between and air dries it, i tell here to pick up microfibers and...

Alright a friend on another forum had a can of duplicolor paint explode in his truck. Here is an excerpt from his thread "I purposely placed them in the back seat laying front to back so they wouldn't roll off. Well I guess they shifted during the drive and as I was pulling up to a...

Hello I have enjoyed this site so far, there is alot to learn Well here is my canvas for practicing a 2005 Silverado oh and here is what the dealership gave me:wall

A year ago when i bought my truck the paint was a mess, I wetsanded my whole hood, and buffed it out, it looked great, about 5-6months later i started to notice these chips and cracks in the clear, i can barely feel them with my fingernail. of course after a good wax they arent too noticable...

Hello I have always enjoyed detailing and am ready to learn here is a pic of my tucks paint when i bought it(the dealership "buffed" it for me):doh here are some pics of my truck after its most recent detail still needs dome correction here and there, but that is for another day