Recent content by dtailmycar

Hi Guys, Not a pro just a weekend warrior and frequent forum reader that wants to have a clean car. I have the fallowing "limited" supplies and would like to detail my silver 2004 Toyota Corolla daily driver. My goal is not extensive surface/defects correction. I will be all right with a...

Hello guys , I am a newbie trying to detail his own cars and do some friend-family detailing on the side. I currently have a couple of products laying around but don't know how to combine them, and when to use when. I also know I need some more stuff to get a "NICE" finish and that's where...

Please let me know on any foam gun deals, I accept brand new or used item..

Hey all I've been reading on this site for about a year now trying to understand the art of detailing and apply it to my cars. Problem is I've spend a lot of money into some detailing tools but haven't got the result many of you achieve with lot less effort. Then I started asking myself what...

My question is how are you guys doing it? Last week I had a detailing to do on a 90degree day and under direct sun light, it came out terrible a lot of waterspot on paint and glass. I had the most of the trouble on the washing stages as water and soap kept drying on surfaces. How do you guys...

Guys as you know I've struggling trying to detail my toyota tercel. I just don't know what's going on with this paint but it ain't responding to any of the pruduct I'm using trying to correct swilrs and scratches (I know these shoudl come out, I've seen much worst here) So far I've tried IP...

I was testing out my new 4'' yellow pad on my car tonight, I've been trying to correct some swilrs and deeper scratches but nothing seemed to work. I got some HT-EC and started buffing a little area. After some minutes 2-3 I cheked the area and found this.. My question is did I went through...

Well it seems liek I have really hard clear coat con my car, IP and ssr2.5 on orange pads by pc where nothing. So I'm suposed to get more agressive on product and/or pad combo, RIGHT? So my questions? What's the equivalent to OHC from the Hi-Temp line? Is Extreme Cut with Orange strong...

Guys I'm trying to detail my 1999 Toyota Tercel. At the moment I've tried IP,SSR2.3 and by pc with orange and green pads and had no results. My car has moderate swirls and scratches that I think can be corrected. I think this might be a case of extremely hard clear, is this is the case what...

is this a nice vac to clean interiors? Does it have enought suction? Should I get the 12 gal instead of this one? http://www.ridgid.com/Tools/4-Gallon-Vac/index.htm

Today I went to my car to tackle some heavy swirls and scratches on my saab that was repaint about 4 years ago(while) and never polished. After a dawn wash I went at it with this procedures which resulted in not improvement on the paint condition. attempted combos: SSR2.5 w/green propel =...

Hey guys I'll be doing a complete detail on my mom's car tomorrow. It has some light swirls, scratches and sanding marks (not too deep) that the previous owner put in. This is what I got on mind, please critic my process at will. Wash with Meg's Deep Crystal wash clay with clay magic SSR...

guys I'm trying to get a good sealant in terms of protections, I'll like nice to tight beading, descents slickness and looks would come after that. I also have some other questions... 1. I'm looking to PB -Ex sealants, my question is will the plus carnuba one affect the durability of the...

Hi guys, I'm new on the detailing business and a neighbor want me to detail his 96' Honda Accord. The thing is that he doesn't want the "full" int. ext. detail, just some requested options. That for I'm looking for and estimate price of what I should charge for it. 1996 Honda Accord Sedan...

I think it's a good offer, I'm not sure about the pads been 4'' inch...