Recent content by erics00ls

first time I've had a chance to clean the car up relatively well enough in my opinion. I'll let the pics do the talking. 03 Park Avenue, 82K miles. Bought with 78K last month. hand-buffed twice with zymol cleaner wax (inb4 walmart jokes, have used it since before walmart sold it) and followed...

I have a set of bright white 17's on my Impala, curious what the best thing to protect these is? It's a pain in the *** to deal with the brake dust inside the rim every time I wash the car every 3-4 days because I drive a lot. What's the best thing to keep these things clean longer...

so here goes nothing. Please don't laugh too much.. I have a 2000 Impala LS, bought it for myself as my graduation present in 2007. So far I've put new front and rear bumpers on the car , new fog lamps , new head lamps , new grille , rebuilt the transmission using 3.05 final drive and posi...

No befores on any of them, were just basic washes except the truck at the end. First up is my neighbor's A6. Basic wash with meg's deep gems, wheels cleaned with armor all foaming wheel cleaner, tires cleaned with bleche white and dressed with meguiar's endurance tire gel...

so I've never had to really do any real work on leather before but my 2000 Impala is beginning to show it's age especially on the seats, and steering wheel. Here is a shot of the wheel : And here's a shot of the interior : The leather is beginning to become glossy and from what...

tried to pull it off before the sun went down but i didn't really make it. :( washed / dried engine compartment and body, just threw a little dressing on the tires.. real simple. didnt want anything extensive. just wanted to get the dirt off from the past week.. its rained a LOT here in...

I have a leather wrapped steering wheel in my Impala. It seems to scratch off but what IS it and how do I get rid of it ??

hi.. a friend of mine has been working on his car lately and debadged the back of his car and there's paint fade. is there any way for him to make this less noticable? pic very related:

Good or bad? I sometimes use them for quick detailing, and usually use them after I wash a car down. I've heard mixed things from people but I want the rundown. Are they good or bad? Yes, no, and why. For what it's worth , (probably gonna get an earful on this) I worked at a turtle...

i am looking at the quart model on autogeek. how much are good soaps to be able to use in them, ease of use, etcetera. the other thing.. where can i find a good carpet extractor for under $500? or are they that expensive always. i'm sure there's more i need to know but this is...

I met a guy at a detailing get together in Chicago who was looking for someone to do his vehicles. So far, he brought me a Mazda MPV (pictures here) and liked it so much that he and his wife brought me his BMW. These are the befores. After washing with dish soap to remove any...

over this last weekend, i did a basic exterior job on a new customer's mazda mpv, white paint.. there were light red specs on the hood, and leading edge of the fender, top of the bumper.. and around the grille. my parents think it was blood of some sort, but i'm kinda opposed to thinking...

It's just a normal grocery getter.. but I love it either way. 2000 Impala LS. GM "Bright White" paint, etc etc. Just a little basic wash, clay, wash, wax yesterday. I'll be learning a lot about polishes, waxes, chemicals in the next few coming months from this forum. I've been a...

As it says. This pic was taken in July of '07 , about a week after I bought the car. The wheels look the same even now. I've tried claying, then waxing and it didn't work. Figured I'd ask you guys as I've had some great help so far :D

Here is what it usually looks like.. spotless, nothing on the paint. All of a few scrapes, dings, and whatever your usual 9 year old car has. Well.. my motor blew two main bearings back in May, so I dropped it off at my mechanic's shop, and told him "Take however long you need." I...