Recent content by JayC

Hey guys.. been a while since I posted here. Been out of the game for a bit. Im looking for recommendations on a sealant to use on a couple of new cars we bought. Seems like ceramic coating is all the rage these days. What is the best sealant in terms of longevity and ease of application? Not...

Anyone do mobile detailing out around Research Triangle Park in Morrisville? A friend of mine wants to get her van detailed and I just don't have the time to do it. Plus Im not really set up to do mobile stuff. If anyone can take this job on, drop me a PM :) Thanks!

I kind of got burned out on the detailing hobby last year because new products were coming out at such a dizzying rate, it was hard to keep up with and try the newest "latest and greatest." Last stuff I bought was ZPC and Z8 to go along with some Z2Pro I had. I did both of my vehicles over the...

I know the topic of ozone machines pops up here from time to time. My local Harris Tetter has one that is designed to be used in a refrigerator and runs off of batteries. Anyone have any opinion as to how this could work in a car? Here's a link to a description of the machine...

Well, my Subaru WRX is no more. I sold it last week and picked up my replacement on Saturday. It's a 2005 model and had been sitting on a dealer lot for over a year, unwanted :(. Fortunately I rescued it! The paint originally had a fair amount of swirls, I guess from the dealer flunkies...

that arent using a foam gun when you wash :D I know last year foam guns were all the rage but I havent seen much on them this year. I love my foam gun and never realized just how useful it is until recently. Presoaking the car with a thick layer of foam makes washing and removing stubborn...

I had to have the windshield in my WRX replaced a couple of weeks ago and what a disaster it turned out to be. Safelite did the work.. I sort of assumed since they were a well known chain that the work would be done correctly. Boy, was I wrong. Problem #1 - I wanted a tinted windshield. I was...

My wife traded in her Honda CRV over the weekend for a new Saturn Vue Redline. As we were closed the deal, the conversation went somethig like this: SM: Okay, do you want the paint protection plan? Me: No SM: Umm.. okay, are you sure because.... Me: No SM: Okay, well, let me get them...

Steve @ Tropi-Care emailed me this morning to let me know he had posted some photos from his visit to SEMA. They can be found at http://tropicarecarproducts.com/gallery/. That link will bypass the webstore and take you straight to the photo gallery. Some pretty cool photos in there and a...

A few weeks ago, as some of you may have seen in the click and brag section, I did the full winterize detail on my wife's car. Clayed, UPP, Tropi-Care TC3x2 and topped it off with a coat of Collinite 476. So yesterday, while I'm at the gym, my wife decides she wants to wash her car. She grabs...

After slaving over the wife's CRV all day yesterday, I decided to tackle my WRX today in hopes of getting it ready for the NC winter. This car was a little easier because I normally detail it every couple of weeks whereas the wife's car gets it about twice a year. Basically it didn't need any...

Well, in preperation for the winter here in NC, I went ahead and did the full detail on the wife's car today getting it ready for the long winter. Here is the process I used: Washed with Tropi-Care Car Wash, claying using Tropi-Care claybar and TC Car Wash for the lube. Went over some panels...

I bought a velcro backing plate from TOL a while back and have been using it with my PC and the orange LC pads. I've been pretty happy with it. It holds the pads well. However, recently I bought some white and yellow LC VC pads from AutoGeek that just won't stay on the backing plate. Putting...

My father's Mustang is starting to get some mildew on the top again. I've cleaned this thing several times but he insists on keeping it covered for weeks at a time when he isnt driving it and the mildew always seems to come back. I've been using off the shelf convertible top cleaner you can...

Got a few new items from Steve at Tropi-Care to test out. Looks like he's been busy this summer. First, he sent me a seamless mf towel. Very soft and seems to be good quality. I've used all of Steve's MF products and while they are all good, I think this is the best one of the bunch...