Recent content by jdmclemore

Just got a new vehicle (2005 F150 supercrew, black clearcoat) and got up early to wash her today - she's just 1 week old. From my lurking on this wonderful site, I decided on some great products to use. After the wash, I planned on clay'ing and waxing with NXT. The problem: As I mentioned, I...

Using off-the-shelf Meguiar's/Mothers products, I polished and waxed my wife's Pathfinder today. As you can see by the picture below, I got some wax on the plastic door handle and some other plastic exterior trim. It doesn't come off easy. Whats the solution for this? What product do you use to...

OK - I've done some reading (the Autopia Guide was great!) and I'm ready to buy a few products. The new vehicle isn't til later this year, so I want to practice on my trade-in: a '95 Honda Civic, Black (Non-metallic). It's been pretty neglected, never waxed, oxidizing...its pretty bad. Good...

As I mentioned in a previous post, I'll be purchasing a new vehicle this year (Black 2005 F150) and I'm wanting to learn a little something about the right way to keep it clean. I've probably waxed a car ONCE in my lifetime, so everything I've been reading here is brand new and quite frankly...

Hello! This is my first post (I can't believe there's an entire forum dedicated to auto detailing! Fantastic!), and I couldn't find an answer to this... I'll be purchasing a new vehicle later this year (2005 F150) and have started to think about car care ideas. When I was growing up in San...