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I wanted to reintroduce myself. I started over 14 years ago detailing as a weekend warrior. Cars and detailing have always been a passion of mine. After graduating college I started my career in retail management. I excelled and climbed the ranks fast, running my own store only 5 years...

Quick question, I dont even know why I am gathering opinions I just have never done this before. I want to use my Acrylic glos. I washed the car on Sunday, its dusty with maybe minor road film, nothing visiible to the naked eye. I want to go throw on another layer of AJT, can I hit the whole...

I used to use SG exclusively and liked it alot. I am thinking of going back to it. The first time I used it was horribly difficult to remove. I got a tip from an autopian to apply it, let stand for an hour and then wash the car to remove the excess. I worried about the effectiveness and the...

Well its been a while since I have posted here, figured I would check back with my fellow autopians. I would like to add that since finishing college and getting a nice new job I picked up a new 2005 Mazda6 sport loaded up with a 6 speed sport shift automatic. The color is steel gray metallic...

Just wondering if there are any forseeable problems with these last step products...in order I plan to layer: Wolfgang UPP X 2 Nattys Why this combo? Because my car is white so I like to just toss alot of different things on and see what happens...since I have so many things at my...

Ok well, I have recently purchased my first white car. I got it toward the end of detailing season last summer and didnt have too much time to play with it. I did not claybar the car when I bought it, it is a low mileage 02 Jetta 1.8T...with Flik artic rims, GLI suspension, GLI front lip...

Ok so my car was outfitted with UPP X 2 applied exactly 3 months ago. The weather in NJ has been consistently crappy. I washed the car for the first time in about 1.5 months this past Thursday. IMMEDIATELY following, thanks detailing gods, it rained hard till just this morning fairly...

Ok, so heres the car: 2002 VW Jetta Those familiar know it has a black plastic skirt in the rear right below the painted bumper. This skirt has a very light texture on it. My intention is to paint this to flow with my new side skirts. Some info, it has a slight contour in it, not flat...

Well, got excited and felt like sharing. Its 47 degrees in Jersey today, so after my afternoon class its car washing time...been over 2 months since I last was able to wash with the horrid weather :(

I think I read somewhere that SSR2.5 can be used with either a cutting or a polishing pad and will work with both. Polishing giving less cut, cutting giving obviously more. Is this true or should it always be used with a cutting pad? What about the in betweener SSR2? Either as well? Or one...

I have some swirls in my car and would like for you to remove them. I love your work but I prefer when you did it all by hand old skool style. Heres a pic of the car I need some work done on, there are swirls everywhere: Just kidding of course...but could you imagine if I...

I noticed when going to purchase clay for the upcoming spring that clay magic has a medium grade(red) and fine grade(blue). Which of these would I want and what is the differences? Thanks.

Ok, so I made the mistake of wiping with the BBT when drying and paid for it in the form of some light swirling on my freshly polished car. We are coming into the winter months so unfortunately all I can do is deal with it and wait. From now on I will be using the steady flow of water...

A little story and some questions: I put a good amount of time into polishing out my car and my girls car. They both looked perfect. Both cars have 2 coats of UPP on them currently. Well after a few washings there is marring showing up again. I think perhaps I wasnt as careful as I should...

I have tried your carwash a few times and thought I would give a review: First, I got more than I expected, and a little goes a long way. I must also admit that I am the type to use a very generous amount of soap when washing to be on the safe side. However with yours I give the bottle a...

Well, I ran a carfax on my used Jetta before buying to see if it was hit. It showed nothing, nor did my careful inspection. Whoever did the work, did a pretty good job. However, I did notice on the very bottom of my front bumper a rough spot in the paint, feels gritty, but not the needs...

For some odd reason, I cant locate a place to buy UPP. Somebody shoot me a link please, my searches came up empty :mad:

Well, as we all know the winter is approaching here in the NE :( In preperation for this sucky event I always do one final big detail to prep her for the harshness, as I am sure most of you do to. On to the reviews: SSR1/2/2.5 - These have really become my favorite polishes. I know...

Dear Meguiars (Mike Phillips) - I had some issues with NXT a while back. I worked out the application issue by applying via PC. I used to have an electron blue pearl Si that loved NXT, the look was amazing. Now I have tried nearly everything under the sun, and I cant quite understand it...

I had something on the lower plastic grills on my car. Didnt look like overspray though. It was stubborn. I use a "soft touch" scouring pad and used soap and water to lube and very gentle pressure. Whatever it was came off. However I learned a valuable lesson, plastic is finicky. Now its...