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This is my roommate's 2004 Camry. It has been washed and maintain by me since day one. It's been a year since I last detailed this car so the paint was rough. When I clayed it, it felt like I was sanding the car. The trunk and the rear bumper were the worst. Luckily since I'm the only one...

If I was using a pad with product #1 then wash in a bucket and wring dry, can I use the same pad next week with product #2? Or should I always use product #1 with the same pad?

I have a PC 7424 with Lake Country variable contact pads. I have used the white polishing pad on three cars and now the velcro is not sticking to the pad like it used to. The pad will stick to the backing plate but will peel off very easily. When the pad was new, it took some effort for the...

I got a one year old blue Jeep coming in Wed. for a detail and I need to get this up to autopian standard. The car has never been waxed. I need to pick a polish. The Jeep has been properly washed says the owner and I believe him since I didn't see any swirls. I bet they're the type that's...

There's someone at work that wants me to detail a silver MB E500. The car is only a few months old. I'm thinking of clay, UPC, VM then UPP. Since the car is so new I don't wanna use DACP. I may use a SMR but I need to take a look at it first to see if it's necessary. Think it'll shine like a...

I've got two coats of UPP on my car. It's pretty glossy and has good depth but I'd like to get more gloss. Are there any tricks to get UPP to shine more? I've already applied it the way Sal Zainos recommends you applied Z w/ horizontal strokes on the hood, etc.. Is it me or does UPP have more...

While waxing this week, I dropped two foam pads. I put them in the washing machine with liquid detergent. Should I use them again?

This is the results of claying with Mother's Claybar, a layer of Platinum Cleaner and Platinum Polish. I couldn't believe how much gunk the claybar took off. The car hasn't been clayed since last yr and wax with Gold Class last yr but we all know GoldClass don't last for crap. My sister's car is...