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.... at least you don't have to deal with salty roads for 4-5 months! Hey all. Hope everyone is doing just fine. I've been busy with life so I haven't been detailing, posting or purchasing much lately but I do lurk regularly. Back in May I picked up my 2010 Ford Fusion and 11,000 miles later I...

Hey guys. We just had an Italian car show this past weekend in MA; Tutto Italiano. At the show were 3 of the Ferrari's that I take care of :rockon. I'm not sure if any placed for judging, but in my eyes they looked pretty darn good, but I am a tad biased. I'll start with the oldest (which...

Hey everyone, hope you are all well. This past weekend I finally purchased my first new vehicle, a 2010 Ford Fusion Sport in Sport Blue Metallic. The dealer didn't have the exact car on the lot but I was finally able to pick it up today! I have been on the lookout for a vehicle for a while but...

... what do you look for? Reliability? Resale value? Cost? APR %? Overall cost of ownership (maintenance, insurance, etc)? Pure looks (design, color, etc)? Functionality? Status factors? Price? Aftermarket part availability? Performance? MPG? Warranty? Past model data/history -- Recalls...

Hello DC members! This summer was a very difficult summer for detailing with weird weather patterns where it basically rained every afternoon. I think 70% of the vehicles that I did, it rained within 12 hours after the detail. A big pain in the you know what. Also, working full time and trying...

Has anyone put their clay lube in a foaming sprayer before? A few weeks ago I dropped by bottle of lube (better the lube than the clay :wall), which was nearly empty and for some reason the sudsy lube made claying a lot easier. It seemed to cover the surface better and it wasn't too wet or too...

The detail up for today was a relative's 2005 Lexus GX470. As many others around the country, we have been having some weird weather recently. There have been rain showers almost every day for the past week and today looked to be promising. Right when I got the SUV there was a light shower but...

Has anyone been following the NBA finals??? Being a lifetime New Englander, I got to root for the Celts, Sox and Pats ... It's looking pretty good for the Celts to win the finals for the first time in 22 years - up by 31 points over the Lakers :yay.

Yesterday I worked on an immaculate 1988 Ferrari 328 GTB. Everything about the car was gorgeous which makes sense because there are less than 15,000 miles on the car. The previous owner never washed it with a hose, and the paint suffered some damage from that. However, the single stage paint...

I had the pleasure working on this 1974 Ferrari 365 Berlinetta Boxer V12 this past weekend. The vehicle was repainted in single stage Glasurit back 25 years ago and hasn’t been machined polished in 18 years. Upon inspection the paint was in better condition than most new cars today! There...

I had the pleasure working on this 1974 Ferrari 365 Berlinetta Boxer this past weekend. The vehicle was repainted in single stage Glasurit back 25 years ago and hasn’t been machined polished in 18 years. Upon inspection the paint was in better condition than most new cars. There was limited...

Alright DC members, I need a little help. Tomorrow I am doing a detail and need help choosing a LSP. The car in question is red and it is single stage ... anybody have any suggestions? It will be a single day detail so I won't be able to do multiple layers. Here is what I have on hand...

Hey everyone. I spent this weekend cleaning up my girlfriends Corolla, which suffered quite a bit of damage from the rough and long winter which we had this year. The car is a 2005 with 45,000 miles on it and I have taken care of it almost its whole life. I have used a variety of products on it...

My Uncle just got a new company car -- I mean van and it was a total mess when he received it. There were coffee stains, mold, candy, paper, dirt, leaves, kids toys, etc. everywhere. It was nice to be able to fold the seats down and clean everything and then clean the seats after. The company...

As many of you know, Wolfgang reformulated their swirl removers with help from Menzerna. I don’t have a whole lot of experience with Menzerna (PG, IP, FP, 106ff, 85u) but I have had better luck with some than others, especially with a PC or UDM. Meghan and the fine folks at Autogeek generously...

The winter time blues have been kicking in lately :snow:. I haven't used many Meguiar's products but their latest products seem very nice. I finally got to use NXT2.0 (thanks Jared) and I am rather impressed with it. It was easy to work with, very slick and had the traditional NXT scent. It was...

The Daytona 500 - The Great American Race is tomorrow!! :yay Who's gonna watch it and who are you pulling for?? It's the 50th Anniversary and first time with the new cars, it's going to to be memorable! Even though my driver switched teams and sponosor, Dale Jr. is 2/2 this week so far and...

.... My name is Kevin and I have a problem. Detailing has become an addiction and it's all DC's fault. Four years ago I joined this fine site and I have been spending money on detailing ever since. I need medical help :inspector:. Granted the site sponsors with their deals and giveaways help...

Well it was a snowy day today in NH :snow: so I finally had some spare time to get to this write up done. It’s always good to go back to the basics every once and a while. I am a visual learner and figured that it would help others to associate a picture with words. This is a basic overview of...

I hope everyone had a nice Thanksgiving . I was able to detail two cars over the past tow days. The temperature never went above 35 for the details, so it was quite frigid. First up was a 2005(?) Nissan Maxima. The owners have two kids and it was quite evident because there were a ton of...