Recent content by Don M

The black one is DOA, a brand new, inattentive driver took it out Feb 2024. I got the blue one with the insurance settlement and a lot of help from my brother

He mainly does DIY DETAIL and some consulting, traveling and training across Canada and the US

"Excitement" is too tame a term :p It was almost embarassing when Yvan showed up, I was giddy as a school girl :ROFLMAO:

Pics as promised. The owner was OVER THE MOON!!! She received her FIRST compliment yesterday ... Someone asked what year her car was. She said "A 2020.' The response was: "NO WAY! It looks to good to be 5 years old!"

I've almost totally switched to DIY DETAIL products as well as their methodology. It's so simple and cuts through a LOT of confusion. They have 1 soap, 1 Rinseless Wash, 1 All Purpose Cleaner, 1 Polish as well as only 3 polishing pad types (Wool, Medium Cut - all purpose waffle pad, and a...

Got a message last Tuesday, asking if I was available ... OF COURSE I said YES!!!

After watching several videos from Yvan Lacroix, I got the courage to give my rotary a fair chance ... here's the process and results.

I did a full-blown Spring Cleaning on the exterior of the wife's Escape yesterday and this morning. The sealants I had used in the Fall had given it up, and there was nothing left on the car, so I just let it air dry instead of using my drying towel (I hate drying an unprotected paint job - it...

Happy Birthday dude.

I should have also said, that when I hear the word "buff," it makes me think of wax or polish REMOVAL, as in 'buffing off.'

For me, the phrase "buff & wax," brings up images of a very light session with a machine and an AIO or glaze to lightly (temporarily) improve the appearance with a light wax or spray sealant applied afterwards. IMO, it's only slightly better than a quality wash (to my standards). For my...

For me, it was my dad and maternal grandfather. My dad's "baby," was a 1965 Plymouth Satellite, in brilliant red w/383 4bbl and a 4-speed. He was meticulous with that car. And my grandfather had everything but a lift or pit in his garage to work on his cars (needless to say, "going to see...

The problem is that the "normal" 99% of the population that don't have a detailer's eye, is that they honestly CAN'T SEE the wet-sanding-like-results of brush washes. I did a major correction on a friend's 2013 BLACK Dodge Challenger last fall. It took me over 17 hours just compounding and...

I had nicknamed my black Camaro 'Darth,' because when I first saw the picture on the dealer's website, it reminded me of Darth Vader - an all-black car in a white room. I was washing the new one a few days ago, wondering if I would have a nickname for it, when Loony Tunes suddenly popped into my...

According to Anthony, when I talked to him on the phone, he is still very involved with training detailers to use the NXTZEN products and is STILL a "Detail Junkie," HIS WORDS. So I wouldn't be surprised at all, if he still made it to the shop section and 'got his hands dirty' fairly often.