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Wants. Mckees line of products. CRC spotless system. Foam cannon. vintage detailing items for display. Thank you!

I will be buying a new pickup truck in a couple of months. Narrowed it down to 3. Toyota Tacoma, Honda ridgeline or GMC canyon. Gathering products for a new truck detail. How to tell if paint is soft or hard on these? Woundering which polish pads to use? Have lake country CCS in orange, white...

while looking at buying a kayak woundering what do you guys like for keeping plastic kayaks looking new. Ive seen some used ones for sale that look really weather beaten from the sun. Maybe something with UV protectant?

good post, thanks. What is wets? I'm looking at the same idea for my older faded trim. Using pinnacle paintwork cleansing lotion that ive had for cleaning and it works very well.

any suggestions on what to buy?

bought a 2014 Subaru that has the plastic trim and roofrack that looks like it has some old wax on it. Woundering if pinnacle paint clense lotion will remove it and give back the factory color? Ive got some but have not had time to test it out. What are your thoughts? Maybe top off with 303...

any other products to consider?

Hello, traded for a 2014 Subaru Outback today. Color is metallic tungsten. Just got finished with XMT360 and it looks really great. What happened to the XMT line? Ok onto my question what is a good trim cleaner protector for the roof rack and lower body trim. it looks like a dark grey or black...

anyone ever tried using rain water for a low or no spot rinse? We use our rain barrel for gardening but I'm thinking of trying this on my older black pick up truck. Anyone ever tried it? Drew

how about cordless? Finishing touchA how long will it run? Anyone else using one?

do you need to both iron x and clay? If so what would be done first?

thank you all for the replies!

Getting ready to detail my new Subaru over Thanksgiving weekend. heres my plan but open to other ideas, suggestions too. Already have these products. wash and dry. tri-x. wash, dry. clay bar sponge. wash, dry. XMT 360 applied with my PC7424 Woflgang deep gloss paint sealant. Is this needed...

after looking at the reverse osmosis filters for spot free rinsing I'm interested in building a system for myself to save some $$ for other detailing items. Have you since your reading this built one yourself? Any tips, tricks or places to buy filters from? Thanks! Drew

try Teflon plumbers tape.