Recent content by zdharris

Thanks for the info! I'll check it out. I told the dealership I didn't want them to wash it. They didn't listen to me. When I bought my white Tundra, it still had the plastic on it, paint is still perfect. I don't understand what those dealerships use to wash with, but it's rough on the poor paint.

I'm in North Carolina. Around the Raleigh area. I don't have any pictures of it currently, but I will get some. The swirl marks are light. They're not really noticeable unless you're looking for them.

So, I just recently purchased a new white challenger. Unfortunately, I completed the purchase at night and didn't get quite as good of a look at the car as I would have liked. It was brand new, so I didn't expect the paint to be in too terrible of a condition. But once I got home and started...

Yea, the exhaust note on the Challenger isn't the best. It sounds good, but is fairly quiet. I want something with a little more noise.

Nice. What state are you from Bob?

Yea, it's an appearance package on the 2014. It has some special decals and rims and was only in special colors until the Hellcats came out. They're putting the same colors on the Hellcats.

I was just curious as to how many 100th anniversary challengers you guys have seen? Living in North Carolina, I have only seen one other than mine. Uncle is Florida says he hasn't seen any. Cousin in Ohio says he hasn't seen any. I would just like to know how many are out there. Thanks in advance!

I'm pretty new at this stuff too, but I've picked up a lot of people like to use Iron X or something similar to it before they clay it. I don't know that it's required, but maybe recommended.

Sounds good. Thanks for the info Desertnate. I'll be trying a polish and paint sealant as soon as this weather decides to break.

In your opinion, would it be better to go with an AIO instead of the sealant? I don't mind the prep work or the time, I want it done right. Just haven't done it before, so I need guidance. Haha

Polishing has just always scared me, especially on my brand new car, because I didn't want to harm the clear coat or anything. I know it's not like it used to be on older cars, so I try to take as good of care of it as I can. But this is my saturday car really, so I want it to be protected while...

Thanks for the replies. A friend of mine has a DA I could use if I need it. I wasn't planning on using clay because I didn't know I would have to, so thanks for that. I'll be sure to include that when I do it.

So I'm new to sealant, I've never used it before, but want to try on my new car. I have been washing and waxing my car on a regular basis since I've had it. So before I try to apply the sealant, wash, decontamination, then sealant? Or am I missing a step and need to do something to remove any...

Thanks for the welcome everyone. Nice seeing a few people from around the area. I'm a little outside of Raleigh.

Hello everyone, I'm Zach from North Carolina. I love detailing cars. I've been doing my own for around 5 years now. I found this site a while ago and have checked some of the forums before and even ordered from the site. I see how helpful people are on here so I decided to create an account. I...