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So many vehicles are damaged in transit that they literally have a body shop at most ports of arrival. Vehicles can be refinished / repainted before they even arrive at the dealership and without their knowledge of any damage occurring. Not that this justifies anything... I think it should be...

There is a pressure relief tube that allows excess steam to escape from the pressurized boiler chamber if the pressure gets too high (to prevent it from exploding). There might be something wrong with your steamer's heating element or corrosponding circuitry that is causing it to over pressurize...

Looks like tree sap etching. Must have been on the surface for a while. Now the paint's binders and resins are fracturing apart due to extended exposure to the sap.

Polishing pads are a consumable material that you have to replace from time to time. How many times have you used it?

We normally only use DI water for the final rinse or also for water to mix with chemicals. Our Meguiar's Glass cleaner seems to work drastically better when mixed with DI water vs tap water.

Color really pops. Nice work!

Last year I added windshield repair (WSR) to my detailing business. While researching for the best tools and repair methods I learned a lot about the automotive glass industry. It's kind of fascinating. Did you know that windshield glass repair/replacement is one of the leading reasons for...

Denatured alcohol works significantly better than isopropyl alcohol to remove almost any kind of tree sap.

Splattered bug carcasses are extremely corrosive and must be removed relatively quickly or they will begin to leave permanent stains on the surface. The best way to prevent this is to routinely wash your vehicle so that foreign contaminates do not have a chance to strongly bond to the paintwork...

Hi Mike, I agree! I fear you might have misunderstood my comment. And I fear I may have formulated my comment based on a misunderstanding of the question I was trying to answer to another forum member. :/ In my opinion Leatherique has one of the most compelling and effective leather care...

Yes. I believe the industry terminology is "protected" leather.

By coated leather I mean "protected leather" with a urethane protective top coating. I have never tried Leatherique on leather that has been coated with a ceramic type product. Pristine clean should still work well... but I do not know how the Rejuvinator Oil would work on leather that has been...

Yes. The Rejuvenator Oil is designed to soak through the leather's top coating to replenish moisture and nutrients in the hide itself. The idea is the oil can soak through the top coating and push dirt and contamination up out of the leather to then be cleaned away with the Pristine Clean...

Any type of protection applied at the dealership is going to be worthless because they do not have the time to properly prep each vehicle.. often they don't even apply anything special to the paintwork at all. Mostly you are buying a warranty. 95% of the final appearance of the paintwork...

Once the pad is thoroughly primed and abrasive liquid has covered every fiber of the surface you will not need to re-prime the pad after each time you clean out the pad. We typically blow them out with a Tornador and then add a few drops of product before working on the next section.

When did you last try Reload? There was a period where they had a bad batch that was absolutely terrible to use. Streaked endlessly. But that was eventually fixed and they exchanged bottles for anyone who had some from the bad batch. Reload is my favorite ceramic coating topper at the moment...

What polish did you use for polishing the hood PPF? If it left haze in the finish it was likely too aggressive. You should be able to correct the PPF and finish without any haze with the right products and technique. PPF is a bit more difficult to polish vs clear coat; however, it is absolutely...

Our touch up tool arsenal at the shop includes one of these fine line pens (with the reservoir), lab syringes, and tooth pics. The pen thing works great but is difficult to use on side panels or anywhere where you cant keep the reservoir upright. A syringe might work best for the larger chip you...

You can use Hydro2Lite just like Reload. Spray on and wipe off. It can get a little streaky if you use too much... just like Reload.

We certainly use more than 3 brands in the shop... realistically through probably about 90% of our machines, pads, polishes, and chemicals are supplied by only 3 main brands: CarPro, Meguiar's, and Rupes. CarPro: Almost their entire line is gold. Only products we don't really use are Immolube...