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Meguires is the most economical but Optimum Power Clean is probably the best in my humble opinion. Optimum (OPC) at 4 or 5 to 1 (water) is the best leather cleaner I have used. It is expensive but it does so much well, I save shipping on three or four other products that I'd be buying. This...

Boning a detailer is bad karma. His clear coat will fail shortly and he will curb all 4 rims. Flocks of birds will follow him all the days of his life...

Thanks for taking the time to write this up. I will probably stick with my Pearl (matte sheen, good durability) or Chemical Guys G6 ( super shine, good durability). If I hadn't read this, I would have bought some to add to my extensive collection of 1 use wonders. The cowl was pretty telling...

Favorite is 901. That is all I have tried so far.

It is a sign of our degrading society. If you have a decent car that you obviously care about, it attracts buttholes who resent what you have. Don't EVER take up more than two spaces to avoid door dings, parking diagonally makes criminal damage a sure thing. You have my sympathy....

Not a long post at all and good questions. First off, I don't detail for a living, it's a hobby. I started exactly the same way. I asked questions and watched a ton of you tube videos before buying a PC and some pads, mainly to clean up some dealer installed swirls on my new car. One thing...

I have the same issue. I use ARO for tires, some wheels, and some engine bays. On the other hand, I have a sprayer with OPC at 4:1 which I also use for all of the above. ARO makes for a nice clean tire and I think it is best for that use. OPC works almost as well and is peerless for...

Get Optimum No Rinse. It is the Swiss Army Knife of detail products. I keep a large spray bottle with a light mix available at all times. It works well as a clay lube, detail spray and an ounce or two in the wash buckets softens the water. A trick I use (not invented by me) is to mist the...

My understanding is that ONR softens the water but I guess you can't be too careful.

Me too. I police up drips with the waffle weave (green). My main complaint with chamois is that they can't be washed. You almost always pick up some crud from the lower half of the car and I like the idea of washing it out before I use it again. Of course, if you have to use a coin wash...

Welcome! Nice car and it being black, you should be an expert in no time:xyxthumbs:

I did the backlight V-7 combo on my wife's Black X3. It looked great but stopped beading at 2nd wash so I'm a little iffy on durability. Damned Arizona sun! You're here so it's going to look better than most. PS. The replacement due in June will be white. Black was fun but the next one is...

+1 for Ultima Interior Guard. Make sure to wipe down with a good all purpose cleaner first to get all the old stuff and crud off first. Two coats makes it shine, one with a microfiber wipe about 5 minutes later gives a nice factory sheen. Works well on leather too. I use it on steering wheel...

I have experience with opticoat. The increase in hardness refers to marring from washing. It will add a little margin for error but does not replace good technique or good products. It is not going to help with stone chips. The prep is a lot of work but the application is fairly easy. The...

That's a 750 double pumper. Please send the extractor I just won to the usual address...

Ah, Jeeps. My first one was a 53 Willys M38A1 that I promptly and stupidly put a Chevy 350 in. I learned a lot about auto mechanics, particularly transmission and drive line work. Amazing I made it to 17! Years later, I bought a 81 CJ7 that I'd did a body off restoration on. I sold my wife...

Chemical Guys G6. Very dark gloss and does not sling at all. Good durability too.

That does it! Didn't even rinse or change Brillo pads? The next thing you're going to tell me is he used one bucket and no grit guard. Some people...

My oldest application is about 13 months and I've done two more since then. All were new cars so I simply used a light polish to remove the dealer installed optional swirls from the ground based dirty towels they use. 15% IPA wipe down and straight to the Opti-coat. All three came out...

PS. Swirls, for the most part, are much easier on you and the paint go get rid of. Scratches are a little trickier. If you can catch on a scratch with your finger nail, you probably won't be able to polish it away. There has to be paint to polish and if it fails the nail test, chances are the...