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Good idea. Alright maybe the kits are not that great of a deal.

Hello everyone. I have some questions about the car wash buckets kits sold in the online store. The kit would be for me. It would be for the DIY guy and not the pro detailer. My current bucket is a flinsy household buck that might hold two to three gallons. I have a green Walmart fiber-ish wash...

AUTO DETAILING FOR BLIND FOLKS I thought that I would type about what I did and how I did it. Kinda vague right? I thought I would type a little bit about cleaning on my Mom’s/Step Dad’s 2008 Dodge Ram 1500 4x4. The truck has 123,000 miles on it and was purchased used back in 2016. It replaced...

Happy? They kept mentioning how beautiful and pretty it was. They bought the truck used two years a go.

I have done that. The machine had about one tablespoon of this hard yellow wax like grease in it. I packed it with about three tablespoons of a Valvoline synthetic grease. The gears sound quiet. The motor has a high pitched sound when at speed four or higher. Thus the earplugs. I might have been...

I understand now how difficult it might be to damage the clear coat with a free spinning DA. You would have to be very careless to harm the paint. One of the biggest issues I had was keep the power cord off of the paint while keeping the machine comfy to use. I figured out the quickly about...

Thank you very much for the reply. I did wear earplugs with it however. Being legally blind my ears are sensitive. The machine has a high pitch squeel. Ear protection was a must for me. I did use a fat Sharpee line on the backing plate. I understand now how using a free spinning DA is about...

Hello everyone. I thought that I would share my first proper auto detailing job with the forum. In order to pull this off I have received a lot of help from some forum members who have donated pads, some polishes, drying towels, microfiber clothes, etc. I am very grateful for all of the help. I...

Ahhh very interesting. Nice info there. Now, I have Mothers Professional items found here. Mothers Professional Paint Restoration System Mothers California Gold Synthetic Wax, Mothers California Gold Wax, car wax, mothers gold wax This is fun and I am enjoying the learning process. Oh, I plan...

That was a great video. Thank you very much for the link. I plan on trying all of this on our black Nissan at the end of the week when the weather is cooler with no chance of rain. This will be fun.

I am sure you are right. I am geeky or nerdy like that. I do tend to research things before I jump in, so you are right. I tend to like to know how and why. However, like you have said, reading and watching videos in this case will only get you so far. In this case the pad and polish have to...

Hello everyone. I am in learning mode. As most of you know, I am not a professional at all and I simply want to take care of our family hatchback and my parents 2008 Dodge 4x4 pickup. I know that a lot of newbies are concerned about a DA polisher say a Porter Cable 7424XP burning through or...

Nope, unfortunately it is my side of the family. LOL My mom's sister and husband of mom's sister. The inlaws can not take credit for this one. Some time this week when the weather is a little cooler, I plan on cleaning our Nissan Hatchback in black. I am excited to see what can be done with a...

Thanks for all of the help folks. Remember, I am not a pro and I do not do this for a living. :) I am wondering how in the world do I educate my "redneck" family members about the basics of auto detailing while dispelling the myths, bad habits that lead to all the false information, and lets...

LOL, funny.

Thank you. I must admit that my uncle is stuck in the 60s-80s when it comes to any technology. That includes paint, cars, etc. Thanks for the perspective.

Hello everyone. I have several questions about how to deal with, educate or explain various car detailing practices to family members. I do not mean any harm in what I am about to type. I mention it to help explain the story. I live on a small hobby farm with a several family members who did not...

Thank you for the reply. That is what I was thinking. The main reason is "just because". :) I was not sure if there was a technical reason for it such as a free spinning DA does better on certain panels or contours while a forced rotation unit is better for other areas of a vehicle.

Good morning everyone. Being a newbie to all of this, I wonder why folks purchase and use several DA polishers. When working on a car as a hobbies, a Craftsman ratchet will work just as well as a Mac, Matco, or Snap-On if they are the same length without one being longer or shorter than another...

In a nutshell what this infomercial is telling me is to pick either as they both do the same job. One is 25 years old and the other is bleeding edge. LOL