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What about something such as Mothers Speed Clay 2.0? It seems to be a small mitt molded into a red handle.

Hello everyone. I have questions about selecting a clay-ish system for our car. Clay bar vs. clay mitt. What are the pros and cons of each? Do you need a quick detailer as a lube or can you use car soap or simply make your own? I will be cleaning a Nissan Hatchback and a full size four door...

I think I need to clarify a bit. I do not own a preasure washer and I do not plan to purchase one. What I am interested in is using our 3/4 inch garden hose. Am I better off using a nossle which provides higher water preasure, or one that allows a large volume of water flow?

Hello folks. How is everyone doing today? I was curious about something. Now, this question is brand and is geared more for the DIY person than the professional detailer. When washing a vehicle, which is more important, pressure or volume? I do not have a pressure washer and simply use a good...

Thank you all for the opinions. I am learning as I go. For my use I have plenty of retail store car wash. I only wash a Nissan hatchback and my parents pickup. I am hoping that my aunt will let me clean her Subaru before she destroys the paint. For her it id Dawn, kitchen spinge, or the...

I was just curious about them. I am just use to getting whatever Wally's World might carry, the autoparts store sales if they can beat Walmart or Amazon. LOL Years a go my dad use to get the car wash soap in a powder. It came in a cardboard tube. I think it was called Dupaunt Number 7?

Hello everyone. I have a question about car wash soaps. I only have experience with consumer grade products such as Meguiars Gold Class, Mothers California Gold, etc. My understanding is that these are PH neutral soaps, will not remove wax, but also will not remove tar and heavy deposits. How...

You do have some great advice here. To make it easier on me I could have ziplock bags for the various cloths and label the bag. Interior, tires and trim, etc. I do wash all the car stuff together. This might not be the right way but drying towel, my cheap microfiber cloths, wash mitt, any foam...

Good morning everyone. I have been working on learning more about detailing as a hobby. I did not realize the there was such a vast choice of items for detailing a vehicle, even on a hobby or do it yourself level. I thought that I was using microfiber towels and drying clothes that were just...

Thank you very much for the reply. I can certainly understand and relate to what you typed. :) I too am a little concerned with buying a power tool from Harbor Fright. My goal was the Porter Cable machine as well as it seems to be the yard stick for an entry level machine. My decision of the...

Hugs and fist bumps to everyone. I think a moment like this deserves a little "Weird Al" Yankovic, dont'cha think? I must agree, in the end it is all about helping others regardless of the cost. It is about learning, growing, using whatever abilities that we do have. It is not about the name...

My friends. I certainly understand the fact that the forum wants people to purchase items that they sell. I get that, it helps support the forum. My Mothers compound, Polish, wax, and backing plate came from Autotopia. My understanding is that both AutoGeek and Autotopia are brother and sister...

This is a great forum with fantastic help.

My wife, daughter, and myself live with family on a small hobby farm. My parents, aunt, and uncle are retired. We live here to help out with the farm work and chores. I got to load and unload a pickup bed full of hay today, yippie. :) Water here is not an issue as they are on a well. I am the...

Thank you very much for the kind words. :) I like to learn. I want to know how and why. I do tend to over think things sometimes but that helps me to learn. Being born legally blind, I have to find ways to adapt and make things work for me in an efficient way. Here is an example.....One reason...

In a way it sounds like I might want to stick with the Bleach White. Compared to other products it is cheaper and it does clean well. I have not purchased it in a while. Last time I bought Bleach White it was $3 a bottle as the sticker is still on the bottle.

I can certainly be on board with that. There is a professional detailer with a Youtube channel from Dallas , TX that feels the same way. He does not care for the two bucket method and feels that if you are going to use a bucket to wash the car....it is safer to use several wash mitts......like...

I can certainly be on board with that. There is a professional detailer with a Youtube channel from Dallas , TX that feels the same way. He does not care for the two bucket method and feels that if you are going to use a bucket to wash the car....it is safer to use several wash mitts......like...

Hello all you wonderful folks. Time to sit and cool off after loading and unloading a pickup truck bed full of hay bails. I have a question. For years.....because of my dad.....I have used Whesley's (Now labeled as Black Magic) Bleach White tire cleaner on wheels and tires with a very soft...

I can not post that information here as it might cause me to receive an internet whoopin'. LOL It was made in China just like all the other brands listed on the website, costs a lot less money, yet it used by professional detailers, some of which prefer it......but is taboo to mention on this...