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This is how I do every wash, I bring my 2 buckets etc. and just use their pressure washer and bay. The place I go to is not maned, even in the day time, but it does have signs saying "no bucket washing" and "no towel drying while others are waiting". In the day time other customers would...

My only issue with mobile is the fact that I dont have the space at my house. What you've described sounds fine, having your garage space to do details is the same as a shop in my eyes, as long as it has room for a 21' truck. Many of the mobile detailers around here, cant offer anything other...

I've tried several different microfiber cloths on glass, every one leaves small fibers. Whats the trick? I have to use cotton rags to avoid this. Speaking of You Tube, I've watched tint guys use the Costco MF rags to clean and prep the glass, I don't get it, my experience with them is glass...

I haven't looked yet, but would like to find a good, honest detailer to do annual or bi annual details. I have yet to find one that is not just mobile and actually has a shop. The local car wash place has a space where they detail but I don't trust them. The biggest issue I've found with any...

Not black, but I have a dark gray metallic truck, my experience is exactly as you described, sometimes it makes me wish I went white.

Thank you, I'll take a look at that stuff.

Ahh, that makes more sense. I wonder how many rags it would take to do a crew cab Ford Super Duty, 20? Lol. How many times can the rags be reused before they are just too loaded up with dirt?

Yep, unfortunately the truck is too big to fit in my driveway and I'm not into doing stuff on the street. The self wash is $3 for 4 min. and then $X by the minute after that. I fire it up twice during the process and usually have a combined total around $12. The truck is generally pretty clean...

That would work but also cost more, since I do it at the coin op. As it is, the initial rinse down and final rinse combined cost me about $12. This truck is a beast, my 2 ft. ladder barely gets me high enough to reach the whole half top of the cab, and its not lifted. I don't know enough about...

I recently found out that the Ultimate Quick Wax(spray) has some carnauba in it but its a very small amount. I've used the UQW and the X-press wax, aside from scent the same, neither would I describe as yellow, to me they look white. How much yellow are you seeing? I suggest something like this...

Are there any soaps for maintenance washes (non coated vehicle) that don't dry as fast as others? I do my washes at the coin wash, mainly because of lack of space for washing my large truck, I bring all my own soap, wash pad etc. Being that its a large, full size truck, it takes a bit to get...

Rather than starting another thread let me ask this, why does it seem like all the microfiber rags I've used on my glass leave small fibers all over it? I have to use cotton towels/rags to avoid it. I haven't tried very many different MF rags, Costco rags and my chemical guys waffle weave drying...

Thank you.

Can the products suggested here be applied by hand with good results? If yes, what is the best technique? I have this piano black plastic on the B pillars of my truck, its near impossible to avoid scratches but I was trying my best to avoid them. I think my tint installer wiped them down adding...

You are correct sir, I was not aware of that. It appears that although it is a very small amount, it does in fact contain some carnauba.

Maybe I will try it in the future. As of now I still have quite a bit of X-press wax and a bottle of Bead Maker. It would be nice to get some insight on the questions above.

My experience with UQW is that it's white, it also has no carnauba, it's a synthetic polymer spray "wax" sealant. From what I've read, not specific to UQW, the synthetic stuff last longer than a carnauba.

I should have specified, a synthetic spray "wax" like UQW, that is more of a paint sealant compared to a paste or liquid wax that I automatically associate with being a carnuba wax. I was under the impression that the synthetic "wax", in spray or otherwise was more chemical resistant and in some...

I purchased my truck in May but it had been on the lot since January, I unfortunately don't have the space or experience to do the extensive prep and detail that some of you all do, so I might be looking for a bi-annual or annual detail service. I'm not sure what the dealers use while on the...

For it to have clearcoat overspray would require it to be near a body shop, does that dealer have a body shop on site? Probably just that photo, and you would know better in person, but it looks like hard water spots.