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Did a quick headlight restoration. After the job was finished and the customer expressed his satisfaction, he refused to pay. It was some lame excuse about he used to pay all the bills in the house when I was a kid and made sure food was on the table and clean clothes were on my back. Helped...

After sitting on my ass for a couple of weeks due to a pulled calf muscle I did a coating check/maintenance wash on my last coating job. I really wanted to see how functional the EGO backpack sprayer is as a rinseless machine and I have no regrets buying it. 3 gallons in the sprayer was enough...

They give you a nice free trial and will even do a one-on-one Zoom call to show you how the app can meet all of your administrative needs. If I was a full time detailer I would absolutely use the service. https://urable.com/

Didn’t intend on doing anything today but I met a young detailer looking to up his game. He stopped by just to learn about products that could improve his skillset but he had some extra time so I took him through a hybrid rinseless wash, using a clay mitt and instead of applying a sealant I...

I’ve only used it on black and the gloss was just as good as any finishing polish.

I do have a bottle of McKee's Prep Polish. On a vehicle that doesn't need paint correction but needs a good surface cleaning and boost in gloss it's my go to. I can get around a car in about an hour and then coat without using a paint prep.

It was a fun with foam day. After getting about 10 inches of rain the past 3 days the Accord was due for a good wash. Used Reset for the pre-wash and then did a light engine bay cleaning since it wasn’t too bad. I decided to use my last little bit of Hydr02 foam to add a little protection to the...

I thought about going down this same rabbit hole but the 24 hour cure time for Gyeon was a hard no for me. I don't use CarPro coatings so Essence is a no go. I really looked into Dr. Beasley's collection but they don't seem to have the same cut as a regular polish. I watched their videos and at...

I’m back with pictures this time. The Scotch Brite pad did more damage than I noticed in our initial consultation. Used my Rupes Mark V, Urofiber 50/50 pads and Griot’s Fast Correction Crème and the customer was thrilled with the finished product. It’s not perfect since some of the defects went...

Interesting. A certain online detailer with a distinctive mustache said to not clean seatbelts. The chemicals and machinery used could weaken the fibers and compromise the structural integrity of the seatbelt.

You never know. When I went to live with my dad he used to give me an old towel and Tide to wash his truck. There's nothing like a truck smelling like fresh linen.

He just came by for a consultation today. I'll snap plenty of before and after pics Saturday.

Met a super nice customer. His nephew meant well and wanted to clean his car for him but used one of these dish sponges and it’s pretty bad. I did a few test spots and started with my cordless Rupes, Lake Country blue foam and 3D One. He was happy with the results but I wasn’t so I bumped up the...

I went this route. I started with a cheap gallon pump sprayer, upgraded to the IK Multi Pro 12 with a Xiaomi air compressor since I hate pumping and now have the EGO backpack sprayer. I bought initially for lawn care but it's the best tool I've ever used for rinseless washing. It's a bit...

They claimed to have treated the interior and exterior with a ceramic coating. The interior was stained with something. It looks like they sprayed some type of caustic cleaner and didn’t do a proper wipe off. There were trails of dried cleaner on the dash. Not too difficult to remediate but...

This is my 3rd time working on this vehicle and I can finally say that all of the interior and exterior damage done by the dealership “detailers” has been corrected. 3D One and Lake Country blue foam was the perfect combo to remove all of the love marks and the residue left on my pads was...

I've had both off my Xiaomi compressors for quite a while and zero issues out of both. No regrets and they're attached to my Foam Pro 12 and Multi Pro 12 and give me all the benefits of IK's extremely pricey compressor.

I'd try polishing a test area with a non-staining polish and then using some type of trim cleaner with a magic eraser. If that gets the staining out I'd then use a dedicated trim coating to restore OEM appearance.

You can try polishing the trim and using a dedicated trim coating.