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Hey guys, I'll be detailing a pickup truck soon, and I'd like to know how you like to clean out the bed of the truck. I've never owned one and while I know that many are some type of coated plastic compound I'm unsure of the best way to go about making it clean and shiny. I'm assuming I'll spray...

I detailed for a luxury car dealer, making minimum wage, getting paid by the hour, and more if the job was done quickly. There was no expectation for the detailer to be proud of the work, only for the detailer to have it done, in the designated time, and have it be adequate. That said, we...

Here's my review of the Finish Kare Extra Slick Final Body Shine, #425. Finish Kare 425 Extra Slick Final Body Shine, finish care quick detailer, ultra slick detail spray The sprayer is awesome, it will spray wide or close depending how hard you engage it. The product smells like sweet candy...

Hey guys, I've used UC and NXT 2.0 a bunch of times and really enjoyed it. I have been told, though, on my dark blue colored car to use swirl-x in order to get a better finish than just UC-LSP. Feeling this sounded fair, though content with how the car came out with just UC-LSP, I picked up some...

Keeping dirty/clean towels separated Hey guys, what do you use, when out on a job, to keep your clean and dirty mf/terry towels separated? I mobile detail out of a VERY small car (have to remove the passenger seat to fit everything) and I have a lot of trouble figuring out how to keep the...

Hey guys, I'm looking for a consumer-line polish follow up to UC, I can get Meg's Scratch-X 2.0 and Swirl-x locally, which would be better? Application is with a PC. Thanks!

Hey guys: I did a detail on this R32 Tuesday. To keep prices down I've been using UC as a one-step compound/polish and completing with NXT 2.0 as my LSP. When my business gets enough recognition I'll step up my techniques, products used, and prices. Right now I'm doing what I can to keep prices...

I hear a lot of different things about how a car shouldn't be detailed at all in the sun, but I've heard very few actual reasons why that is. Can anyone share some information as to why detailing should be avoided under direct sunlight? Canopies can be a pain (Right now I'm running my entire...

Hey guys, I picked up a concentrated gallon of Simple Green today, I just wanted to know if anyone soaks their flat foam Lake Country pads in Simple Green with agitation to clean the product and gunk off the pads? I've got some caked on stuff and I'd like to get them looking and functioning...

Hey guys, I was giving my Dad's 09 Sienna a wash today and noticed some deep bird poop residue on the hood - I washed, clayed, and tarminator'ed, and they did very little. I then buffed with UC and my PC on 5 for 5-10 minutes and I can still feel with my nail and see very obviously the issues in...

Hey guys, I have a set of BBS wheels that I'm doing a little personal cleaning/restoration project on. They were used in track form so they were covered in track pad dust and all kinds of other nasties. I got all but the most difficult pad dust off, but what is a good product to use to get the...

Hey, as the title suggests, I was buffing some harsh spots today and my 6" backing plate split in 2 pieces, the part that connects to the buffer, and the part that hooks to the plate. Any chance there is some type of manufacturer's warranty on it? lol I'm not expecting much but I figured it...

Hey guys, I used NXT 2.0 and applied UQD afterwards for the first time on my personal car yesterday. Last night I went to a car show and as the night got cooler (Still 50F+) The car got a bit of moisture on the trunk, and when I went to check it out this morning, there was a light residue there...

Hey, I'm James - I live in Western New York (between Buffalo and Niagara Falls) and I've been detailing in a shop for a couple years, but decided this summer to get my own mobile detailing service going. I offered my first official detail this last weekend, and it went very well, despite the...

Hi guys, my car seats are a mix of alcantra and leather. I was looking at 7424 accessories today and saw the different upholstery brushes that are available - I was assuming before that I'd have to use an air compressor with an attachment to that, like at the detail shop I used to work at...