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I applied cquartz for the first time today. I read that 1 30ml bottle will do 1 or possibly 2 cars. I watched a bunch of videos on how to do it. I put a streak down the pad with the microfiber that came with it and did that for every 2x2 section. Just repeated that for the whole car. I did have...

So first off. Garage is 20x20 with 9 foot high ceilings. I would like enough light to be able to see swirl marks. I explained this to a friend, who has been an electrician for about 25 years. He told me to get 6 of these Lithonia IBZT5 fixtures. Here is a link with details Lithonia Lighting...

Hey guys. It's been a long time since I have been on the forum so I have not been keeping up with the latest news. I have been using all purpose cleaner plus for a while. I love everything about it. The way it cleans multiple surfaces including carpets. My customers love the smell of it. Well I...

I'm detailing a white work van right now and there is brown overspray all over it. I've gotten minor overspray off of cars, but not anything like this. My clay bar is not even touching it. I asked the guy and he said it has been there since August and it's oil based paint. Anyone have any...

So I detailed a car over the weekend that had sat in the city outside 24/7 and never been detailed. I first washed it and then started claying.. The condition of the paint was very rough. My clay was immediately turning orange with only a few passes. I thought to myself well it's probably...

So I have a customer who has been wanting my to detail his car fo about 3 months now. But he didn't end up scheduling it until about 2 weeks ago for that Sunday. It ended up pouring all day so he wanted it rescheduled until this weekend. The temps are now dropping and I have not worked with...

I had a friend contact me regarding 3 cars that were in her garage when she had a house fire. The windows were down and the interior now smells like smoke and has some ash and stuff inside. Does anyone have any tips on removing the smell? Do the Dakota Odor bombs work???

So a friend of mine had my come over because he wanted me to get some rubbing compound marks out of the hood of his Grand National. I started working on the hood and after looking at the rest of the paint I saw that it was heavily swirled. I decided to go ahead and do the whole car! This car had...

So I am buffing my friends Gran National and using Menzerna power finish, Lake country white pad and Cobra blue microfiber. Well once I remove the swirls and go to wipe the polish and the dust off, the paint is so soft that it is putting scratches in the paint. So the paint goes from hazy and...

This is my friends dads 2000(ish) Lexus. He's been the orignal owner since it was new. He just wanted an exterior correction package. Products used: Wheels/wells/tires- Brown Royal wheel cleaner with a daytona wheel brush Wash-Duragloss 901 Iron X Tarminator Tar remover Clay- Pinnacle Ultra...

I own a Black Buick regal with very very soft paint. Anyhow I have a coat of Menzerna power lock topped with collinite 845. It seems like every time I use any kind of product on top it just streaks all over. After I wash, if I use Megs Ultimate Quick Detailer, it streaks. Just started using...

Does anyone have any tips? I have never done one and don't want to make it worse or ruin any of my supplies. I normally do a wash, clay and wax for the exterior. Will my clay get gummed up? How about my towels, applicators and pads? What should I use on the wheels? All the clearcoat is coming...

Does anyone know how to remove ultima trim and tire guard plus from plastic moldings? The first time I put it on it looked awesome. Then I decided to do another coat. I put it on wayyyy to thick and now there are streaks all over. I love this stuff, but I overdid it and now it looks aweful. It's...

"I have been using a square pink, or white, eraser on my car since i got it about a month ago. I have a white 98 t/a. and man does that eraser take out every rub mark and peice of dirt the car wash doesnt! I had a huge mark on the door from the previous owner, looked like paint from a pole, a 5...

I was wondering if anyone else had this same problem. So far this has happened 3 times in the last year. I detail the SUV's exterior almost completely. While I am waiting for the wax to haze over I start the interior. I turn the key to accessories, roll the windows down a little and clean the...

Just did a wash, clay, sealent and interior detail on a Nissan Maxima today. Body was a little rough and had some dings, scuffs dead bugs and tar on it. Oh and it had quite a bit of fall out on it and I got my first chance to use IronX!!! I wish I would have purchased this sooner. Interior had...

Just thought I would share something a little different on here. My friend picked this up a few days ago and it's mostly used for racing at the track. It was absolutely loaded underneith the seat with caked on rubber, oil, grease and VHT. He wanted that cleaned up and also it had a ton of...

This is my brothers car. I've been meaning to detail it for some time now, but it's daily driven and I haven't had a chance to spend a lot of time with it. He went out of town so I decided I am going to surprise him when he gets home tomorrow. This car doesn't get too much attention as far as...

This is my first write up here on autogeek so any advice is appreciated. The first one I did was a buddy of mines VW Products used: Wash: Dawn Wheels/wells/tires: Brown Royal Clay: Pinnacle Ultra-Poly ONR Clay Lube Windows: Invisible Glass Wax: Collinite 845 Trim/Tires: UTTG Before Pics...

Long story short, the house I do detailin at has well water. The people who owned the house had a water softener put in as well. I think there might be too much salt in the water because its hazy when I fill a bucket, but it settles within a few minutes. I'm having a hard time detailing cars...