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Hello, Ive tried several different headlight protectant products. Meguiars, Mckees37, even CarPro Dlux (which is more of a coating). Never been truly satisfied with any of them. Dlux did last maybe a year or so before it started degrading. The protectants seemed useless to be honest, not...

Hello, This was a newly purchased "pre owned" car. It only has 9k miles on it. Came from a Carmax. What Carmax does to prep a car for delivery seems to be next to nothing. I dont think the inside of the windows of this car had ever been cleaned. Other than that it was in good shape. The...

Like so many of us, I got my start in paint polishing using Lake Country CCS pads with a Porter Cable. It was probably the most popular tool / polishing kit Autogeek sold at the time. Initially I had 6.5" pads, and later learned 5.5" pads were better with the PC7424XP. Then I got a Rupes...

This car belongs to a friend of mine, he just bought it, his midlife crisis car I guess. So he asked me to make it pretty for him. Nothing crazy. Went over the car with Mckees37 FC717 compound with an Orange Lake Country CCS and thin pro pad (depending on where I was working). Used Mckees37...

Dr. Beasley's Nano-Resin Pro Kit Im just gonna leave this right here.

Hello, Lemme tell you, this car was rough. On top of it being swirled out, the paint was filthy, covered with fallout and iron particles. I am not sure the original owner or two ever had this car waxed or anything. I hit it with an Orange LC thin pro pad and Wolfgang Uber compound. I...

Nick had kindly given me a beta version of this product to test. And thankfully, he eliminated the fragrance for production. It smelled like old lady perfume. The production version has no added fragrance that I can discern. So this is a very quick and easy to use paint sealant. It can...

Hello, A week or so ago, I corrected the paint and coated a vehicle with Pinnacle Black Label coating. It drizzled down here a little bit a few days ago and there are water spots now etched into the coating. I personally have never experienced this on any car Ive coated or with this coating...

We hear the words paint correction thrown around so much. But a more applicable title for what removing paint defects and swirls is could not be. Swirled and stained and dull paint is wrong. Paint shiny and free of defects is correct! (except for those matte finish lovers). A fellow forum...

Hello, I was recently on the fence about getting a new car or keeping my Accord. I decided to just keep it. Cant replace that sweet V6. Its 5 years old, with 53k miles, so I figure Ill keep it for another 5 years at least. Therefore I decided to give it a little love. I obviously take...

Hello, Meghan was kind enough to send me a bottle of this to try out pertaining to its new release. I gave it a try and here are my observations and thoughts. :BLACKFIRE Tire & Wheel Cleaner is a 100% water-based cleaner! It contains no acids, no butyl of any kind and no petroleum...

Hello, Meghan was kind enough to send me a few of the new yet to be released Blackfire products. One of which is not currently offered in the existing Blackfire product line which is an interior detailer. Currently, there is a Blackfire interior protectant, which I have and used, and this is...

So its been a really crappy year for me....so I am pondering treating myself to a new car at the end of the year. There is absolutely nothing wrong with my existing 2013 Honda Accord Coupe. And if Honda continued to make a coupe for 2018, there would be no decision. But they are leaving...

Hello, This is a car a friend of mine purchased used because it was the Gucci edition. I dont think the 500 is a terrible looking car, but add the Gucci decals and gaudiness to it and it certainly became one. This is what they looked like new: I didnt take any before photos, but her...

Sorry, this is more of a glance and shine as I did not take pictures during and snapped a few quickly after I was done. This is a friends car, whom I told her Id wax it for her. She ran the car through a car wash before she came over. Once it got to my house I pulled it into the garage...

I finally got around to using my "The Belt", by Detailers Helper. Here are my thoughts. Sorry no photos since, well, its just a blue belt. The belt portion itself attaches via velcro, so its infinitely adjustable to any size and or tightness. There are no metal pieces or attachments, so...

A friend of mine recently bought this 2003 Tacoma. He had been looking for a Tacoma of this ilk, and this was one of the cleanest ones he could find. These trucks are rather desirable and good ones still hold their value. Overall it was in good shape. The paint had swirls, but not...

Do people still use wax? Especially Paste Waxes? I hardly do. In fact, the only time I do is on my garage queen 350Z. Or when I feel like applying some to something else. I have more paste waxes than Ill ever use, from Souveran, to Fuzion, Dodo Juice etc. Nick recently sent me this wax to...

This weekend, after weeks of neglect I washed my car. Being hobbled, I only intended to just wash it as quickly as possible. But that would be to easy....and I spotted my cowl looking a bit tired and dirty, and I couldn't leave that alone. What to use, which one of the 5 or so trim restorers...

I usually have good ideas. Three weeks ago I had a bad one. Attempted to play basketball with some kid cousins while visiting family in Virginia Beach. Jumped up, came down, and my left knee buckled outward. Tore my LCL, MCL, ACL, and Meniscus. Hey I believe if your going to do something...