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Started spring detailing on wife's car, 2023 Soul Red mazda. Just doing a wash, Eraser, Klasse HGS process. Near the top of the hood, close to the windshield, noticed a spot/blotch. Rubbed my finger on it, felt nothing. However, I still tried a surface spot remover, APC, then Tarminator. Still...

Car: 2023 red Mazda cx-30, new in November 2023. Did iron-X, clay, Klasse HGS (I have some to use up.) Last July finally did a full correction; clay towel, Carpro Reflect with a yellow Rupes waffle pad, got pretty much all the swirls out. Then Eraser, then one coat of Klasse HGS, then a layer...

Just finished my full detail, ( with the help of a few previous recent posts), took a while (no garage, weather, etc.), used a yellow pad instead of white, with Reflect and it did a decent job of polishing, finished with Klasse and Wetcoat. Wheels were already done in spring, black trim a few...

So I wanted to do a full correction before sealant. Car is a new (NOV. 2023) soul red Mazda. Did the hood today, cool overcast day. Washed, dried, light clay mitt, rinse, dried again. Used Carpro Reflect, white Rupes pads, Porter cable RO. 4 small gobs of polish on the pad. I did 3 passes over...

Car is only a few months old. Working on the black trim and the chrome trim. Black Trim Sides and rear bumper just got 2 coats of WETS, looks good. Couple faint whitish marks, (tiny scrapes?) APC didn't remove them but an eraser kinda did. I will come back to those later in the year. Bigger...

I'm an amateur detailer, as my other posts have indicated, and I thought dressing the new rubber would be simple. Tires were cleaned with straight Brake Buster, drill brush, Tarminator, then inside to dry. Applied Darkside to one tire with a foam waffle type tire applicator. Worked it in, ver...

Just read an old thread on here about tire cleaners, a product test and review by a member (DFB). He said to use P&S Undressed to strip down old dirty tires I guess, not sure if that does the job I'm asking about. Then he said to use Tarminator to strip away all the things that are in/on a new...

Nearly ready to apply Gtechniq C5 to the rims. Saw comments on sites about weights not adhering as well; I guess on the inside of the barrel. Anyone heard of this? Someone said let the coating cure for at least 5 days.

The new car we got last November, as part of my before winter detailing, I Iron-X deconned the OEM rims, cleaned with Brakebuster, and then applied one or two (I forget) coats of 303 Spray/Rinse sealant. That was mid November. By mid to late December, the wheel assemblies were removed for...

My online supplier is having a sale for 2 more days. If you saw any of my posts from last fall, we have a new Red Soul Mazda CX-30, Nov. 6th. November: I iron deconned, clayed & but the clay mitt marred the paint, noticeable when the sun shines on it and you view it from an angle. I didn't...

So for our new red mazda, I just finished winter prep: after decon, clay, Eraser, got one coat of Klasse sealant on the paint (hope I used enough, it did bead next day), then a coat of 303 touchless sealant on paint, wheels, trim, grille/front end. Black trim had one coat of Perl, 2 coats of...

So our new Soul Red mazda, 2 days ago it was time to clay, as part of my winter protection project. I bought a $40 clay towel from Rag Company, and I had some yellow regular clay from a while ago. I used ONR as a lube, sprayed the paint liberally, and sprayed the towel. Did the sides and the...

Week old car, Soul Red Metallic, after my first wash, I saw a few spots grouped together that looked like tar or sap.Tried Duragloss Bug/Tar and bug sponge, that removed some of it but not all. Then clayed the spot, no luck. I can still slightly feel the spots and see them, and a light scratch...

Haven't been on in a while, but my detailing motivation is alive again (used to take care of my car better than now.) However, my wife has a brand new Mazda CX-30 coming soon, Soul Red Metallic. I want to give it a coat of ceramic before winter. Seems like ceramic is the way to go these days...

I have a 2011 Honda CR-V, paint is pretty new. This is the first car in which I plan to really look after and detail, mostly for protection. After much research on this site, I bought a lot of different products to keep this car clean and protected (hopefully I bought the right products.) This...

I am Ray from the Toronto area in Canada. I have been searching this forum and website for information, and decided it was time to join. I bought a 2011 Honda CR-V this April and want to look after it properly. I appreciate all the experience and knowledge so many people here have. I look...