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Hey guys, Its been many years since I have joined AG and I realized I never knew how to maintain my microfiber glass towels. These towels are kept away from other MF towels to keep them "lint and dust free" My process for cleaning glass is use either ONR (or stone glass cleaner) with one MF...

Hey guys, this is my second video on YouTube from a series of photos I had taken for this detail. Going forward I look to do actual videos instead of slide shows. I welcome any feedback as I look to improve from actual shooting to video editing. Car background: This is a 2010 Mazdaspeed 3 and...

Hey guys, I haven't found much feedback on pad cleaning and usage after polishing with essence. Can you guys share your experience? Did your pads gunk up? Did you find it easy to clean and reuse for the next car? Also another question with pad selection - Anyone tried using Rupes MF pads or...

I recently had my car wrapped in 3M Gloss Blackrose and I wanted to see how well a paint coating would bond to vinyl. Since I got a few boxes of Opti-Gloss Coat sitting around, why not test it out? First I emailed 3M directly to ask if their 1080p Gloss Vinyl lineup is similar to automotive...

This is another product I got my hands on from Nanolex. I have personally used one other glass sealant in my life and that is Optimum Opti-glass so the comparison should be interesting. Product Description from Nanolex US: Nanolex Ultra Glass Sealant is the non-plus-ultra coating system for...

Recently I made my first order from AG. I live in Canada and you can say the shipping fees are not desirable across borders. AG had a 15% sale with no exclusion and I was a couple of days late when I found out some good news. Two friends of mine from NY were coming to visit me in December. This...

I want to give a big thanks to Kevin Brown (Buff Daddy) for his advices and for sending me a couple of washer mods from US to Canada. I was in the middle of correcting a heavily scratched silver Hyundai and I was doing too many passes in order to get correction which then I decided to pause and...

I'm delighted to be one of the early testers for Nanolex's car wash called Nanolex Reactivating Shampoo and I would like to share my experience using this product. I have not used any products from Nanolex before so I can only compare it against the products I have in my arsenal (such as...

Been waiting forever to post this up! This is actually my first paint correction for 2014 and I have been spending a lot of time on it. In between my breaks I have been detailing other cars or waiting on rainy weather to pass. I think the whole process was over 2 months long until I finally...

Hey Everyone, I have been using ONR + Garry Dean's method for my rinseless wash for a while now and I found that the fibers in the towels are quite dirty even after a good wash. The following are products/methods I tried: 1. Micro-Restore Microfiber Detergent in washer + air dry 2. Pre-rinse...

My fiancée purchased her first car in December 2013 and listened to every word I told her about not having the dealer prep the car. You know, since I know better ;) The dealer thought she was crazy wanting to leave all the wrapper on the car but they listened and did not wash the car. I did a...

Hello, I have a single car garage and its been difficult to find space in the garage to do paint polishing. There is just enough space for the car to go in and for the driver door to open for me to get out. Now that is summer here it's really hot during the middle of the day and I find myself...

Almost afraid to start a thread on this in the event I missed that "one" post which has the answer. For those who are using Rupes Zephyr for correction and sticking with the Rupes pads, which pad do you prefer to use? Blue or Green? And Microfiber or Foam? This what I know so far: - Rupes...

Been looking up info but nothing really conclusive found on this. I would like to know how some of you have tackled Lexus' soft black paint, such as the following info: - 1 stage or 2 stage polish - which product was used (compound/polish) - which pads were used - which polisher was used -...

Hi Everyone, I'm currently using Optimum Car Wax as a drying aid and an extra pop over my opti-coat. What I'm looking for is more shine to the finish (economically if possible) after a wash. I wash my car once every 2 weeks to a month depending on weather. From my searching, there are good...

Hi Everyone, Has anyone tried them? Comments? These are fairly new so I haven't found much feedback. This is my first time jumping to microfiber polishing pads from LC CCS foam pads. I will be using them early next week with my brand new Rupees 15ES :D I just received a set of them and they...

Hello Everyone, Been on the forum for several months now and started detailing my own car since last summer. I cannot remember how many hours I have spent Googling/researching, watching videos and practicing my technique with a DA. Most of my line up products are from Optimum and looking to try...