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Out of all the regimens of detailing a car, one of the most problematic ones would appear to be relatively easy... cleaning the windows. This is the method I and materials I use. Dedicated microfiber towels for glass. A good quality automotive glass cleaner (I prefer Stoner's Invisible...

I've been contemplating changing the name of my detailing venture; have any of you changed the name of your detailing business?

So... I get home from the firehouse after working a 24 hour tour of duty.. wifey was sleeping in, so I spent the morning organizing my detailing supplies, refilling bottles odf various solutions, vacuumed the interior of the Edge, and cleaned a whole bunch of polisher pads. I put them on a big...

I finally got to detail one of my own vehicles... my 2009 F-150 XLT Supercab 4x4. I purchased this truck pre owned on December 23rd, 2012 after selling my Jeep to my son. All I had done over the winter was wash it and use QD, so it was long overdue! The process: I washed the truck at the...

As a seasonal detailer (April through October or later, depending on weather), I look forward to my version of "opening day". The first official detail of 2012 was a 2012 Chrysler 300, metallic white with a tan leather interior. The wash process was as follows: Tires, wheels and wheelwells...

Well, the time has come for me to replace my daily driver... not out of my necessity, but my son's. He is in a relationship with a woman who has twins from a previous marriage and they are expecting a child in May. He needs a vehicle for her that is reliable and wil have room for three car...

My son has a 2005 Ford F-150 Lariat. He recently moved to a new apartment and had two 25 pound dumbells on the rear seats of his vehicle. They left rust stains on the leather seating surfaces. Any idea on how to get the rust stains out? He already tried Lexol and it didn't do anything. I've...

What do you do with old foam polisher pads that lose their backings? I cut them up into small sections and use them to apply cleaners, polishes and protectants in tight spaces.

I had a rare day off yesterday, I got off duty from the firehouse at 8:00 AM, and I wasn't scheduled at either of my per diem jobs... the only thing on my agenda other than going to the firehouse for the night tour starting at 6:00 PM was to drop off and pick up our Cavalier King Charles...

I got the opportunity to try ONR for the first time today... I worked a burn day at the Fire Academy and parked my Jeep in the employee parking area. It was an end spot, but it was under the trees. At the end of the day, thre were a few "avian deposits" on the hood and roof, along with stuff...

I detailed this black 2006 Mustang Pony Package on Wednesday, August 3rd. I do not have any before pics, as the battery in my camera was being charged. The process was: Foamed with DP Extreme Foam shampoo. Washed with Zep's Blue Marvel car wash shampoo via two bucket method. Wheels and tires...

I got a call from a client who I did a detail for recently. She asked if I used any "armor all" on the interior of her car. I said I didn't, that I used Meguiar's Interior QD to do the dash and door panels for the natural look, which 99.99% of my clients want for their interiors.. She asked me...

I have a few vehicles scheduled to detail in the next week. My city just instituted a "temporary" watering ban with few exceptions. I have always wanted to try ONR, so I just ordered it from Autogeek. For those of you who use it.. what are the pros and cons?

I detailed this 2010 Nissan Altima today. The only vehicles I detail on Sunday are my own, but today I made an exception, as it was the only that my client could have it done due to her work schedule. The weather was really crappy... It started raining heavily around 5:30 AM and continued to...

I recently detailed this 1999 Dodge Ram pickup. The truck only has a little over 41K on the odometer. We started with a rinse, then a foam bath with DP's foaming car wash shampoo via pressure washer and foam gun. The car was then washed via the two bucket method using Meg's Gold Class, then...

I detailed this 2000 Plymouth Prowler on Monday, July 25th. The car had 19,348 miles on it when I picked it up. The day had a cloudy start, became sunny later in the day, only to cloud up again and rain later... The car had not been driven in over a year and was in the owner's garage. The...

Here are pictures of two of the three vehicles I detailed this week. First up: A black Lexus 330 RX I did for a Brother Firefighter who was working the night tour. I picked up the vehicle at Fire Headquarters a little after 6:00 PM and retunred it to HQ when I went into work for the day shift at...

One of the firefighters I work with asked me to look at his wife's Chrysler 300C. Sometime in the last week she ran over some white road paint. It is mostly in the wheel wells, with a few spots of it on the body . It is also as hard as the proverbial rock. The car is a dark blue metallic. I am...

I took these pictures at the Historic Longfellow's Wayside Inn in Sudbury Massachusetts after a car show which I detailed my Mustang for. Enjoy!

These were four details in a row I did in May. All 4 were detailed with the same process... Foamed with FoamBlaster. Washed with Meguair's Gold Class. Wheels cleaned with Car Products Magnum wheel cleaner. Tires cleaned with Car Products MaxiWhite tire cleaner. Clayed with Meguiar's Blue...