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By next month my shop should be up and running. What are some AP cleaners everyone uses without breaking the bank? I currently use F bomb and OPC but those are pricey for just a gallon size and sure I would be going through that twice as fast being fulltime then I do currently. Thank you!

I've seen this talked about before and just wondering on people thoughts. Thinking of more effecient methods and thats when the sanding and polishing come into play. Do you hit it with your DA or Rotary with your pad of choice and compound of choice and have at it? Or do you 3k sand and...

hey everyone, so Im going to opening my own shop here by the beginning of the new year. I have been doing this out of my garage for the past 5 years and have been detailing for the last 15 years. Now that I will have overhead, Im looking to restructure my prices. I see some people charge X...

Before I would let the car sit for 24-48 hours before customer pickup, but now I may need to get the cars out faster. I have seen people using the IR lamps and I hear it speeds up the curing process? Just looking for some insight on which lamps everyone is using. Thanks!

So yesterday I was correcting a new xt5 with 800 miles. She takes it through car wash every other night she says because it's winter here in Maine. The problem I was having was it seemed nothing was actually leveling the paint like I thought it would. I used griots fast correcting cream with a...

Cleaning rubber mats for someone today and ran into an issue. I wasn't 100% happy on how they came out. Used apc and brush to scrub mats. I also took the steamer and microfiber and wipes more. Once they fully dried I could still see some dirt deep in th grooves. What do you guys use give...

Applying the coating on a new black Denali today and it just wasn't working correctly. Garage temp was 65, I applied the coating a section at a time. I waiting for about a min or so like instructions say and go to buff off. The product just seemed to be smearing while the rag was catching. I...

This weekend I corrected and coating a Ford Raptor. I used a LED work light while applying and also upon final inspection. The next day I pulled it into the sunlight and noticed that one section looked to have streaking from application. Not sure if I waited too long to buff off with MF after...

I know its been discussed but cant seem to find the topic anywhere. Im installing Ameriarmour tomorrow on my vehicle and just had a question about application. Will I apply by panel and allow it to flash then buff the highspots with a microfiber? TIA

Recently doing a decon of the outside of a Grand Cherokee with Iron-X, I was told the next day that he had to buy a air freshner because of the inside cabin smelt like the iron -x, which is not the best smell in the world. Anyone have any tricks to not let the cabin smell like that...

In the process of detailing a 99 red beetle. Must have spent almost 4 hrs on the inside so far and you can still see some dirt, it just keeps reappearing. I'm using files and a brush and a shop vac to suck it. Also have e little green machine pro. I used to work at a vw dealer and this...

How's it going everyone? Been looking around the forums for a little while and decided it was time to post. Getting back into detailing on the side after not doing it full time for about 5 years. Been doing it for about 6 before than. I'm going to attempt to start a little side business up...