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The wife and I bought a 2019 blue BMW X3 M40i. I polished the paint beautifully 2 months ago and applied a go to sealant. This cars paint EASILY etches from bird poop or bug guts. It drives me insane!! I think I’m finally ready to make the jump to a ceramic coating I think lol. What’s the...

Hi Guys, In the process of likely buying a Kia Sorento (new one) for the wife. I've never owned a Korean Car or worked on one. With all of you pro detailers out there and your vast experience, I was curious on your thoughts around working on their paint. We're thinking of buying a Sorento...

I was fidgeting with it too much over the weekend, and I think I screwed off the head from the 'pull' base? So now, the head just spins and spins but doesn't 'rethread' back on the way it was before. :( Anyone know how to take this apart?

Hey Guys, So for the longest time I've used a clay pad 6inch on a DA like Mike P showed me years ago on here (machines work better than your hand). I tended to go by that...until I started seeing how much faster it works by using it as a mitt during the wash process (after you've washed the car...

Hey Everyone, So I will be working on a buddy's car on Sunday (with his help), polishing it all out and taking out some water spots. They were REALLY bad before, but he did some hack using vinegar and surprisingly got a good amount out. A little backstory on how he got it: Lives in a pretty...

This is what I've suspected was essentially the case when you'd see these 'bug and tar' shampoos out there. The APC I've been using lately that's been around forever, but I never seen talked about here is Oil Eater. That stuff is amazing at cutting the junk I have to pre-treat off my detailing...

I had a buddy come to me to help fix these really bad water spots. For those wondering, this is a result of his apartment complex having some leaks Thay dropped all over his car. He had this happen before, but it was just one spot and he used meguiars water spot remover. With a lot of elbow...

Been using this for years, but looking to try something new for purpose of a strip wash and as tire soap. With the current Black Friday sale, any recommendations for me to try? :)

So did winter prep on the wife's car last weekend. I recently (like last 3-4 months) exchanged my old GG3 for the newer G8 through Griots' exchange program. I would use my old GG3 (which is really all I used it for cause lack of power lol) for applying sealants. I was thinking the G8 would do...

I bought a new home with the wife 2 months ago. Now I am getting around to getting the garage finished to turn into my dream detailing/wrenching garage. haha Size of garage is 20x20. I was doing some quick reading, and I saw a recommendation of using more matte paint for a garage, to help with...

So I coated my wheels with Pinnacle Black Diamond wheel coating some months back and finally put on my 'summer' wheels. Well after driving on them for about 2-3 weeks, I have a good amount of brake dust and iron (damn Audis). Will I degrade the coating if I use my go-to for this car, Griots...

Hi Guys, So I picked up a sweet Stressless recliner via craigslist for a good price. It has some age on it, but it looks really good with the 'age' haha if that makes sense. So I am pretty sure it's aniline leather, because water gets absorbed in the leather. So there doesn't appear to be a...

So I picked up these rims recently for a good price....but I failed to notice these stains on the wheels. They were pretty dirty so that probably covered it up. These stains are consistent on all 4 wheels unfortunately. Used Griots heavy duty wheel cleaner, cleaned most of the tar in the...

Hi Guys, So I tackled compounding my Audi on Wednesday. I was using my GG6 and my BOSS 21 (OG one purchased when it first came out). After tackling the car with it, I was noticing I was getting just as much correcting with less passes with my old but reliable GG6! I stopped using it once I...

Hi Guys, So I decided to finally get around and compounding the Audi. I bought it last year and the strongest stuff I had was Menzerna FG400. Used that with Megz MF cutting discs....and it did good work...but didn't get the really fine deeper stuff. So I sat on this for a while haha. But a...

Applied bead it about a couple weeks ago. Not that happy with it. Initially it looked amazing but after the initial application I noticed I missed some spots on wiping it off on glass. It I guess got pretty baked in and took some scrubbing to get it off the glass. This is annoying. Taking it off...

So a little about this car. It's a 2010 Audi S4, and used to belong to an ex gf's father. Bought it from their family for a good price...but there's little things that need to get fixed. This apparently is another to add to the list.....but don't get me wrong though, I love this car to DEATH...

Hi guys, Looking for a MF or maybe wool pad reccomendation or to match wtih WG Uber compound, for super duper hard, black Audi paint. Orrrr...do you have another compound that's comparable to WG Uber (and maybe cheaper? :p). Thanks in advance gentlemen!

Been out the game for a while, saw a lot of tech has changed up since I dabbled into detailing. I loved my Menz PL, and still do......refuse to go coating route. Something about applying sealant/wax regularly feels nice. WIth that said, what do you guys reccomend I spray during drying process...

Hey Guys, actually have another thread in the show n shine thread. Originally just bought a 2010 Audi S4 prestige black on black with not too many miles. Was planning a full-detail to go from the never touched outside of washed and hand waxed outside to getting the paint as close to new as...