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We had a 2020 explorer for just under three years. In that time it spent almost 9 months at the dealer for warranty work. After the second trip for transmission issues it went carmax as soon as we picked it up. Then over to our local Honda dealer to order a Pilot Elite and were told it would...

I've been promising my dad that I'd make his 16 F-150 look good since he bought it nearly 18 months ago. Thanks to a near death experience for him, a job change for me, and life in general, I finally got around to doing something about it today. I was just going to slap some sealant on it for...

New car for the wife, neat story to go along with it. My screen name gives away what I do for a living. I'm a corporate jet pilot. A couple weeks ago I took the owner of a major dealership group in the area to his summer home in Northern Michigan. He's a great guy, very friendly, and his...

Had some nice weather and a little time to wash the truck. I decided to pick up the new DP Interior cleaner/protectant combo. I'll do a quick review of both. The inside of my F150 is filthy from a winter's worth of driving. I sprayed the interior cleaner on a clean microfiber and wiped...

Thankfully I have a job still, and lots of downtime because not many people are flying. With that time, and the weather improving I'm starting to get the detail itch. Pollen's getting nasty so I don't want to do the truck and car yet, but the temperatures were right to bring my travel trailer...

It started last week with bringing my travel trailer home to do a good cleaning and periodic maintenance session checking the roof and seams since I have nothing better to do right now. It's a "small" 26' bunk house. It's been sitting in a gravel lot since last November and the last time out I...

Finally have some decent weather and want to get my new truck's paint protected. I washed with 2 bucket method, used a second mitt for the rockers and fender wells because they were muddy/dirty from gravel roads and snow. After washing I used Iron-x, and did a good rinse in preparation for clay...

Hey geeks! Long time no see. I'm picking up a brand new Lightning Blue F-150 this afternoon. At 37 years old I'm finally buying a brand new vehicle for the first time! The body shop has to fix a couple small scratches from shipping and sitting in the lot so I'm going to wait until that's...

I'll bust out the polisher later. She was having fun and I was enjoying her "help". :dblthumb2: [url=https://flic.kr/p/Hr2Qex]

I want more dry storage for hunting/fishing/camping. Right now I have a tool box in the bed and will take out my kids' car seats to fold the rear seat up when I need some space for those trips but as they get older, they're going to start coming along and I'll lose the cab space. I was leaning...

Its cold. I discovered my bottle of Uber concentrate, as well as a spray bottle full of it completely frozen. Also had a full bottle of fast wax freeze and spill. Glad I brought my expensive waxes, compounds, polishes and sealants inside before it got cold. I guess I better box up the rest...

I chronicled a 3 step on my mother-in-law's ford edge earlier this year. Last week, she traded it in on a brand new Lincoln MKT. Think of it as a fancy ford explorer. Since she and my father in law watch our 2 kids a couple days a week when my wife and I both work (we have odd schedules) and...

In your freshly detailed truck to do some drooling, and the people who's cars you're drooling over are asking you about how you got your truck looking so good... Awesome feeling! :buffing:

So, my thoughtful neighbor decided to start watering her lawn after letting most of the grass die. She did this for several hours, in the middle of the day. While she was watering, she also watered some of my lawn, my house, and the half of my driveway where I park my truck. She did this for...

I was applying AIO to my truck yesterday, and have a scratch that needs a little more correction. I don't have time to 2-step the whole thing. Have any of you corrected a small area with compound, and polish while sealing a car?

My in laws do a ton to help us out by watching our kids when we work among other things. In the last year she's had a ton of health problems, and the car has been neglected badly. She always comments on how clean our cars are, so I offered to do a full detail on hers. I took advantage of the...

I placed an order Saturday to start stocking up for the summer. Sunday, they start 25% off. Bummer. Call a little while ago to add another item to my order, and ask if they would be willing to honor the sale price. No problem! Thanks Guys! Every little bit of savings helps!

Using a PC with CCS pads right now. As those wear out, I think I'll replace them with thin pros. I have 6 orange pads and a couple white pads that have been used twice with AIO, and a black pad I've used to apply sealant. I use a clean pad on every panel, and once finished with the pad I toss...

I think I just found one. With warm (read: not freezing) weather, and nothing to do this afternoon I decided to take advantage and wash my truck and explorer. The truck is sealed with griots paint sealant. The explorer has McKee's 360 on it. I'm a huge fan of meg's ultimate wash and wax...

With the temperature below freezing, and my vehicles a mess with salt and whatever else MoDot uses on our roads, I've been wondering which is the better route. I purchased a bottle of McKee's waterless wash on the go, but I'm wondering if this is strong enough to get the caked on gunk off...