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The forecast said it was cloudy all day so I decided to polish my car. I have a Black Sapphire Metallic BMW and I heard black cars are very hard to maintain and correct. I didn't realize it until today... After washing the car I began to clay the hood. I had some difficulty claying the car. The...

I'm thinking of buy a used car that's been put through the Restore FX. I've never heard of it on here on AG. Seems like a permanent coating like Opti-Coat. Anyone here know more about this product?

Hi guys does anyone know if a touchless car wash around this area? I'm new to the area and all I see are soft touch car washes

I have an oil leak and going to replace the gasket but wanted to clean this up first and would like some tips on how to do this effectively. Here are some pictures I took. Just wondering how you guys would tackle this job? I was planning to just use ZEP CD but not sure if that will get it all...

I noticed the passenger side leatherette (fake leather) seat is showing some wear and I want to prevent it from cracking like the driver side. I'm currently using 303 aerospace and Car-PRO PERL diluted. I wipe down the interior monthly with water and put on either 303 or PERL but seems like this...

It's -9 degrees Celsius and I'm thinking of doing a rinseless wash at the coin wash. Last time I did it and the solution froze so I guess it was too cold. At what temperature is it safe in the wash bay?

My birthday is coming up and my family knows I do a lot of detailing and they plan on getting me something for my birthday. So far I have on my list is Collinite 915, 476. Also looking for $100-$150 steam cleaner. Any suggestions where I can get a decent one?

I was wondering if anyone have used something like the HandJobber or the CCS Euro Foam Hand applicators. I'm thinking of picking either of these to do the areas I can't reach with my GG6 polisher or when I just want don't want to take out the polisher.

I was looking around youtube and found this video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pv5gTgA3OpM I might pick one up just to repair small scratches and rock chips. If anyone have another method they use or a different kit they prefer please do share.

I finally had time to wax the car with the Bouncer's Vanilla Ice wax I picked up awhile back. It's actually my first paste wax I've used. Other products I have are Collinite 845, OCW, and Mother's liquid waxes. I had a difficult time applying and taking off the Vanilla Ice because of my...

Hi guys, I just polished the majority of the car with Menzerna SIP - Super Intensive Polish (SI 1500) PO 83 with my PC 7424XP with an LC flat orange pad. I was wondering after the polishing do you guys put a LSP on the spots you guys polish or should I just leave it for the next day and finish...

I decided today to finally give my dad's car a full interior and exterior detail on his 2011 Toyota Corolla S. He's a smoker and the interior was in rough shape. One of the carpets had some kind of chocolate spilled all over it and has harden. The door jams was particular difficult for me. There...

I'm planning to tackle a interior job. The interior is in bad shape and would like some advice on how to go about this. First of all all the door jambs have that rust proof oil and dust and ashes from my dad smoking in the car. I cleaned it a few months ago but didn't do a thorough job and...

Hi guys, I had some trouble cleaning my interior carpets with all the hardened salt stains yesterday and thought I'd ask for some advice on how to tackle this. I used some Zep carpet cleaner but couldn't get it cleaned. How do most of you handle really stubborn hard salt stains? Also would...

With the 5 year anniversary sale, I was deciding whether to pick up the Blackfire Duo or the Wolfgang Duo? Which would be better for a beginner using a PC 7427XP? Pads I have are LC orange and white flat-pads and Meg's MF compounding/polishing pads. Which one of these brands would work...

We just picked up a new fridge and stove. They both have stainless steel parts. I was thinking of picking up some metal polish to use on the stainless steel appliance. Anyone else here ever done that and what products do you guys use to polish and protect it? Can you out wax on stainless steel?

Hi guys, I was wondering what products you can use to prevent leatherette from cracking? I've used 303 aerospace protectant but I don't think it works well for that. Do you treat the leatherette like real leather and use leather conditioning/lotion?

I have Polish with Sealant and was wondering if I should also pick up Duragloss #501. Not sure if they are the same type of product or if one works better. Any input on these two products?

So we have our first snowfall here a couple of days ago and the car is getting pretty dirty. I was wondering what do you guys do to prevent rust? I want to go to a coin-op and spray the snow and salt off but it's -5 degrees C here. So do you guys wash the car only when the weather is warmer or...

Today I just quick detail my car using ONR mix at quick detailer ratio 16:1 I was basically using it as a waterless wash actually. I was wondering after this step would it be a good idea to spray some Aquawax on top or should I only use that after a good clean wash? Also I have some LC flat...