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So, my car has/had Bead Maker re-applied maybe 3 days ago. Today at lunch, in the hot Texas sun, the freakin' sprinkler covered it and left behind hard water spots. It baked for a few hours before I could do my only option before getting home and that was a brushless drive-through wash. That...

So, I used this for the first time, and have been trying to wash my pads. They seem ‘clean’, but the formerly white pads are now purple. Dawn, pad cleaning soap, don’t seem to do anything. I’m considering just making these pads permanent HD Speed Pads from now on. Is this normal? I’m pretty...

So, my wife was loading oversized stuff into the trunk of my A6 (2018). On the deck lid right in front of the trunk was a new scratch. I was hopeful because I couldn't 'catch' it with my fingernail. I went after it with Griot's 3" Correcting pad (orange) and Meg's Ultimate Compound. It made...

It took me some time to get over the 'fear' of using the DA after years of doing things by hand or paying someone to do it. Weather this weekend in Houston sucks, but I got a window with no rain to give it a good wash, then pull into the garage for the rest. Tools and supplies: Purple Power...

So, my wife's Mercedes had a rock chip. I put touch up in it, and allowed it to dry. It was there for more than a couple of weeks, but shortly after, I noticed the spot/chip was back, and below it... the paint has run down! Is this normal?? Wow. It was Mercedes OEM touch up that I bought from...

Hello. My name is Scott and I think I'm a new addict. If not an addict, at least newly obsessed as all my youtube stream show detailing videos now. I've been into cars my whole life, and loved to clean/care for them but never really wanted to do anything further than a simple wash and wax. I...

So, I'm pretty new to 'detailing' even though for years and years, I've been very particular about my cars, and conscious of how they can be scratched with bad maintenance etc. In the past, I just relied on professionals to correct issues, etc. This is my first post, but I've done quite a bit of...