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I mean I use it all the time too for all sorts of stuff, but I was talking more generally than just in detailing or other automotive purposes. In that regard, it can damage leather for one. And I'd never use it on plastics on the interior of the car since it doesn't play friendly with all...

"Petroleum distillate" is way of saying it's a product of processing crude petroleum (crude oil) products. It could be one of many (probably hundreds if not thousands) of things. In the context of what 303 uses it for, it's probably as a solvent. 303 doesn't have to say which solvent they use...

I love working on black, but owning it is impossible. Unless I have 6 cars and can literally drive and wash the black car once a month, I'm not going to have the time or mental power to own one again. This was fantastic work man, great job.

Well, I've yet to encounter a new car that doesn't benefit from being polished. I've seen Aston Martins come with factory wrapping still on that needed it. You said it's white and if you haven't done a ton of paint correction you may not know all the tricks you need to do to find imperfections...

2 more years. That's how much time I have left until I'm finally done with school and will become a doctor. Unlike all of my friends in medical school, I never wanted to be a doctor and didn't even think about it until I was 21. At that time I was an accounting and finance major who also ran a...

I did a review of this a while ago and it's funny that this thread came up because I was just thinking about how my thoughts have changed. Here's the link. I actually reviewed all the sponges mentioned here so far. The ULTIMATE Sponge Comparison I really never use sponges any more. It really as...

Those bug sponges might do the trick. Regardless, they're great to have. I'm specifically talking about the Scrub Daddy/Pinnacle Bug Sponge (they're the same thing, but one is cheaper and easier to use). One other solution that doesn't require rinsing like a bug sponge or degreaser would is to...

A customer brought me a car like this once (although not with mold in the engine bay). His garage flooded or something right before winter, but nothing even touched the car cover according to him so he didn't think to even take it off or look under it so it went through a winter and beginning of...

Are you seeing 2 years from your routine then or have you not had the Essence + Cquartz for that long yet?

Glad you see the reason why anyone would come back. Then I wonder what the point of your passive comment was?? Funny that you're the one that told people to chill.

That really has nothing to do with whether or not people with nice cars come see you. A bunch of terrible shops that charge hundreds of dollars only to put swirls all over Ferraris are in my city. Anyway.... Avi, or anyone else, with all the extra stuff that is going under and over Cquartz now...

I literally just use D156. A gallon is, like, $33. Either that or I've used DG Rinseless wash mixed as Quick Detailer, but D156 does a fine job. Otherwise all the SiO2 stuff is super over-priced and doesn't really do much. I say trust your coating. If your coating alone lasts 2 years, what's the...

For a 3 or 4-inch pad you shouldn't be going much more than speed 4 to begin with. I don't even use 6 with a 5.5 inch pad. That's my issue with the larger body polishers. They work, yeah. I did it for a few years, but using a purpose built and balanced machine for 3 or 4-inch pad makes a huge...

That's exactly how I feel, I've just yet to find anything of theirs I can't find another brand that does it as well or better for cheaper.

That's exactly how I feel, I've just yet to find anything of theirs I can't find another brand that does it as well or better for cheaper.

If cost is no issue, you cannot beat the Rupes Mini (75). It's one of my favorite machines to work with. Even more than the BOSS G15.

I just let them sit on a shelf to dry, and then store them face up. I never even sprayed my clay bars with QD before storage. They don't come wet so I never really figured they'd need to be stored wet.

I highly dislike Chemical Guys as a company because their products are 95% hype. The only reason they have a huge following is because they have a huge YouTube presence. Doesn't mean they're good just because they know how to market better (just like Patron tequila). So I never support them...

By RO, you mean reverse osmosis? Is that mineral free water? I wasn't aware of that.

Great write-up Mike. Question: Why does Rupes continue to have the shroud contact the backing plate? I don't get it. Rather than lubricate the surface, why don't they just make it not touch at all?