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Does anyone know anything about this (see Home Depot's site for the specs)? I couldn't find anything anywhere else here about anyone even hinting at it. This just popped up in my Instagram feed yesterday. Looks like it comes with Meguiar's pads, too, so there might be some connection between...

Thanks dude! Much appreciated.

Hire a professional, not cut rate hacks who are devaluing the work done by real designers. It's no different than a scrub detailer doing full details for $25. Everyone would rail on devaluing the work of a professional detailers. If you pay for a $5 logo, you're going to get a $5 logo.

Sealant, then wax is the common technique for layering.

I think you answered your own question. I would personally never do any car in direct sunlight, let alone a black car. Hot surface temps would make removing any product difficult. I know some products can handle those types of temps, but to me that's just asking for trouble. For the sake of...

These photos are all arbitrary, but this is a Jescar polish and PowerLock+ on this Magnetic Grey Mustang GT... it was pretty stunning when it was done.

I think they are 1a and 1b of the usual suspects. From my experience, they are both exceptional sealants and give very similar results. Can’t go wrong with either.

Yup! I keep it in a 32oz spray bottle as well as an 8oz squirt bottle, as well.

Try Klean-Strip Prep-All from a local auto parts store or Amazon. Should be about $25 a gallon. They may even carry it at HD or other big box hardware stores. Honestly, it’s one of those products I think is a must-have in the detail shop. It’s my post-polish pre-wax/sealant wipe down instead of...

FWIW, I machine apply with a super soft pad, then let the car sit for at least 20 minutes. With a clean thick microfiber, just wipe it off. It’s literally that easy. The only downside is that it can be difficult to remove from the pad (which is a good thing). I use wax & grease remover...

Yeah, really good stuff. I don't use wax at all anymore, unless I'm doing a show car garage queen.

Speaking as a designer, might I recommend hiring a professional freelance designer to represent your business? Just as someone would hire you to professionally detail their vehicle, you should not try to do everything for your business. There are young designers always looking for work that you...

The story from the owner was that a local road was being resurfaced, and had just been freshly oiled for the top coat of asphalt, and (typical for our area) there was no signage or construction re-routing at all warning of the surface oil. He had to drive through it and big, wide track tires...

Not a stupid question at all, they are really tough to store. I went through different options from spraying it in detailer and sealing it in an inflated Zip Lock bag to putting it in a plastic case. It does stick to everything. I now store it face-up on a wire shelf, and try not to put...

That actually makes it worse for getting the cords caught under the tires, but it does keep it from unplugging.

I use a 6" Nanoskin DA pad on a velcro hand strap applicator. It's the best of both worlds, where i have a 6" pad to use on a DA if I need to, or I attach the pad to the hand backing while I'm washing a car that needs correction and/or polish work. Works VERY well and gives a lot of flexibility.

Good suggestions. Sister-in-law = gratis I don't charge family for work. Which is also why I didn't do anything too extreme or damaging to my tools. I will have an opportunity to attack it again if I want, though, so that's a positive.

Oh yeah, I lied. I must have blocked this out of my memory banks. When I was in my late teens, I spent my summers painting R/C bodies, VANS sneakers, helmets and anything else someone wanted me to paint. One of my dad's employees asked me to paint a BBQ grille propane tank to look like a can of...

I'll see if I can find Xenit tomorrow at the local True Value hardware store. Not many other places around carry it. Not sure if the methods that I just read about differ too much from acetone/GoofOff in that it needs to be really worked. Plastic razor blades are out of the question as the...

Yeah, it sucked. After a 10 hour detail yesterday on an Imola Red E46 M3, I was already wiped out. Good thing this Fusion is my sister in-law's car, and considering I got all of the stains and spills out of the interior, she was already thrilled. I still hate to get beat, though.