Frequent Car Care is Easy Car Care

Mike, on your post you said it was 7:36 and then I saw the picture that said 7:40. I thought to myself that is impossible. Then I saw the time on your watch (I had to look twice). It pays for me to look at the pictures. For a minute I thought you had magic in that detail spray. LOL

That was still quick though. Great looking truck too.
 
The height of the truck has made me want to start a thread about Eibach's Springs.

Especially because I need tips, if I buy some for mine.
 
I have my favorites... I don't always share them as I represent over 70 brands.


The product you see me using on my truck from are Marine line is the product I do use on a daily and every other day basis to keep the truck clean and shiny though.

The tires have Tuff Shine Tire Clear Coat on them and they always stay dark black and non-greasy.

As for waxes and polishes for the paint, a team of us restored the paint using all Pinnacle polishes and waxes and these products truly did undo the damage and create a show car finish.

We also use these products for a lot of the show cars that go through our show car paint polishing process.

What I always say goes like this,

If the product works... I can work it.

If the product doesn't work... then no amount of technique is going to work it.

When it comes to any type of paint correction products, that is compounds and polishes, it really comes down to the abrasive technology as it either works or it doesn't and I test everything on clear coated black paint.


We get so many new products into Autogeek that it's a natural reflex to test them out on my own truck. I prefer testing new products on my own truck versus a co-worker's car because then I'm not committed to detailing their entire car nor any problems that might arise, like getting compound or polish residue on black plastic trim.

My truck doesn't have any plastic trim because that's how I like it and if I make a mistake then hey... it's my truck, my problem. So far though, knock on cyber-wood, there hasn't been any problems.


Right now, sitting in front of me on my desk are two brand new products to test out, one is a light cut polish called a "glaze" and the other is a wax.


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Mike,
Thanks for the candid answer. I understand your position and responsibility. I am about to put in a pretty big order and was hoping you could tell me everything from favorite mitts, to your waxes cause the amount of selection is quite overwhelming. I have been trying some good products in the past six months at a tune of almost a grand and have read a lot about other products but its doesn't make the job of spending my hard earned money any easier. I think advice from a guy that has tried everything and pretty much wrote the book on detailing is priceless. PM me your list of favorites/best and I promise I won't share it with anyone! LMAO We will call it the holy grail! LOL
 
Nice work Mike! BTW, I have that same exact front plate! Got it in Ocracoke many years ago...
 
With all due respect Mr. Phillips, since the quote was from Barry Meguiar wouldn't it have been appropriate to use Meguiars products for this demonstration? ;)
 
With all due respect Mr. Phillips, since the quote was from Barry Meguiar wouldn't it have been appropriate to use Meguiars products for this demonstration? ;)


And with all due respect back at you my answer is categorically "no".


The entire time I've known Barry Meguiar's he's never been the pushy hard sell kind of guy, in fact just the opposite.

His point was exactly as I wrote it and that is by taking care of your car's appearance on a frequent schedule, with any quality car care product, it will be easy and of course a lot faster than letting it go for long periods of time.


Thanks for asking the question though as I make it a professional habit of giving due credit where credit is due.


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