The car is ceramic coated im using a polish branded by my detail shop that did coating.. I am happy w the ease it is to apply and remove. It seems to wear off even w sun exposure. Def after 2 washes.

Hello! I’m trying to find a long lasting exterior plastic and rubber trim protectant that’s not ceramic. I didn’t have a good experiences with it and would rather avoid it. Is there anything available that will give my car UV protection to my exterior rubber and plastic trim for months?

All of the conditioners that I have tried on the dash of my Lexus 2022 RX 350 J leave streaks. What do you guys recommend for taking care of the dash? Thank you!!!!

I recently bought Chemical Guys speed mammoth drying towel. I washed it before I used it and its sheds a ton.

Is there anything I can do to make it not do that. The car I'm drying has only 800 miles so it's not like the paint is all messed up.

I'm kind of disappointed, because I've seen a lot of good reviews on it.

Just washed my new coating towels before doing a coating on the daily driver and 2 of them got left in the dryer, so the screw up is on me. Roommate didn’t check the dryer and dried them on regular with their clothes and a dryer sheet. Do I just write these off as a loss because of the dryer heat? Hate to flush the money down the drain because I didn’t double check properly

First time doing a coating and would prefer not to screw it up.

I'm not really sure where I should be posting this but this sub seems to be the best.

I have a car with full body PPF. I'm very interested in doing a skid pan day in my car but they use diesel mixed with the water. Will the diesel be a problem for the PPF or is it fine? Thanks in advance.

While getting my car serviced, I checked out the Corvette section. Those used 2021-2024 models looked incredible. What do dealerships use? It’s probably not ceramic since nothing I’ve tried gives that deep, lollypop gloss. Like the colors still popped despite dust and rain marks from those previous days. Sadly I asked a salesperson nearby, but he had no idea.

Hey all, long post, TLDR at bottom

I’ve had a client bring a truck in for a full interior seat out detail, and an exterior wash, de-con, and a wax. Also gave him a complimentary headlight correction and $50 off the total bill.

This client brought a work truck, and an employee smoked in it against his rules (the truck reeked of cigarettes). So I went to town, removed the seats, Center console, fully detailed it and used a hot water extractor (w/ P&S carpet bomber & terminator) on all the carpets, clothes seats, and a steamer on the headliner. Client was initially happy with the results however I did notice that when I turned on the cabs fan, it smelt a little musty. Nonetheless I returned the truck, he paid up, and was happy as can be.

As per usual, I reached out about a week later and wanted to make sure the smell didn’t come back (I really want to nail customer service with my company) and to my surprise the client was quite unsatisfied, he wasn’t rude, but wasn’t happy. He told me (the trucks smell is gone, it don’t quite smell like smoke, but not quite fresh either albeit a little better now that I sprayed chemical guys new car in it)

So I told him to bring it back, free of charge. How do you guys reckon I can fix this, Just another round of carpet extraction? And secondly how can I fix that smell coming from the vents, the truck does not have a cabin air filter btw.

TLDR;

Smoker truck gots a seat out detail with hot water extraction and steamed headliner. No longer smells like smoke, but not brand new fresh like client expected. Vents also stink when the fans turned on and has no cabin air filter. How can I fix this without masking it via a boat load of air fresheners.

Thank you

The fading has started on my RDX that was brand new in 2018.

New CX-50, I used turtle Wax hybrid solutions pro to polish the car and the max wax. At first I didn't want to do the ceramic coating because I kept hearing how hard it was. But after doing the waxing and enjoying it I think I would like to try My hands at doing a ceramic coating. I just waxed it last week so should I wait till the wax wears off to proceed? If not how should I maintain the wax till I'm ready? Also I do not have a garage to apply the coating and there is night and morning mist. So I was thinking should I wait till spring to do a ceramic coating? Was looking at Adams graphene ceramic coating as they mentioned it's easy to apply but I am open for suggestions. Car does have plastic trim all around and it will be in a very sunny environment. Arizona style heat during summer months.

For the mobile detailers out there what are you using for pressure washer/Air hose reels?

I see Turtle Wax Max Power is recommended a bunch for strip wash. I just bought Superior Products Road Warrior, is that a good strip wash? Should i just do an APC wash?

I am also trying to land on a maintenance soap. Hyperwash, Mega Foam... What are we thinking?

So a city near me reached out wanting a quote on doing fleet work bi-weekly (possibly weekly) for their utility vehicles. 12-15 vehicles, variety not specified although it’s probably vans and trucks. Are these okay prices?

I’ve never done fleet work and I know you’re supposed to give discounts.

My normal full interior and exterior detail (without shampoo and extraction) range from $175-$235. Are my fleet prices too cheap or just right?

Any other tips when I go to inspect the vehicles tomorrow?

Question for the experts. Would ppf have prevented this? If so, i can see the worth in getting in installed. This was caused from another car not knowing how to pull out of a parking spot. But if this would need a new re-spray then wouldn't it be pointless to get ppf?

I'd like to dress the interiors, and tyres, of my car with CarPro Perl.

Prior to that, I'd like to clean the surfaces off any dirt, grime or oils and am thinking of using Greenstar diluted 1:10 or 1:20.

How should I do so? Do I just spray the solution onto a mitt and wipe, followed by the application of Perl? Or, must I spray water on the surface before or after I hit it with Greenstar and wipe?

The manufacturer recommends rinsing when used on external surfaces, but is silent on indoor use.

I have a 2014 Acura MDX with headlights that still look good and I don’t want them to fade in the future. I got a can of Meguiar’s Headlight coating and I was wondering if it’s the same as Plexus because I saw Plexus was applied without any masking around the headlight, but videos of the Meguiar’s coating being used had masking—so I’m not sure what I’m working with.

What are ceramic coating products that can be applied to both plastics and also car clear coat?

The other day I parked my vehicle downtown and came back to it being covered in bird poo. Since it is below freezing outside I decided to wash in the garage with ONR. I sprayed each poo spot with an ONR mixture then prepared my bucket wash. Turns out birds eats small rocks and when wiping away the poo spots I scratched the paint in some spots.

What products and methods do I need to fix this? I am very nervous to do paint correction on what I think is a very nice car. My dad used to do autobody work and paint cars so he can probably help. I just want to be using the most forgiving products. Also, do I need to do the whole car and reapply the ceramic, or can I just reapply locally?

A little background on my experience level. In my adult life I have purchased new cars and I do a decontamination wash, clay bar, then a CarPro ceramic coating. I wash my car more than the average person and use reload every 2-3 months. I am very sad that all my efforts to keep my car looking good have been ruined by poo.

Sorry about not having good photos, it was hard to capture.

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