I have a new car that the dealer had painted their name on the back of the car. First, I fucking hate when dealers do this .. They know noone wants this shit on their car, right??

Second, I'm not 100% sure that it's paint, it could be like a sticker/emblem. It is raised, though, and I can feel each letter, like it isn't one big emblem, each letter is either painted or a separate 'sticker'

What is the best way to remove this heresy? I saw another post about removing badges (heat, fishing line, adhesive remover) - would this work for this?

Also, I do believe this guy is related to the Gambino crime family... At least that is what I heard. 🤘

Hey,

I’m about to purchase the BigBoi WASHR Flo pressure washer, and also the hose pack upgrade.

I’m not too sure if I’m over thinking it, however it says:

“NOTE: This Hose kit is NOT compatible to use with the WASHRFLO that has a black hose connector on the unit, you will need to upgrade the connector to a brass quick connect.”

Is the brass quick connect included in the pack?

It does say it includes “Brass outlet 3/8 quick release connector” however I’m not sure if it means you require an additional quick connect or not.

If it is required, has anyone purchased another quick connect as I can’t find any on their website of course, that would be too easy. Ideally a store available in Australia.

Thank you in advance :)

I will answer them according to my knowledge and experience. I am open to constructive criticism that is backed by facts and not feelings or referring to “detailing gurus”.

8 Years Exterior Detailing.

prior Ceramic Pro Elite (ION, 9H and TC and *shudder Kavaca)

started in industry with aluminum and SS resurfacing and polishing.

currently install XPEL products along with STEK.

have corrected just about every kind of clearcoat. From old school 30 year old shop line PPG to imports.

i will never claim to be perfect, and I will always be open minded to learning.

who knows, I might learn that I have been doing some things incorrectly.

ONR is life. Prove me wrong.

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Or is this based on the manufacturer? I've noticed that the top german makers seem to have glass-like reflection on their paint... Mazda too. Is this not done through polishing the cars paint?

Crazy thought,

Winter is here, snow gets in my car.

Is there a portable wet vac I can use to scoop it up. I have tux mats, other than wipe it consistently, I figure suck it up?

Thanks

Ok, guys so I got a little nosy about what my ceramic coating smelled like for some reason and opened the bottle to later find out it was a bad decision. Am I screwed because I opened my bottle or not. Im Planning to apply the coating in about 2-3 days

I’m new to using a foam cannon. As I live in a townhouse I have my own driveway but I’m wondering what happens to all the foam when you rinse it off the car. Does it hang around in the driveway for long? I don’t want to upset the neighbors.

Up until recently, I was pretty much Meguiar's products exclusively (Though I used Turtle Wax and Chemical Guys when I could afford the latter), but last month I tried Adams Polishes for the the first time and instantly I was sold. Adams seems like it's a really good product for the price, but I hard to find products outside of the basic car cleaning stuff. I was curious about what more experienced people thought, and what some of the other products Adams has that I should check out and for what purposes.

Hello, Just noticed I’ve got a yellow stain (pollen?) on my front mirror cover. I tried to remove with water + vinegar, and after then with clay bar, but it did not help. I’ve a feeling that it’s just got burn into the paint. Any idea, how to remove it? Thank you in advance!

During maintenance wash, should I apply flex wax before or after paste wax ?

I usually wash every 2 weeks and the car is fairly well protected: 2 hour drive few times a week, otherwise stays put in a covered garage

I took my car in for service and they got (what I’m assuming is) grease/oil all over my car seats. They “tried” to get the grease out when I brought it to their attention but whatever they did didn’t help and I think might have made it worse. My seats used to be otherwise clean and in perfect condition.

Any suggestions for how to get this out? The shop won’t help me.

It’s an 09 Outback. The peeling doesn’t bother me, but I’m selling the car and want it to be more appealing.

This is my car's first winter, and I got it ceramic coated this summer after I picked it up. I usually keep it in the garage, but I am visiting family for Thanksgiving and had to park it outside. Now, I know the proper thing to do would have been to politely decline family invitations that don't include climate-controlled vehicle storage, but it's too late for that now.

I'm sure a snow brush is not the best way to go, but what do folks recommend that's practical — i.e., not a propane heater or something like that? A silicone blade or something?

Hello, spray can clear coat orange peel and wondering if anyone has experience with both Griots boss fast correcting cream and fast correcting micro fiber pads or CarPro Denim pads. I intend to pick up a G9 to do the work and just curious… hehe my default and assumption is go all into griots ….

Thank you!

I need to apply Colourlock leather dye to my steering wheel and lost the sponge applicator that came with it. I can’t find that sponge on their site(just comes with color kit) or any detail other than referring to a sponge.

What kind of sponge can I use? My wife gave me a makeup sponge.

I just purchased a new SUV and currently stuck in a dilemma. I only have the budget for either a full front XPEL PPF or a Kranzle k1122tst pressure washer.

If I go with the PPF, I’d be doing all my future washes via rinseless method with a manual hand pump garden sprayer.

Considering no other compromises, I’m curious to hear what others would choose if placed in my situation.

Note to Mods: This is a repost as I accidentally deleted my entire original post while trying to edit a response to one of my replies.

Hi everyone,

The last time I had a new car that I wanted to protect was about a decade ago. Since then, I've mainly had leased cars or older vehicles. I've given up one of my lease cars and want to maintain the paint of my new car at a reasonable and basic level.

A decade ago, I used to manually apply paint sealant every few months, along with wax and similar products. I've noticed that many things have changed, and now I no longer live in a private house but in an apartment building, making this whole process less flexible.

I can go to my brother's private house about once a month. What I have available there is a water hose under the open sky, and this is the plan I've developed. I'd appreciate if you could check it to make sure I'm not missing anything:

1. Washing every 2-4 weeks with 2 buckets and a water hose.
2. For the first time, I'll go over the car with clay bar, IPA, and TURTLE WAX dirt remover, then apply a layer of Turtle Wax Seal n Shine. This seems like a really reasonable solution given that I'll be doing this outdoors, and I don't really want to go back to the days of applying paint sealant with an applicator on the entire car - unless you tell me it's actually a really good idea and I should consider it anyway.
3. After that, each month after washing, I'll apply Turtle Wax Ceramic Wet Wax.
4. Every 3-4 months, I'll apply another layer of Turtle Wax Seal n Shine to the car.

My questions are: Does this sound like a reasonable plan for protecting the paint of a car that will spend most of its life outdoors? Is it correct that the "preparation" with IPA, clay bar, and dirt remover only needs to be done the first time? After that, can I just apply the WAX monthly and the sealant every 3-4 months, and that completes my car paint maintenance?

One more important thing: I've never used these products before - is there any chance I could cause irreversible damage to the paint due to improper use of these materials? I don't know what these chemicals are capable of.

I'd appreciate any corrections and guidance, thanks in advance.

Has anyone tried the Armor Shield GOAT by Avalon King? I don’t see too many reviews for it. Also, just wondering if anyone knows if there is a difference between the types of ceramic coatings used by professionals vs the consumer ones? Or is it all just in the prep? Thanks in advance!

Ive always put carnauba wax on my car windshield, the process that I do is first clean the windshield with acid rain remover then the wax. But I've noticed recently that after doing it my car windshield got hazy or blurry. Anyone has a solution for this?

It got to my attention recently that cerium oxide products can be used to polish glass scratches.

I have also noticed that some VW cars with heated windshields are more prone to scratching. I assume that this is because they do not use the typical technology where you would see tiny wires across the glass, and therefore there likely is some thin evenly applied coating over the glass.

Is it safe to use the polish in this case? Won't I brush the heating coating away?

I will be DA-machine polishing my Honda car (black soft pant with light swirls) and I narrowed down my product search to Carpro Essence and Menzerna 3500. Which of the 2 do you think would get the best results?

With sealants now claiming to last 12 months, 36, 60, to 10 years has anyone ever let it run as long as the company's claims or do you just polish it off much earlier to try the next best technology?

I want to apply Gyeon Wax on top of my ceramic coat just to see how glossy it looks. Besides the traditional deep clean is there a need to prep the panels with some sort of IPA? Will it damage the ceramic coating of I do?

Is it just me, or does every detailing youtuber somehow always wind up getting the "nightmare detail from hell" that ends up looking like brand new carpet after a single pass with a vacuum, almost as if the crumbs and trash were dumped in it recently? What are the odds that they keep finding abandoned rare cars every other day? How many farmers are getting their awful farm trucks showroom detailed? Feels like a lot of bullshit to me.

Who has some good watching content that doesnt feel like an absolute setup every video?

Hi, I just got the Kärcher K1700 on blackfriday for $120. It has a soap nozzle and soap tank. Do I need a foam gun then? Or will I be able to soap using the Kärcher K1700? If so, what soap would one recommend? I have Toyota 4Runner. Thanks.

First time diving into detailing. Rate my (planned) purchases or any advice you may have! I'm in Canada and looking to get the Bilt Hamber products off Carzilla:

• Bilt Hamber Touch-Less
• Pre-Wash Bilt Hamber Auto Wash
• Bilt Hamber Surfex HD
• Bilt Hamber Korrosol
• Turtle Wax HS Ceramic Wax Coating Spray
• Ego leaf blower for drying

For drying off remaining water over the ceramic:

• P&S bead maker (finish current product),
• then switch to OG drying aid (planned purchase).
• OR, stick to a diluted TS ceramic spray instead of drying aid?

Need to figure out:

• Tire dressing Glass cleaner and sealant
• #0000 + dawn to clean off prior to sealant?

What would you do differently, or agree with? Thanks in advance

Hello everyone!

Recently got two new cars and wanted to make sure I take care of them. I started going down the YouTube rabbit hole and ended up grabbing a bunch of stuff. Anything I’m missing that anyone would recommend?

Exterior kit: https://theragcompany.com/collections/kits/products/complete-exterior-wash-kit

Items Included:

• Cyclone Ultra Wash Mitt & Wash Pad Combo
• Pearl Shampoo Concentrate - Quart
• The 1500 Drying Towel
• Brake Buster - Pint
• Bead Maker - Pint
• Shine All - Pint
• 2x4 Pearl Applicator Sponge - 6 Pack
• Premium FTW - 3 Pack

Rinse-less kit: https://theragcompany.com/products/absolute-rinseless-wash-kit?_pos=2&_sid=cb3b7d9ee&_ss=r

Bucket Kit Includes:

• 1 x P&S Professional Detail Products - Absolute Rinseless Wash (32oz)
• 1 x iK Multi Pro 2 360
• 1 x Ultra Safe Sponge
• 1 x P&S Professional Detail Products - Bead Maker (16oz)
• 4 x Eagle Edgeless 500 Plush Microfiber Detailing Towels
• 2 x Double Twistress Microfiber Drying Towels
• 6 x Diamond Weave Microfiber Glass and Window Towels
• 1 x Heavy-Duty 5-gallon Bucket
• 1 x Grit Guard
• 1 x Rinseless 5-gallon Bucket Sticker

Interior

• Glas Glass Cleaner - 500ml / Single
• Inni Interior Cleaner - 500ml / Single
• p&s Leather Treatment - Conditioner and Protectant - 1 Pint (16oz) / Single

Misc

• The Cyclone Ultra Wheel Mitt - 6" x 7" / Black and Grey / 2-Pack
• ULTRA Wheel and Body Brush
• Pearl Applicator Sponge 2x4 (6 Pack) - 2" x 4" / Ice Grey / 6 Pack
• Foam Gun Kit
• Edgeless 365 - 16" x 16" / Grey / 10 Pack
• Rags to Riches Microfiber Detergent - 1 Gallon (128oz) / Single

Meguiar's Complete Car Care Kit, G55208 https://www.walmart.com/ip/280079146?sid=d8627014-21ea-49d2-b42e-98877340637b

As you can probably tell… I don’t know what I’m doing. This Reddit and accompanying wiki has been great though.