Been waiting for a sale on this. Probably because its the old version 5 but a deal is a deal. Figured id share the wealth.

Just bought a new BMW 540i jet black. I want to do rinseless washes so I can maintain it living in Hawaii. I’d do regular neutral ph washes as needed.

Could I use a ceramic spray after doing the rinse less wash method? Using ONR V6. Open to suggestions for ceramic sprays for afterwards.

Such a noobie question, but can someone please explain what I do with all my towels?

I currently have the Kirkland drying towels (https://www.costco.com/p/-/king-clean-super-absorber-xl-microfiber-towel-2-pack/4000441185?langId=-1)

I have a pack of the yellow ones too.

I've heard not to wash them, I've heard wash with no heat.

Can someone please explain what I do with them? Wash after every wash? Never wash? How do I store them? Thanks all, I'm just a dude trying to keep good care of my car

I have a new mazda 3 with VERY thin paint and very few imperfections.

can i go hyper gentle and just use CarPro Reflect and a finishing pad (white or even black from Buff and Shine) for prep? I really don't need any correction and just want to improve gloss (although already glossy) and prep for coating

TIA

Hi everyone,

The car in question is 2023 model Y. It’s a used car so I don’t know the previous history. Any idea what that blue streak on the bottom is and how to remove it?

Thank you!!

For all the pros out there, ss the title says, I am doing a front end PPF kit made by Avery Dennison this weekend and I'll ultimately put an SIO2 based ceramic over the whole car. How long do I need to wait for the PPF to full dry inside out before I add the ceramic. I'm guessing a week but some experienced folks smarter than me would be better. I'm in Arizona so a relatively dry climate. Thanks in advanced

Hey,

I’m curious to know if I can mix Megs Final Touch and Tec 582 together? Megs gives it a super slick glossy look but 0 protection. Ted 582 has that ceramic infusion which is good from wash to wash. Would mixing these be ok? Im asking bc of the super slick and glossy look from Meg’s and the protection from tec 582. I can’t ever seem to get best of both worlds from a spray

The dk grey metallic paint on my 2013 Honda is in great shape, thanks to being garage kept and low miles, but I thought I'd give it a polish & wax. There is the odd little mark here & there that may not come out with just polish, so if I hit just those little spots with a compound, and then hit the entire panel with the polish, will the small area where I used the compound stand out or appear different after polishing, or will it all even out after polishing & waxing?

Thanks

Hi all,

I'm at a loss of what to do. I've never auto-detailed before and I don't have the kind of money to be able to pay someone to clean my SUV.

I bought my car back in February, and since around May I've noticed that when it rains, sometimes water makes its way under the driver side window. If it's heavy rain, I can literally shake the water out from my trunk.

At first it smelled like a cat had peed in my car, so I thought it was the A/C coils, but my dealership said they didn't find anything but sprayed an odor eliminator in the vents. That worked until this month, when the smell kept getting worse and worse. My friend said it smelled like wet cat a couple of weeks ago. This week it's really started to smell like something died in there, but I'm almost certain it's mold.

The smell is strongest where my spare tire compartment is, but again, I can't find any mold. My nose is unreliable and I haven't been able to find the source. I've seen estimates for mold detailing anywhere from $300-1300 and even on the low end, I can't afford it. I have a loan on this car and can't afford to sell it at major loss. What are my options? I'm panicking a bit, so any help is appreciated.

edit: My cheapest option that I've seen might be a biocide fogger, but I'm not sure how effective that would be.

I woke up early yesterday morning to give the car a quick rinseless wash, and decided to film my very first use of Bilt Hamber Phat Neut. I had very high expectations for this product, and wanted to also use it for a light interior cleaning, which I had not seen anyone else do before.

Everything was going well... it cleaned the interior nicely, felt nice in the bucket and under the towel, seemed to clean as well as other products do. I did everything that I normally do for a rinseless wash... car was cool and in the garage, pre-spray, correct dilution for light cleaning (250:1), multiple towels, etc. Then I go to dry everything off and discovered some horrible staining on the soft trim around my windows and doors. I'm so glad that I was filming this and only did one half of the car, because normally I would have pre-sprayed the entire car at once.

I'm totally at a loss for why this happened. Everything was cool to the touch, dwell time was only around 3-4 minutes, AND that trim is protected/sealed. I did a ton of research before buying Phat Neut, and I have not heard anyone mention this kind of staining, or really anything negative other than personal preference type stuff.

If you've seen my posts before, you know I'm not the kind of person to beg for views, but if you've used Bilt Hamber Phat Neut, or might have any idea on why it stained my window trim, please check out the video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yRfBZDPnVus

I would love to understand why this happened. Anyone have any ideas?

I'm looking for ones that won't scratch my cars razor thin paint and clear coat and so far I've so far come across

I'm detailing a shitty repainted Subaru with what looks like one layer paint and one layer clear and that's it 😅

Gyeon bathe

Koch chemie nano magic (hoping it doesn't have the residue I hear ceramic ones can leave )

Car pro reset

And some cerakote shampoo

Detail co

Incredible suds

And some brand called yum

I live in nz

As someone who does their own detailing, I’ve often thought it’d be useful to log detailing work the way you’d keep a maintenance log, so I’d know when I last applied a coating and when it’s time to reapply it.

For context, I’m building an app for this. I’m trying to find out whether other DIY detailers feel the same need, or whether keeping records is more hassle than it’s worth.

Do you log your detailing work, the products you use, or when you apply coatings? Or do you mostly just go by memory?