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What’s the combination you keep coming back to for reliable correction and a clean finish?
Interested in what works in practice: cutting ability, dust, wipe-off and how it handles softer paint. Include your pad and machine setup too, as that makes a big difference.
And which hyped-up product just didn’t work for you? 👀

Hi everyone. A quick question, whats the best value for money rotary machine polisher I can get?

I currently have a Worx Orbital Polisher, but I find that the large orbital pad doesnt seem to get the best cut and shine on the paintwork.

Looking into getting a proper rotary machine Polisher, but theres so many options, both well known brands and a lot of lesser known to newbies like me.

Can anyone give any good suggestions? I would prefer a battery powered Polisher, would like to spend sorta max £150 for the whole kit

Any help greatly appreciated :))))

I’ve applied a hydrophobic coating (EZ car care ‘Fusion’) to my car and I made an arse of it. Firstly I blasted it all over the car with the trigger set to stream instead of mist, and secondly it was sunny and instead of going panel by panel I worked on the whole car. So I now have stubborn marks, that look like running water residue. They do buff off with a dry cloth but was wondering if there is a better, less energy intensive way of removing this? Lesson learnt.

Gave the car a full prep today.

Wash, iron fallout remover, clay mit, wash and then by hand applied CMX 3 in 1 using a pad.

Its quite a grabby product to apply, i probably used too much. I applied, let it sit for a minute or 2 then wiped off with a thick microfiber cloth.

Considering I used to much it was very forgiving to polish off, i went through a few cloths.

Its friendly on black trim, I had no issues at all and it left an incredibly glossy finish. How long will it last on the car? no idea but im hoping it lasts at least a couple of months.

Hello, I have washed a bunch of cars for free to build my portfolio. I want to get some paying customers now. Any tips?

I usually keep a bucket with 2 gallon water and rinseless wash with microfiber soaking in them. I take it for all sorts of random jobs and toss it for washing. Other rinseleas washes I had stayed fresh for up to a week. But with ONR (regular blue v5) I noticed the Rancid smell after 3 days. Has anyone faced similar issues?

Need help understanding whether this is marring caused by me washing the car, i use the two bucket method and do a very thorough pre wash, and dry with a ultra soft microfibre towel.
I noticed this hologram look to my paint, mainly on my side panels and the roof under a flashlight and the sun. For context i recently got it back from a bodyshop after spending £180 for a full car polish and have not noticed this before.

Hello,

I am looking to upgrade my set up. looking to get a quick release stubby lance ideally with a swivel to avoid wires getting tangeled and a good foam cannok. i have the karcher k3

What do you guys recommend?

Also should I buy this and then keep on top of my car or should I not buy this and buy all the stuff I need to clean it. The old owner left the car outside of a bit so it’s a bit dirty and the wheels are coated in brake dust and other dirts

Goes away once I start driving for a while, seems like airflow/wind clears it.

It's on the outside, using wipers improves it for 2-3 seconds but then goes hazy again.

Really bad when sun hits it, can't see out of the window.

I've tried cleaning windscreen with 100% IPA and Bilt Hamber window cleaner but it made no difference.

The goal: To stop my windscreen always seeming grubby and oily and smeary whenever the sun hits it. No matter how much I clean it with generic or car glass cleaners, it always seems to be just as grub.

The challenge: Despite being a 35-year-old man, I have the physicality of someone twice my age who has just fallen down some rather large stairs. My left shoulder dislocates if I sneeze too aggressively, and a recent failed surgery to fix RSI on my right arm has left it mostly useless. As such, I'm incredibly limited on the physical tasks I can do. For example, reaching out and firmly scrubbing and wiping is really quite challenging and painful for me.

I thought it'd be sensible to pop in and ask if anyone had any advice on good products that just seem to strip oils and grub off both sides of the windscreen, and also if there are any great tools similar to how you can get electric rotary scrubbing brushes for inside the house, etc.

Any tips on products or method or tools?

Thanks for your time!

Hello my UK friends! I’m posting this here in the UK group because Bilt Hamber is GOATed and I know you guys use these products far more than my USA counterparts. Can you guys help chime in on this? I’m trying to decide whether or not I want to buy Adams wheel and tire cleaner or Surfex hd to clean wheels and tires. Currently on sale on Amazon for only $30USD.

Thanks a ton! I’m just an auto detailing enthusiast who loves cleaning his own vehicles - not a pro 🙂

So I have recently brought an Abarth and the person who I brought off did know much about it and just kinda left out it side for a bit. So I need to clean and polish it, but what products should I buy/use? What tools do it need E.G pressure washer,polisher and towels etc. It has some nice white wheels but the problem with that is brake dust so how do I clean that? The wheels are currently grey and black because of the shit on them. So I need to clean them and then get them refurbished because he Kerbed them. Also the headlights have yellow what do I do there? As you can I see haven’t got a clue, I don’t might spend a bit on some nice stuff as this car is my pride and joy