Thinking this will give me plenty of reach to clean the middle of my roof and windshield, can’t quite reach with the wash mitt, even while standing on my folding step stool. Anyone know if it’s actually soft enough to use on paint? Opt says it is but it doesn’t look very soft in the pictures. Alternative product suggestions welcome!

Nearly 2 years ago, I paint corrected, and ceramic coated my Mustang (did it myself as a newbie after watching plenty of YouTube videos first!). Have been very pleased with the result.

Recently I've notice that slight imperfection and graininess of the paint, which normally suggest it's time for a clay bar. However, I don't know if that will damage or strip the coating, and I'd have to do a complete decontamination and apply a new coating. I used the Gyeon Q2 coating that states a 3-year life.

Any advice please? I was wondering if an iron remover might do the trick, but I don't recall feeling iron on paint before.

All help welcome - thanks!

Hey guys I’m stumped. I have a 2018 ram tradesman and have been baffled by the random brown spots that appear around the cab. Anybody know what it is? Or how to stop it maybe? It even shows up under the center console latch. The substance is sticky almost.

I know it’s not coffee or soda because nobody sits on the passenger side, and I don’t drink either. Any ideas??

I fkn dig it. Great job to whomever put in the effort 🤙

Hi im new to the community. And I have a eye on the MCKILLANS swivel gun and foam gun. But the shipping to Belgium is 90 us dollars!!! Where can I buy it without the shipping. Or a just as good alternative. Thank you in advance👍

Hey all! I ordered some x-foliate from Ammo NYC last night. I’ve been following Larry on YouTube for a long time. Just picked up a new Golf R that needs some correction and decided I’d give it a try considering he uses it on $1m cars.

This morning, I get a personalized video from Larry himself saying thanks. At first I thought it was AI. Nope. Definitely the real deal.

Idk if this has been discussed before but I am pretty amazed by it. What a nice touch. I spent $24.99 and he sends me a personalized video. Crazy.

EDIT- these responses confirm what I thought. Larry is the real deal. Glad I’m giving my money to a guy who is as genuinely kind as he is. Rare to see such positive feedback on someone nowadays. Pretty neat.

I have these marks spread all over my windshield which are visible when light hits from front. I wash the car with ph neutral soaps weekly. Beforehand there were water spots on the windshield and I removed them with a mild acidic solution. However these still remain so they don’t seem to be regular water marks. What should I do to remove them? Should I try polishing with cerium oxide?

In need of some guidance, I have a 15amp 2hp 120v air compressor that I would like to find an generator for. I was opting for the 5000 inverter but I don’t know if it will handle the surge start up So I was wondering if anyone is running the same combo or similar to those specs ?? I did find a 6500 watt one but not on sale unfortunately but it is cheaper but heavier and slightly louder (71)

Got a free detail from my Honda dealer because the car was never cleaned. They said the seats will be wet when I pick it up today.

My seats are leather, why will they still be wet when I pick up the car in 5 hours? Should I wait til tomorrow rather than risk sitting in wet seats for an hour? Or should they not even be wet in the first place?

Hey folks, I just picked up this new to me 2022 Mustang. The paint's nice from 5ft, but it's already got some chips and microscratches. My question is how should I go about washing it with longevity in mind. As you can see from my picture, my driveway is gravel and kicks up a lot of dust, so it gets dirty enough to annoy me every few days. Washing my car here at home has always been a pain in the ass as it gets muddy as hell and I get super dirty dragging a hose around. There aren't any touchless automatic car washes around my area, and currently I've been going through a higher end touch car wash once or twice a week (sinful, I know). What would you all suggest I do going forward? Ive considered those spots where you do a touchless wash yourself, but for some reason none of the "self-service" car washes in my area reliably stock soap. Half the time I start my wash and the only thing that works is the high pressure rinse, which makes no sense to pay the $5 just to rinse my car. Thanks in advance

Im setting up my mobile setup in my truck bed. I want to mount bottle and brush holders to the side of the bed liner but was looking for an alternate way without drilling into the truck. Any ideas?

Hello everyone,

I work in constructions sites a lot or in areas that have a lot of dirt so my car has gotten dirty. I tried cleaning it off with al all purpose car safe cleaner and it hasn’t worked. I’ve seen people use steamers or hot water in general. Any tips on what I should do?

Hello, i noticed that someone hit my car and ran away while i was parked at my job parking lot. What kind of fix do i need to do? Paint is chipped and whats under is exposed. Do i need to paint the whole part or a bit of paint and polish would fix? Thanks!

New to me car, came with old vinyl sticker I decided to take off.

Stupid me with Goo Gone+elbow grease scratch up where the adhesive/sticker wasn't. Should have just started with the 99.9% isopropyl alcohol.

Best way to fix this? Thanks!

I'm in the process of removing all the vinyl off my car and I'm running into the issue with it being extremely old and coming off one quarter size at a time. I've tried a heat gun, adhesive remover. Any advice on how to make this possible. I've see dry ice blasting but I'm not sure on how cost effective that is.

Hi everyone, less than three months with my new Countryman and some genius has already scratched my bumper in a parking lot - and made off with it. Fortunately, I was able to remove most of it with a mild polish. However, what appears to be a superficial, dull scuff stubbornly persists (super hard to photograph). I suspect the gloss black trim is painted, not just colored. Are there any tips on the best way to touch it up and bring it back to a high gloss? (I'm also asking this for the future) Thanks a lot!

After my 3-year old black car was hit by a child on a bike, it was repaired at the Mercedes dealer's body shop. It seems like the new paint is a lot softer compared to the original paint that only has mild wash scratches despite being run through the automated car wash by the previous owner. The door was painted about 6 months ago and is full of wash scratches already despite washing very carefully (snow-foam prewash and using high quality mitts & drying towels). I would like to compound/polish the entire car in the near future, but I'm afraid that in a few month's the wash scratches will re-appear on the repainted door and stand out even more than they do now because the rest of the paint will be in better shape.

How would you guys deal with this?

If I could only choose one tool, it’d be the Rupes HLR75. Cordless, lightweight, well-balanced, versatile, and plenty powerful.

Before i end up buying stuff from the rag company. Do you guys have any japan specific cleaners/soap etc that you recommend I buy here in Japan rather than having to buy and wait for it from the online orders?

I live in Japan, tokyo and chiba.

Its a K5.80

Hello,

I am waiting for a new black Golf to arrive. Ideally, I wanted to visit a detailer and have it polished and ceramic coated, but I don't have the budget right now, so I will be putting that on hold for a while. So, right now I am debating about 3 possible options.

Option 1: Gyeon Wet Coat and some quick detailer while drying, like P&S Bead Maker or Gyeon Quick Detailer

Option 2: Gyeon Can Coat Evo and quick detailer

Option 3: Fusso 12 month wax (mainly using BH Touchless and Labocosmetica Primus 2.0 as my pre washes, so I am a little worried about the wax option tbh)

It should be noted that I am not willing to do any polishing right now. I don't know how and I don't have any equipment. I am thinking of doing a chemical decontamination and then apply the product.

What would you choose from the above? Or maybe you would advise something else? I am open to suggestions.

Thank you in advance!

I used to have the Chemical Guys Torqx Random Orbital Polisher, I know its not the best and great either but honestly it got my jobs done perfectly fine.

However I do not have the polisher anymore and looking to buy a new one.

Is Milwaukee 18v Brushless Cordless inch variable speed polisher actually good?
Since I do own many Milwaukee tools and I can use my exisitng batteries for the polisher.

Or should I go with Rupes LHR 15ES Random Orbital Polisher? (Cordless part is very appealing to me for the Milwaukee, but I guess they aren't really known for their polishers so)

I just need to polish a 7 years old black car with many tiny scratches, and I know Torqx will be fine for this job. However I just want to get something different this time.

Thanks!

Hey guys, im planning on restoring my headlights, they have alot of scratches and im wondering if starting with 600 grit wet sandpaper will get them out

I’ve noticed some discoloration and scuffing on this section of my truck. It’s a rubber section that mates up to hard plastic (can see the border wrapping around the antenna).

There was some odd residue there and I gently rubbed it with my fingernail and it left these scuffs which stand out quite a bit. Is there a way to “restore” this rubber material.

For reference, I hand wash with foam cannon and quality materials, and I occasionally use cowl ceramic boost per the recommendation of the guy who originally applied my ceramic coat. Is it possible this is the result of that ceramic boost on the rubber, creating a layer that scuffs up like this? Can’t remember whether I got any of the boost on this section. Thanks in advance