Recent content by eaglefan1

Sealant is a much better choice. Last longer. Wax is a dust magnet. Ive detailed vehicles as a side gig for almost 20 years and stopped using waxes a long time ago. Where I live, the pollen and everything else in the air just sticks to waxed paint. Also, it doesn't matter if you put a thin or...

I never cared for the auto lenses at all. Never liked the big lenses either. Both just my opinion. Here is what I have. 1inch cut off the top and the bottom. American Optics Ice Blue lens. Dont know if they even make it anymore, best sense I have ever used or tried. Had guys trying to buy the...

It might penetrate the stitching but I don't think it would do anything to the rest of the seat. Protecting the coating over the leather from UV rays is just as important. At least here in FL

My Avalanche had uncoated tan leather. First time I did the treatment on it was in July, here in FL. The amount of crud it pulled out of the leather in 24hrs was crazy. The seats were a much lighter color and the leather was a lot softer afterwards. My '17 GMC has coated leather, so it wont be...

Not to many people even now about Leatherique. Stuff is incredible if you have the time

I would not call their heavy duty wheel cleaner great, at best it is ok. Sonax Full Effect is great. It is the best wheel cleaner out that is safe on all wheels, Griouts isn't even close. Tuga is 2nd. I do a lot of BMWs and corvettes and used a pretty good amount of different wheels cleaners to...

Well here is my take. You could put the most expensive LSP on a swirled up mess and you still have a swirled up mess. Lipstick on a pig. Spend the time polishing properly. That is were 90% of the "Look" comes from. The "Best" LSP I have used, that really adds to the look of the paint is Polish...

Dark finish or white makes no difference. You are touching the clear not the color. White paint needs to be finished out properly just like black paint. Ive been doing this for a while and try and stay up on the latest products, but I have never heard of a "Feeder" chemical. Maybe a...

Some of the white Toyota trucks are single stage paint. Dont know about their cars. Japanese cars are notoriously soft and thin paint. It usually doesn't take anything aggressive to correct them

Ive detailed cars as a side gig for 15yrs. Started out with wax, then sealant/wax. For the last 5yrs+ 95% of my jobs are coatings. I haven't fallen for the Adams stuff at all. Some guys like it, but its like a cult. Tough to beat Menzerna, Scholls Concepts, CarPro and 3D for compounds and...

I "Had" that grinder, POS like everything else I bought from them, just my opinion. Metabo is the best one Ive used, on the job site. They got absolutely abused, thrown in the gang box, dropped off of scaffold, used as hammers and they kept working. You know how guys are with tools that's not...

If you want a machine for your own vehicles, not a boat, Griots is the ticket. Lifetime warranty. I have the older style GG6 and a Flex 3401. The Flex is a swirl eating monster, workhorse, money maker. Never stalls and is always rotating. On super soft paint it needs a little more technique to...

Couldn't pay me to own a foreign car. But that's totally off topic

German clear is like concrete. Audi has the hardest clear I have dealt with. Need a hammer and chisel with that clear. Then you have subaru clear. Soft like pudding, tricky to finish out. If you need to watch youtube to use clay, might want to find another hobby. If you are going to clay, you...

Its all good M635. Everybody has their own way or spin on how to do things. 5-7yrs ago I started to notice a big change in "What we believe" and people actually doing scientific testing on "What we believe". Dawn used to be the "Go To" for the wash to start the detail. ISO wipe down used to be...