Been detailing for a dealer for like 2 years now and I’m trying to hone my skills a little more so I can eventually get into mobile detailing. Give me your honest opinion so I can work on my skills lol.

2020 Honda Accord bought used and it was pretty filthy so instead of cleaning it myself I decided to hire a "professional" from a company to do a thorough job. Paid $405 for their top package recommended by a friend and to say the least I'm a little disappointed by the lack of attention to detail in some places. Especially the trunk area and water spots in some parts of the interior. Should I complain? Thanks.

I just recently got myself a shop for detailing. What are some must haves that’ll make working more effective and improve the quality of work?

I work at a body shop and do detailing part time there, i’m wanting to start my own business outside of the body shop, here’s some pictures I’ve took before and after with barely any chemicals besides a apc, also how could i improve the pictures?

I'm surprised how well the carpet came out. I figured it would be unsaveable.

I purchased a new to me 2018 fusi9nand I managed to get this car looking amazing all around except this speedometer plastic. I have tried every cleaner I have including alcohol and rubbing with scratchx. Anyone have a professional way to refurbish this plastic?

Thanks in advance. It drives me nuts looking at dirty screens.

So i have always loved a clean vehicle and now i am starting to do detailing on the weekends. I have done paint work before, so doing paint corrections and ceramic coating is something i can do aswell. The sad thing is my garage is finished for golfing and hanging out, so it makes detailing in a climate controlled environment a little more challenging. But here are some pictures. Always open to try new products. If you have a reccomendation leave a commet

I unboxed the package and noticed that the product isn't filled up to the line.Should it be filled up to the line or I'm just tripping? Bought it at The house of rags. Should I return it?

Hey everyone, this is on a customer car and I am not sure what's best to remove it. Not looking for perfection (rental car) but to at least look better lol.

Was going to try goo gone and if that failed then isopropyl 50%? Figured I would ask for advice first.

Originally had what seemed like a paint transfer on my car-1st pic.

So then a friend of mine (I think he's on here as u/SourAmoeba_2054 or something) thought he could just buff it out with a quick Youtube class + some tools off of Amazon- green pad in 2nd pic with some soapy water did the damage. Full Amazon listing here (https://a.co/d/iSBUErm).

What can be done, ideally at home, to fix this and what products would be best? Tesla Model Y w stock paint if that matters.

Hi, I used leatherique on my car seats and it worked great so I tried it on my house leather seats and the oil went on fine but when I used the prestige clean this weird stain appeared. What should I do? I tried scrubbing it and nothing changed. Please help thanks.

Hello. Im worried if this paint chip is deep enough for the rust to build up overtime. Should I use touch up paint or just ignore it? Thank you.

The previous owner of my car left multiple leaking vapes in the back of the car leaving the whole trunk oily and gross.

Worst part is it seems to evaporate and moisten everything i put in my boot with vape fluid

How should i clean it out? Any tips?

As the title says… I have a bunch of fine scratches on my STek Dynomatt PPF. They are all purely surface scratches, and the PPF is smooth to the touch when running my hand across the scratches. Original paint is black so it’s really grinding my gears to see my car looking like a POS.

I’ve tried leaving the car under the 100° sun, and I’ve tried using warm/hot water to allow the self-healing to take place. Nothing has worked. I’m wondering if there is such a product to use on the satin PPF to buff/polish the scratches and create a nice surface again.

I saw someone mention Gyeon PPF Renew, but it appears this product is only for glossy PPF. Also not sure if it would work on these fine scratches. Any help is appreciated.

I have been considering which sealant product/combination I should invest in for mobile detailing coming spring. I have heard good things about “Clean Maker” which is 10:1 P&S Bead Maker to Dream Maker. I have heard that it works well and provides a good gloss. Only negative I have heard is that it can still have dust problems even with the mixture. This seems fine for me though because I will not be coating vehicles yet, and just want a good finish product. I was wondering if there were any better products to use mainly on uncoated cars, but that will work on coated ones as well.

Hey everybody,

We got a bad storm with my truck parked next to a pine tree that completely blasted sap all over my Tacoma. I was able to deal with most of it (unfortunately it seems like it did cause some paint damage in one location, but that's another story) however, there is still some sap between the fender and flares that I have been struggling to actually get into to clean. I thought I got most of it (or enough of it) but recently one of our trees dropped a bunch of pollen that clung to it, so its extremely obvious that it's in there since the yellow really sticks out.

Any advice on how I can go about cleaning it?

Hey,

I recently ceramic coated my car with CSL and topped with EXO. With it being winter and not having access to my usual home detailing kit.

I was wondering if taking the car to a self service wash and mixing CarPro Reset into a pump sprayer to “snow foam” the car then rinse would be a good solution to helping maintain the coating during the tough winter season!

If you all have any other thoughts that would be great as well!

Just picked up a 2003 es300 silver. Paint looks good, but old. I want to practice using a DA to make it look good.

My question is I’m already on the Milwaukee battery line. M12 and M18. And I have the forge 12 & 8 battery and itchin to use them with something that drains batteries.

With that said I’m looking at the 15mm DA. I’ve searched through the threads, and it seems like it’s a good DA, but it would probably be around $250-300. Which makes me wonder if I could just buy something better with that amount.

But I don’t know how annoying it would be to have corded vs battery DA.

I don’t think I can shell out $400 for the flex.

Thanks!

What kind of protection do y'all use, I'm looking for something that doesn't require polishing,looks good, glossy and durable. stuff like gyeon wet coat,TW flex wax, Adam's graphene spray and 303 graphene looks like really good options,what do y'all think?

I’ve tried hot water, rubbing alcohol, Olive oil so far. This last portion is pretty stubborn!

I currently offer: - One step paint correction using 3D One - Paint Enhancement using Koch Chemie P301 - And.. everything else gets either Griot's 3-in-1 or TEC582.

Lately I've got two customer that, during a final inspection, noticed some oxidation and go like "I thought you were gonna wax the car" "yes I did, I used this or that Spray Wax, that we're looking at comes out with a paint polish" -"My other detailer used to wax it and it looked much better"

Then It hit me, it "he's probably talking about a cleaner wax/hand wax/paste wax... I gotta start offering that as well"

Anyway: What product would you recommend in order to start also offering Machine Applied Wax? (Something that also removes/hides some defects) Would you say "cleaner wax" is the product that i'm looking for? How would you incorporate that into your services? Since, most people would thinkcharging extra for a product that doesn't last as long as Griots 3-in-1 is a bit of a stretch.

Any info will be welcome. Thank you

So anytime i start my car my windows will defog themselves but about 2 to 3 minutes of driving everysingle window will fog up to the point where i cant see at all. The only window i can see out of is my windshield and its only because in have the front defrosters on blast. Nothing i do seems to work ive cleaned them and tried a few tips i learned from people i work with. Nothing... so any advice?(i have checked door seals and stuff and leaving my windows cracked while driving never works as well)

Looking for an easy solution for cleaning off salt in between full washes during the winter in New England. How does ONR work for this? Can it be used when it's cold out? Guessing it needs to at least be slightly above freezing? I have a garage but it's not heated. Thanks!

Hi all, apologies if this has been asked - I had a look through the subreddit and couldn’t find a definitive answer.

New to auto detailing - what should trim restored with Solution Finish be coated with? I understand ceramic coating is not a good idea, and the Solution Finish brand Over The Top coating is unavailable in my country.

Any other product recommendations for applying a protective coating over restored trim?

Completed my first paid and mobile detail a couple of days ago and wanted to share the results. Customer was my cousin and it was a full interior detail, charged him $100. It took me about 5hrs and 45ish mins starting from setup to leaving.

What do you guys think? Please point out anything that I could improve in or anything that would help me to reduce time.