If you like to wash your car regularly, one of the handiest tools you can own is a pressure washer. Pressure washers excel at cleaning just about anything with minimal effort. The high pressure water jet blasts the contaminants away while you simply hold the wand and aim. There are a lot of consumer-friendly options […]
Category Archives: Garage & Equipment
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Apr
Apr
A paint thickness gauge (PTG, also known as a coating thickness gauge) is an electronic device used in the auto detailing industry to accurately measure the thickness of a car’s paint and/or any protective coatings applied to it. In this article, I’ll explain what paint thickness gauges are used for, how they work, when to […]
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Apr
Apr
Foam cannons are unique soap-delivery systems for washing cars. They spray layers of thick, sudsy soap foam that help loosen and break down dirt, grime and other types of contamination. Professional detailers love them because they speed up the washing process and provide extra lubrication between your wash mitt and the paint to prevent scratches. […]
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Mar
Mar
The Harbor Freight Hercules Forced Rotation DA Polisher is an almost exact copy of the Flex XC 3401 VRG Dual Action Polisher, AKA the BEAST — all the way down to the felt ring that lines the inside of the aluminum housing behind the backing plate. I noted this when I first reviewed the Hercules […]
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Apr
Apr
Polishing the paint on a car can take a long time, especially if you’re a beginner. If you’re working from start to finish — washing, decontaminating, polishing and protecting — it can pretty much take up an entire day, sometimes even longer. Don’t believe me? Let’s tally up the time it takes to do a […]
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Mar
Mar
Sometimes when you’re using a buffer to polish paint on a car it helps to have a smaller pad for smaller sections like A-pillars. But what if you only have one polisher that can only fit big pads? Here’s something you may not know — you can adjust the size of a Bauer 6” DA […]
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Mar
Mar
When it comes to keeping your car looking good, there are an endless number of different tips and tricks you should know. In this article I’ve written out 50 of the most useful tips I rely on when detailing my own cars or a friend’s. Take some time to read through them and educate yourself […]
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Jan
Jan
Starting and running a successful detailing business has a lot of moving parts and it can become overwhelming without a plan. In this article, we will take a look at one of the most important aspects of any detailing business that far too many newbies fail to implement at the very start: figuring out their […]
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Sep
Sep
When it comes to getting severely neglected and dirty tires factory clean again, there’s the old-school way of doing it working by hand using a tire scrub brush and the modern way of doing it, and that’s machine scrubbing using cordless rotary polishers. SAFETY WARNING: Because washing a car and cleaning wheel and tires falls […]
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Jul
Jul
Polishers like the Harbor Freight Bauer Dual Action 6″ Polisher come packed with grease to keep the tool running smoothly. Unfortunately, the grease the manufacturers use is of low quality. This creates a lot of noise and vibration and can even cause premature failure. If you want to minimize all that noise and vibration while […]