I got an interesting question the other day from my friend Ray. He started detailing cars on the side a few years ago using a bunch of supplies I needed to clear out of the garage. Now completely out of waxes, polishes and sealants, Ray asked "Hey, what's the difference between car care products?" "Not much," I said, with a hint of sarcasm. A bewildered look came over Ray's face, so I decided to go into a bit of a rant. I explained to Ray that one of the reasons I decided to get out of … [Read more...]
Meguiar’s Ultimate Quik Wax (UQW) on my Ford Focus! Video #1
March 12, 2011 By 17 Comments
This is to show how incredibly well Meguiar's new (for 2009) Ultimate Quik Wax beads water away from the paint. I applied a single coat of the UQW ONE WEEK before filming this, and it rained for 4 days during that week. Here in San Diego, our rain tends to be acidic and is very harsh on waxes- clearly UQW held up just fine... … [Read more...]
History of Guide To Detailing
January 28, 2010 By Leave a Comment
The Guide To Detailing project started mid year 1999, shortly after I launched the Autopia Car Care (e.g., autopia-carcare.com) store. At the time, it was my premise that ecommerce sales could be greatly increased through education. It's a concept that was unknown then, but now expected. My early car care and detailing articles were short on content and images, but at the time the only other site with any detailing information was web-cars.com, which started around 1996. One of my favorite … [Read more...]
Zaino
January 2, 2010 By 1 Comment
Zaino is a bottler of automotive appearance products, including paint polishes, paint sealants, cleaners, detail sprays, and protectants. Popular products from Zaino include: Z-2 Pro Show Car Polish, an excellent paint sealant product that can be layered for additional gloss. Z-5 Pro Show Car Polish, a paint sealant that is claimed to be able to hide swirl marks. Z-8 Grand Finale Spray Seal, a true spray and wipe paint sealant. Zaino brand products are not sold in retail store. … [Read more...]
