Hi, i am new in car detailing. Is there any substitution for HF? In Indonesia, we use this to clean waterspot removal or cleaning hard to reach places ( door hinge, etc) but it is really bad for your skin. We combine it with water with 1;10 measurements. Since i am new to this car detailing, i would like to not use it.
Any brand that is safe to use?
Thank you
I've seen this cleaner recommended quite a few times and was shocked to see it's colored yellow. I returned it and got another bottle. Still yellow. Thought maybe it went bad so I called Autoglym. The people that answer the phones are clueless but eventually confirmed, yeah it's yellow. Thought maybe it dries clear so I put some on a paper towel. See attached. Posting as a warning because this would be awful on white stitching or seats.
For context I am quite new to detailing around 4 months and I have been doing it regularly without problems all with great reviews. I detailed a customers car yesterday and it look amazing until I received a text message today about a huge fuck up. She’s sent me these pictures and I have no idea what it is and how I am going to fix it. Any advice on what it is or how I’m going to go about solving it would be greatly appreciated. I used the auto glyn all purpose cleaner
Waiting on a Maxflow Pro25, hose reel and a couple other odds and ends but I think I have a good start :)
Im trading in my car on Tuesday, so im clearing it out. I had these neck pillows that were attached to the head rest. They have been on there for about 7 years. I just removed them, and it looks like they stained my leather seats.
Is there any way to get these stains out? I assume it's dye from the pillows???
Brought a table for my crown and after a couple months of having it, the white circular streaks appear and won't go away by cleaning with alcohol or anything. Any tips?
i had this suv in yesterday and these white staines popped up yesterday, any idea on what could it or how to get em out?
TLDR; Neither Pure Bead or Wax & Dry+ is particularly great on their own, but together, they work really really well. Want more details? Read on...
I'll admit... I'm a big fan of Turtle Wax. I've been a detailing enthusiast for a very long time, and their original Hard Shell Paste Wax was the first detailing product I ever bought with my own money (back in the 90's!), so the brand has a special place in my heart. Because of that, I make it a point to try their new products when they come out.
PURE BEAD: I bought it the week it came out and have used almost an entire bottle. I'll keep the review short... it's good but not great. Everything you hear about the lack of slickness is true. On a scale of 1-10, I'd give it a 4 for slickness. Pretty much everything else about it is good though... beading, self cleaning and application are all great. It's just really hard to get over the lack of slickness, and it's that reason that I don't think I'll buy it again. If only there was a product you could easily apply on top of it for slickness....
WAX & DRY+: There are 2 things that make this product special. First, it can be applied 3 different ways (on dry paint, on wet paint, spray and rinse). All 3 are extremely easy, with only the slightest risk of streaking when applied on dry paint. Second, the waxy glow... us older detailers just love it, and this is the easiest product I've ever used that achieves that look. Beading is solid, longevity is meh but the price is almost too good to be true. It's also very slick after application.
So... where one is weak, the other is strong... and when you combine the 2, you get something really amazing. Beading and self cleaning that, to my eye, are surprisingly close to some of the ceramic coatings I've tried, the ability to easily top it up for very little time and money, great slickness under the towel and a beautiful waxy glow.
The Method: I've tested both of these products extensively on their own, and layered on top of each other. Like I said, on their own, neither is truly great. I achieved the best results by applying Pure Bead on clean, dry paint and then immediately applying Wax & Dry+ on top of it. I maintain the layer of Wax & Dry+ with a once a month wet (drying aid) or spray and rinse application.
The pictures show the results of that method on clean, but otherwise unprepared paint. It's a rental car, so the paint is in terrible condition, but even with those circumstances this product combination produced great results.
Here's the video if you want to see the process and the results:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AJ7Fgb9R1v4
As always, no product links and my channel is not monetized. I'm just doing this for fun and my own education.
If you've tried these products, what did you think of them? Has anyone else combined the 2 like I have?