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FRS new car prep and opti coat or opti guard paint coating

I get many questions regarding new cars, I thought I would create an article about a new car prep.  Since this car also was going to get Optimums Opti coat  I'll explain the benefit of that coating. When the client contacted me prior to shipment of the car we talked about what he was wanting, his concerns, and his desires.  It was established the very first thing he needed to do was contact the salesman and the maintenance manager and mandate no dealership prep will be done to this car.  Yes he needed to mandate with a high level of furver that they were to not wash, dress, or try and improve...

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Reflections Detailing of Utah attends the NXT3 Training

Meguaiars NXT 3 advanced detailing

A good friend of mine Kevin Brown has been trying for years to get another high level paint correction class going.  About 3 years ago he asked me if offered again would a guy like me attend?  My reply was why not?!  I would have the chance to rub shoulders with some of the best in the world on this topic, and be trained by them.  Now I believe I'm an accomplished detailer and viewed by many as a source of information and credentials, so why would I need to be "trained" in something many consider me to be a source of information?  I have tried to reason why with myself, the very same question....

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Hard Water Spot Removal Techniques

Hard water is an issue for much of the USA, and here in the Rocky Mountains of Utah we have some hard water that creates some difficulty in the removal of spotting (I frequently see  180-220 ppms and please refer to the chart below).  Many people know that water spotting is unsightly and go to great lengths to prevent it and just plain avoid it………however sprinklers don’t care about your car.  If you are quick with cleaning up these spots while they are fresh they won’t get set into or on the paint.  Along with the minerals left behind on the paint, the water drops act like little...

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