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@@thedrivewaydetailer thank you, appreciate your quick response 👍

Thanks!

Thanks for this! I couldn’t figure out what I was doing wrong. Thanks for watching!

@@thedrivewaydetailer You sealed in some water spots or bugs marks under the ceramic coating. If you watch the video slowly you can see them in the light on the drivers side of car. Good lighting helps and you probably needed to use compound on those spots before coating.

One thing I didn’t mention in the video was how neglected the paint was before I did the ceramic coating. The car is my father-in-law’s car. He recently bought it from a family friend whose father died recently. The previous owner had a lot of trees on his property so there was etching from bird droppings which had been left on the paint for almost 10 years. I tried getting to one spot on the hood, but it would have taken more time and skill than I had, and there was spots like this everywhere. The end shots do it no justice and I framed the shots so most of the etchings wouldn’t show. If this would have been a paying customer I wouldn’t even had done the job when I found out how bad it was, but I did it for free. Also, my father-in-law barely keeps up with his own cars so he didn’t really car what it looked like before or what the end result was. I did the job because it looked like a fun challenge. Hopefully the background helps you understand what I did and didn’t do. Thanks for commenting!

@@thedrivewaydetailer Good job for taking it on then. The skill will come and you’re off to a great start with a great attitude that will do you well. Ya cutting can be tricky on old damaged paint, some not worth the risk and you did bring a lot of gloss back. Good luck to you.

Thank you very much. Thank you for selling high quality products that are easy to use.

Good work on your car. It looks amazing!

I saw that the other day. I’m interested but there’s a 250 subscriber minimum to join. Thanks for watching!

It’s a lot of work, but very worth it IMO.

Thanks. It looked black before. You had to look pretty close to see that it was green.

I used Bilt Hamber Touch-less on my truck the other day and was floored at how well it performed. My truck was completely filthy because I hadn’t washed in a couple of months and I could see the pool of dirty foam on the ground as it dripped off of the paint.

@@thedrivewaydetailer I hear a lot of good things about BH. I wish it had better availability in the US. I would definitely be down to try them. Especially with how well Forensic detail talks about them. I’ve been using a mix of Adam’s, Gyeon and DIYdetail for everything. I want to try Feynlab as well. Whatever is the best performance value.

Right now the only US company who carries BH is Obsessed Garage. I read somewhere that they own the distribution rights. I tried buying it from them a couple of months ago but it was all out of stock and I had to join an email interest list. There is a company I use based in Canada called Carrzilla. I use them all the time. I bought BH from them. I don’t know what your feelings are about supporting non-Amaerican businesses, but I have never had to wait for anything I bought from Carzilla. I highly recommend them.

@@thedrivewaydetailer Thanks for the heads up. I'll definitely look into it once I start running low, which may be a while. I stock up any time my favorites go on sale.

I wish I had the option. I was watching a Rad Garage video recently and he had an air compressor attachment that worked pretty well for him. I thought about mixing the degresser with something like Bilt Hamber Touch-less or CarPro Lift next time. Thanks for watching!

Thanks for the constructive criticism. I’ll keep that in mind for next time.

I’m sure it will. I’ve had mine for a couple of months and haven’t had an issue.

I was watching a video recently where a guy used a tornador to loosen dirt on the carpets. Using the air cannon would do the same thing I think if I adjust the blower speed. I’ll have to try it out. thanks for watching!

What do you prefer about MetroVac?

You can use Perl on Tires also. There’s a dilution ration on the bottle. I think the difference between the two is Perl is chemical that can be used on most rubber and plastics on a vehicle and DarkSide is formulated specifically for tires.

Perl is shorter durability and a little more versatile as @thedrivewaydetailer mentioned. DarkSide has stronger solvents and is basically a polymer sealant type product. Perl is more classic in formulation. I prefer DarkSide on tires personally. The only downside is if you like to change up products a lot or mix in water based dressings. Once you put DarkSide on a tire you will need a good tire cleaner to get it off if you want the tire to accept water based dressings well.

Perl is water-based, Darkside is solvent based

Pear is a dressing and Darkside is a sealant.

Adam’s makes a high quality ph neutral shampoo. That’s what I use and I’ve been using it for years. It’s called Car Shampoo. If you buy it directly from Adam’s they’re usually having a sale and you can pick it up at a little bit of a discount.

I have a few different polishers in the garage. I’m actually doing a paint correction and ceramic coating on a different car in 2 weeks. The problem with the paint on my car is the clear damaged beyond repair. I’d have to get it re-sprayed.

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They didn’t honor the claim because I didn’t have the model number/ serial number of the unit. I wasn’t too upset about it because I was expecting it.

I don’t play the guitar, but I think I get the point. I haven’t used the Amazon foam cannon since that video because the MTM is better. I would love to own a Kranzle pressure washer one day, but Active is what was in my budget. Good equipment gets good results, but sometimes you don’t need the Cadillac brands to get the job done (although the user experience and quality of the finished product may be better). Thanks for watching and commenting!

I've never owned a pressure washer. I just ordered one a couple of days ago, and I'm still waiting for it to arrive. Most people don't care about detailing a 2015 Jeep Wrangler, but I do. Thanks for the response. Keep it up.

I think it would last as long as you used and maintained it properly. It isn’t as high quality as the MTM, but not so cheap that you would think it would break easy.

Unfortunately I learned that the hard way.

The Amazon foam cannon has a 1.25 I believe. The MTM has a 1.5. I wasn’t thinking about the orifice size when I recorded the video. If I ever do another video like that I’ll have to make sure the orifices are the same. Thanks for watching!

Thanks for commenting and thank you so much for watching!

I wish I would have known this! I just got rid of it one week ago.

@@thedrivewaydetailer Here's that Active RUclips link (around 2 minutes and 55 seconds into Active's video) When it's available I'll keep a kit on hand for my 2.0 ruclips.net/video/RczMlatnWtE/видео.html

​@still-DJ wow thanks for this, I've been seeing a broken active 2.0 being sold on marketplace near me for 20 bucks, Now I'm going to buy it and hold it until the kit comes out :)!

You may end up saving $100 - $200 in the end. Good for you!

@@alexn.7527 Perfect. Now just DO NOT use Uberflex or Flexzilla type P/W hoses. ONLY use the hoses Active recommends. Active will make available its 60-foot P/W hose around mid-October this year, at about $86.00. Using the wrong hose is the main reason these units fail. No one has yet to report failure from using the correct hose type. I go one step further and use an RV in-line freshwater filter from Walmart without any issues because I'm on well water. It removes any sand or silt.

Sort of😁. I’ve had the air cannon for a year or two. When I started my channel I decided to review the more expensive things I already had. Most of the chemicals I’ve reviewed so far I’ve already had also. I just bought a few things I’ll be doing videos about over the next few weeks.

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I’m not really the type of guy to sue for things that aren’t life threatening. It’s unfortunate that I couldn’t get a new one through warranty, but it’s not the end of the world. Also, I’m trying to grow this channel and it wouldn’t be a good look if the first thing I do with my channel is sue. I appreciate the suggestion though. Thanks for the comment and thanks for watching!

@@thedrivewaydetailer 🤣 fair enough. Here's to hoping your new unit will last you at least 3 years. 🤞🍻

That’s a good idea. There’s a Maaco not too far away from where I live. Thanks for watching!

When I pay off my wife’s van because I don’t want to have more than one car payment. I’d buy a new car for myself if mine stops running. It may not be pretty, but it runs like a tank. Thanks for watching!

No. They couldn’t do anything because I didn’t have the serial number.

@@thedrivewaydetailer Hopefully this one will be trouble-free for you. Thanks

I’m sure the UberFlex would be fine for occasional use. If you’re going to be using it regularly I would buy a steel braided hose. My new Active 2.0 had the serial number on the unit. It was very helpful. Thanks for watching!

I use the Uber flex and the same problem happened with me, I just got the pressure washer 5 months ago, the engine don’t turn off, before it was going noise only when pressing the trigger, now happens the whole time

I’m sorry to hear that. If you kept your receipt, and you have the serial number you should be calling Active and make a warranty claim. You’ll have to talk to a customer service person and there will be some troubleshooting you’ll have to do, but my experience has been they stand by their product. I couldn’t get a new unit because I didn’t have the serial number for my original unit. If you get a new unit you should look into buying a steel braided hose. Thanks for watching!

Thank you so much! I’m so honored you watched my video! I’m going to be ordering rinseless 2.0 soon and I’m very excited to try it out. I also have the gold standard polish I’m just waiting for the right project. Thanks again for watching!

The good thing about all of the Toyotas I’ve owned is all they’ve ever really needed was basic maintenance. I change my oil and rotate my tires every 5k miles. I change the air/cabin filter every other oil change. Transmission/ radiator coolant flush and fill every 100k miles or so. Good luck on buying your first car. Toyotas aren’t the flashiest cars in the world, but they’re reliable. Great first car IMO. Thanks for watching!

@@thedrivewaydetailer thanks for the advice I appreciate it

You’re welcome.

I ended up just buying a new unit. I thought trying to make a warranty claim would be dishonest because I was sure it broke because of user error. Thanks for watching!

Thanks for watching!

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I put a link to his RUclips channel in the description of the video. You have to scroll to the bottom of the video to find it. I hope this helps. Thanks for watching!

Someone else made a similar comment recently. I didn’t know m22 fittings didn’t need teflon tape. I’ll have to take the teflon tape off and try again. Thanks for watching!

@@thedrivewaydetailer Pretty simple way to know is if there's already something there for sealing like an o ring or a washer then that is what will be preventing leaks, they also don't need to be more than hand tight. However if it is just pipe on pipe then sealant or teflon could be helpful, as it helps you tighten deeper by reducing friction but also filling gaps from the imperfect threads

@@thedrivewaydetailer all you need to do is hand tighten those quick connects. any adapters that has an O ring, no tape and only hand tight. maybe tad bit with wrench on male connect since my hands were slippery. I think your 1.1 orifice was the issue in the long run. enjoy