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Why swirls show up in the sun, how to wash without adding them, when your paint needs clay, compound or just polish, and wax vs. sealant vs. ceramic. One topic per page: the drawing first, then the steps and numbers. No brands, just the type of product and why. 64 illustrated pages.
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Every page has one big drawing and a box with the steps and numbers you need to know:
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These are real pages from the book. The table of contents is the full one: 8 parts and 60 topics.
You just washed and dried the truck. It looks clean. But you run your hand over the hood and it feels like fine sandpaper.
So you look it up. The forum thread and the product manual explain bonded contamination in long paragraphs: iron fallout, overspray, tar, embedded particles. Lots of words, and you still don't know if your paint needs clay or not.
In the book it's one page: a plastic sandwich bag over your hand, drawn sliding across the paint. Smooth means move on. Rough under the bag means bonded contamination that no wash removes, and the next step is decon.
Every decision gets the same treatment: the two-bucket wash, iron remover, clay bar vs. clay mitt, compound vs. polish, wax vs. sealant vs. ceramic. One topic, one page, one drawing.
You look, you get it, and you walk out to the garage and do it without going back to the manual.
Why paint gets swirls, the safe wash, decontamination, polishing, protection, wheels, glass and interior, going mobile, and review with common mistakes: 64 pages, all illustrated.
Think of it this way:
It's Saturday morning, the truck is washed, and the black hood still shows circles in the sun. You need to know if it's a swirl, a scratch or etching before the polisher comes out of the box.
You open the book to the fingernail test and see the clear coat drawn in cross-section: a swirl sits in the top of the clear, a scratch that catches your nail runs deeper, etching eats in from the surface. Right below, what each one needs.
Same with compound vs. polish, pad materials, orbit size, ceramic cure time and interior order: each one on its own page.
Car Detailing Illustrated is 8 parts and 60 topics, all drawn, and it closes with the whole method on one page, the most common mistakes and a quick product-for-problem table.
What you see drawn, you don't have to memorize.
The four layers of paint, what a swirl really is, the fingernail test, where swirls come from, the 4-stage method and how to inspect with light and a test panel.
Shade and cool paint, pressure washer settings, the pre-wash, the two-bucket wash, pH-neutral shampoo, mitt motion and panel order, drying, water spots and rinseless washes.
The baggie test, iron remover, tar and sap remover, clay bar vs. mitt vs. towel, why claying can mar the paint, and bird droppings and bugs.
Why polishing removes clear coat, compound vs. polish, pads, DA vs. rotary, orbit size, the test spot, priming the pad, section passes, edges, heat, panel wipe and paint depth gauges.
The sacrificial layer, wax vs. sealant vs. ceramic in one table, application, ceramic prep, flash and level, cure time, toppers and a maintenance wash schedule.
Wheels and tires first, tire dressing, streak-free glass, trim and seals, interior order, all-purpose cleaner dilutions, fabric seats, leather and engine bay basics.
Typical job times, building your service menu, the van or trailer kit, wash water and storm drains, inspection, photos and insurance.
The whole method on one page, the most common washing, polishing and protection mistakes, and a quick product-for-problem table.
At the end of the book: The whole method on one page, the most common mistakes and a product-for-problem table.
Real situations (bird droppings baked in the sun, swirls on a black hood, a coffee stain on cloth seats) where you pick the step, product and pad, then check the answer: practice your decisions before you touch the paint.
Every process on one printable card, in order, to keep in the garage or the van: wash, decon, polish, protect, interior, so you never have to scroll back through a video.
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One order for every weekend wash, from the pre-wash to drying. You stop adding swirls to the paint you just paid to protect.
Compound or polish, which pad, how much pressure, how hot is too hot: each decision is a page you can look at before you start.
The same 4 stages on every client's car, typical job times and how to structure your service menu, so you work in order from day one.
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Yes. It starts with why swirls happen and the safe wash, then goes into decon, polishing, protection and the mobile side. If you know the basics, you'll find what scattered videos skip: the order and the why.
No brands and no product links: each page explains the type of product (compound, polish, sealant, ceramic) and why it works. The content follows how automotive paint is built (e-coat, primer, color, clear), the label directions for each product type and EPA guidance on wash water and storm drains.
No. It's an independent illustrated book. There's no official detailing exam behind it, and it isn't endorsed by any association or manufacturer.
No. It's study and reference material. Practice on a test panel first and always follow each product's label.
Much of it is, in pieces: ten videos, ten different orders, and you scrub back with a wet mitt to find the step. Here it's one order, one topic per page, every step drawn, printable for the garage, and no brand to push. The workbook scenarios were written for this book, not taken from any exam.
PDF by email, to the address you enter at checkout. The 2 bonus books come the same way.
No. It's a one-time payment.
Yes. It's a printable PDF: print the pages you need and keep them in the garage or the van.
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No more rewatching videos that never stick.
Swirls, clay and pads: you see them drawn, and that's it.
You walk into the garage knowing where every step goes.
Drawings make studying faster.
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