Why no mirror look of car from you? Understand the Orange peel first.

I read this from migweb.co.uk.
If you would like to understand and seek for more information, try visit the forum there.
Or here is enough for your information.

Do you ever wonder why our car paint do not reflect the shine as others? and why somebody who sent their car to body did the car work with woo-haa effect that the car body looks like a mirror?

The trick is the handwork been done by the detailer but what is the rootcause?
Some detailer mentioned that the reflection mostly comes from the preparation work instead of the wax/sealant itself.
Before going to far, let's understand what is orange peel first...


Info and picture from migweb.co.uk....

OK,,good to understand the orange peel now? not so happy yet, refer to more articles here next..

Spring Rebates on Tires Vehicles and trucks

March 221, 2013

With spring fast approaching us all, it is now time to have your snow tires removed and stored for the season and replace with your summer tires. RJ Pick service will inspect, install and balance your tires. We also have some outstanding special that are being announced by are main manufactures such as Michelin, BFGoodrich and Pirelli. Here is a breakdown of the specials from our suppliers.

PIRELLI TIRES 
Have the following Mail-In rebates up to $200.00 on selected tires
$200.00 - P ZERO & Scorpion Family 26" - 30"
$140.00 - P ZERO & Scorpion Family 23" - 22"
$120.00 - P ZERO Family & Scorpion Family 21" - 22"
$100.00 - P ZERO Family,  Cinturato P7, Cinturato P1, Eufori @ & Scorpion Family 15' - 20"
 $70.00 - Cinturato P7 All Season & Cintrurato P7 All Season Plus
 $60.00 - P6 Four Seasons & P6Four Season Plus
 $40.00 - P4 Four Seasons

From March 1st to June 30th, 2013

BFGoodrich Tires

With the purchase of 4 BFGoodrich Passenger or Light truck Tire you will receive a $50.00 Mail- In Rebate.

From March 25, 2013 and May 18, 2013

Michelin Tires

With the purchase on a set of of 4 Michelin tires Passenger or Light Duty Truck tires, you will receive a Mail-in-Rebate of $70.00.

From March 25 to May 18, 2013


Spring is also the time for your vehicle to be fully inspected for safe and reliable driving. Some of the recommendation you should have attend is the following items. 

-Replace your winter tires with summer tires, have them balanced, inspected to make sure they are safe for another season.
-Complete inspection of your braking system, power steering, front end, tie rods, idler arms, pitman arms and suspension. 
-Oil change and inspection of your coolant and air conditioning system making sure all levels are filled to the require amounts.

Keeping your vehicle tuned up and up to date will add life to your vehicle. 

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Honest-1 Featured in The Daytona Beach News-Journal

Honest-1 Auto Care was recently featured in The Daytona Beach News-Journal in an article titled, "Car care franchisee looking to expand Honest-1 brand".

The article discusses the growth of Honest-1 Auto Care in the South Daytona area. It discusses local owner Dan Morris’s career path and his goals to expand the brand in the area. Chip Baranowski, VP of Franchise Development, discusses what Honest-1 Auto Care offers and how they are environmentally friendly.

Click HERE for the full article or begin reading below:

Car care franchisee looking to expand Honest-1 brand

By: Jeffrey Cassady

He started out as a Pizza Hut dishwasher in 1984 and moved up the management ladder, eventually finding himself in charge of 18 stores in the Kansas City, Mo., area and at one point being in charge of brand development for the restaurant chain.

"I knew I could make it in any part of the country if I could just make it to management," Morris said.

In 1997, Morris joined Emerald City Pizza, the group that operated Pizza Huts in the Seattle market. He left the pizza industry in 2004.

How Do You Know When You Have a Blown Head Gasket?

A blown head gasket can be very bad news. It’s very expensive to fix and in this article we will provide symptoms so you can keep an eye out on your vehicle. The above picture displays how coolant has made it's way into an engine's cylinders resulting from a blown head gasket.

Overheating

The biggest cause of a blown head gasket is overheating. Before replacing the gasket, it’s vital that you find the cause of the overheating problem. It could be due to coolant leaks in the engine, the hoses, the radiator or the water pump. These have to be found and repaired. It could also be due to the cooling fan not working or the radiator being clogged. Again, these need to be fixed or, you’ll end up with another blown head gasket again shortly after your repair leaving you on the side of the road.

IF YOUR EXHAUST SHOOTS WHITE SMOKE OUT IT COULD BE A BLOWN HEAD GASKET

Installation Error

If you have had a blown head gasket replaced on your vehicle and you solved the problem of why it blew in the first place, the likely cause this time will be installation error. This is not particularly uncommon. When head gaskets are installed the head bolts need to be tightened in the correct sequence and set to the proper torque. They also need to have clean threads and are not stretched or damage during installation. The cylinder head surfaces and engine block also need to be smooth, clean and flat. Any one of these factors can cause a blown head gasket. 

Hot Spots

There are engines that are prone to hot spots between the center cylinders in the cylinder head, although aftermarket head gaskets for these engines are reinforced to lessen the possibility of a blown head gasket.

However, if you have an older car, the hot spot could be the cause especially if your old head gasket has been replaced by the aftermarket one that’s not reinforced.

Pre-ignition Problems

Pre-ignition problems can cause a blown head gasket, especially if you only use your car for city driving. With pre-ignition, there’s a hot spot in the chamber which causes ignition of the fuel before the spark plug has a chance to fire. It could also be due to detonation. This happens if the spark timing is too advanced or the fuel mixture is not rich enough. It causes carbon deposits to build up and ultimately erodes and blows the head gasket.

Bad Head Gasket

In some cases, the original head gasket for the car can just be very badly designed and the poor design can cause a blown head gasket over a period of time. A little research will establish if your vehicle is prone to poor designs, once you replace it t with a good head gasket, you should not experience any further failures.

HERE IS A VIDEO OF A PRESSURE TEST SHOWING A BLOWN HEAD GASKET

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6560 Railroad Ave. 

Forestville CA 95436

(707)887-1641

Eco-Friendly Auto Care

Honest-1 Auto Care proactively takes extraordinary steps to protect our environment by helping our customers maintain the most efficient and safe vehicles possible. By maintaining a vehicle in good working condition they will experience increases in fuel economy as well as reduced emissions. This can have a positive impact on our environment.

More importantly we go beyond basic standards and expectations of auto care facilities and take additional measures to protect our environment now and into the future. While offering exceptional service programs for our customers to choose from, we also offer specialized, ECO-Friendly Auto Care services for those that want to play a greater part in helping the environment. An example of one of these programs is the ECO-TuneUp that includes a 21 point inspection, the use of synthetic oil, lifetime oil and air filters, platinum spark plugs, replacing spark plug wires, ECO 360 fuel treatment, and tire pressure evaluation.

Additionally, through the Honest-1 Auto Care ESA (Environmentally Sustainable Actions) Program we employ responsible ECO-Friendly Auto Care standards and practices in four primary categories:

• Pollution Prevention
• Recycling
• Resource Conservation
• Offering and Promoting Eco-Friendly Auto Care^® services

That is why Honest-1 Auto Care^® is the responsible choice of consumers.

Merguiars vs Turtlewax, Mer forum discussion. Enjoy the discussion then

1st post:

Turtle Wax ICE Spray Detailer Review

I went ahead and gave this product a try because it was on sale at my walmart.


Design:
I like the actual bottle and trigger design, just as good as UQD. The ICE Sprays more than it mists.

Application/Removal:
The application required the flip of the MF to remove product, where as UQD just needs one swipe as you apply. It also leaves smearing if overused, sort of like a wax.

Water Beading:
The water did sheet and bead, but not nearly as good as UQD. UQD produces many very small tight, tiny beads that are even on the surface where as the ICE just had random large beads and didn't sheet very well.

 And with UQD, it is very small tight beads (which I prefer). I guess it's just opinion:

Look:
It did make the paint pop, but again, not as good as UQD does...

Smell:
The product actually smelled pretty good, but not as good as UQD.

Price:
As far as price though, I got 32oz bottle for only 6 dollars.
Where UQD is 22oz for 10 dollars.


Out of 5, I give the product a 3

It doesn't compare to UQD, or any other Meg's Detailer...
I don't recommend buying it unless it's on sale and since it's cheaper you could use it at least once a day and not affect your wallet.


Below are all the responds:

Re: Turtle Wax ICE Spray Detailer Review

I actually used to love this product until they changed the trigger(I bought one when they first came out) Like you mention i doesnt really mist and mine foams and then i noticed the smearing, i just threw mine away i was disappointed.

Re: Turtle Wax ICE Spray Detailer Review

I haven't used the detailer, but I do really like the ICE microfiber polishing towels and their drying towel. It's nice to be able to just go to Wal-Mart and find some better than decent towels.

Re: Turtle Wax ICE Spray Detailer Review

Great Review!!
Although there may be some bias, but it is okay.
I liked the Spray Detailer and that is all I liked from the ICE line.
I did a good job and helped with "wax".

Re: Turtle Wax ICE Spray Detailer Review

I have a bottle and it worked pretty good for me, also have a bottle of MOTHERS Showtime,Wax Shop Slick Stuff HD and KIT PearlGlo as well as the UQD,all seemed to work as advertised, No bias here I like to try them all

Re: Turtle Wax ICE Spray Detailer Review

I though that Turtle Platinum spray was better then Turtle Ice spray.

Re: Turtle Wax ICE Spray Detailer Review

I actually prefer the look of the ICE over UQD. I have a white vehicle and, in my opinion, the paint just pops a bit more. The reason that I buy UQD is for the hydropholic properties and that I can stock up when Target has a sale on UQD bottles.

The TW Ice claykit is actually pretty decent as well. The Liquid Claybar portion is fairly worthless but the clay and lube provided does a decent job on contamination removal.

*********************Pity right?************************
most of the time that I found out the negative review have Merguiars product along with them.But basically Merguiars is much more expensive than turtle. And only turtle have basic grade wax such as hardshell to higher grade platinum, nano extreme and ice to serve multiple categories of consumer.
Is there any one side bias review? I had been enjoying the hard shell. let see more information below:

from detailing world forum:

Quote:

Originally Posted by tonyy Hello,I have one question about the waxes of Turtle wax,is this a good staf or..?Today I look at Turtle wax original hard shell shine wax, the green bottle,enione tried it?

It's not bad, out of that and car pride hard wax, I would choose the car pride, if you must stick with TW, then I would suggest the Platinum, here is a pic of the results the cleaner wax you are reffering to can do

 I will suggest audience to have a look at a more neutral review as below:
http://www.mustangworld.com/ourpics/News/ice_review_07/index.htm

We gave the new Turtle Wax ICE system a review, but before we start we have to ask you how may times you have read the claim "leaves no powdery residue" before ?

Well you may be pleased to know that we found all the ICE products leave absolutely NO (zero) powdery residue of any kind.

We are talking not even a tiny microscopic amount of powder residue is left anywhere... nothing... Which is amazing because we read this on other products, but still see traces of powder after we use them...but with ICE, the claim is 100% true.. ZERO powdery residue. Finally some truth in advertising.. haha.

Ok lets begin...

 In fact....yes. this is awesome. !

Turtlewax legend of hard shell- The easier and affordable protection!

Nothing much to say but the picture tell. To get a budget price with enough of protective of surface.
Here is it the Hardshell... it had been the legend . time tells~~ yo.
That's why i like it, cheap and easy.

 

 I had been using it for my own car..and sometimes shine is not as complicated as mirror reflection but the simple clean and shine which can be delivered to anyone car. as easy as possible. Just that's it.
The main reason I have my great time with turtlewax hardshell is that I need the conservative way to protect my car and let it shine as per normal instead of purposely to create it an extra-ordinary outlook. A very good information HERE for us to understand more(About: Paintwork Correction or Paintwork Preservation ).
I'm a driver who have no luck to modify my car at all, I just want it to be original. Hence in this body car of my car, I wish it shine at the most safety way as possible.
When I reach here, don;t catch me wrong that I like car detailing as well. But not what we think as the trendy car detailer thought.


Here it is. My Turtlewax hardshell paste.Just finish it .....

But let say for us to have a full protection with enough of economical budget for our car, hard shell is always the legend to offer this price tag to our consumer. 

Let see what we have with hardshell and buget protection for our car:

 First thing, a must have from me, hehe.. The legend . The turtle hardshell paste. Economic and enough for a great shine.

 Secondly, for faster application to car body of for those who like easier waxing than paste wax. Here it is, the liquid hard shell!!

 Not to left out this! the Turtlewax Express shine. This is very cool. fast enough to show fast shine, apply and wipe away. so easy so easy....just that easy and fast. that's way it said: Express shine.

 Let say If I'm busy for some weekend stuff to do, I need to cut down some waxing time. This will help alot...! wet wax. skip the wax curing time. Hence for times we are busy. Have this one
 when we are short of time~~













But what is the best match to perform the waxing?
OK. 1 hard shell paste/liquid for base application after wash and clay. then follow up with a coat of express shine. And this will cover for weeks to months depend on your car is a garage keeper or hot sun babe~~
I will suggest to get wet wax for who don't have enough time to spend on wax or want thing fast. But don;t forget, express shine is always a good topper for all kind of wax product.  Enjoy!

And This is still bead-ing of rain after days I applied. Still awaiting the next weekend to wax it again! IT just so fun to do it at the same time enough budget for me to make this hobby easy!!   ^0^