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Microfiber towels are a staple in most home garages and detail shops nowadays. They are the best tool for cleaning, polishing, washing, and drying. Whether you are cleaning your own vehicle or detailing a client's car you surely have a pile of microfibers in your arsenal. Taking care of your microfibers correctly and keeping them clean is essential to maximizing their performance but also the life of the usefulness.  How should you clean microfiber detailing towels? Washing and cleaning your car detailing towels is crucial to keeping their performance up. Washing them correctly is not difficult but is slightly different then...

EMA 2025 has come and gone, and with it, there are some exciting new products coming to market soon. Many brands came out with new versions of sealants, polishes, ceramic coatings, shampoos, and the like, but nothing incredibly innovative or exciting. It is great to see products getting updated, but at this point in time, you are really splitting hairs to find something better than the next product. While these updated products should have better durability, be easier to use, and possibly more efficient, they were nothing new. This year, the things that excited us and our fellow detailers who...

SEMA is the largest car show and convention on the planet and is located in Las Vegas every year. SEMA takes up almost 5 million square feet of space, and if you are steps counter, you will get your share. With that being said, good shoes are key to an enjoyable experience. Poor-fitting and uncomfortable footwear can ruin your days at SEMA, so we wanted to put together our list of shoes we have had success with at SEMA. The list below is not in any order and would be different for everyone, as we all have different postures, gaits,...

Cleaning and maintaining polished aluminum wheels is a tedious and often neglected step in the detailing process. Cast, forged, and billet aluminum wheels are naturally flawed because they constantly oxidize, regardless of how clean they are. Polished aluminum wheels look dynamite when they are clean and highly polished, but when they oxidize and look dull, it can be a complete flop. Here are some of our tips for maintaining and hand polishing aluminum wheels, as well as some of our favorite products for the job at hand. What Do You Need to Hand Polish Aluminum Wheels? Maintaining and hand polishing...

Over the last few years ceramic coatings and sprays have dominated the detailing scene as the highest level of protection. It wasn't long ago that ceramic-infused coatings, waxes, sealants, and spray coatings were premium add-ons at dealerships and detailing shops. Today they're widely used and in just about every DIY detailer’s garage. There are hundreds of products on the market from nearly every major car care brand. Many work as advertised, others may leave you disappointed and end up collecting dust on the shelf. Since 2018 GloveBox has been helping clear the air on what works and what doesn’t, and we have included several SiO2 products in our...