r/Detailing is a subreddit with 158k members. The most common kinds of discussions are advice requests and solution requests, and the community frequently discusses cleaning, ceramic coating, new, detailing, and worst, and they frequently recommend/review wheel cleaner, tire shine, and ceramic coating.
This sub is about finding help with detailing questions. **Please see the FAQ post before asking a question. Dupes will be deleted, and the user asking a question that is on the FAQ will be temporarily banned.**
Popular Themes in r/Detailing
#1
Advice Requests
: "Car got egged (what to do)?"
24 posts
#2
Solution Requests
: "Getting rid of interior smell"
19 posts
#3
Pain & Anger
: "How do you handle these idiots out here that just want to complain after you put the time in?"
1 post
#4
Ideas
: "Decided to try to repair the burnt clear coat on the roof of my little old truck"
1 post
Popular Topics in r/Detailing
#1
Cleaning
: "Using adams car shampoo as a maintenance pre wash?"
14 posts
#2
Ceramic Coating
: "Maintaining car between polishing and Ceramic Coating"
12 posts
#3
New
11 posts
#4
Detailing
10 posts
#5
Worst
9 posts
#6
Struggling
9 posts
#7
Wax
: "Best Wax for Grey Metallic?"
9 posts
#8
Paint
: "Headlights damaged after professional Paint correction and ceramic coat."
8 posts
#9
Hate
5 posts
#10
Business
4 posts
Products Discussed in r/Detailing
Wheel Cleaner
102 reviews
#1
Koch Chemie
4.6★ from 10 reviews
#2
Meguiars
4.1★ from 8 reviews
#3
P&S
4.5★ from 8 reviews
Tire Shine
69 reviews
#1
CarPro
4.3★ from 11 reviews
#2
Adam's
4.7★ from 7 reviews
#3
Meguiar's
4.2★ from 5 reviews
Ceramic Coating
64 reviews
#1
Gyeon
4.4★ from 8 reviews
#2
Gtechniq
4.2★ from 6 reviews
#3
Optimum
4.3★ from 6 reviews
Flair Used in r/Detailing
#1
I Have A Question
: "How was he able to vacuum that car carpet like that? Did he spray something beforehand?"
130 posts
#2
I Need Help! (Time Sensitive)
: "Car got egged (what to do)?"
40 posts
#3
Work Product- Look At What I Did
: "First Time Leather Steering Wheel restoration Before/After"
25 posts
#4
Sharing Knowledge- I Learned This
: "Not a detailer, but heres my work."
5 posts
Member Growth in r/Detailing
Yearly
+34k members(27.3%)
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Last updated: August 4, 2026