Pints and Polishing Auto Detailing Podcast May 5, 2026

NEW Product Launch! Discussion About Our New Product JUICE! Episode #953

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Brand

HyperClean Juice

HyperClean Juice is a new car-care spray they’re launching. It’s meant to be used after washing to make the car look better and help with drying and slickness.

Topic

detail spray

A detail spray is a spray you put on your car after washing. It helps the paint look shinier and can make drying easier.

Term

finish spray

A finish spray is the last step spray you use to make the car look its best. It’s mainly about shine and smooth feel.

Brand

Slick

Slick is one of their existing car-care products. They mention it to show how HyperClean Juice fits into the lineup and what it’s meant to improve.

Brand

Spray Coat

Spray Coat is another product they sell that lasts longer than a quick detail spray. They bring it up to explain why they made HyperClean Juice.

Term

coatings

Here, “coatings” means protective layers on top of the paint. They’re saying some sprays can build up and affect how those protections work.

Term

ceramic coating

A ceramic coating is a protective layer on your car’s paint that helps it repel water and look glossy. They’re saying some sprays can interfere with how that coating normally behaves.

Term

spray sealants

Spray sealants are a spray-on protective product for your car’s paint. You apply it, then wipe/buff it so it leaves a protective layer that helps the paint stay cleaner and resist water spotting.

Term

water-based formula

Water-based formula just means the product is mostly water. That can change how it goes on and how well it protects, compared to products that rely more on other chemicals.

Brand

Stack

Stack is the name of another car detailing product the host brings up for comparison. They’re using it to explain how this new product’s performance stacks up against what they already use.

Brand

Uno

Uno is another car detailing product name the host mentions. They’re using it as an example while talking about how spray sealant-style products perform.

Term

streaking

Streaking is when the coating dries unevenly and leaves visible lines on the paint. You often have to wipe/buff more to get a smooth, even look.

Term

haze

Haze is when the paint looks cloudy or dull after you apply a product. It usually means the coating didn’t finish smoothly and may need more buffing to look right.

Term

buff the car

Buffing means wiping the product around firmly (by hand or with a machine) until it finishes correctly. With spray sealants, buffing helps remove leftover residue and makes the surface feel slick.

Term

clogged

A clogged towel means it’s loaded up with leftover product and grime. When that happens, it can drag more and clean less effectively, which can lead to scuffs.

Term

drying aid

A drying aid is a product you spray on while you’re drying the car. It helps water run off more easily so you dry faster and usually end up with fewer streaks.

Term

PPF

PPF is a clear protective film on your car’s paint. It helps prevent rock chips and minor scratches, and you want products that won’t damage that film.

Term

vinyl wrap

A vinyl wrap is a film put over the car to change its color or add protection. Some products can mess with the finish, so it’s good they’re saying this works well on wraps.

Concept

adverse reaction

An adverse reaction here means the other product caused a bad result on the car’s surface or film—like discoloration or damage. They’re using it to explain why they changed products.

Term

Eco-1 is a named car-care product the hosts use during cleaning. They’re saying it can be used when there’s a lot of dust, and it can also work in a “low-water” wash style where you don’t use a full traditional wash.

Term

waterless

“Waterless” means you wash the car with little to no water. You spray a product on the paint and wipe the dirt off, which is useful when you can’t use a lot of water.

Term

rinseless

“Rinseless” means you clean the car without doing a full rinse like a normal car wash. You use a product that helps loosen dirt, then wipe it away.

Concept

garage queen

A “garage queen” is a car that’s kept in a garage and doesn’t get driven much. The hosts are saying a product might last longer if the car is kept clean and protected most of the time.

Term

towels

Detailing towels are usually microfiber cloths you use to wipe products on and off. Some car sprays can make the towels less absorbent and harder to use well over time.

Term

vinegar

Vinegar is an acid that people sometimes try for cleaning. It can help with some deposits, but it can also be harsh, so it’s not a universal safe choice for every car surface.

Term

microfiber towel

A microfiber towel is the common “soft” towel used for washing and drying cars. It’s designed to be gentle, but it still needs the right product and technique so it doesn’t leave marks.

Term

towel drag

Towel drag is when the towel doesn’t glide smoothly and instead “grabs” the paint. More grabbing usually means a higher chance of leaving scratches or scuffs.

Term

marring

Marring is when you accidentally leave small marks on your car’s paint while cleaning. It usually happens when a towel or tool drags across the surface.

Term

GM paint

“GM paint” just means the paint used on General Motors cars. Some paints and clearcoats react differently to cleaners and drying products, so the right formula matters.

Concept

correction passes

A correction pass is a round of polishing to fix imperfections in the paint. If you accidentally scratch it again right after, you may have to polish once more to make it look right.

Concept

humid climates

Humidity is how much moisture is in the air. It can change how fast a spray product dries on the car, so the hosts are talking about making products that work reliably in different weather.

Term

water-based sprays

Some car-care sprays are mostly water instead of harsher solvents. That can change how the product goes on and dries, especially in humid or cold weather.

Term

decontaminated

Decontaminating is a deeper cleaning step. It removes dirt and grime that are stuck to the paint, not just stuff sitting on top.

Brand

Fuego

Fuego is the cleaner they used to fix the hazy look. It’s meant to break down and remove stuff stuck on the paint so it looks clear.

Term

wipe down

A wipe down is when they wipe the car with a special cleaner to remove leftover residue. It helps make sure the paint is properly clean before the next step.

Term

cloudiness

Cloudiness means the paint looks hazy instead of clear and glossy. It can happen when the wrong product is used or when it’s applied in a way that leaves a film on the paint.

Concept

stripped the car down

“Stripped the car down” means removing the old stuff that was on the paint. That way, you can fix the surface correctly instead of trying to cover problems with more products.

Term

wash weekly

“Wash weekly” means cleaning the car about once a week. Doing it regularly helps keep dirt and pollen from building up and hurting how the paint looks.

Term

pollen season

Pollen season is when lots of plant pollen is in the air. It lands on your car and can make it look dirty or dull, especially when it mixes with dust.

Term

coated car protection

A coated car has a protective layer put on the paint. That layer helps water and dirt slide off more easily and keeps the finish looking better.

Topic

simple back

They’re saying the best results can come from keeping things simple. Instead of using lots of extra products, use the right one(s) for the job.

Term

nice water behavior

Nice water behavior means water doesn’t just soak in—it beads up or runs off smoothly. That usually indicates the paint has a protective layer working well.

Term

clog it up

“Clog it up” means buildup can build up on the surface. If you use the wrong or too many products, they can leave a film that makes the car look dull or reduces the protection.

Term

filler protection type of things

Filler-type products are meant to temporarily hide small paint imperfections. They can make the car look better right away, but they don’t last as long as real protection and may not play nicely with coatings.

Term

wash it once or twice a month or once a month

They’re saying if your car doesn’t have a protective coating, you don’t necessarily need to wash it every week. Washing monthly (or once or twice a month) can be enough to keep it looking good.

Term

coated cars

A “coated” car is one that already has a protective layer on the paint. The host is saying this product works well even if your car already has that protection.

Term

uncoated

“Uncoated” means the paint doesn’t already have a protective coating on it. They’re saying the product still works on that kind of car too.

Term

sealant buildup

Sealant buildup means you’ve got too many layers of wax/sealant sitting on top of the paint. Over time it can make the surface look cloudy and feel less smooth, so the goal is to keep it from stacking up.

Company

hypercleanstore.com

They mention hypercleanstore.com as the website where you can check out and buy the new product.

Topic

Facebook

They’re telling you to check Facebook for more photos and updates from their product specialists.

LIVE

Welcome to the Pints and Polishing podcast, the most influential and listen to podcast in auto detailing.

Welcome to the community.

What's up everybody? This is Nick and only Nick as Tommy Tech at HQ has taken a bit of a hit today.

We were struggling with internet connection, but today's an exciting day.

It is launch day for the product HyperClean Juice.

This is a product we worked on for a long time.

It's going to solve some very, very basic issues that most of us are having.

This is a detail spray, a drying aid, a finish spray to get a certain look on your car after you get done washing it.

Why did we create this product is probably the first thing to get into.

One of the things that I talked to Marty and the team at HQ about, this is probably close to 6, 8, 12 months ago,

is the need to take an old school detail spray for those of you that used it and to actually make it new school.

How do we make this the new school part of our lineup?

We have products like Slick and Spray Coat that are sort of in that, get some more months out of it, spray sealant type of families,

but I wanted something that could be used all the time.

Anytime I washed the car, I wanted super slick.

I wanted a crazy gloss look and I also wanted some features that remove some of the spray sealant problems.

What do we see from spray sealants? We see they clog your towels.

In some cases, and we just had one recently at the shop that was under this exact problem, they clogged coatings and start to,

you start to get the behavior of the spray sealant and not the behavior of your ceramic coating.

So when you think of juice, think of juice as sort of like the in between.

It's going to last you a month or two on the surface, but I'm not concerned about that.

I just want my car to look great after I get done washing my car.

I want my towel to be super slick on the surface.

I want the paint to be super slick on the surface like the coating is supposed to be,

or if you don't have a coating and you just want to use this once or twice a month when you wash your car,

you will get an insanely slick surface.

And so what the team has achieved here is actually a big step for us.

This is the most slick I've ever felt any of these sprays.

And why is that important? There's no drag on the towel that induces marring.

One of the big things I see from spray sealants on the market, because you got to remember,

spray sealants are trying to achieve a lot in a water-based formula.

I've said it a million times on this podcast with products like Stack and Uno.

I don't really understand why you would choose a spray sealant all of that often

as like this is going to be my only protection.

And the reason is simple.

A lot of spray sealants leave a little haze behind, leave a little streaking behind.

You got to buff the car a whole lot.

Well, when you have to buff the car a ton to get the spray sealant to lay down,

you look and go, well, I just marred the surface with my towel.

Then you go to wash your towel, and your towel is clogged,

and now it doesn't work so well ever again.

And so we're trying to achieve a lot with spray sealants.

And I think it's absolutely getting to the point where we have to ask ourselves,

what are we trying to achieve in the moment?

So my team has been using this almost exclusively for six months.

We don't really use slick unless that's a customer that we know we're not going to see,

and they need an insane amount of protection or try to get more protection,

but we're mostly putting those people in stack.

So what do I use this for?

We use it on everything.

You can use this on glass, on paint, on trim.

You're going to see no streaking left behind,

but you're going to get an insanely slick surface.

Think of it like fresh wax or a fresh coating.

You're going to get that feel.

And so one of the most important things about this is that drying aid,

final spray, if you want to completely blow the car off

and then go back and do just a really complete layer of it.

It is going to work with everything.

It's great on PPF.

It's great on vinyl wrap.

We have it in one of the biggest wrap shops in America.

They've been using it for months as a test subject,

and they're putting it on all their wraps.

They're putting it on the whole car after they wrap the car,

which they weren't really doing prior to this product.

They were using a competitor's product

and started to notice some adverse reaction.

This does not replace something like spray coat

because it's applied differently.

But I think you guys are going to find way more uses for this product

and just making your life easier.

You have like light dusting.

You know, you get to the end of the detail

and maybe some dust has settled.

You can feel confident using this.

If it's a lot of dust, we'd obviously push it to Eco-1,

cleaned it off, and then go over with this

or use Eco-1 in rinseless or waterless form

and then go over with a little coat of this.

But I think it's one of the most important things that

I kind of explain what I think has happened in this,

you know, internet, trying to test every product

and how long does this spray last

and how long does this spray last.

And we've gotten to like a worse situation in a lot of cases

where if you look at where I kind of want this product to sit

is like friendly to use all the time.

Use it after every single one of your washes.

Whether you do rinseless, whether you do traditional wash with soap,

use it all the time.

And don't worry about is this going to last six months

because I have news for you.

We've tested all the spray sealants on the market.

That's part of our job as a manufacturer.

None of them last six months.

Okay, it's a water-based formula.

There are limitations to it.

Can it last up to six months with one application?

Yeah, if it's a garage queen and when you take it out,

you bring it home, you wash it again,

and you do another application.

Oh, wait a minute.

I just did another application.

So did I really do one application?

I've never been somebody that's told you guys

to try to stretch spray coat or stretch slick

and promise all of these months.

It's great.

You know, spray coat lasts a fairly long time

for water-based slick lasts a long time.

So I understand that we have products

that do last longer than this,

but a lot of times I get questions about,

well, how often should I do spray coat

or how often should I do slick?

With juice, there's no question.

Every time you wash the vehicle,

just if you want to have a nice way

to finish out your car, just use juice.

I think once you guys feel the slickness,

you're going to get insanely addicted

to the feeling of the paint,

the slickness when you use it.

You're going to use it more and more.

You're going to want to use it every time,

and that's sort of the purpose,

is to go back to what detail sprays used to be,

except take all the new technologies

and make them modern.

And the team, Marty and the team at HQ

absolutely killed it on this.

Great smell to the product.

Great user experience.

And it's so insanely slick.

I can't say that enough.

You're going to love it.

The important part about the towel thing.

Part of the thing that gets frustrating

when you're using spray sealants

is how it ruins towels.

And I know all of you have seen

towels have gotten more and more expensive.

There are things that you want to last

a much longer time than maybe years past,

because look, some of these towels

that we sell and other people sell,

you can spend 15, 20, 25 bucks on a towel,

go use a spray sealant,

and all of a sudden your towel

doesn't ever work the same.

And you try things and you put vinegar in

and use this soap, this special thing.

And the towel is just sort of never the same.

In some cases, you don't even like using it again.

So we've eliminated that with this formula.

We've eliminated towel drag on the surface.

The number one reason,

aside from your wash procedure

that marring gets induced,

is your towel dragging on the surface of your car.

So spray two, three, four sprays on a panel.

Go over it.

You'll notice there's no drag on the towel.

The towel is extremely slick from the very first time

that you start to wipe it,

which allows to not have any marring

or greatly reduce marring on the surface.

These are important things

when so many of us spend so much time

trying to perfect cars

or we just want our car to look our best

or our customer's car to look our best,

you're going to be able to achieve that with this product.

You've got soft black GM paint.

One towel drag from a spray sealant

or something just not being slick right immediately

when you start wiping the towel,

you're going to induce a little marring.

I know some of you have probably gone through that

when you're trying to clean up after just doing

some correction passes and you're like,

oh, I just marred where I polished

and I got to polish again.

And so we have all of these different factors.

And the one thing I'm proud of is

I care about user experience for myself,

for all of you, for my guys,

for everybody that has to touch our products

and has to pass the test.

So the interesting thing is while we were waiting

for some raw ingredients,

my guys ran out of this product and they were not happy.

They just were pretty furious.

And I called Marty and I'm like,

hey, man, you have got to get me more product.

So we have been making this for a very long time.

We've been testing it for a very long time.

Some of you listening were part of that testing group.

And I can't thank all of you enough for the feedback

as we build out a more reliable,

a more trustworthy group that are in more humid climates,

less humid climates, less sunny climates,

colder climates, warmer climates.

All of you are a big part of this as well.

And the feedback is we really don't have a lot of products

like this on the market because again,

we're trying to achieve a lot as an industry

out of water-based sprays.

And I think if you guys have used a product like Stack,

we needed a product like this.

Let's get back to the simple.

Let's make our life more simple.

Let's still provide a look, a level of protection,

but let's not go overboard.

Let's clean up that ingredient list.

Let's clean up all of the stuff that goes into making a spray sealant.

And let's make something that just makes sense to use more consistently.

So I think a lot of you are going to be blown away at what we've come up with here.

It's on sale now.

It's ready to go.

It's on the website.

You'll start to see promotional videos and videos that we shot at different shops,

working on different cars,

and our team has worked really hard on those.

But I think it's really important.

So I'll leave you guys with a story.

So we had a black Bentley come into the shop about four or five weeks ago now.

And I couldn't understand why the car just looked cloudy.

I couldn't explain it.

I couldn't see it.

I saw a few smear marks,

but that wasn't enough for the car to kind of look cloudy.

If you've never seen Bentley black, if it's not done well,

meaning like there's something on the surface,

it'll get this cloudy look.

So I was used to seeing that, but it looked a little different.

So we stripped the car down,

used all kinds of cleanse and a really deep thorough wash.

We decontaminated the car with Fuego and the cloudiness disappeared.

I then brought it into the shop and I did a wipe down with wipe.

Now the cloudiness was gone.

So I call the customer who I don't know that well.

He was referred to us as just having a problem.

We didn't install the coating.

We didn't care for the car, any of that kind of thing.

And I said, Hey man, what are you using to maintain the car?

He says the soap.

It's a fairly average soap.

And then he says this spray sealant from a company.

And I go, Hey man, stop using that product.

Okay.

I said, you have to stop using that product.

I think that product is causing the cloudiness in your, in your paint.

He kind of argues back and forth.

I said, Hey, come pick the car up.

I'll leave you with a bottle of this product that we have unreleased and bring the car

back three or four weeks later.

About a week ago, he brought the car back.

The car looks immaculate.

He couldn't believe it.

He told me he didn't trust me when I told him what I thought was happening.

So some of the lack of clarity that we're seeing in cars, even well cared for cars,

because this guy cared about his car is using products that don't finish down to a certain level

because they're trying to add all this protection.

I said, Hey man, you have a coating on the car.

You didn't need all this extra protection.

The company they had do the install, which was based out of Los Angeles really sold this one

type of sealant sold this one type of coating system.

And what turns out is that his car was looking worse because he was trying to achieve something

he didn't need.

And also all of the things in that formula probably aren't the highest grade and it's

not the best formula, et cetera, et cetera, et cetera.

You guys have heard those things here.

So what I did is stripped the car down.

Like I said, sent him home with juice.

He washed the car.

So he had the car a total of four weeks after we got out of the shop.

He is a wash weekly guy.

We are in the middle of pollen season, high wind season, dust, all that kind of stuff.

So he washes his car every week through four washes his car to him.

And this is where his words has never looked this great.

And he goes, well, what am I missing?

And what he's missing was he was recommended something that had a lot of stuff trying to

achieve a lot of things he didn't need to achieve.

He could have just used juice every week and he would have been fine as good as well as

he keeps the car, but obviously coated car protection, all that kind of stuff is important

to him.

So my point to this is some of this stuff is actually harming the look of the vehicle.

And I'm not going to go into what company it is or any of that kind of stuff.

But we got away from simple and now we're bringing simple back.

This is something you're going to see nice water behavior if you have no protection.

If you do have a coated car, you're going to get the coating protection.

This is not going to sit and clog it up.

It doesn't have all of these kind of filler protection type of things.

So your coating is going to look like a coated vehicle.

If you have a non coated vehicle and you just wash it once or twice a month or once a month,

use juice.

You're good to go.

Right.

It's not just for coated or uncoated, but for the coated cars out there, you're going to

see an insane clarity.

You're not going to see this sort of sealant buildup, which largely we don't talk about very

often.

And you're going to have this insane slick behavior while you're taking care of the car

or wiping it down, getting it to look how you want it to look.

I'm incredibly excited about this.

I think it's one of the products we've executed the best internally.

It's sort of like AWX.

We grow as a company the things we want to achieve are becoming better at achieving.

That is Marshall and the team at HQ are doing an excellent job of taking concept and getting

it into reality.

This is one of those products.

Again, hypercleanstore.com.

Go check it out.

I think you guys will love it.

It's for sale now and sorry we didn't have a longer episode.

Marshall had some technical issues and it's just me today.

And again, I want to thank all of you guys for continuing to support us in this journey

and making these products in house, making things in America, which is very important

to us.

And I can't thank you all enough.

Go check out Juice and look forward to all the pictures and hyperclean specialists on

Facebook.

About this episode

Nick introduces HyperClean Juice as a new, ultra-slick detail spray built for frequent use after washes, with an emphasis on less towel drag, no streaking, and a simple approach to protection. He also explains why the product was developed, then uses a black Bentley as a real-world example of how switching away from a problematic spray sealant improved clarity and removed cloudiness. The discussion centers on slickness, ease of use, and avoiding buildup on coated and uncoated vehicles.

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Original notes

In this episode, Nick discusses the launch of HyperClean Juice, a new product designed to enhance car detailing. He explains the motivation behind creating a modern detail spray that avoids common issues like towel clogging and surface marring.

Nick shares insights into the product's development, its benefits, and how it compares to traditional spray sealants. He also recounts a story about a customer's experience with the product, highlighting its effectiveness in maintaining car appearance without unnecessary additives.Chapters:

Introduction and Product Launch
0:01 - 0:31
Nick introduces the episode and announces the launch of HyperClean Juice.

Product Development and Features
0:31 - 2:11
Discussion on the need for a modern detail spray and its unique features.

Comparison with Traditional Sealants
2:11 - 3:35
Nick compares HyperClean Juice with traditional spray sealants.
Usage and Application
3:35 - 5:00
Explanation of how to use the product on various surfaces.
Customer Experience Story
11:34 - 14:53
A story about a customer's positive experience with HyperClean Juice.
Conclusion and Call to Action
16:22 - 16:51
Nick wraps up the episode and encourages listeners to try the product.

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