affiliate disclosure.

what are affiliate links?

some links on this site are affiliate links. when you click one and make a purchase, we may earn a small commission from the merchant — at no extra cost to you. the price you pay is the same whether you use our link or go directly to the merchant's site.

how we choose what to recommend

we only recommend products we've personally paid for, used, and stand behind. our experience with a product is the sole basis for recommending it — no merchant pays for a review or a mention. if a product disappoints us, we won't recommend it, period.

what affiliate programs do we participate in?

we participate in affiliate programs for car detailing tools and supplies, including but not limited to:

• chemical guys — up to 10% commission, 30-day cookie, via CJ Affiliate
• torque detail — 10% commission, 30-day cookie, via Refersion
• obsessed garage — 5–10% tiered commission, 15-day cookie, via Refersion
• car supplies warehouse — 5–10% tiered commission, 30-day cookie, via Refersion
• detailed image — store credit program, 7-day cookie, in-house
• autogeek — ambassador/influencer program, via CJ Affiliate
• microfiber wholesale — 10% commission, 14-day cookie, via Amazon/Shopify

commission rates and cookie durations are subject to change by the merchant. we'll update this page when we're aware of changes.

how affiliate links work on this site

affiliate links on this site use the /go/<slug> redirect pattern. when you click a link like trilochanbhalla.com/go/chemical-guys, you're redirected to the merchant's site via a 302 (temporary) redirect. this means:

• your browser doesn't cache the redirect permanently
• we can update destinations without breaking old links
• search engines don't index the redirect as a backlink to the merchant

all affiliate links are tagged with rel="nofollow sponsored" to comply with google's link attribute guidelines.

your trust matters more than commissions

we built this site to share what works. if we recommended products just for the commission, you'd stop reading — and we'd have no site. we'd rather earn nothing from a recommendation than earn something from a bad one.

questions?

if you have questions about our affiliate relationships or want to know whether a specific link is affiliate, email [email protected] — we'll tell you straight.