I Couldn't Find the App I Needed. So I Built It.
If you're a car person, you know the frustration.
You've got a list of mods somewhere in your Notes app. A spreadsheet you stopped updating six months ago. A DM thread with your friend where you shared that ceramic coating you swore you'd order. Three half-empty bottles of detail spray under your workbench that you can't remember buying.
It's a mess. And I got tired of it.
The Problem
I wanted one place to:
- Track everything I've done to my car - mods, upgrades, maintenance
- Log every detailing product I've used with notes on what actually works
- Find where I bought something and what it cost
- Know when it's time to reapply, replace, or reorder
That app didn't exist. Not in any form I'd actually use.
What I Tried First
I went through the usual suspects. Notion - too much setup for something I want to use in my garage. Google Sheets - fine, but not built for this. Random car tracking apps - outdated, ugly, or missing half the features I needed.
None of them were built by someone who actually cared about their car.
So I Built VaultBay
VaultBay is the dashboard I wished existed.
Two core modules:
Why I'm Documenting This
Building in public keeps me honest. It forces clarity. And honestly - if you're solving a real problem, the people who have that same problem want to watch you solve it.
Every week I'll post what I built, what broke, what I learned, and what's next. No vanity metrics, no hype.
Just the actual work.
If you've ever stared at a pile of detailing products and thought "there has to be a better way" - follow along. We're building it.