Recent content by asm505

I was on my way to work and stopped to get gas. As I took the nozzle out a drop of gas got on my car. I used a towel I had in the car to wipe it off but I don't know what else to do - since I am not at home. Any good ideas or can I wait till I get home. I did use a wet towel to wipe the area...

Okay I admit that I am REALLY picky with my car. I had to have some body work done. We went to pick the car up and it didn't match at ALL. They said the clear coat made the color darker. So they redid it and cleared the door in addition to the rear fender. Now that I have the car back, it...

Has anyone tried this. Will this help w/ swirl marks and wash induced marring that you get overtime? Is it easy to use? Is there a chance of causing damage to the paint or is it pretty mild? Thanks for your help.

I have a friend that has a really nice audi and she uses a regular old bath towel to dry the car. I am thinking this cannot be good, am I right?

This is a silly question but if you lick your finger to wipe a mark on your car, will the saliva hurt your paint? I heard someone say that one time and I was just wondering if it was true.

Is it possible to do? Can you recommend a product (other than Scratch X)?

Is it okay to use the quick detail spray on a car that is just dusty? I just had my car detailed on Wed and last night the hood got sprayed with the hose and left some water spots. Is it okay to use a quick detail spray on it just to get off the waterspots? The hood is just dusty besides the...

I have a yellow which I have scheduled at a local detail shop tomorrow. They polish it with a buffer and then wax. This is suppose to take care of the swirls and minor scratches. I am wondering since you really can't see the swirls that much, if it is really worth my money? I have never had...

What do you guys do about the areas on your hood that a stone may have hit but the paint is not actually chipped off yet. I have two places on mine that you can tell something hit it but not enough to take the paint off. Do you just let well enough alone?

I am just wondering if anyone has or currently uses this? How do you use it and does it work pretty good?

I have a 2001 Cougar which I take good care of. I wash it often and keep it waxed but I didn't realize until I was on this site, how careful you have to be sometimes. I have been washing my whole car with my bug net. Obviously I don't SCRUB the car with it because it is never overly dirty but...

Does the touch up paint you get from the dealership require a separate clear coat?

A few years ago I had my car door painted due to a deer incident. I thought I was happy w/ their work but recently I have been paying real close attention to my car and I noticed a small spot at the bottom of my door that looks like the clear coat was never applied there. I am not worried...

I was touching up a mark on the inside of my door and noticed on one of my round weld marks on the inside bottom of the door has a little bit of surface rust on it. I was thinking about putting the rust convertor on it and let it go. Is this something that I should be real concerned about? My...

This is probably a stupid question but how can you tell if a stone chip is down to the metal or down to the primer? The reason I ask is because someone told me if it was down to metal it would have shown significant signs of rust in just a few months but my husband (who does not take care of...