Recent content by donoman

Like the title says Anyone here know where I can go to get the smoke smell out of my car? I have read online about all this ozone generator garbage but I don't know where to go and get it done. I'm either in San Francisco or the East Bay (Hayward) so if y'all have recommendations (or can do...

I recently tried this product called Langka blob remover. Basically it encourages you to fill paint chips with touch-up paint. It tells you to layer the paint until it is higher than the OEM paint and then use this Langka stuff to bring the paint layer down to the OEM level. First of all...

I was hoping we could conduct a semi-scientific test. Here's the procedure: 1) Go to your car 2) Smile at him/her and the glory that is your detailing prowess 3) Count door dings on the passenger side 4) Count door dings on the driver side 5) Report back here in the poll PLEASE KEEP...

I recently bought a 1994 Miata and had to try to restore the dull, stained paint. It was a clean car without too many scratches, but it was really lacking shine! And the surface of the paint was cloudy. This is what I did: Washed car (it didn't bead at all) Claybar everything w/ Quick...

A car I am considering buying has key damage. (pictures below). I am wondering if anyone knows how much it would cost to get the door panels repainted, and if anyone could do a good job. In this situation do people respray the entire car, or just the entire panel? I'm worried because I don't...

I have 2 white vehicles that I care for. Before Autopia I always loved white because I could keep it clean and it really showed. Now, post-Autopia, I can keep the cars shiny but you can't really tell how much work I've put into them. It's hard to define "shiny" for my cars. And what is...

Dear Autopia University, I tried my first full detail tonight. Rather, I'm in the middle of it. I noticed when I turned on my super-bright halogens in the garage that I have some spiderwebs, most noticeable from atop the hood. So I made another pass over the hood with 3M Perfect-It II Fine...

Hello everyone. First of all, thanks to the moderators and owner of this site. It's really awesome. I just bought one of the cars that I've always wanted to own and really want to take care of it. I was able to borrow a PC polisher and I went to town on my older car (Accord) which had...