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I did my friends 1991 Celica yesterday. He has had it since about 1996. It's never seen a garage and probably only had one or two coats of wax in its life. Here's a shot of the hood before: hood during: a better shot: and after: A whole car shot: There's still a...

Does anyone have any experience with some little known, harder to find waxes? Maybe something along the lines of Collinite? Products without huge marketing but still do a good, if not great job. As an example, on the spit-shining posts from a while back David B mentioned Beauty Shine Pink...

I've noticed a few paint imperfections on the hood of my 2004 Toyota Tacoma. Right now they're about the size of a pencil eraser and there are 3 total. It looks like groups of small cracks and from a little research I've deduced that it's some sort of clear coat failure. It was one of the...

I think I've decided to get a car cover for my 2004 Tacoma for daily use. Apparently my new house is surrounded by some careless pet owners whose cats like to use my truck as a climbing gym at night. I've QD'd the truck daily for the past week but the dirty paw prints and a few scratches...

Well, after receiving my Poorboys products in two days I got to try them out for the first time today. All in all I used SSR2.5, SSR1, Pro Polish and Ex-P. The only problem I had was with the PP. I used the PC to apply but when it came time to remove, it wouldn't come off. I had to resort to...

I've been lurking around off and on for about a year now and picked up a lot of good info. Now, I've got a question. Here's some background... I have a black 2004 Toyota Tacoma. I wax it (along with a wash, clay and polish) about every three months. Sometimes it doesn't even get washed...