Recent content by imported_doug

Hi, Guys - Carguy here - first post here in ages. Hope you all are well. I am too - just been too busy to spend much time on my cars! In a search of this board and a review of this thread, which describes a commercial rinse agent used by auto car washes, I wondered if we couldn't simply...

My Porsche was getting pretty ratty, after winter, running at the track, my being busy, and generally being distracted by other stuff. I got lazy with my upkeep regimen, and it showed - lots of swirls and other malaise. Recently I spent a good bit of time coaxing it back into shape - a lot of...

I may have asked this question before, but I've thought about it a lot and I still haven't seen a thorough and scientific answer. One of these days I intend to experiment to learn more about this, but here is what I suspect: Beading is not really a good indication of how much wax you have...

OK, raise your hands - who is frustrated at the wax residue on your car's black vinyl bits? Me, Me!! Me - hand WAY up! My car has bumper inserts, windshield washers, headlight washers and door moldings. Some of these are textured. And I'm just not dedicated enough to mask before I wax or polish...

Truth is, I was waiting for a prescription at Walgreens. To kill time I cruised the store, focusing, of course, on the 12' or so of aisle space devoted to car goodies. (Cheap car goodies. ) Knowing my car's windows were filthy inside and out, on a whim I reached up and grabbed a jar of these...

Someone put about an 8" gash in my Porsche's gorgeous driver's side door today - nice and deep - def. through the clear coat and possibly to primer. I just looked at it under the 10x - two parallel grooves, about 1/16" apart - at a 45 degree angle to the ground, and about 1/3 way up the door. I...

A BMW friend claims it is the latest, greatest thing from Japan. He posted this to prove how great it is: http://ns2.namaeserver.com/~wi6/CGZ8/ it looks awesome - but as far as I'm concerned proves nothing, YET. Here is my response to him (on the BMW board.) I would love to know more...

I never thought I'd say this - and most of you know me as pretty cautious - but I have found a dry washing method that works very well and is no riskier in terms of scratching than a regular wash. I am thrilled. A while back I posted a thread about testing the California Car Duster very...

Today I had to go the BMW dealer where my car is getting serviced, so I drove into the lot with my black Porsche. I parked next to two used jet black BMW's that happened to be at the end of an aisle. One looked pretty good, the other showed swirls I could see as soon as I got out of my car. But...

Last week I went through the Derek Daly Academy 4-Day Formula Racing School program. It was a total hoot. I wrote up a fairly comprehensive review at http://www.heumann.com/daly enjoy......

Somehow or other I have this huge need to share what I learn. The learning itself is a joy - now that I am no longer "learning" to get a grade or a paycheck, I get to learn whatever the heck I feel like learning. And I'm really having fun learning more and more about paint care. But I also know...

Those of you who've known me for a bit know that: a) I don't believe anything "for sure" until I test it myself, or I until I have come to know the source well enough to know they're as rigorous as me. I don't mean to offend anyone, but those sources are few and far between. There are always...

In the "I hate Porsche Owners" thread, Intel486 said: I am still skeptical, but I'm not suggesting he is wrong - only that I am not convinced yet. Intel, can you tell me - did you experience this first hand, or did you only hear about it? ALL leather stretches - and the softer it is (such as...

If you have a high speed connection, please right-click and save-as this video - I have limited bandwidth per month and the load on this will be heavy for several days. (If you have a modem connection, don't even think about it.) Greg Laps Laguna (60Mb - high res) Greg Laps Laguna (20Mb -...

My car went into the shop yesterday for routine service, but a couple of issues will require that they keep the car a few days. So I have a nice shiny metallic blue BMW 325 as a loaner. My car has a built-in garage door opener, and I don't have a separate unit any more. So it's a hassle to...