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My car was Opti-coated recently and I bought some Opti-Coat Hyper Seal to help maintain the coating, enhance the gloss and hopefully add some protection, in addition to using it as a drying aid. I called The Rag Company to ask a few questions about what towels to use when applying the product...

I dropped my car off to be ceramic coated starting yesterday morning and was told they`d need it overnight for the curing process and that I could pick it up today. This morning I got a call and was told that the hood hadn`t been coated, but the rest of the car was because he had a difficult...

My new car has this annoying glossy piano black plastic that`s a magnet for fingerprints. I`ve always used Einszett (now Nextzett) Cockpit Premium, but I wanted to use something more dedicated to plastics for the material I`m dealing with, in addition to the clear gauge cluster lens. I did a...

I`m putting together a microfiber order and came across dedicated microfiber glass towels, which I`ve never tried. I`m still using paper towels! Some reviews say they`re too thin, others say they`re too grabby, etc. Then, I found this article: https://www.detailingspot.com/?page_id=200 He/she...

I just got a new GTI and noticed it has these annoying and difficult to reach corner windows: http://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20140617/sypeqy7a.jpg Not my picture, but you get the point. Has anyone come up with a trick or found a tool to clean these properly, or am I stuck trying to stuff a...

I`ve used Meguiar`s Gold Class for years, but my bottle is empty now and I want to try something new, especially since my car will be ceramic coated shortly. One of the car washes that consistently gets good reviews, is supposedly safe to use on ceramic coatings and is also economical, is...

I just got off the phone with someone at Opti/Optimum. Super nice guy. Very helpful and patient. I told him I was probably going to get Gloss Coat on my car vs. their Pro or Pro+ coatings due to the cost involved. The Gloss Coat is their consumer product without a warranty and he recommended...

I`ve been out of the loop for a while. I just got a new car exactly a week ago. In the past I had used carnauba wax, and the car looked amazing for a while, but I gave up after losing a battle with acid rain or water spot etching, especially on the roof of the car. This time I decided to go...

I`ve got a 17 year old car that`s not worth the amount of money I spent to modify it. I recently noticed rust underneath the strut tower brace and I`m looking for a way to properly fix this. There are a couple of other small areas that could use some preventative maintenance, as well. I`ve seen...

Every kind of aluminum cleaning spray is meant to be sprayed on and rinsed off, mainly because it`s for aluminum wheels. However, I don`t want to do any rinsing. In my engine bay I have aluminum parts that are bare aluminum, as well as anodized. For example, my intake pipe is bare aluminum, and...

I just had my fuel injectors flow tested and purchased new top hat adapters for them. They didn`t tell me they were shorter than the old ones. :angry: About 2 miles from my home, I had a major fuel leak that sprayed gasoline everywhere. I had AAA tow the car back to my garage and the smell was...

I have a brand new built engine that has had a couple of leaks near the belts and alternator. Although I have some Meguiar's Super Degreaser, I don't want to get too much water in that area, especially in the brand new alternator. So, I bought about 1 gallon of 99% pure isopropyl alcohol and a...