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I am trying to figure out if my wheels' lips are polished or clearcoated. I thought that they were polished because there is a line between the face and the lip where the color is different but when I tried to polish the lip with an aluminum polish my pad did not turn black. Does the polish...

I am going to wetsand my resprayed passat and I have never wetsanded before. My main concern is sanding evenly along sharp body curves. I am refering to the wheel arches in the attached picture. Am I supposed to stick to one direction sanding or can I go diagnally too? Does anyone have any...

I let my duct tape reinforced "protector" mats hang out for too long ontop of my good mats and some of the adhesive has stuck on the good mats. What product/procedure can I use to get this silver crap off of my black floor mats? I tried normal shampoo but the adhesive is all gummed in the...

I ordered the "touch up kit" from www.gatorbackcoatings.com as Avalanche people have good experiences with it. I don't really have the money for a spray gun so I tried applying it with the foam brush. It turned out very streaky and the areas that it overlapped are obvious. I'm looking for...

I was doing some researching today to find out how to get my 14 year old textured plastic and rubber looking black again when I ran across this stuff called Gatorblack. I guess this stuff is now offered by GM for Avalanches so I went to an Avalanche forum and they all loved this stuff. My two...

I have a car to store this winter and the place where it is going has been my smoking room for a couple of years. Is it going to leave a film on it if I continue to smoke in the garage? Is it going to be easy to protect against or remove? I assume my interior is going to smell like ***, is...

I have a 4 year old paint job on a garage queen and in a month I will be storing it for the winter. It will be in a garage. There is no wax on the car but the paint still feels kind of clean after I wash it. Will it make any difference if I wait until next spring to wax it?

It was so hot in madison today some of the paint that they mark lines with ended up on my grill. I thought it was a bug at first but then I realized it's really hard and perfectly yellow. So how am I supposed to safely remove this stuff?

Up until now I've had a heated garage to store my car in for the winter but now I'm forced to use an unheated garage. I live in Wisconsin so is the cold weather going to cause problems for my car? If so it's time to sell the car so please share your experiences.

I am moving to an apartment in a week and am forced to use QEW as my only means of washing. I am confident but concerned about my technique using it. Before I get upto speed I'd like to get some of the safest towels for QEW. Should I just go for David's WW ultimate detailing towels (used them...

I am moving to an apartment in a week and am forced to use QEW as my only means of washing. I am confident but concerned about my technique using it. Before I get upto speed I'd like to get some of the safest towels for QEW. Should I just go for David's WW ultimate detailing towels (used them...