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About a week ago I noticed a quart spray bottle of EF Hi-Intensity cleaner was leaking and tonight I noticed a quart spray bottle of BMW wheel cleaner was doing the same thing! Damn! The EF bottle has one of the worst spray heads I've seen on a detailing product so the leak was a minor...

I'm wondering if any one Autopian has used 6" Velcro pads by Lake Country, Meguiar's, 3M (or others) and, if so, which they preferred for medium swirls and finer work. I'd like to find a single pad for the PC for the type of work mentioned. I must admit I am intrigued with the 3M convoluted foam...

Though I can't find the thread now, someone recently mentioned that Zaino was now shipping the new formula Z5. In fact, I'm told that they've been shipping the new stuff since January. Damn, if I'd known, I wouldn't have waited until Sal's busiest time of the year to order!

I've assessed how the WRX fared its first full New England winter as a daily driver. I'd applied Z-1 and three coats of Z-2 in November and the vehicle still fairly glistens - very pleased with that. I'm less pleased with the amount of swirls I've picked-up. The vehicle was hand washed nearly...

I know that there are at least two other WRX owners here but maybe others have opinions also. The WRX rocker panel skirts are black plastic regardless of vehicle color. I notice that mine tend to look soiled where my pant legs come in contact getting in and out. Given the fact my current tour...

Decided that I'd go with rd_volvo's advice and try Collinite's "heavy duty" Insulator Wax on the OEM painted alloy wheels on the WRX. Found a recommendation for Wax Bytes on an Audi or VW forum and purchased same for just under $18 shipped (proprietor Mark Tyler e-mailed an order confirmation...

Rain-X's website offers no useful advice on the subject but I'm wondering if anyone here has used Rain-X on the lens of an outside mirror? Typically these are plastic and both the bottle and the website suggest there "could" be a problem. Anyone used this stuff in that application? Was it...

I have a couple of scratches of the Benz's bumper and outside mirror. The former is a dark gray plastic while the latter is a flatish black plastic. In both cases the scratches are much lighter (almost white) than the untouched plastic surface. I'm looking for something to cover these up...

4:30pm and just finished washing and covering the WRX. The thermometer says 40 but the beading water has that lumpy look to it that says otherwise. I tried surgical gloves in an attempt to keep my hands dry and thus not so cold. Worked pretty well but they were in tatters when, for the first...

I gave the small car its first wash in a week and a half and broke out a new Viking cotton chenille mitt for the task. This is the second Viking mitt I've tried and both ended up with a tangled mass of thread/chenille inside that literally prevented my putting the mitt back on before I finished...

I searched the archives but couldn't find anything that specifically dealt with the relative quality of MF applicators. My question is, has anyone tried more than one brand and, if so, do they have an opinion as to which is the better product? I note that the Viper MF applicators are an 80-20...

I used Mother's clay this morning on an area that clearly been hit with overspray. One or two passes and the overspray was gone. I used the QD packaged with the clay and had no problems at all but got to thinking about others who have. We are having unusually warm temperatures and this...

I'm harboring the suspicion that the proprietary polishes that we're told are a necessary part of a "system"(according to those who sell the stuff anyway) aren't really. I'd love to streamline my arsenal by just stocking (say) PPCL instead of Blackfire Gloss Enhancing Polish, Zaino Z-1...

I don't have a gazillion applicators so the washing machine approach isn't very appealing. I have been looking for a container that has a screw top that I could add some detergent, some hot water and an applicator or two - I think the screw top is a better deal than a friction fit because...

I have a can of Blitz on the way but I read someting here recently that suggests I may have an issue. I had intended to use Blitz as a topper to Z-2 but now I'm wondering. Is this not done? Thanks!