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Today was bright and sunny and 88 degrees. Not really conducive to a driveway wash, but...... A rinseless wash in the garage worked quite well. Yeah, it was warm, but it was shady. Did both the van and the GP with DP Rinseless Wash & Gloss and applied Duragloss Aqua Wax during the drying...

Since this subject has been kicked around a little recently, I thought it deserved a thread of its own. Some comments: 1. Air is already 78% nitrogen. 2. If air leaks out of a tire faster than nitrogen, then what is left must be mostly nitrogen. Natural nitrogen changeover. 3. Studies seem to...

I had a bar of Clay Magic stored in a plastic baggie that may or may not have been tightly sealed. When I removed the clay from the baggie, it was pretty firm, but not really hard. Kneading it seemed to make it fairly pliable, but when I would stretch it, it would kind of open up rather than...

There has been very little discussion on this product and I was curious why. I'm pretty sure several members have used it, but since so little has been said, it makes me wonder if it is because they are trying to keep it a secret or if they were less than satisfied with the product. Any...

For some reason, I can't access page 3 of this thread. Tire Cleaner Before Bold N Brite Is it my computer or have I been a bad boy?

In the discussion in a recent thread, it seems like a complete detail is different things to different people. What's your idea of a complete detail? To me, it consists of: 1. Wash. (Duh) 2. Clean and dress tires and wheel wells as needed. 3. Clay if needed. 4. Cleaner/polish as needed. This...

So often I read a post where someone, usually someone new to the hobby, has purchased a bunch of products with a lot of duplication as well as some products that probably aren't needed or even advisable for the project at hand. When you have your list ready, call your chosen vendor, explain your...

How about some opinions on this product? The formula was changed for more skickness sometime back and I didn't find much in the way of information about the newer version. I'm looking for actual hands on experience. Any one using it? And I'm not talking about a rinseless wash, but rather their...

Many of you know that I'm a big Poorboy's Spray & Wipe fan, but am hesitant to use it on a really dirty vehicle. Since the rinseless washes became so popular, I have been using them a lot and with good results. The one thing that was frustrating about rinseless washes was the amount of wash...

An e-mail sent to me had quite a few uses listed for Bounce that are a little out of the ordinary. Disclaimer! This is from the internet so I have no idea as to the value of any of it. I'm only posting a few that seem to be at least somewhat auto detailing related. Some are old news, but...

A second sprayer now leaks in the same molding seam on the bottom. That's 2 out of 2 from the ones I purchased last year. One had Poorboy's S&W in it since last May and started leaking in March of this year. The second one had Meguiar's APC+ at 10:1 in it for about 4 months. Both had the...

Several of my friends have a little interest in making their cars look better, but would never go through the steps needed to do it right. What product that would meet the following criteria would you people recommend? 1. Has to be OTC. The easier to find the better. 2. Needs to have at least...

A friend of mine owns a VW Cabriolet that his wife drives, probably a 2004, and he would like to clean the engine compartment. Guess who volunteered to help. :notme: I have cleaned a lot of domestics and a couple of Hondas but never any European cars. I haven't seen it, but I doubt that it is...

The recent thread about some wash and wax sponge made me think about a few things that have been added to the detailing world that many of us would have really turned up our noses at. At least I sure would have. Clay: If someone had come up to me with a clay bar and told me he was going to use...

Has the acquisition of Meguiar's by 3M had anything to do with the new products released by Meguiar's in the past several months? Meguiar's has always played around with new stuff in the consumer line, but it seems like the professional line received a lot more attention in the recent past.

Something that I have noticed recently is the reported need for service/maintenance of vehicles when they are in for a normal oil/filter/lube. Two Honda CR-Vs serviced at the same dealer service department for several years. A 1999 that has been serviced by the same dealer since new and for the...

Last May I posted about some pump up sprayers from Family Dollar. The thread is here. Today, one of them started leaking at the mold seam on the bottom. A small pinhole spray when pressurized. It has had S&W in it since last May and is not left pressurized. So far it is the only one, but??????

Has anyone here tried this product yet? Sounds very similar to the S100 Total Cycle Cleaner with a higher cost. Is it better? Is it worth the difference in price?

Something that a lot of you may not be aware of is an option that allows you to put a member on your ignore list. What it does is hide the posts by members that you don't want to waste your time reading. Go to your user control panel and in the left window, third section down, you will find...

A search didn't turn up anything on this so..... Tonight I tried using DG Aqua Wax with my S&W when I washed the Grand Prix. My S&W washes consist of two passes with a MF towel after spraying the S&W on a panel. I use one MF for the first pass that picks up most of the dirt, then I follow with a...