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Someone asked recently asked "How do I clean my microfibers"? Please reference the thread: Help with Towel Choices and Process This detailing topic/subject keeps coming up again-and-again, so rather than add (and bury) my somewhat lengthy response within the above referenced thread, I will...

This thread topic really started in July 2007 when Superior Products was just getting started: Ref:Superior Products What precipitated this "Part 2" topic was my buying Meg`s Detailer Line Ready-to-Use Non-Acid Wheel cleaner (D143RTU) at O`Reilly`s Auto Parts Store. When asked if they could...

So my Toro Ultra Leaf Blower-&-Vacuum Model No. 51619 I have used for the past 6 (or 7) years for drying off vehicles after washing them via the 2-bucket method has died (fried the electrical 12-GA wire extension cord as well trying to use it too long to finish out a drying a vehicle...

The fodder for this thread topic was Sizzle Chest`s detailing of a Smokeshow (the color name) Dodge Challenger. Please reference: https://www.autopia.org/forums/click-amp-brag-the-detailers-showcase/193264-dodge-challenger.html I don`t know about you, but it seems like vehicle manufacturer`s...

I was asked to clean/detail my sister-in-law`s 2017 Shadow Black (true black, no metal flake) Ford Flex. Being daily driver for my SIL here in "the sticks" (AKA, backwoods) of Northeast Wisconsin, it needed some extreme TLC. Lots of bugs and dirt road dust to wash off. It had been washed at the...

I did not know how to word the topic title without making it appear "official" or misleading about the status of this forum, so its title really is "My Personal Observations on the Status of this Forum". It really is a continuation of of the discussion of my question of the moving of the Autopia...

I seems weird that I need to ask this question of the Autopian management/owners. Is there a new physical mailing/shipping address for this business IF the store is indeed, moving? There is none listed on the Autopia Store website. Reference: Autopia Store\service What precipitated this...

What precipitated this forum topic was Ron Ketcham`s nomination for induction into the International Detailing Association Hall of Fame. The reason is that Lake Country Power Tool`s Robert Eichelberg is an inductee into this IDA-HoF. AND, that got me to thinking about the development of LC-PT...

I know for some of us hobbyists who do not have vehicle lifts for working on low-slung sports cars, it can be a literal pain trying to kneel on a floor or driveway while trying to buff out a lower door sill, bottom of fender wheel panel, and the lower front or rear bumper fascia. I am wondering...

Many of you Autopians know it was (and still is) my wish that this Autopia forum keep going. As we draw the year 2022 to a conclusion, you no doubt are well aware of the "challenges" this forum faced this year, including a total shutdown and revamping/updating of the software used to run this...

Since I have not (or cannot, economically) attended a SEMA Show, does anyone know if there were any new detailing products or equipment announcements or introductions made at this year`s 2022 SEMA Show? Seems this show is a focal or starting point for many new detailing product and equipment...

I NOT trying to make this a political issue, but am trying to tie inflation to its effects on your Autopian detailing. This is kind of an extension of my started post from last year on detailing product shortages. Reference...

This topic seems to be much more political in nature, and it is, than it is detailing-related. But because it is so important to detailing and vehicle appearance/car-care that without it, such activities and the detailing profession cease to exist, so I thought it a detailing-related topic of...

I see that the Autopia Store (and its affiliate AutoGeek) are no longer offering any of The Wax Shop`s products. Any reason why? No demand? Other new products to offer in their place, like Turtle Waxes` Hybrid Solutions? (By the way, The Wax Shop`s products are a division of Turtle Wax. See...

While this topic is not really detailing-related, it is about new vehicles that may be bought and detailed, so I thought I would start a topic discussion on it. This subject comes from an article in WIRED magazine I read on-line about a state referendum that was voted upon in Massachusetts that...

Disclaimer: I do not work for the Palm Beach Motoring Group (PBMG) and its affiliates, nor has anyone put me up to this, including the Autopia Admins. The following is my own opinion and concern, nothing more. Please, read on! While it may seem a moot issue to many of you about this...

If you are like me, you try to 2-bucket wash your dirty vehicle outdoors at every opportunity you can as long as the temperature is above 32°F (AKA, freezing). Unfortunately, when the temps get down below 45°F, the ambient temps and cold water (municipal-sourced supply from outdoor spigot) used...

I see that Griots Garage has come out with a new G13 mini long throw orbital buffer. It looks to compete with Adam`s Swirl Killer Mini, since it has a 13mm "long throw". Reference from the Autopia Store:Griot`s Garage G13 Mini Long-Throw Orbital This new buffer machine seems to be a...

As I was perusing the automotive car-care products aisle at a local Meijer`s big-box store, I came across Meguiar`s new Hybrid Paint Coating; G210300 Kit. For the retail price of $60.00, it is in the upper realm price-wise of most "average" car-care consumers who will be present in a big-box...

Has anyone noticed if after logging on that the screen display seems to revert to the "Forum" tab screen and not the "Home" tab screen display. Used to be when I logged on I got the screen display of all the recent threads that were brand new or that a recent post in an older thread subject been...