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First off, I am sure that many of you Autopians have detailed a (or many) General Motors (GM) vehicle(s) in your detailing career/hobby or that you may be a current owner of such a vehicle, regardless of its age. This strike by the United Auto Worker (UAW) union is a watershed moment, not only...

So when I saw Justins00s post his detail and coating an ATV, I thought to myself ,"Why not another vehicle type for detailing questions within this forum". My nephew in-law bought an ATV and a side-by-side for his off-road and trail riding with his family up north at his cabin. Here in Northeast...

If you are like me, when you do a full vehicle detail, like polishing metals or do minor vehicle maintenance ,like changing oil, your hands get dirty. Sometimes FILTHY dirty! You all know what I am talking about; the kind of hands that are not allowed in the house until they are "somewhat"...

My brother-in-law stated his newer 2017Chyrsler Pacifica 3.7L PentistarV6 engine required the use a full-synthetic extended-mileage 0W-20 oil. I looked on the bottle of Mobil1 he bought and sure enough, it stated that it was for engines made in 2015 and later. Is there a new oil spec for this...

I just got off the phone with Paula at Top of the Line Supply and asked about their going out of business. They have been a staple and one of the first internet sellers of detailing supplies and equipment in the past. The current owner has advanced ALS and can no longer operate the business...

I see that Meguiar`s is offering a NEW Ultimate Consumer Line 3-in-1 wax. Has anyone tried this yet? Some of the reseller say it will not be available until Mid-February, but I am wondering if this is not a replacement or an improvement of their old Color-X product (not to be confused with...

This is a question to those of my fellow Autopian professional detailers who work in high-volume detail department or shops, like used car lots or car dealership: What specific car-care chemical manufacturers/suppliers do you use in your detailing? My reason for asking one more of curiosity...

I am again reaching out to my fellow Autopians for suggestion on cleaning my microfiber noodle/chenille wash mitt after using Optimum`s No-Rinse (ONR). The wash mitt just looks (is?) dirty after thoroughly cleaning it with Castrol`s Super Clean (The Purple Stuff) full strength and then rinsing...

Have any of you fellow Autopians used the NEW Meguiar`s twin offers of Pro Speed M110 Compound and M210 Polish and what your thoughts are and how they compare to other manufacturer`s compounds and polishes? These look to be upgrades/evolution from the much-maligned M105 compound and much-loved...

If you live in the northern tier of states in the USA, you know that cold weather has set in. In preparing your vehicle for winter, one item that SHOULD be at the top of the list is checking your tire`s air pressure. I know that many newer vehicles now come with tire pressure monitors, but they...

I am once again reaching out to my fellow Autopians suggestions on which ferrous iron removers they prefer, any experience and methodologies they have in using them, and any comparisons they may have been different manufacturers of these iron removers. I do have some question concerning their...

I saw this new polishing machine posted under New Products on the website for Detailed Image (Sorry, no web link to the article due to forum rules! It would be removed by the administrator anyway): LC Power Tools UDOS 4 in 1 Random Orbit Polisher Here is their description: "The LC Power Tools...

I have a friend who bought a `11 Corvette Grand Sport with a removable hardtop. His problem is that the seals will squeak when the top is installed. Apparently , Chevrolet is aware of this problem and has a "fix" with a seal lubricant that my friend says cost $85.00 for a 5-ounce tube through...

The purpose of this thread is to inform those of you beginning and novice detailers of common mistakes and guffaws made while detailing vehicles. My intentis to avoid "the school of hard knocks" and learn from my and others misfortunes in detailng. This is not a complete list by any means, but...

To a good majority of you posters of car-care videos in your thread, I cannot access or display what you have posted. All I see is a blank, dark "box" with no link or picture. I am running Windows 7 on my PC, so that may be my problem as to WHY I cannot display these videos. Not sure. So if...

Once again I am reaching out to my fellow Autopians for suggestions on cleaning and restoring badly faded black trim and cladding. This seems to be a common problem on older vehicles, especially those parked 24/7 outdoors. We`ve all seen them, like Chevy Avalanche trucks ,Ford Escapes, or Honda...

I was at my local Mill`s Fleet-Farm (farmer`s supply chain in Upper Midwest) and noticed a display offering a new line of car care chemicals from Voodoo Ride. First impression? Black bottles with colorful skull-and-bones logo. Not a lot of product offerings (on purpose; fewer products to...

Fellow Autopians: Since it is the season for car shows (at least it MIGHT start in the Upper Midwest after our record snowfall in mid-April), I am looking for suggestions on how to properly prep a vehicle that has been driven to car show. This would include specific car-care chemical products...

This is more a question of curiosity (it always IS from you, Captain Obvious!!) about the new Rupe`s Mille forced-rotation polisher. This stems from a number of posts within this section of the forum from those of you detailers, both amateur and professional, who keep asking about buying a new...

I know NOTHING about how to properly apply coatings and some of the problems many of you who do use coatings regularly see. What does a coating high spot look like and how do you deal with it? Does it happen because of user-applicator error (methodology) or is it the manufacturer`s type of...