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Solid black (non-metallic, gloss) Tesla Model S. I`ve tried everything available. 3M line, HD line, Menzerna, Chemical Guys, Mothers Professional, Sonax, and Meguiars Mirror Glaze. I have the full line of pads for large throw pads from: 3M, 3D, HD, Meguairs (foam and microfibre), Chemical Guys...

Last year, I did a leather treatment that totally destroyed the perforated sections of my TL-S seats. IMHO it wouldn't have happened had Acura's leather been better quality, but what can I do. I got some Iggee seat covers to cover my seats. I know a lot of used Honda/Acura owners, or car...

I'm a Detailer at a Tesla Service/Delivery center. Due to the fact that customers spend 1-3 hours with the car under harsh artificial lighting before they leave, we essentially give retail details to every customer that receives their car from our center. I've been trying to jewel solid black...

I've had an ongoing issue attempting to make the 3M paint correction system *work*. Without giving too much information away, 99.9% of the cars I detail are a Tesla Model S, and 80-90% of them have factory paint 1-14 days old. I can make every color look perfect, after multiple alcohol...

I got this car last month, and within weeks someone had apparently crashed their bicycle into the fender and dented it in 5+ spots, some large some small, plus the brace behind the fender created an outward dent, plus the entire area to the rear of the fender flare is set in a bit more than it...

We have my car, the cat's food/water bowls, and the cat's litter box in the garage. My cat has a habit of going onto the car when I am not around and running off as soon as he hears me coming because I make a big scene trying to scare him from getting on the car again. I have tried placing floor...

Personal car I picked up on president's day. Used a Rupes with a medium cutting pad / HD Cut, followed up with a finishing pad / HD Speed. I'm not yet convinced Cut & Speed are the real deal, but we will see in a few weeks/months whether or not buffer trails return from the cutting step...

This car collects dirt faster than any car I have ever seen. Started with this: After washing and spraying it down with some diluted alcohol to remove the old stuff that wasn't working for the color. Very flat appearance. Not too reflective. After applying HD Poxy...

I got a 2013 Lexus CT200h last month. It came with dealer installed swirls on the paint, which I've chosen to keep until I build some more up myself over the next year or so, but it also came with very light horizontal scratches on the clock/climate control face that were immediately obvious on...

We have some serious renovation going on in my house, so my dog's food and water bowl are both in my bedroom. The water bowl spilled, I cleaned it up with a towel, went to work, came home, and was disgusted by the smell. Then I remembered this thread I posted a while ago...

I pulled my rims of and scrubbed the inner barrels with everything I have. Even used abrasives. Aside from acidic wheels cleaners, is there anything I can do to get rid of these brake dust spots?

I bought 2 used wheels + tires for my Legend. The tires have perfect sidewalls, tread that looks like it hasn't been used, but there are small cracks all over the tread. I can't even come close to seeing the belts anywhere, but I'm wondering if tires are typically safe with these cracks that I...

Yesterday I went to my aunt's house and came back with a "Hurricane" electric canless air system. The Hurricane's site (canlessair.com) has some good points on how un-environmentally friendly the chemicals in cans of compressed air are. And today I decided to detail the interior my DD. I'm...

My 17 year old Acura. I recently replaced the blower motor and cleaned the whole blower assembly out, and every panel in this car has been cleaned many times, a lot of them even on the backsides. Never smoked in. A lot of people compliment the smell of my car when I use it daily (They say it...

Steps: (friend's car, we bought compound and polish OTC) -Clay with Mother's CA gold clay -Compound with Meg's Ultimate Compound -Polish with Meg's M09(?) -Seal with Blackfire wet diamond Not 100% perfect, but a huge improvement for a free job ;) Before...

I bought these rims for my Legend at a junk yard: Cleaned them in and out: As you can see, they look like solid faded silver paint. Watch this: Not silver. Faded, stained, clear coated brushed aluminum. Before and after: And finally: Some slight...

It's hitting my Legend hard lately. Here's a recent pic of the roof: Here's the affected car: Anyway, as you can see it is well taken care of and the sides of the car still outshine/outgloss most new cars. The horizontal surfaces... Not so much. Has anyone ever repainted just the...

Went to Ecology Auto Parts in Wilmington, CA and found these: I wanted some OEM mats to dye black as DD mats. I figured these mats were a lost cause, so I bought some black RIT dye on the way home. I dumped/poured a 1:4 mixture of 3D APC into them and scrubbed...

I helped detail a friend's car yesterday and at some point, sat on a piece of Meg's clay. It stuck to me until I got into my Acura and sat down. I tried to remove the clay residue with HD UNO, 3D APC, painter's tape, and I even tried claying it away. Nothing has worked so far. I picked it down...

There is/was an Autopia forum member that had a mint black Chevy S10 with Corvette C5 (C6?) wheels, a bed cover, and a roll pan. Then he got rear ended, totalling the car and sending it to the salvage yard. This truck is what got me started on Chevy S10s, does anyone know who it could be?