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I had my rear bumper replaced in the past because of an accident. Since then, I've noticed that after waxing, the rear bumper stops beading water far before the rest of the car, including the front bumper. Seems like the paint they used must be different and not letting the wax get a good bond...

Just wondering what is the best way to protect current day plastic headlights from UV damage. Would waxing it with some synthetic be better, or using something like 303 aerospace? 303 does mention it can be used on polycarbonate. But I don't think I've seen any waxes mention they are to be...

Just wondering if anyone knows if it is safe to drive dual filament headlight bulbs (9003, 9007, etc...) with both filaments on for extended periods of time. Normally when switching to high beam mode, the low beam turns off. However, when flashing someone with high beams, the low beam stays...

I've seen it for the second time on the road now. First time it was a couple of months ago, second time was last week. It looks like a cadillac CTS, but it's got twin large exhaust pipes, and a chrome grill. The wheels seem to be bigger and sportier than the CTS. And the badging is simply...

Just wondering, anyone else out there with a 1999> mustang, are the shock absorbers supposed to squeak? When I drive over speedbumps or just over bumpy roads, I hear a squeaking sound coming from the suspension. It sounds like all of the wheels do it and not just one, so that leads me to...

I'm just wondering if anyone out there has ever seen a Lexus with original paint that was either faded or oxidized. Thinking back, I can't remember ever seeing a Lexus where the paint didn't still look pretty good, even original ls400s from the early 90's. Is their paint really good or have I...

Normally we associate water beading as a sign of good wax protection on the paint surface. But does anyone wonder if those tall tight beads can be worse for your finish with the sun shining on it getting magnified? I know that beads of water can be used as a magnifying glass for the surface...

I just noticed this while walking through the parking lot today. Cars which have paint that beads water, also have windshields that bead water. Cars which look like they haven't been waxed in a while, also have windshields that streak water in sheets. Now I don't know what the correlation is...

I tried using the Turtlewax MF wax/polishing towel, which is 16x16, to dry my car but it doesn't dry it well at all. Even after wringing it out as much as I can, when I pull it across a surface, it leaves water smears behind. Are MF towels supposed to suck up the water completely, or is that...

I'm trying to figure out what kind of towel I need to use pre-wax cleaning products. It seems like a regular wax applicator won't do since you are polishing off a lot of oxidation and you'll want a new section all the time to prevent scratching. I've also not heard of anyone using MF towels...

Now I thought swirl marks are those major crazy marks that I see on people's car when the sun hits it causing a lot of obvious scratch looking circles, which you cannot see on my dark red car. But on my car, if you can angle it right and get close enough, then you can make out microscratches...

I ask this because after reading Gurureports, it seems like most of the waxes were completely gone after 8 weeks. From the sounds of it, the environment it was tested in was a colder one than mine (sunny CA) and there was even a snowstorm. Now, I've never had a wax last only 8 weeks before, in...

Hi, I've got this white car, which now when you look close to the surface, looks like it has tiny brown and red specks in the paint. Some you can feel, but some you can't, almost like it's underneath the paint. Washing and waxing with a 1 step cleaner wax did not seem to help with this...

It's hard to do a search on UV protection since the search engine doesn't accept "uv" as a term, too short. So I'll just start a thread on it. Does wax, carnauba or synthetic, provide complete protection against UV? What I mean is, if a car was always in the sun, and the only protection...

I was just at the local kragens, and looking at the package of mothers hotwheels premium wax. I noticed the car that came with it wasn't any of the 4 that I remember it's supposed to come with. So I check the next box, then the next. They all have some hotwheels car in it, but they all seem...

I noticed mothers cleaner/wax comes in both liquid and paste forms. Just wondering for those of you who have compared both, which one lasts longer, which one shines better, and which one is easier to work with? I also notice their natural carnauba wax also comes in the two forms, could...

Hi, I'm just wondering what is the most durable wax or polish, one that will last the longest, and also provide protection for the paint from UV and the weather. From what I've read, possible long lasting ones are: -One Grand Blitz -P21S -Zaino Z2 -Collinite Marque D' Elegance...