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To deal with occasional scratches on my surface of my White '99 M3, and since the only machine I had at the time was a waxmaster type of buffer, I bought an orbital...But because I was new at it, and didnt want to reck the car, I bought an inexpensive one that didnt go too fast....I got a Wen...

This may surprise some of you, but Ive been very effective from time to time, with a hand applicaiton of this product, for removing scratches that #9, for instance, wouldnt tough.... applying with moderate to strong pressure, by hand, back and forth, I ve been able to get out many bothersome...

At http://www.autopia-carport.com/Detailing-Articles/Washing.htm David says quick detailing is a good alternative to washing, to lessen the amount of washing that needs to be done...Maybe MF allows wiping with water and quick detailers to NOT scratch the surface of a dirty car, but is this...

Im relatively new to the forum, so I havent found this answer yet..So, why do we use Dawn to strip surface finishes, rather than Palmolive, or any of the other concentrated Dishwashing liquids?

My question is about what autopians refer to as Swirl Marks. I have a White '99 M3 which gets about 15K miles a year, but is parked in a garage both at work and at home. I dont think I have one single Swirl Mark. What I Do tend to get from time to time is some micro scratching in the clear...

Pinnacle apparently has a new Liquid Soverign product, which is less expensive then even their Paste Wax Glaze, and which Pinnacle says lasts supposedly for 6 mos! But, even though they call it Sovereign, they dont mention Carnauba in the copy... This is what they say: "The chemists at...

For those of you who have used this, how would you rate it against the Pinnacle paste wax...Not the Sovereign stuff, but the other paste wax which is recommended for light cars...Mines Alpine White....The reason Im asking is Id like to know if there is a paste wax which is soft enough to scoop...

Im new to the forums here, but not to cars or detailing...For the longest time, all the major detailing firms like Meguiars would say, 'make sure your cotton cloth has no polyester'...and 'make sure you use no synthetics...only 100% cotton', etc...Im sure you know where Im going with...

As you can see from my previous posts, the car is looking gooood. But Im concerned that I have removed enough paint in the front third of the hood that Im through the clear coat...When you look at that portion closely, you can what look like see tiny pin holes spaced some distance apart...Its...

Today, after discovering this site and reading it all weekend, I got ultra motivated...So, this morning I decided to do a number on my alpine white '99 M3 . I had been noticing some clear coat scratching in the front of the hood where my hood bra had been...so I used my rotary at 1300 rpms...

I have a '99 Alpine White BMW M3...Ive read in several places that our finishes do NOT react well to any of the polymer type finishes, and should therfore stick to good old carnauba when it comes to protection...Can any of you regulars confirm or deny this? Id love to try the Klasse system...