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Hello all, I`ve been looking into different tools for evaluating paint thickness and detecting areas with bodyfiller. It seems that devices range from spring loaded magnet scales all the way up to advanced digital ultrasonic machines. My needs are twofold - evaluating the thickness of existing...

Hey all, I have a 2012 Dodge Durango which I bought used, and I`m in the process of giving it a thorough detail. I am finding a lot of sand and red clay sediment in the box sections/frame rails of the chassis (it`s a unibody vehicle). So far I`ve run a garden hose through it and flushed until...

The car is a 1989 porsche with (I believe) single-stage alpine white paint. As far as I know the paint is original. I'm most curious to know what the issue I'm seeing with the paint is called. Lots of photos I've seen show fuzzy reflections due to all the fine scratching, but this is almost that...

I've searched the product reviews and several online stores but didn't turn up anything. I'm trying to find a couple of good vacuum brush attachments, as I feel like the ones that came with the vacuum and all the generic ones I've been able to find in stores seem to be light on bristles and...

Bit of a strange question - I clayed my car (white) with meguiar's clay before getting the 'clear bra' paint protection film installed. This clay is very soft and left a few yellow patches, I guess where I'd let it sit on the hood. I figured the place that installed the film would prep the...

I just picked up a new car, and it's white. In preparation for paint sealant, I'm trying to remove all these tiny specks of what I believe to be tar. I have a tub of griot's garage clay, a meguiar's off the shelf clay kit, and a pea-sized piece of leftover sonus gray clay from 2+ years ago...

I need to find a small diameter size fiberglass spot sanding pen. I have a 3m 1/4" one but I am finding it sands off a larger area of paint than I need. Griot's Garage used to sell a finer one, but they no longer carry it or could give me any info on who makes it. I have multiple tiny rock...

I have a recurring issue with the A/C in my '04 bmw 330. In fan only mode, it's fine. In A/C mode (recirc or external air) it's fine. If the A/C has been on, and then you switch to fan only mode, it smells horrible for a couple of minutes. The smell is a damp musty one, I frequently see...

I'm trying to eliminate a slight cabin odor, and also a damp odor from the A/C. I've managed to rule out water leaks, and to the best of my knowledge (and a professional's opinion) it's most likely just residual odor in the fabrics. Building on the advice & suggestions from the last question...

I notice when I first get into my car that there's a slight odor. I can neither pinpoint what type of odor it is, nor where it's coming from. It's been present since I got the car, and I've managed to lessen it but still notice it. The closest description is kind of a damp smell. Sniffing all...

I've searched and read that 303 Protectant is quite good for general protection of vinyls, but I'm wondering what the preferred methods are for protecting what I assume will be vinyl graphics and also the urethane clear bra material from UV/discoloration? Also another couple of questions-...

I need a minor paintwork repair, but I have absolutely no idea which body shops in the area are reputable. I don't know anyone on an enthusiast level who would be able to advise me either unfortunately. If anyone could reccomend a good bodyshop in the area I'd really appreciate it, thanks.

Disclaimer: I realise that I'm an idiot for this. I was fixing a small rock chip, which went pretty well. On the stage where I was lightly (I thought) sanding the excess paint blob down to the same level as the surrounding paint, I seem to have thinned or gone through a small patch of...

I completely stripped the paint of all waxes etc. yesterday, and today I had to go over it with the claybar & quick detailing spray to remove the contaminants I missed. Now most of the car feels slightly glossy from the detailer spray, but patches that didn't need claying feel 'bare'. I'm...

It seems like when my car's parked at home it's getting contamination landing on it (no garage unfortunately). What would be my best approach, covering it up when it's parked, or having to give it a very thorough clean every few weeks (claying to remove the contaminants). I apologise for...

I'm thinking of getting a car cover because it looks like I'm getting fallout landing on my car and messing up the paint. I think I've got an ok one picked out, it's a good combination of price/fit and perhaps even material (breathable stormshield which is supposedly soft on the inside)...

These photos are at around 90x magnification, the top one is of 'before'. http://img163.imageshack.us/img163/4084/beforehf4.jpg This second picture was taken after I gave it a quick pass with a claybar. http://img163.imageshack.us/img163/2944/aftervs0.jpg I've been having problems...

I'm planning to use paint sealant on my car, but have a few questions about it's application. Am I right in thinking I need to completely strip all wax etc. off the paint before applying it? Any swirl removers, paint cleaners, scratch remover etc. needs to be used before the paint sealant...

I just picked up a lighted magnifier/microscope to inspect some rail dust I can't seem to get rid of. I got one from radio shack, and heard I should have been looking for a 30x. The only one I found on their website and in the store was 5x, or 60-100x so I went for the latter. My problem is...

I've ordered some of Autoint's A-B-C decontamination system to hopefully fix the rail dust problem on my car. I'm wondering if the chemicals in this stuff are safe on plants/grass. My driveway is sloped and when I rinse this off, some of it will run onto the grass. If it'll damage or kill the...