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I was telling my hubby about the PC orbital buffer. He asked why you wanted an orbital buffer. As soon as I started talking about rotaries and swirl marks, he said, "Well of course you want orbital in preference to rotary, but why not a reciprocating buffer?" Can anyone explain?

I went to the closest UAP/NAPA store today to have a look. They have their own brand of polishing, washing, waxing, etc. products called BodyPro. Has anyone used it? How is it? I was encouraged by the fact that the instructions say to put stuff on in straight strokes, not circular. The guy...

So, I have a problem with swirl marks on my Volvo: After using Meguiar's #9. I see some improvement. (I know, the photography sucks) So, if I just keep using the #9 by hand when I have time, will I eventually see some real improvement? Should I rub hard? Should I just give up on the #9...

There is some transparent sticky, goo on the inside of my back window. I have no idea what it is, but seems to be the adhesive left from very wide tape. It's about two inches by 6 inches. I can feel the wires of the defroster, so I want to be very careful removing this goo. What kind of solvent...

Here's my Volvo 850. It isn't new (1995), but it is the first nice car that I've owned. We bought it this April. I clay barred with Mother's two weeks ago. I washed with Dawn. I used Meguiar's Deep Crystal Paint cleaner on a small area, but it didn't seem to do anything. I tried Meguiar's no...

I finally "did the works" to my car. Dawn wash, paint cleaning, swirl removal, polishing, and waxing. I used Meguiar's Gold Class Liquid Car Wax. Can I put more coats of Gold Class? Will it do any good? Do I have to wash the car again? It spends most of its time in a garage, but I do have to...

Back in the 60s, when I lived in California, I was taught to stay one car length per 10 mph behind the car I was following. I never was any good at figuring that out. When I took driving lessons again in Quebec, I was taught to find something at the side of the road as a marker and count off two...

Back in the 60s, when I lived in California, I was taught to stay one car length per 10 mph behind the car in front of me. I never could get the hang of that. When I took driving lessons here in Quebec, I was taught to find something at the side of the road and count off two seconds in good...

When people write "Dawn wash", do they mean it has to be Dawn dishwashing liquid, or could it be the one I already have? If I use the one I already use, how do I know if it got off all the old wax?

Since I started visiting this forum, I've been looking at my car differently. I noticed that the chrome (?) letters "Volvo" on the driver's side front fender have some paint on them. The hood and front fenders were painted for cosmetic reasons before I bought the car. I guess they did a sloppy...

I did a search of the forums for bra and didn't see any mention of the Bugflector or any of the other, similar nose protectors. It's the kind that looks like it is made of plexiglass. It sits about 1 cm from the surface of the hood and seems to be attached at the edge. What do people here think...

I went into the parking garage to get my car and found that it was covered in rust dust. :eek: They had sanded the rust off of two of the steel I-beams and painted them. They are going to be doing the rest of the I-beams over the next few days. Is this something I would take off with a...

There are a few tiny little scratches on my trunk lid. It's a dark metallic green car. I can barely see the scratches, but I can feel them with my fingernail. What do you guys recommend for getting rid of them?

Me again with the stupid questions. I will be washing my car in a parking garage. There is no nozzel on the hose. I know I want to rinse with no nozzle. Is there a good reason to use a nozzle for any part of the washing/rinsing? Should I buy a nozzle before I get started?

I've been reading posts here for a few days now as well as the e-book, so I'm almost ready to get started. My husband (not interested in cars) and I bought a 1995 Volvo 850 this April. It's got dark green metallic paint. It was washed at a hand car wash about a week ago. It looks pretty good...

I've been reading the forum and the e-book, so I know I shouldn't wash, wax, etc. the car in the sunshine. But, how about on an overcast day? I live in a condo and don't have access to a shaded space during the day. I can probably reach a hose to the street, but parking is only allowed from 09h...

I was at Canadian Tire today, and I saw the PC on special for $179.99 Cdn. They also had a cordless orbital polisher by Simoniz (I believe) for 89.99, with two batteries, and a different kind for $49.99. Does it really make much difference what kind of orbital polisher you use? Isn't the...

Hi everyone. I'm completely new to this. Where do I buy the MF cloths in a store in Canada? How do I know that it is an MF cloth? I checked out Canadian Tire today, and they had some Simoniz extra soft cloths, but they didn't say anything about microfibres, so.... Would the other Canadians...