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Well, I broke out my Makita on my mother's Acura yesterday. It was definitely a day of learning, that is for sure... I think I had glamorized rotaries in my head and convinced myself that what was achieved with a PC would easily be achieved in 1/4th of the time with the rotary... This may...

I've read it suggested that these two polishes are actually the same thing. Is this accurate? Has anyone used both? The Wolfgang sells significantly cheaper and I'd love to cut costs if this is true.

Well, I'm running low on my Menzerna IP and FPII. I originally wanted to replace with SIP and 106, but I've got a lot of real world expenses pilling up (mostly wedding crap) and am looking for opportunities to cut costs. I'm toying with the idea of trying Optimum Hyper Compound and Optimum...

I know Natty's Red was supposedly a limited edition thing, but I can't find it anywhere. I'm running low on mine, and despite poor durability, liked the looks. Is it still available anywhere?

My morning has started out terribly. I just curbed one of my brand new wheels leaving the gym. I'm sick to my stomach over the damage and am going to have to repair it. Any idea as to what I should expect to pay for a refinishing? Theres no bend or anything, just a scrape to the lip...

So I'm in the process of repairing some paint chips on my hood. I filled the paint with an autosharp pen and let it dry for 24 hours then came back to wet sand today. I'm using 2000 grit paper and moving very slowly and controlled. I told myself in advance to be prepared to see some...

I've been sitting in front of my computer reading about rotary polishing (including the entire "unbelievable rotary polishing guide") for the last 4 hours and decided I need to sh*t or get off the pot, so I broke out my credit card and ordered up the Makita 9227c from coastal tools with the...

I finally bought into the hype and picked up a bottle of AW. To say I've been impressed would be an understatement.... I've flat out gone nuts with it! So far I've AW'ed my household sinks, mirrors, stainless appliances, garbage cans, my humidor, TVs... shoot! I even wax my fiancee's...

Well, I'm posting on this site, which means I get a kick out of car care and detailing my ride. In the past, when my car is up to spec I've taken on my fiancee and family's cars just to see how good I could make them. Well.. I've only use the PC for a year and am pretty tired of how many...

I read in a thread here that there was a coupon code "BMW" for 10% off orders at coastal tools, but am unable to re-locate the thread. Is this information accurate? I called coastal tool today and the chick on the phone had no idea what I was talking about. It was posted around 4/28, so...

Last year I detailed my fiancee's red nissan altima and was very pleased with the results. I got the bulk of the swirls/scratches out and did some pretty acceptable correction work using a PC with IP/FP followed by KAIO and sealant. Well, this weekend I decided to give it another once over...

I'm about to go after some rock chips on my hood with an autosharp pen and am wondering the appropriate prep work. Specifically, I have a couple layers of 845 down which is still beading well... will this be a problem adding touch up paint over it? I was thinking I should probably use...

A couple weeks ago, I got new tires for my BMW with Dove Grey interior. They were delivered to my house and I ran home to pick them up, carefully placed them in my car (without blanket down) and drove to the tire place to get them roadforce balanced. They screwed up my appointment and I ended...

I had some suspension work done on my BMW yesterday, and it appears one of the mechanics left a grimy hand print on my gray felt ceiling liner. How the heck should I attempt to tackle that? I was thinking a tide pen or something of that nature... I don't want to go at it too aggressively...

I thought some of you guys might be interested in this: Meguiar's NXT 2.0 Ultimate Kit $9.50 YMMV!!! - SlickDeals.net Forums Mods feel free to move it, but it seems like a real steal. I'm checking my local wally world tonight.

This is on clearance at Target for $40. 1600 PSI Pressure Washer from Black and Decker Can I use this with a foam gun? I leave work in an hour and would like to pick one up on the way home before they sell out.

My family has a forest green Land Rover Discovery (2003) I spent a few hours bringing back from the dead this Sunday. It stays in the driveway 24/7 and has never been detailed before. I restored a shine and got a lot of the swirls off the paint, but didn't want/have the energy to go crazy on...

I recently used my PC to apply natty's red pastewax with a brand new black finishing pad. Afterwards I tried soaking it in a concentrated snappy pad cleaner which didn't really get all the wax out. I also tried to really work it over with water/car wash detergent and then water/dawn to no...

I've topped all my detailing so far with acrylic sealants, but decided I'd like to give waxes a try. In my last order to autogeek.net I purchased a grey pad that is described on the website as follows: Gray Finishing Foam 6.5" - Composition is firm enough to withstand added pressure during...

My girlfriend has some extremely resilient water spots on half of her windshield and her drivers side window. I think it happened when the shutters at our apartment were power washed, as the cars next to hers are also scarred... Whatever it is, I can't get them off. We were starting to...