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Over the past year I've been having an ongoing problem with my microfiber towels linting and leaving a heavy lint residue on my paint. The odd thing is that this only occurring with my plush microfibers. My glass cleaning MF's and the cheaper MF's used on the wheels/interior don't really have...

So I've been gone a while but about 1 month ago I purchased something that will have me back here posting as usual! My new old toy is an 87 Porsche 928 which needs a makeover of sorts. The exterior is in ok shape with plenty of rock chips and swirls/scratches in the clear which are awful...

Last Saturday I helped judge cars at the Palm Springs Show and Shine event and was invited to show my car at the Palm Springs Concours the following day. The show and shine was cool but the concours was absolutely amazing. My car was unfortunately too young to be judged, cars had to be 1975...

My registration on my car will be expiring at the end of the month and I will need to replace my registration stickers soon. The last time I tried to remove the stickers from my wifes plates I made a huge mess and managed to scratch the plates. Can someone give me some tips/tricks to properly...

Last year after attending a concours event and nearly running out of preparation time I realized the importance of being organized AT the event. Up until this point I've been using a plastic container and throwing all my supplies into it. This meant I had to dig through my container constantly...

Well after four weeks, two of which were non stop rain here in SoCal I finally decided the Honda needed a bath. Here's the list of products I used: Wash: Gold Class / Viking Wash Mitt Dry: The Absorber (mind you only on the silver car ;) ) Wax: Z5 Trim: Meguiars Trim Detailer Tires...

I received two free sample packets of 303 in the mail (thanks for the tip BlkZ28) which I will be testing in the next couple of weeks. Along with the samples I received 4 brochures explaining why 303 is the best product to use on my vinyl and rubber. But I'm a bit confused about some statments...

I wanted to start a thread where everyone has an opportunity to show off their car the last time they detailed it. With the picture include the products you used to achieve the results and the date when the picture was taken. If you don't have a car you can include a picture of the last car...

Lately I've had this crazy idea in my mind that I want to build my own Hot Rod. It all started when I was watching the Barrett Jackson Auction and seeing some serious beauties and thinking how cool it would be to cruise in one. It doesn't help that I don't want to modify my current car and...

I was lucky enough to have Presidents Day off so I decided to do a thorough detailing session on my car. I started on Saturday by using DACP on the upper half of my car (lower panels have semigloss clearcoat) using a PC at speed setting 5 and Meguiars Yellow Foam Pad. I have to say that...

Well I was lucky enough to attend a Meguiars Car Clinic yesterday and asked Mike if I could raid his shelf full of products! No objections from him so I grabbed a barely used jar of Souveran and decided to do a camparo of it vs Nxt. I started by dusting the entire surface of my hood with a...

A couple of weeks ago I received a call from Mercedes Benz Club Of America asking me if I would like to show my vehicle at the Mirage in Las Vegas. I quietly listened as they explained what the event was about. The National Automobile Dealership Association (NADA) and Popular Mechanics were...

So I decided to polish and wax my car today. Had my first experience with 1ZPP which I'll detail in the product review section. Topped with Nxt. Here's a shot of the results.

Everyone is entitled to their opinions and it's nice to see everyone expressing theirs. I thought I'd add my opinions to this new thread, maybe it will help others understand where I'm coming from in the future. How I Choose A Wax: Reflections can be very important on some vehicles since...

Recently had a bad experience with S100 SEPC (mold) and I'm in the market for a new hand polish. Currently my paint finish is glossy and reflective but does contain scratches and spiderwebs in the clearcoat. None of the scratches can be felt with the fingernail test so they're light. I'd...

Kind of long, sorry....... My birthday's coming up and my wife has been asking what I need. Well the other day I hinted that a nice powerful vacuum cleaner would be great tool for the car around the garage and in the house. At this point I decided if I'm getting one I better choose...

So I'm due for a new set of brake pads/rotors for my car and I need your help and experience. I'm going to be purchasing a set of OEM Brake Rotors which I would like to send out for plating. The two processes offered are CAD Plate or Nickel Plate. The purpose of the plating is protection of...

I thought of an idea that may help put an end to the question "Can this product be layered?" :idea In college I did surface analysis study of stainless steel using a Scanning Electron Microscope (SEM). The microscope measures at micron levels and would be ideal to analyze thickness of a...

My neighbor came to me and asked me how to get his recently purchased 68 Mustang looking really good. The car has a red single stage paint job which was done about 7 years ago and is in good shape. It has some minor swirls, light oxidation and light scratches but overall not bad. We headed to...

Just wanted to post something I discovered this weekend. BEFORE DESCRIPTION: :( When I acquired the 500E most of the aluminum on the engine block had blackened and had old cosmoline on it. In the process of restoring it I tried Griots Engine Cleaner & Simple Green Automotive, neither...