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I'm putting my truck up for sale in a few days, and I want to give it a quick detail so it looks good. I don't think I'm going to do my usual 3-day spring detail process for an unknown buyer, so I'm mainly interested in filling in the winter wash mars and making it look good. I was going to...

I've been thinking of trading my Tacoma in for a larger truck, and am looking at a 2004 Silverado. Chevrolet has a $2500 customer cash rebate going on right now, but I'm not entirely sure how this works. I know that you can usually get an American car for right at invoice, or maybe just a...

After reading some good comments about #80 Speed Glaze topped with NXT I decided to try this combination for myself. The last product I put on my truck was back in October when I put a few layers of Z2 and Z5 over AIO. It's only been washed a couple of times in the past 2-3 months, and those...

Does anyone use Meguiars #2 Fine-Cut Cleaner? This is my favorite swirl-removing polish! I've tried 3M SMR, DACP, and one other polish from Autoint, but I always come back to the #2. With a white pad and a PC it takes out swirls and leaves a great finish that's ready for a sealant or wax...

I'm looking to do some lurking in a Nissan truck forum, esp. for the new Titan. Anyone know of such a place?

I know I've seen at least one post by an Autopia "regular" who has used AIO as a base for Zaino. If that's you, I've got a couple of questions: Are you using the AIO as an actual base coat of sealant, or just as a cleaner? Did you wash after the AIO / before the Zaino? I want to strip...

A while back while I was using Platinum UPP, I dropped the bottle onto the hard garage floor. It cracked the bottom of the bottle, so I had to transfer the UPP to a ketchup-type bottle that I bought at Wal-Mart. After sitting on the shelf for several days, I noticed that the UPP had separated...

This discussion was brought up on a Toyota Tacoma message board -- What color is your Amsoil motor oil when you change it? Some people's oil (including mine) is black as tar when changed, while others' drains out a golden honey color even after 15K miles. There doesn't seem to be any rhyme...

I am contemplating painting my black textured fender flares red to match my truck. I have a few questions for the painting experts: 1) If I buy color-matched spray paint in a can from an automotive store, will this stick to my flares OK if they are properly prepped? 2) What do I need to...

My dad has a pewter 2001 Silverado. It will be 2 years old next month, but it doesn't get driven a whole lot because my parents are retired and they have a minivan that they drive most of the time. After a detail, his truck looks brand new. I wish I could say the same for my truck, which is...

I bought some 303 Shower Shield from the 303 website a couple of weeks back. It took quite a while to arrive, but they don't charge shipping for anything under $50. I was anxious to try it out, so the day I got the SS I decided to apply it to the bathroom sink to see how well it works...

I have a paint problem that I noticed about a year after I got my truck. It is on one rear fender only, and looks like a bunch of little white spots in the paint. I think there was a thread a while back where someone had a similar paint problem with a new car... Here is a picture of the...

I began the yearly deep detail today on my Tacoma, and for the first time am using DACP and a CMA orange pad. So far I've just got it washed and clayed, but I couldn't resist buffing out a panel with the new products. The orange pad certainly is different than any other pad I've used. It...

[wasn't sure where to put this post] My cousin, who lives in Slovakia, is buying a new car. This is a fairly "barebones" automobile, and there is an option for metallic paint. He emailed me, asking if metallic paint does anything more than make the car look better. Does it protect the...

I'm looking for a $50-$60 "made in USA" mechanics creeper. I found one at Sears, but they were out of stock. I want to find maybe 1 or 2 others to compare it to before I buy, but everything else seems to come from China...

The other thread about filler-less polishes got me to wondering... Last year I used some ValuGard Macine Polish/Swirl Remover as a prelude to Zaino, and although it removed swirls, it didn't leave a deep wet look like other SMR products (w/fillers) I have used. The ValuGard SMR is supposed to...

I'm looking for a relatively quiet high-flow muffler for my V6 supercharged Tacoma. I put a Borla cat-back system on it about a year ago, but it's just too loud for my taste (especially since I put the s/c on). Even at "normal" acceleration it sounds like I'm running a freakin' race, and that...

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I installed a supercharger on my 3.4L Toyota Tacoma! Supposedly, it turns my truck "from a 190-horsepower marshmallow into a 265-horsepower hot dog..." I have to take it easy for the first 200 miles or so, then it takes just a bit longer for the computer to figure out how to get the most...

I'm wanting people's experiences/opinions of door guard strips. I bought a set for my truck when it was new -- they were Trimbrite brand, clear plastic, and had some sort of gel sealant beaded on the inside to seal them to the door. Well, a couple of weeks after I applied them, I started...