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Was washing the car the other day, and I noticed a thin scratch about 18"s long on the windshield. It was consistent with the arc the right window wiper makes. So I must have turned my wiper on by accident when there was grit on the windscreen, and it was dry. I've tried autoglym glass...

I have a 3 month old Alfa 156. Every time I wash the rims, and remove the brakedust, it just comes back after a few miles. Is it the dirt inside the rims, that it been thrown to the outside, caused by braking. The rims are 8 spoke. thx

Last week some vandals decided to use my wing mirror for football practice. They broke all the glass, broke the mounting bracket inside the mirror so it was literally hanging off, and managed to put a nice few scratches on the casing. I managed to replace the glass, and glue the mounting...

Got my Alfa 156 back today from the garage after a service. I asked them not to wash it, but they went and did it anyway. I now have micro-marring noticeable under halogen lights. And about half a dozen hairline scratches, noticeable under sunlight. Would I be within my rights to ask the...

Can anyone out there tell me how often you should use the super resin polish, and how long an interval to leave between layering the extra gloss protection, and if you can add a final carabuba topping afterwards, like you do with Klasse ? thx

I spent all of last Sat. and most of Sun. doing my first ever detail on my Alfa 156. Happy enough with the way it turned out. See pics. I clayed with Claymagic, followed by P21S GEPC to get the paintwork spotless. Followed up with Autoglym super resin polish, which I left dry for 1 hour...

Hi, I'm gonna clay my 1 month old Alfa 156 for the first time this weekend (using claymagic kit). There is a fair amount of contaminants on the paint after washing, so I reckon claying is a good idea. 1) Should I use P21S GEPC after claying ? Any advantages to doing this ? I image as I...

Hi, I'm going to be detailing my friends 1 month old silver Jaguar XKR this weekend (assuming the weather holds, as this is Ireland after all). I have a few questions regarding cleaning the paintwork, and any advice would be appreciated. I've thinking of claying the car first with...

Hi, For a new car do you need to use a paint cleaner before applying Klasse AIO or Autoglym Super Resin polish, which I believe contain cleaning agents also. Which of the following would you recommend as a cleaner / glaze 1. 3M Imperial Hand Glaze 2. P21S Gloss-enhancing paintwork...

Hi, I have some very light micromarring and a few hairline scratches on my new silver Alfa 156. This was caused when the dealer washed my car, as it wasn't there when I saw the car under the showroom halogens. Fortunately I was able to remove the micromarring with some 3M IHG. It seems to...

Some vandals spray painted my garage door the other day. Luckily the only paint that got on my car, was the overspray from the paint can onto one of the front alloys. Unforunately the paint is dried in now. I was wondering what is the best thing to remove the paint without scratching the...

Hi, I just came across this web site the other day, and I have to say I am very impressed with the wealth of knowledge on tap. Unfortunately for me though, in Ireland it rains almost 300 days of the year, and very few people are interested in detailing. Most of the shops just carry cheap...