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Last week I sprayed some Natural Look and then BnB 50/50 mix on my dash, wiped it down and then had to leave. Well, the car sat for a week and I realized that I did not clean the dressing residue off my windows. Now it seems VERY MUCH stuck on. I tried a 1:4 APC+, but that did not seem to help...

Many of the dressings and protectants that all of us use seem to start out shiny, then are buffed down to the desired look (if less than shiny is desired). Does this buffing action decrease the amount or longevity of the product? Would not some protection be lost due to the friction action of...

The other day, I was using my PC and caught the pad on the edge of an emblem. Took a small chunk out of the side of the pad. Are there any negative effects with the continued use of the pad? Does a tear in the pad change its polishing/cutting characteristics?

Got some goo, I think its adhesive or maybe tar (black, sticky, gooey) on some vinyl on the bottom inside of my door. It may have came from the weather striping area of the door. There is some on that surface, too. I tried S&W and APC+ 1:12. Nothing. It just kinda rolls around on itself. What...

I had to have some work done to my drivers door about two years ago due to one of the neighborhood kids side-swiping my truck with the end of the handlebar on his bike. Put a nice 18 inch or so crease right down the middle. Parents took no responsibility because there was no eye witness (even...

Anybody polishing windshields out there? Saw the following at another site: http://www.properautocare.com/polglasus74p.html

What kind of canopies do you folks use? I am unfortunate enough to not have a garage at the moment (military housing...go figure). I'm looking for an inexpensive, yet acceptable canopy to use for detailing. I found the following at WallyWorld...

I have noticed (now and in years past) that dressing trim seems to cause a degraded look to the trim when NOT dressed. For example, I have some black plastic mud guards on my truck. Had them for three years now and recently I noticed that the finish was looking just a bit dull compared to other...

During my forum search for Vanilla Moose hand glaze topics, I ran across some good comments about ClearKote's quik shine QD. Anyone using this product? Runs about $15 a quart/$38 a gallon. Is that expensive comparitively?

Seems a little talked about trend is to use a glaze prior to UPP or EX. I plan to try it on my silver truck and dark blue car in the next month or two (I have fresh coats of UPP and EX on them now). Many of you like 3M Imperial Hand Glaze and I have read a few good comments about the ClearKote...

It seems like I take an extraordinary amount of time to complete each step of a detail process. I am new at doing the "professional" way, but I just wonder if I should be moving out quicker or if I'm lolly-gagging around or something. It takes me about 5 hours just to wash, clay, polish once...

Continuing from another thread... I tried again to remove the swirls in a dark green, '98 Camry. I used an orange pad with SSR2, then a yellow pad with SSR3 and finally a white pad with SSR1. Topped it off with EX. Bottom line is the swirls are still there. The sequence of SSRs did nothing to...

I did this '98 Camry this morning. It belongs to my Mother who lives in rural VA. The front end is one big rock chip! Anyway, it has not been properly cared for and is covered in swirls. I used Menzerna intensive on it with an orange pad, but it had little impact. Actually, it's the second time...

I cleaned the engine compartment on a '98 Camry today and it came out fairly good except for the aluminum valve cover and intake manifold. It looks ok, but the metal is sorta stained in many places (like it just got darker). I tried using a steel bristle brush (toothbrush sized) and some APC...

Lately, there has been several references to RPM speed when using a PC (or rotorary). Could someone layout some guidelines as what RPM setting to use in various situations (scratch removal, oxidation, swirls, bad swirls, polish, applying topcoat, etc). If not guidelines, then your personal...

Has anyone used S100 Engine Brightener under the hood? Seems very popular with motorcyclists and claims to be fairly heat resistant.

Fired up my new Little Green Machine (with heat) this afternoon. I misted the carpets and seats with a 1:30 mixture of AutoMagic EZ Clean HD and water. Did a section at a time. When scrubbing the misted cleaner, it didn't seem to do much "cleaning" or foaming. End result looked clean though...

This evening I found myself at the magazine rack in the local Target store (while waiting on the wife to finish school supplies shopping). There was a magazine titled "Home Business Opportunities" or something like that. It listed the top 100 best stay at home businesses. Automotive detailing...

Need recommendations on carpet and upholstery brushes used for cleaning vehicles. I bought a squarish brush with a handle that was labeled upholstery. It has almost horse-hair looking (kinda like a shoe shine brush), dark bristles. Is this what is used for cloth seats and carpets? I don't want...

Does it really matter what kind? As long as it states that it does not remove wax (or add any), is it ok?