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Took the day off yesterday... Detailed my ride and finished just as the sun was going down. (Took me about 3 hours total) Front bumper and grille was a beast. Anyway, I got these pics and they turned out surprisingly well. Perfect lighting conditions even though it got a little dusty on the way...

I've got a new yard I'm trying to get started and have a couple of huge red ant mounds I want to get rid of. They are an eye sore; big hills of red dirt in the middle of my green yard. :mad: I've read a little about Diatomaceous Earth as a good organic product and Maxforce ant poison. Anyone...

As some of you may know, we just bought our first home. Our builder has built several homes in the neighborhood. Some full electric and some propane... ours being propane. The hot water and heating are supported by propane. Stove, dryer, ect are full electric. What are your opinions or...

My wife and I finally closed on our first home together the other day. Yipeeeee! I have a 2 car garage to buff and shine in. :bigups 3bd 2bth 2 car garage. It's located about 10 minutes out of town in the country in a new developing area with half acre lots each home. I am so exited! Waiting on...

I've been a member here for a few years and I must say one of the features I love most about Autopia are the before and afters. Well, we had a little snow here last week and my car got filthy dirty. :idea So, I decided this would be the perfect opportunity to do my first before and after...

Got a chance to see a small car show this weekend. There were about 65 cars total. I'm not sure what the theme was. There was a variety of old school rides from the early 1900s to 80s classics. I just happened to drive by and decided I'd take a look. There were some slick cars there. Most of...

I need help deciding on one of these vacs please. I need a vacuum with a 12 volt car adapter, the car wash is getting rich off me! :grinno: I live in an apartment and cannot drag an extension cord outside. I did tons of research and now it's down to other's (hopefully users) opinions. If you...

I've been a member here for several years and I'm just now getting a digital camera. Here are a few pics of my ride. '95 Civic I purchased in '97. It's my daily driver and it's been a very good dependable car. I take good care of her in return. I hope to post some more "Autopia" standard pics...

I have been researching digital cameras for the past two weeks day in and out. I've thoroughly checked websites like; My product advisor, the Digital Camera Resource Page, Imaging Resources, Steve's digicams, DCviews, Dpreview, epinions, and every single forum I frequent, so please don't just...

I'm going to repaint my calipers soon (used the crappy spray paint before:down) and thought I would add this to the forum for those who may be interested. I think I'll be going black this time since my rear hubs are black as well. I know there are quite a few threads about caliper painting, but...

I've been thinking about getting a dremel tool to detail my polished aluminum wheels and possibly tackling the valve cover on my engine. :eek: Here are a few brands from Lowe's I've been looking at. Any advice on these or a different brand? Dremel Tools Any comments would be appreciated.:up

I've been thinking about upgrading my rotors and wanted to get some feedback from some Autopians that may have some experience with these types of brakes. I'm a fairly aggressive driver so I thought I'd look at something a little more performance oriented. Here are the rotors I'm looking at...

I read this article on colorsanding and thought I would share it with Autopia. In this particular case it was used to remove orange peel. The results are amazing! :xyxthumbs Colorsanding

Did a search on this can't find a definite answer so here goes... Are there any differences between DACP and 3M PI2 39002? Any advantages of one over the other? If so, what are they? I have the 3M and I'm wondering if it would be worthwhile to invest in DACP or, do I have equal standing with...

I have some factory orange peel on my rear bumper. I've been researching OP removal techniques on this site and about.com. There's no question that wetsanding is the key, but how do you determine whether the orange peel originates in the base coat or the clear coat? Wet-sanding is useless if the...

Here recently, I've noticed what seems like very tiny cracks or splits on the trunk of my car. They are around 1 milimeter long and some branch out like tree limbs. Looks like approx 50-60 of them. I can't feel them with my fingernails. They may in fact be under the clear coat. :confused: It is...

I'm pretty sure my dash is vinyl, but the problem I am having is the pattern that runs through the vinyl has a slight chalky look to it. This is present on the door panels as well. I've tried cleaning it with leather cleaner, conditioner, alcohol, and dawn. The veins are still there. It's only...

Any one have paint safe method of removing dealer decals/logos? They are flat stickers type not the raised chrome or aluminum. Part of it has come off and I never really liked it back there anyway. It now says "Steve Bailey Hon". I did a search on the net and about.com and some say goo gone...

I have some overspray on my lower door panel from the dealer after some recent repairs. (Which they don't take responsibiltiy for) Should a clay bar be able to remove ALL overspray? I took it to a detail shop and they said they couldn't remove it with clay. So, if clay fails, is wetsanding the...

Just wondering if any of you touch up your sunroof tracks. I can't stand the look of a shiny roof, clean glass, and filthy tracks. It just doesn't fit, but is a total pain to clean. If anyone knows any simple tips to keep this area looking tidy I would appreciate it!