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I'm looking for suggestions as to what to use for cleaning and protecting the clear screen over the instrument gauge cluster. It seems almost inevitable that fine scratches will show up, no matter what I do. I'd be psyched to be able to polish them out, but I don't think that's even possible...

Has anyone played with this spray wax yet? I recently picked up a bottle and like the results thus far...it's pretty slick. I wont have a true feel for the look until my car's fully polished up (just purchased), but it's on par with OCW that I typically use for maintenance.

Cut, how much does a product cut? Fill, does the compound or polish fill...what’s with Product X filling? These seem to be ongoing topics whenever a new product comes out. The intention of this write up is not to address fill, but to try and standardize how we rate a products cut. But...

I have a like new FLEX XC 3401 VRG w/ FLEX bag for sale. It was a gift and used once (just to try) on half a panel. I don't want it to go to waste in my tool cabinet, so I figured I'd try to pass it on to a fellow Autopian at a decent price. It has all of the original packaging/materials and...

I apologize for multi-posting, but the classifieds section doesn't get much attention. I'm selling a mint condition Cyclo. EDIT: The PC has been sold. Cyclo: http://www.autopia.org/modules.php?name=Classified&file=viewarticle&op=newarticle&id=66 I wanted to offer this to my fellow...

Hi David, I just wanted to give you a heads up. Your online registration form doesn't seem to be compatible with Firefox (ver. 2.0.0.6). It works fine with IE. You might want to follow up with your webmaster and have him/her check the ASP behind it. - Jason

Ok, it's been a while since I've posted here, or even visited for that matter. Moving, new job, new toy, etc has been keeping me from detailing too much. So it seems like there's been a few new products introduced since I was last wielding my Cyclo. It looks like ZAIO, SIP, and 106FF have...

Check out this guy's projects. I would think the noise would deem them undrivable. http://www.ronpatrickstuff.com/

How many of you still use these 2 polishes? I'm embarrassed to say that I've never tried them. How do they compare to the Optimum and Menzerna polishes? Do they dust much? What's their working time? How do they finish out? The boutique brands tend to reign on these detailing boards, as...

I gave my car a quick one over today. I had clayed it extensively a couple of weeks ago and gave it an initial polishing with Optimum Compound to clean up the winter damage. No pictures were taken then since it was pure overcast that weekend. Today I gave it a light polishing and sealed it...

Problem: I've grown tired of the funky fumes exuding from the plastic crates holding my products. I've found that the Optimum bottles tend to leak the most fumes too! I almost knocked myself out inspecting the bottles last week trying to find the culprit. Solution: I made a run to...

Am I the only one that has issues with spoilers? My stock WRX spoiler is fairly short and the gap between the trunk lid and itself is only about 2-3 inches, which poses a challenge when machine polishing(Cyclo or Makita). Do any of you have this problem? This isn't just an issue with my...

I'm looking to give my car its first full detail of the year soon. I just want to see which paste you all think I should use. Please stick to the options. I have a fair deal more options, but wanted to give one of these a try. TIA - Jason

dr. david just informed me that autogeek has the new hyper compound for sale...and i followed up by placing an order for a bottle :D hopefully i can try it out on my buddy's Audi TT before x-mas.

I just finished the winterization of my WRX...nothing fancy. I started this thread to see some pictures of all your cars in winter mode. My process: - PBs SS&S - Optimum Clay - Optimum Polish via Cyclo - FMJ x3 w/ Acrylic Shield in between

I'm just wondering how all you Cyclo owners store and tote around your Cyclos. I don't like using its packaging box for this and there doesn't seem to be a case made for it.

We all know Audi paint is pretty hard and how soft Honda paint is. I've been doing some searching and I can't seem to find anything with respect to how different car maufacturers' paint stack up in terms of hardness. I'd like to hear some feedback from you all on this, which car makers do you...

With the PC, I can remove most light-moderate swirls with SSR2.5+LC white polishing pad @ 5.5. However, I'm not too happy with its short working time and dusting. I tried out OCP this weekend and was impressed by its long working time and little to no dusting. But, I wasn't able to remove the...

I know white doesn't get much airtime here, but I was wondering what you all would suggest for a non-metallic white. I'm looking for a wet glow. My previous cars were either Nighthawk Black Pearl or Adriatic Blue Pearl Metallic, so white is a whole new beast to me. Below are examples of...

Sorry if this has been discussed before, but I was wondering, what product lines do you pros use? I understand that we as enthusiasts here love to try new products and generally rave about the boutique brands, but do you pros actually use these products on your clients' cars considering the...