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Cerakote Professional Ceramic Paint Coating – Field Test Review I recently put Cerakote Professional’s Ceranic paint coating through its paces on my multicoat red, and here’s how it shook out. 1. Surface Prep Condition: Paint was in decent shape—minor swirl marks (DISO) and plenty of life...

As many of you know I'm a huge fan of the Duragloss line, especially their rinseless wash, 105 and their all time greatest Aquawax. I noticed Amazon is no longer carrying their products when I went to reorder some 932. Looking around it seems more other retailers dropped them as well. They...

So my new car fever hit again like it usually does every spring (and fall). I found myself looking at some used cars and it seems that coatings are making their way to Carfax reports. I know its a small sample, and of course not even close to a controlled environment, but could I tell any of...

I used to wash in the rain a long time ago, and I guess I just forgot about it. I did it again today and remembered so many reasons I really like it. Number one is no water spots or worries about soap drying. You also get a spot free rinse. I can wash the entire car and rinse at the very...

Always looking to up my AIO game. Current products last 2-4 months outdoors 24*7. Are there any Ceramic AIOs that are worth checking out? The TW and Griots products have my attention. Anything else out there?

How are you guys dealing with moisture in your garage? I bought a new to me house and the previous owners were pretty oblivious to a mold problem in the garage. There were a few really nasty spots. I did cast some judgement on them for that but in a twist of irony while cleaning out my old...

After a few rounds with various coatings I think I’m back to my old routine of clay and AIO every nine to 12 or so months. One product I’ve really enjoyed is Optiseal. If it lasted six months outdoors it would be perfect actually, I get about two months before performance decreases with...

I`m getting more pragmatic or lazy as time goes on. I picked up an old can of No Touch I had sitting around and used it. I was quickly reminded why I liked foam back in the olden days. Its so easy to apply and it gets the tires nice and clean. It wears well and no brown stuff after it wears...

I guess mustache wax is in and car wax is out... https://m.startribune.com/interest-in-car-waxing-is-waning/571045702/

Hey guys, looking for a garden hose for filling the buckets and other uses. Still using a pressure washer for the car itself. I hate dealing with a regular hose, they are heavy and a PITA to wind/store. I had a coiled hose that was ok, lasted about 4-5 years which was longer than I expected...

So my wife`s car got hit with the sprinklers and had some solid water spots that weren`t budging even with my goto QD. I did an A-B-C wash using the Finish Kare system, worked great, all the spots just melted away... but the paint needed some protection. I started thinking about doing some SNS...

With less and less time on my hands, I wanted to find a vacuum I could use while being away from home, for times when I`m waiting in the car for someone else. Instead of surfing the forums, I can do a bit of cleanup. I wanted something cheap enough and small enough to leave in a car. It...

I, like many fellow autopians, probably hate when anyone touches your car. I found this article interesting because the courts found touching the car to mark the tires was in fact illegal. https://techcrunch.com/2019/04/24/chalking-unconstitutional/

Is there such a thing as Quick Detailer for shoes? I`d like to quickly shine up my dress shoes without a lot of fuss, maybe spray something like a QD on a MF and quickly wipe down a shoe. Does such a product exist?

What is your favorite OTC spray wax/sealant? I`m finding it hard to believe nothing is able to top DG Aquawax for me. This is a product that made its way to the market around 2006. For me it lasts longer than anything else in the segment, doesn`t attract dust/dirt, and looks really good...

I`ve had my fair share of touchup repair. I can get things pretty good with the help of Langka and patience, but I`ve been car shopping for the past couple of months and keep seeing touchup repairs that blow mine away. What has me super curious is how a few of them have zero lines or edges...

How do you guys deal with rust on painted lug nuts? I`ve got some that are silver (maybe zinc) and starting to rust a bit. I was thinking about buying some of that zinc rustoleum paint but it seems to be a duller gray, ideally I`d like to find some more glossy silver spray with zinc.

https://www.businessinsider.com/why-you-should-spend-money-to-get-your-car-detailed-2018-8 "I`ve chosen the $100 figure because that`s a decent ballpark for proper detailing." :blink:

So lots of LSPs are super slick right after application. Is there anything that stays slick, like after a wash? I honestly can think of anything that I own that doesn`t drop off a cliff after it gets wet.

Figured I`d put a poll out there to see people`s thoughts on going electric. Seems China and a few European countries are going to mandate all new cars are electric moving forward. So the question is really are going excited to go electric, on the sidelines or going to keep your fossil fuel...