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I am trying to find an easier solution for my occasional track visits. I use 3m adhesive remover after each visit, otherwise I basically go through a clay bar after each visit. There has to be a better solution besides taping off your quarter panels. I just picked up some opti gloss coat, but I...

This is a really silly question. It says it works on exterior plastic, basically everything except glass. Does this include black plastic trim pieces? I have a 2017 Silverado, it has plastic bed rails and bumper steps. I would normally use aero 303 on this, but this truck is going to be driven...

I am looking for ideas to clean an engine bay that you cannot use a pressure wash or water under the hood. My car has the dreaded opti, which if it gets wet, will ruin it. It's a pain to replace, and it's expensive, so I am looking for other alternative methods. Thanks!

Yup, ZR1 rims. One of the nicer LT1s out there. Only has 28k miles. It use to shine once upon a time.

I'm in the midst of bringing a car back to its former glory. This thing really shined, and I detailed the crap out of it when I was younger. I took on a project to make it faster, life happened, and it got pretty neglected. It was always stored indoors, covered, and was decently taken care of...

I've been a member of Autopia since 2003 (having trouble getting old s/n to work). I have had a looming project that has finally been completed, now it's time to get her back into shape. She probably hasn't been detailed in 6 years. A lot of my stuff is expired, dusty, dirty, no good. The...

I picked up what I thought was a 7424 at my buddies pawn shop for cheap with the intent to use as a sander, not a polisher. After taking the backing plate off, it has a 5 in counter weight (with a 6 inch backing plate). Since this is just for sanding, am I going to run into any issues, or...

This may be a different thread. What is the worst product you have used? For me, it was Griots engine gloss. God what a mess, it would gloss over, then flake over eventually and look horrible. Ended up being more of a mess than anything. Maybe I used it wrong, but I would not use it again...

Over the winter, we had someone smash all the windows and slash all the tires on our outdoors vehicals. Well, we had to cover the windows, so we taped plastic over the windows because it was -10 and a snowing like crazy. Well, by the time we were able to replace them, the adhesive from the tape...

Hey all, I'm back into detailing again. I dropped off due to living in an apartment for a couple years. I now have a house, and 4 cars that need detailing. I have a PC7335 I picked up used, and need to get new pads for it. All of my pads from my 7424 are old and won't work unless I use a new...

I have a guy I know who is selling his PC, used, with no handle,, for $45. It looks slightly different than the one I bought. It looks like it may be older. It has the 6 variable speeds, but the casing is different. Anyone know if they made any older models of the PC, or if this is a good deal.

I have used my PC7424 for many year on about 30-35 times. Well, someone stole it from me. So I figured I would put my big boy pants on and get a rotary. I have plenty of cars to practice on. What are some of the main ones I should start looking at? This is for a hobby, not for my...

I just brought the white car out for the summer, and my buddy, who is a semi-pro photogropher just happened to have his sweet sweet *** camera (12mp I think) and tripod with at the time. It was late, and it is kind of dark, but I think they turned out great any ways. Info on the car upon...

Well, is it? Won't the clay bar essentially do the same thing as a cleaning polish? Educate me!

My DD, 99 regal GS, winter beater, 13 second sleeper. I bought it this winter, it was scratched and swirled very bad. I hit it with the usual, megs #80, yellow pad (forgot name) With Megs #9 white pad, S100. Rims were horrible. Used megs #80 and a white pad, worked VERY well...

There is a shop asking me to workf or them, and asking what my hourly rate would be. It's a popular shop that has been expanding like crazy. What is a decent price to ask to work for. I have been detailing for a good 4 years (hobby) and have a good aount of knowledge about the rotary and...

MY GF's father got a REALLY nice 19 foot alumacraft, specifically this one... I was wondering if you could recomend some simple products he could use to keep it right. I got him some 303 for the leather allready. What are some cleaners/wax/polymers that are good for the paint. He is not...

I was always told (back in my Zaino days) that cotton towels that aren't white are the devil. I was wondering why MF towels aren't bad if they are dyed and cottons are. Is there a different process they go through?

Is S100 unsafe to use under the hood? It's been a while, but its time to bust out the TA for spring cleaning!

I've been doing the S100 over Zaino for about 4 months, and am very pleased. I was wondering if I can do Zaino, #7, then s100...just for kicks. Thanks guys.