Recent content by ben54

Its website says the shop is closed. Is tropicare still around? And if so, does anyone have a url for it?

I have Poorboys' APC and Spray & Rinse. Just wondering which one is made for tires, or if I'm using the wrong products all together. BTW - The Spray & Rinse is great. It cleaned up my brake calipers to like new condition.

I'm looking for a diagram for a 1992 Honda Civic. I have a blown stereo fuse and I lost the door to the fusebox which had the diagram for which fuse did what. Tried looking on line, but no luck. Any ideas would be greatly appreciated.

The most aggressive polish I have in my possession is Meg's Diamond Cut. I recently did several cars that were badly oxidized and found that Meg's Diamond Cut with a PC and red pad on 6 only took the surface so far. I'm sure that if I took a hundred passes over the surface, eventually it would...

I'm embarassed to say, but this is the inside of my gas filler door. It probably hasn't been cleaned in 13 years. I tried to clean it today with a cleaner wax, but there appears to be some kind of thick film covering the door. I'm not too worried about rust in this area because I'll be...

Anyone try it and have any opinions? Someone is offering it to me for $81 a case, which is 4 gallons of 5W-30 oil. This guy swears by Amsoil. I tried Mobil 1 from Costco and like it. I think the Amsoil is a little more, but don't know if it's worth it.

Anyone order tires on line? I normally get my tires from Costco, but the ads in the magazines tempt me to buy tires on line. The prices seem cheaper, but perhaps there is a downside I'm not considering besides shipping.

I think Zaino is the only one or one of a few companies that make a sealant specifically for single stage paint. Just wondering if there's a difference in Z3 over Z2 that would justify buying a separate bottle of Z3. May be working on my sister's car this weekend. It's a single stage black...

Saw a lot of posts about the Optimum Wax. Anyone try the Protectant Plus? I got the small bottle of Protectant Plus and found it spreads easily and leaves a nice finish. Leaves the leather looking like it's well conditioned but not too shiney.

Got hit in a shopping mall parking lot yesterday. Too much Christmas rush I guess. Some old guy hit my car from behind, looking the opposite direction. At first, he reached into his pocket to give me cash, but I told him I would get an estimate for the damage because I assumed that fixing a...

Has anyone else tried this product? Just wondering if your experience with this product is the same as mine. It went on easy and came off easy, but it wasn't slick at all. In fact, the surface felt like it was polished instead of sealed. Water beaded well on the surface, but the lack of any...

Is there a proper way to store Natty's. Sounds like a strange question, but when I opened my 3 month old Natty's yesterday, it looked like the wax shriveled and is now crumbly. On my next jar of Natty's, should I use some kind of plastic wrap to seal the top of the jar? BTW - love the stuff.

I guess I'm more accustomed to leather in Japanese cars that are coated (Lexus and Infiniti), that when I tried to condition the leather in a BMW, it streaked and looked splotchy. The plastic is also different. American Shine's plastic dressing seemed to work well on the plastic, but just...

I like the look of VM, Omega and California Clear Coat, but am not sure of how often I should apply them and how long they last. Do you apply a glaze before every sealant or wax application, or only after each polish?

Car shopping, and noticed that on a BMW, leatherette trimed upholstery is standard on the 3 series. Just wondering if this a cloth material or a vinyl material, and is it worth upgrading to leather instead?