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When looking at my roof from the outside, the trim that surrounds the sunroof appears to be white (greyish) in color. Obviously discolored from years of wax, etc. This is extremely frustrating and I want it to be black again!!! Short of replacing it, if that's even possible, what is the best...

Just curious if anyone can offer some insight into the best way to polish my forged factory BMW rims? The lip, in particular has some black (brake dust) specs that are hard to remove, and upon close inspection, you can see fine scratches.... Is there a way to buff these out? And what is good...

Where have you found the best prices on AIO and SG, and what were they? thx all...

I'm gonna have a crack at applying #20 to my girlfriend's 5 month old VW Jetta... We're coming into winter, her car is NOT garaged, and she doesn't care for the finish the way I do obviously. I've done some swir removal on the car a while back, but I'm curious what I need to know about...

I was doing some detailing yesterday, and wanted to go at my hood with some FCRC for some stubborn clear coats marks... Anyways, I figured why not clay first, since I NEVER have before. I had picked up some clay magic from autozone a week ago, so I was ready to go. Car was freshly washed...

I tried this for the first time yesterday with a white CMA polishing pad. I know it doesn't need to be "worked in" and/or "broken down" like SMR and the like, but how many passes over a given area do you make. Is it bad to go over an area a few times, then buff off? At what speed? Proper...

CMA sells this wash mitt.... http://store.yahoo.com/classic-motoring/blacsheepwas.html Has anyone bought one of these? How are they? I'm very concerned over the color of the mitt....Is it wise to buy a BLACK washmitt....will particles show up in the mitt, or be hidden by the color and...

I just installed a lovely new exhaust on my M3, complete with dual stainless steel straight tips.... Looks fantastic...Now I wanna know how ot keep it that way. What metal polishes are safe for this purpose? thanks all

The first time I applied #7, I found it not to be the easiest to buff off! Yesterday, I applied some SMR, then #7, then S100. I decided to try with the PC (white polishing pad) this time, and much to my pleasant surprise, buffing off was easier. I'm just wondering if it did it correctly...

I tried this combo tonight to remove someleft over bird bomb residue which wouldn't come off with SMR or cleaner wax... It seemed to do the job well, I may give it a once over again tomorrow in better light! My question is the following...Does use of FI-2 and/or a cutting pad need to be...

I bought this a long time ago (8 mos to 1 year max), when I was first getting onto the detailing scene.... I tried it on my then newly purchased (used) M3. I didn't like how it seemed difficult to use. Too much effort seemed to be required. Now I decided to try it again last night, on my...

This weekend I used 3m SMR on my hood with a yellow cutting pad. I was pleased to see that I got many more swirls out this way (as opposed to with the CMA white pads). What's bothering me now is that at certain angles, on the passenger side of the hood, and top of the front fender, I can see...

Is the P21S Gloss-Enhancing Paintwork Cleanser a necessary step prior to applying p21s. Or will any cleaner wax, then glaze suffice? I was gonna use: 1. SMR or Meg's Medallion Paint Cleaner 2. #7 3. P21S (actually S100 :p )... Obviously all this after washing, etc...

So i cleaned my engine this morning finally...Here's what I did... Warmed the engine a little bit, then covered a few electrical areas with plastic baggies and rubberbands... Next, sprayed Simple Green generously over the entire engine. Proceeded to hose down with direct spray to remove...

Like many car mats have, my M3 has an embroidered logo which is located on the outer portion of each mat, measuring approx. 2x4 inches max. These once lovely white logos now appear gray and dirty. Is there a good products to use specifically to clean these up? Obviously I have to take care...