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    Applying #20 on newly clearcoated wheels.

    Based on the advice of this group, I plan to apply polymer sealant on my clearcoated wheels. I can get #20 easily here in Vancouver, so I'll use that. I decided to sand out some ugly tire machine marks on the backside of the rims so I also had to respray where the marks were. I used Wurth's...
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    Wax for Clearcoat Aluminum Wheels

    Now that I got my wheels cleaned up spotlessly, I want to try to and keep them that way as long as possible. So I'm wondering whether I should wax them. I've searched for posts about this, but I haven't seen anything definitive. Some say wax is okay, but use polymer. I've heard polymer...
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    Oil-Flo Safety Solvent Cleaner

    The OEM Polished Forged M3 wheels on my Bimmer were badly neglected by the previous owner. Before I started cleaning them, the back sides were thickly covered with baked-on brake dust and road debris. The front sides were covered with small dark spots. I started cleaning the wheels with BMW...
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    Newbie Detailing Questions.

    Okay, now that the MF towel question is clearing up, I have some more detailing questions. Please take it easy on me, I'm new at this. My car is a 1997 BMW 328is. It's Madeira Violet, which is basically very dark purple (almost black). I purchased the car this summer. It's been a daily...
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    How many MF towels do I need?

    I'm new to detailing. I want to get some 16x16 Elite towels from Microfiber Tech for detailing my car (e.g., polishing & waxing). How many towels do I need? Which drying towel is preferable, the Big Blue or the Big Grey? The blue towel is more absorbent, but the grey is softer. Which is...
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