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    Extremely Tarnished Stainless Steel Headers... What to use?!? *pics inside*

    hey fellow autopians, i recently acquired a used stainless steel race header. i know i won't be able to get it back to its original sheen, but suggestions on what to use? original piece my used piece after 10 mins with brass wire brush and wenol red any help on how to fix...
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    Severe Brake Dusting on Rims from Race Pads. HELP!!!!!!!

    hey guys, i'll let the photos explain it. (when newish) and the racing pads are these http://www.cobaltfriction.com/product_info_pages/cobalt_racing_brakes.asp so there you have it. i've tried using toothbrushes and sponges to remove this, but no good. please help. what...
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    Can PC minimize these scrapes... ouch *pics*

    hi all, my buddy asked if i could help him out. the guy backed into a metal pole and needs to remove these scratches so they don't look too much like an eyesore. he's not asking for perfection, or anything near that, but was wondering if i could help him out. i have a PC7336, Excel...
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    Removing deep plastic scratch on headlight *pic*

    hey guys, i've read the forum on plastic headlights but i don't know how much saving i can do to these headlights. any idea if i can make this somewhat look savagable? i have pc, but i'm still not too good with it. please help! any help would be greatly appreciated. many thanks.
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    Polishing/Cleaning Brown Stainless Steel Exhaust *pics. no 56k!*

    i have an aftermarket stainless steel full catback exhaust for my car. however, i got it last year and this year, thanks to the snow/salt/everything, it's in a horrible condition. i found these photos and my exhaust system is pretty much in the same condition. my midpipe is BROWN, and my...
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    Excel Pads and SSR

    Hello fellow Autopians, I just washed my folks' black car yesterday in -5degC weather outside and it's complete scratched up. (My parents use to wash it with a sponge :scared) I want to remove the swirls and spiderwebbing in the spring. I have all the excel pads and SSR1, 2, and 2.5 but...
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    getting rid of the beer smell...

    Yeah, that's right, my car smells like beer (and no, I'm not an alchy ;) ) Well, the story is, i left beer in my trunk and I forgot about it. With the frigidly cold temperature over the weekend, the beer fizzed all out and spilt all out into my trunk. LUCKILY!!! I have an OEM trunk tray...
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    Salt versus my car

    Well, here's a picture of my car (complete with snow tires!) right now with all the salt and grime on it. Took it this morning before 7am. Not a pretty sight... at least I have a layer of Collinite 846 on top of my Z2. I hope it'll help... http://members.rogers.com/zaius/snowcar.jpg...
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    PC Sound

    i tested out my PC today, and at the lowest setting (1), i hear a grinding noise. is this normal? thanks.
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    OT: washing car with gas station squeegee

    kinda off topic, but i just filled up my car and i saw someone take the gas station squeegee and wash their salt/sand caked black accord with it. the windows, the quarterpanel, all four doors (above and below the trim), the trunk, but not the roof or hood. the solution was already dark and...
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    Number of Pads and Zainos

    Hi All, I'm a newbie and I've spent quite some time trying to soak everything in, in the past week. (I did do a search but still really confused) I recently bought a PC 7336SP and I own Z1, Z2, Z5. However, I'm really conufsed with what sort of pads I need. I have a 1995 black Camry...
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