Recent content by Demontooth

My niece brought her car over today so I could change the oil for her and when I opened the hood I discovered a very dirty engine. She also had some foggy headlights and a nice rust spot from a license plate she had on the front. I detailed the engine, used Plast-x on the headlights and medium...

It's not perfect, but it's better than it was

It's not perfect but it's a start

I think I have a problem!

and here's my freshly washed, clayed, cleaned, polished and waxed ride. I kinda sorta forgot the wheel well, but I'm working on that. :xyxthumbs

A spot on my car has shown up where someone obviously tried to paint the quarter panel and didn't do a very good job. When they tried to blend in the paint you can really tell. How would I go about cleaning that up...if possible. Here's a picture I tried to take of it, but it's hard to get a...

Worked on it on and off all weekend. Can you guess what I forgot in the first picture? Here's the results...

I was going to detail my engine and I chickened out when I saw all the electrical parts. Maybe I will get more courage later in the day.

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If a car has a clearcoat should there be red paint on the wax applicator? I am waxing my 97 Celica. I am using Meguiars NXT. Pictures are here: Pics in this thread

The manufactured date is 7/05. How long should I wait before I put my first coat of wax on it?

Road salt and brake dust are killing my wheels...this is what they look like after a good never-dull cleaning. Is there anything I can do to get this crap off of my wheels?

Hi! I own a 1997 Limited Edition Toyota Celica....I gave up trying to keep it clean because I couldn't keep it garaged, but we have built a new house and now I can keep it garaged so I am starting to try and keep it clean and waxed. It's not in the best of shape, so I will probably have a lot...