Recent content by derrickm

Anybody ever heard of using Brasso on your instrument cluster to remove scratches?? I just read this on another site and had never heard of that before. Anybody done it or have any input???

Finally got a chance to use some S100 today. I've got 3 coats of SG on underneath. All I can say is WOW!! The pic doesn't do it justice...

Do I have to wait between coats of s100? I'm getting ready to put on my 3rd and final coat of SG and will wait a day or two before using the S100. I want to put at least 2 coats of S100 on and didn't know if I needed to wait like you do between coats of SG (at least 24hrs). Bottom line, can I...

You know the plastic piece between your windshield and your hood? Whatever it's called...I hope you know what I'm talking about. Anyway...I have a bunch of tiny white spots that are either FI-II, PPCL or AIO. It probably happened when I used these products with my PC a couple of weeks ago...

I have a very small chip in the paint on my passenger side rub strip (you know, the rubber/plastic strip down the side of the car) that was caused by some idiot hitting it with their car door. What's the best way to fix this? There's no physical damage, it basically just scraped a tiny bit of...

My calipers are painted red from the factory. After about 24k miles now, they are starting to look pretty dull and faded. What can I do to bring them "back to life"? I clean them every wash using soap and water, and sometimes spray with A2Z (orange bottle). Any ideas??

My car currently has 2 layers of SG on it and I want to start over tomorrow. Clay, SMR, PPCL, AIO, SG, blah..blah...blah... What do I need to do first to strip all the SG off? I did some searches and there seems to be a lot of debate as to what works. Will SMR or PPCL take it off? Dawn? Or...

I've always used PPCL before using AIO and SG. I'm going to detail this weekend, and just realized I probably don't have enough PPCL left to do my car. What is something else that I could be locally (Pep Boys, Autozone, etc.) that would work well? I've never tried anything else. The paint...

What's the difference between these two products? I have a bottle of SMR for dark colored cars, because I used to have a dark blue car. Now I have a silver car, and was wondering if it's ok to use?

I'm tired of my GTI 337 getting beat up on my commute to work everyday. It's only 9 months old and I'm about to hit 24k miles. I drive 52 miles to work and 52 miles home. I'm sick of my front end getting hammered with rocks and sick of it getting filthy the day after I clean her up. Nothing is...

What can I use to remove some very light scratches on my windsheild? I can only see them when they sun shines directly on the glass. They are in the motion of the wipers, so I'm guessing the blades were dirty or worn or whatever.... Any product and/or procedure recommendations? I'm getting...

I've read a lot of different opinions about this so I'm going to ask the masses... Is EF Power Wash too strong to use for weekly washings? It says right on the container that it will not strip wax, so that makes me think it's ok to use weekly. But, I've read some people on here think it's too...

Ok, here's the deal. One of co-workers is always complimenting me on my car's appearance. This morning he asked me if I would do his car for him. I've never done anybody's car other than my own. I want to make sure I don't mess anything up. The car is a red 1994 Mazda MX3. It's in pitiful...

We have some guys here at my office building washing employee's cars in the parking lot today. I'm looking out the window just shaking my head. So far, they've used the same bucket of soap water for two different cars, didn't even empty the bucket.:shocked They are using shop rags to wash and...

When I was washing my car this past weekend (Sliver GTI) I noticed some really small little black dots in various places over the car. I didn't really notice how many there were until I was drying the car. When I was washing, the ones that I did see came off with a little elbow grease, but it...