Recent content by Duckman

Grrrrr...:angry Back in Novermber, I was rear-ended. pretty hard too. damage was around $3500CDN. I took it to one of our more reputable (or so I have heard) body shops, Craftsman Collision. got the car back after 2 weeks. My trunk doesn't close as nicely anymore, but that's not a big...

Hey all. I'm headed on a road trip to Vegas on saturday morning. unfortunately, it's raining here and I can't wash the car before I leave. I'm wondering if there's anyone/anywhere in Vegas that will have some space for me to do a quick wash to get all the crap from a 2200km drive off my car. I...

Ok guys, we're all done with the Golf (well, for the most part). It took us a long time to do it (our first time doing this process) and our final results will get better with each car we do, but I think the results we got from this car are simply amazing. I didn't notice until we started that...

Hey all. My friend and I are just preparing to finally get our first use out of the new PC we just got. We're doing his sister's 94 Golf on saturday. we have a problem with space and light... his garage is kinda small, and has only one incandescent light bulb lighting the whole thing (this is...

Can someone explain to me the purpose for taping of the edges of a panel? Taping off trim is a no-brainer, but I don't understand why esges need to be taped... thanks

Hey all.. I hear a lot of people talking about removing bird poop with QD and an MF towel. my question is... do u just take the QD and spray it on the poop, and wipe away? or do you spray it off with a hose first and then QD?? I don't exactly want a lot of bird poo in my MF towels, even IF...

Hi all. I was having some problems claying my car on saturday. the clay kept sticking and leaving streaks in the paint.. I doubt it was a lube problem, cus I had the bar and the surface of the car extremely well lubricated. the only thing I can think is that the heat was making it sticky. Am I...

Hi all. I've got 2 chips in my hood from some stupid rocks... I'm planning on touching it up this weekend, and, following the Autopia guide, will wetsand it level, then use my PC to polish it up. my question is: will the PC remove all the micromarring that wetsanding will produce? I don't want...

Hi all. I'm in need of some quality detailing stuff... you know, towels, pads, etc etc etc. I have only found 2 places with a decent selection of meguiar's stuff, but no good mf towels, ww towels, cotton towels, pads, nothing. everything they carry is absolute crap that I wouldn't use on my old...