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    The ultimate detailing challenge?

    Saw this car on eBay. Can't imagine having to clean this sucker. Along with an E46 M3 owned by someone on E46fanatics.com and a Jaguar XJ concept that made the car show rounds, it's the 3rd highly polished car I've seen.
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    Portable polishing possibility?

    I'm an apartment dweller, so I don't have access to a power outlet to run a PC, and I've done searches on this forum for cordless polishers and found the consensus to be :nono . I've seen suggestions for running a PC from a power inverter, but I don't like the idea of my car idling for hours to...
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    Meguiars Mirror Glaze #16

    As I think I've mentioned on here, I'm a big fan of Zymol. I read good things about Meguiars and ordered a couple of tins. Today I used it on my Z4 and I'm not thrilled with the results. The shine isn't as good as my Zymol shines usually are, and after hand-buffing twice with terry cloths, the...
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    Durable, long-lasting carnauba?

    On Thursday I bought a 2003 BMW 325i - in Jet Black. Like everyone here, I want to keep the car looking nice, but living in Chicago and parking on the street means the car is going to need protection. Can someone recommend a long-lasting carnauba wax, preferably something slippery enough to make...
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    Glaze - when to apply?

    I've been reading up on this site and others but I'm unclear on when in the process you apply a glaze - before or after waxing. Is there a definite answer? Emanuel
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    faded paint suggestions?

    Tomorrow I'm going to try and "help" the roughest of my Porsche collection, this 944. The paint is oxidized and thin, the rubber is dull, and the stone chip decals are cracked and dirty. The plan is to try and revive the paint with clay, 3M hand glaze, and Meguiars wax and polish. What would...
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