Recent content by Grimm

As I washed my new to me used car yesterday, I found that one of the chrome wheels has a small chip in the chrome (about 1/16" diameter).  Does anyone know of any solutions to keep it from peeling away?  The wheels will see Michigan winters, so I want to try and keep it sealed so it doesn't...

I couldn't really find much, so I'll ask if anyone has suggestions for a good looking and long lasting sealant/wax for pearl white?  Specifically it's a Buick LaCrosse with White Diamond tricoat paint.  I've got a few waxes to try, but for long lasting protection I only have Collinite 845 and a...

Well I really haven't seen too many threads about the Optimum microfiber pads, so I figured I'd give my initial amateur reaction from trying it out for the first time tonight. I'm pretty impressed. My experience is limited to Menzerna SIP with an orange LC flat pad, and I wasn't totally happy...

Had to laugh yesterday watching the Tigers/Red Sox game. They had a Armor All commercial for some wax they have out now. It was promoted by Tony Stewart as he was driving a new Camaro on a dirt track. The hood was done 50/50 with their wax and another wax. After the car was dirty from the...

I'm going to be ordering a Griot's polisher soon (only experienced with the old PC), and was thinking of getting a couple new pads as well. I was planning on picking up a light polishing pad and a finishing type pad. I've had a couple 6.5" LC white pads I've used that seem to do the job well...

In case you don't remember it, I started this thread a couple months ago: http://www.autopia.org/forum/machine-polishing/138693-polish-not-polish.html Well the thread from said car forum got bumped a couple more times recently with comments. Today the guy that said polishing is a waste of...

Mose's C&B got me wondering about chrome polishing. I do the wheels on my dd by hand, but I've got a '68 Olds with chrome bumpers that I've never polished. They don't necessarily need it, but I was thinking about seeing if polishing would make them any better. Since they have a lot of area...

Tell me if I'm way off base here. A guy on a car forum is trying to say that his high quality paint booth removes any need for buffing. He said buffing just introduces scratches (swirls) that need to be covered up with glaze. I would think that no matter how perfect you think you can paint...

Any suggestions for an lsp that has really caught your eye on GM's Red Jewel paint? I'm not sure what other names it goes by, but it's a metallic dark red that actually has a tinted clear coat. I've used 845 and Clearkote Moose Wax so far. I can't put my finger on it, but something just seems...

Along with finally figuring out how to polish properly tonight, I also just about cried at the same time. I was polishing the hood my wife's Buick Enclave (red jewel) tonight with SIP and an orange pad, and noticed some strange pink ball fly out of the pad. I also thought the pad looked funny...

I've been around the block a little bit, albeit on my own cars, with polishing over the last 5 years; and thought I knew what I was doing. When I started out with my PC, I tried Optimum polishes and wasn't impressed. Then I went on to Menzerna, and thought I found it, but realized I wasn't...

Being busy with young kids I've been severely neglecting on car care the last couple years. The PC just wasn't cutting it (literally) for me either. It just took way too much time to get decent results. Not wanting to invest much $$ I tried one of the cheap HF rotaries, which lasted a whole 3...

I know not many people are fans here of Karcher or electric washers, but I was just at Home Depot and saw they had a 1800 psi Karcher that was like half off. I think it was originally $188, and was on sale for I like $89.

I think I'm going to get a Chicago Electric from HF. I don't see myself using it more than a couple times a year so I can't justify the large expense of the other quality brands right now. So I'm looking at the two different models that HF carries and I see the cheaper one has a slower range...

I know it's been asked 100 times before, but I own a black 2003 Pontiac Bonneville, and I'm wondering if anyone with experience on this paint has suggestions on an lsp to try. I currently have Nattys Blue, Collinite 845 and Poorboys EXP. I love the Collinite for winter protection, so I'm...