Recent content by gto78

I just got a 89 BMW convertible. The car sat for years in a friends garage. The rear window is horribly stained green and yellow. It's impossible to see through it. The top is in great shape, seals are also great. I'd like to try to restore the window before forking out $$ to replace it. It...

I'm having a serious problem with this site for some reason and I can NOT read the search results page, so I'm forced to keep posting my questions as new posts, sorry. So anyways, I'm a big fan of PB Products and want to try the Bold N Bright tire dressing. I'm wondering about how to best...

Hey, got a basic question I think. I just bought an Expedition, which has the black plastic side mirrors with the black plastic triangle trim piece that holds it onto the door. The plastic looks a little faded so I made sure to detail as usual. The next time it rained I end up with streaks...

One of my customers was in need of Methanol for his water injection system on his airplane. So he bought 55 gallons of it and only used like 10. So I have 45 Gallons of Pure Methanol to play with. My car has a 20 gallon fuel tank. I put 19 gal of 93 Octane and 1 gallon of Methanol. That makes a...

This is a hood from my cousin's 94 suburban I did last weekend. The rest of the truck wasnt as bad as the hood, but it looked great overall when done. Anyways, I used #83 and the orange cleaning pad on the truck, and eventually finished with AIO/white polishing pad/PC and then Clearkote's QD.

Well, my real question is whether red is classified as a light color or a dark color. Then of course most other colors are obvious, but there are a few that I'm not sure about. I often wonder since some polishes, or glazes specify that they are for dark colors or light colors. I think...

So why exactly is it that sponges and chamois absorb more water when wet than when they are dry???? You would expect something that is dry to be able to absorb more water, not smear it away. I have heard many quick answers, but never one that is a true explanation. I always still...

okay I just tinted my drivers door and back window. Wow does it look absolutely horrible. It came out pretty smooth, no dirt under it, no air bubbles, but it looks like its full of lines from glue or something. I don't know if this is normal, or if its because I didnt use soap in my spray...

The dealership scratched my passenger side window while replacing the motor. THey refuse to take responsibility, and are blaming it on the guy who I watched replace it for me when someone had broken into my car. They scratched it not the window guy. Anyways how can i polish it out? I've...

This weekend it's my car's turn for the wax job, and I wanted to try something different. I usually top with P21S when its all done. Can I just keep layering P21S over and over? I wonder how deep I can make it. It's goin on a red 350Z

My question is this, what is the best order of doing the overall job? I mean, do you wax/polish the entire car, then clean the trim and then clean the windows then the tires? Or do you do that in another order so you arent going back and touching up the painted area around the trim? My car...

i have a redline 350Z and I spent a lot of time detailin it to get rid of swirl marks, they just never disapear completely. But after spending a day polishing it, and then putting klasse AIO on it, I can't quite find the best "wet" look sealant for it. I tried klasse SG, and poorboys ex-p, but...

this pic is AFTER i used my PC set on 4 with PFIII and AIO, and SG, and poorboys ex-p....' i applied the PFIII with yellow foam pad, and AIO with both yellow foam, and then white foam. then applied SG with white pad, and then with a finishing pad. Then applied EX-P by hand.

this is the result of waxing with P21S, and finishing with Meguiars Quick Mist detail spray. Unfortunately the night before I had a bad experience with the self serve car wash.....:mad: :nono But was able to salvage the look of the car enough to get this finish. I have since gotten a 7424...