Recent content by imported_rayvenn

Does anybody with a large extractor use it to clean their home carpets, in addition to your detailing? I've been thinking about that as a way to amortize the cost of the extractor more quickly. I realize I'd need pro cleaning (of the home carpets) at some point, but if I could do the carpets...

Has anybody used both Long Haul Polish/Wax and NXT wax? (I have the NXT paste, but if you've used liquid, fine.) Sounds like both have mild cleaning action. Are they similar in performance, durability, etc? I've read the idea here on Autopia that, instead of using very abrasive products...

DavidB's thread about possibly over-polishing paint has me rethinking my paint care scheme. I think I'll go for more paintwork cleaning combined with glazes or waxes with fillers to take care of the small stuff. I'll wait a good bit longer before I use the more abrasive stuff. That being...

I saw a kit at WalMart consisting of a short handle with a pad on the end to secure a microfiber (kinda like a small broom or mop). It's supposedly for cleaning glass, including automotive. Looks like it might be handy for reaching across the dash and the back deck, if it's strong enough to...

I want to take off the current sealant and carnauba wax on my car, so I can experiment with some new products. The paint is in good shape; I clayed and polished a month ago. I just want to make sure everything is out of the way, so I don't have bonding issues w/ the new products. Right...

AutoZone, Universal City TX (just outside San Antonio), 11 oz can of Meg's #26 paste wax rang up for 0.99. Dunno if it's some that they figure were damaged, or what. Some of it looks like it kinda bubbled up along the inside wall of the tin, and there are some specks like little bubbles burst...

OK, I am already bummed out that Autopia's purple waffle weave drying towel and khaki microfibers are discontinued. (If anybody knows where any are stockpiled, I'm interested.) So, I read that some very popular 3M products are now ... guess what .... yep, discontinued. Accumulator really...

Hi, Autopia. Just wanted to say thanks to everybody who recommended QEW. Scottwax, Mosca's QEW tutorial, and endorsements by many others are what really sold me on trying it. For a first time effort, it went well. I'm sure I can refine my technique, but it was nice to be able to wash in...

In mid June, DavidB said he was going to run this test ... "Tomorrow I'm going to run an interesting test. Step 1: wash with Dawn. Step 2: Wash with Sonus Gloss Shampoo and see if full gloss returns." I am interested in the results, but searching on Sonus and Dawn doesn't show me an...

Greetings. I'm really enjoying this forum, and learning a lot from it. Have orders in to several places for cleaners, waxes, MF, etc. Someone in the family "heard somewhere" that washing towels, cloths, etc with a lot of oil or wax in them will be a problem in a home washing machine. Rumor...