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Put the new badges on my Optima. Ordered the Corporate logo from Korea, not that stupid one they put on here. http://www.kitcar.dynip.com/betasite/myweb24/personal1.htm

Way cold this past weekend. So, since I was out of propane for the furnace in the garage, I went to the drive through car wash here in town; been going there for years and have no problems at all ever. So, now I have these little spider web scratches along the side of Stinker2. I know they're...

Greetings from SE Michigan! Been detailing and showing cars for around 30 years. Current vehicles are in my sig. My truck, Stinkerbutt1 is retired to being a show only vehicle, my car, Stinkerbutt2, is brand spanking new with not a swirl on it and it's going to stay that way or else...

Well, I bit the bullet and painted my calipers a few weeks ago. The car is brand new so rust and dirt wasn't an issue. I washed the calipers with Simple Green (being careful not to contaminate the pads-they're ceramic) and rinsed with plain water. After a suitable drying time, taped them off...

As an experiment, I picked up a bottle of Woolite spray with oxy clean in it. I used it on my floormats. Now, they were pretty clean to start with but the driver's side had a small grease spot and salt stains. Using a stiff brush, the stains came right out. I'm going to try it on a van that...

Maybe I'm going bonkers. I've had a lot of vehicles with dark paint, but this one seems to be a dust magnet. I wash it and even from sitting in the garage the thing is covered, and I mean covered in dust. If I wash it and then drive for the day it looks like it's been through a rain storm. Is...

Something has been bothering me for some time, like 20 years. I've always used Meguiar's wax; cleaner wax, #6 & #9, etc.. Been using Meg's since 1976. What I've always noticed both with Meg's and and other brands is that there's always an oil redidue left after the buffing. It really used to bug...

I've always done detailing by hand but got hooked on trying out one of them there PCs that everyone here is talking about. I've always been a "do it by hand" kind of guy; until now. Wow. This is my first brand new car in nearly 15 years. It's been debadged and floated across the Pacific before...

Greetings from Saline, Michigan. Been involved with showcars since the mid 70's ranging from most American manufacturers and some imports. Current vehicles are a 1999 Dodge Dakota show truck and my brand new car. I've been detailing for over 30 years but always look for new tricks.