Recent content by LTParis

I used to detail cars a while back (not professionally), but it's been 12+ years since I seriously did anything. I recently acquired a 2009 GTI that I want to get back to tip top shape, but there are some descent circular/halo scratches on her...

So I got a good glimpse of my new(ish) car and noticed some serious swirls in the sunlight: How much effort would it take to get this back?

Initially I had toyed with the idea of detailing my wife's 2005 X5 and my 2009 GTI. The X5 needs a bit more work on her, and I would rather have someone that has some serious chops detailing cars than to burden myself on getting 100% right the first time. However I am not really seeing but a...

So as my first post I pose this question that has baffled me. I have this mystery substance on my car (2004 Lancer RalliArt) that has not come off with a host of methods I have tried. (Yeah I need to fix the paint chip too.) It's raised, like tree sap, but it it seems almost more like...