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    Peeling clearcoat...

    There is a spot about a foot in diameter where clearcoat is peeling off. It is gone except around the edges of where it is peeling. Is there any way to fix this without a respray? I was thinking just use compound or something on the edge of the clearcoat to make the line between clearcoat/paint...
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    How do I make my wheel shine?!?! *pics*

    Ever since I have had my car, 2 of the wheels have been perfect and the other 2 horrible. I have no idea why, both wheels on the driver's side are horrible and impossible to clean. They seem to have VERY VERY VERY heavy brake dust/crud on them, one portion of one even seems to have some paint on...
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    What order do you wash, wax, clay...?

    Just wondering. Not product order, but car panel order. For me: Washing: Hood, front bumper, then work clockwise Claying: All horizontal surfaces (hood, roof, trunk, bumpers) these are the hardest parts since they collect the most crud, so I do them first and finish with vertical...
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    Clay bars and water

    I was clay barring a Buick Century the other day and it was morning and cloudy. Well I am about halfway done with the clay barring and it starts drizzling VERY lightly, but there are small small water drops all over the car now. Since that's all it was I continued clay barring. Shortly after the...
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    Washing w/out water source...

    I know about Protect all QAS car wash, but I was thinking: Is there any down side to washing without a streaming water source? I mean having a bucket of clean water and soapy water, washing the car like normal after dousing it with clean water and then some more clean water and then dry. Does...
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    Clay barring glass...

    I live south of Houston and alot of the people down here work at DOW, and there is so much overspray released from DOW that most cars are ruined. Now this is great for finding people's cars to detail and all, but I had a question about the glass: Are you supposed to clay bar that? I know you...
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