Recent content by schiddy

Plan on cleaning and sealing my factory wheels before mounting new sneakers on them. Time for the snow tires to come off the car and these to go back on. As far as I can tell they are aluminum wheels with paint on the front. I can see a glossy to dull/rough transition on the back of the...

Hey all! Bought a new cabin air filter with what I believe was charcoal layer last summer. I've always noticed my car retained moisture inside easily but it's been pretty bad this winter. Windows fog up pretty fast compared to normal, and mats take a long time to dry out. I've used inside...

Got my car used about a year ago. Really without realizing what I was doing hit the wheels with Chemical guys grime reaper diluted at maybe 15:1 and soft-ish wheel brush, a total of maybe 6 or 7 times to get brake dust off. Sadly, I have also not put anything on them to protect them after any...

On my parents brand spankin new 2011 prius there's a plastic or plexi rear deck lid that is slightly transparent but not completely see through. It's a nice black but is quite swirled already. My plan is to opti-coat 2.0 the whole car as they've only had it for a couple of weeks. From what I...

My daily driver black fabric si seats that are giving me problems. Sides are alcantara (which is not stained just fading a little), and middle section is some sort of soft fabric webbing. Soft almost cottony feel to it, and it's netted like a sport seat or ergonomic office chair. Pickups up...

Anyone good in the area? Looking for quotes for opti-coat application on a new car.

I have some really faded black plastic and rubber trim pieces. The car is only an 2007 and it's pretty bad. Looks 10X worse in direct sunlight. Any products out there that can restore these or are they just too far gone? G-technic trim restorer looks interesting but very expensive. I've...

I DID NOT make this, actually just found it haha.

Noticed this in neighbors parking lot. I've seen the CC damage on this car before but today it's actually flapping in the wind!

This is a spinoff of David's thread about waterbeading. It really got me questioning myself what an LSP protects against. I was all set to buy opti-coat 2.0 for my NHBP soft *** honda paint that swirls when you breathe on it but now I'm not so sure anymore. Quite literally ... What do...

I have a dainese motorcycle jacket that is approx 6 years old and the leather is starting to crack. I'm guilty of not treating up until about last year. I don't ride too too often, prob like 100 miles once a week during the season. The jacket sees moisture if I'm caught in the rain once in a...

So I took the plunge about a year ago and got a griots garage 6" DA. I have since polished a 90's black mazda 626, a 95 tan corolla, a custom painted black bike, and just a small portion of my 07 civic si NHBP. What seems to work for me when the paint is has lots of swirls is what I believe to...

With all this snow we're getting in CT it crossed my mind ... what do you guys use to brush snow off your car windows and paint? Those dangerously stiff snow brushes? Lightly with a gloved hand/sleeve? Just clear the windows and drive?(dangerous to do when there's any real volume of snow)...

Yeah I said phones lol. I'm sure other autopians have thought of this trying to stop their ipods, sansa's, blackberries, iphones, and droids from getting scratches. Anyone ever wax their screen (for protection) or screen protectors (for more protection, better feel, less fingerprints)? I...

You do everything to keep your paint safe and then this happens .... How many layers of zaino do I need to protect against this? hahahaha