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A few days ago I happened into a local Canadian Tire store and noticed they had a lot of new products in. Grabbing my pen and paper I jotted down anything of note, which included (in no particular order): Meguiar's Gold Class PASTE Wax $20 Meguiar's ColorX $12 Mothers Billet Metal Polish...

Has anyone else tried this product yet? On a whim I bought a bottle of this stuff to try out because it was inexpensive. Ironically this is shortly after I swore I would stop trying out new wheel cleaners after a string of disappointments. :o Normally I'm a big fan of Eagle One A2Z...

I've had this question floating around in the back of my mind for a while, but keep forgetting to ask about it: Is it safe to wring out your MFs like the way you do with everyday dishcloths and such? I've always been too scared to try this out of fear of tearing, stretching, weaken, etc. the...

Yeah, I know, I KNOW! :o I'm wondering if anyone can comment how strong the Turtle Wax LIQUID Rubbing Compound is? I've searched around, and it seems to be well-established that the paste version (red jar) is the devil incarnate, but the liquid version is rarely mentioned. Reading the back...

Recently there have been some posts that have me wondering what's in the QDs (detailing sprays) we use. It occurred to me that whenever any product contains certain ingredients, the manufacturer is required to label the product with appropriate health warnings for that ingredient. Some...

I was going to post this little experience of mine in Aurorav8's thread to give more input, but it was getting too long so here it is instead.... now even longer. ;) In early December I divided the hood of my parents' van into 3rds, cleaned whatever I had on it off with Mothers pre-wax...

In the same vein as Luster's mod listing thread, sometimes what we actually have at the moment and what we'd like to have are completely different things. Pesky "real life" issues like time, money, common sense, other priorities, etc. can put a damper on one's plans, so here's the place to make...

Hey when did these come out (other than the Vanilla Moose of course)? :confused: http://www.clearkote.com/new.htm I went to their website to read about something and saw these to my surprise. Hmm, 200g clay bar with a bottle of QS too? Now I'm really tempted.... :)

I meant to post this yesterday, but got busy and didn't have the chance to. The other day I went to Canadian Tire to buy something. As always when I go there, I do my routine cruise through the detailing aisle. This time I notice the shelves look a bit different. I soon realized there were a...

Okay, with my newly acquired Porter Cable polisher in hand, I finally got to run a test I'd been itching to perform. :) I wanted to see for myself what kind of vibration or balance differences there were using different combinations of counterweights and backing pads. Some people with the...

Since the weather was cooperating today for a change (pretty warm in the sun) I finally got a chance to try out my Protect All Quick & Easy Wash. I decided to just mix 2 quarts as per the instructions and see how that worked out. Right away though, I almost laughed at how much water that...

Has anyone ever used this and can comment on it? I was just wondering if it did anything to reduce chatter and helps keep wiper blades cleaner without causing streaking.

I'm looking for an excuse to look for and buy Megs All Purpose Cleaner Plus, seeing as how it can replace so many other cleaners. Currently I'm almost out of EO A2Z wheel cleaner, and I'll have to do one more conventional car wash before winter. Not a whole lot came up in prior discussion...

We had a little break in the weather and temperatures were mild, so I took the time to (finally) apply one of my STP Vision Blades to all the cars. I was mainly doing it for my own car, but the blade is one of the older, bigger kind that says is good for the fronts of two cars or one car all...

Okay, I finally remembered to write this up. :D I washed my car last week and tried out a couple new products I had bought in the process (running out of EO). Mothers Tire & Rubber Cleaner, and Turtle Wax Rim Brite. AFAIK, neither of these products have been reviewed or mentioned here...