I discovered a pretty good way to reach the center of my roof for buffing and such - a Black and Decker Workmate. With legs out it provides a good platform for standing and is very stable with the small legs extended. I weigh 230 lbs and it held me just fine and allowed me to fully face the...
Since taking an interest in keeping my car looking its best, and reading this forum, I have obtained quite an arsenal of detailing products. In addition to the detailing products, I now use some non-detailing products while detailing:
A toothbrush to get wax residue and dirt from those hard...
I don't think this link was posted previously. This is a good test and it caused comment by Sal Zaino. I thought all the Zaino users might be interested in seeing it.
http://pages.sbcglobal.net/gheumann/zaino_test/index.html:argue
...I tried a rotary polisher. I had just bought a 82, VW Scirocco with horrible paint. The clearcoat had hazed over and there were bright red spots showing through the haze after I washed it. Closer inspection revealed the spots were actually the base paint with no clearcoat. I was not ready...
I just bought a gallon of Kryptonyte All-Purpose Cleaner and Degreaser from a local detailer. (I had really wanted APC+ but he did not have any.) I really liked the Kryptonyte. It worked well on both carpet and vinyl. In fact, my carpet is now the cleanest it has ever been. Is anyone else...
This has been the most difficult problem in my quest to bring a '92 Sable daily driver back to reasonable condition. Over the years I have used all kinds of rubber cleaner and conditioners. The result has always been the same - black washing mitts, black drying towels, black window cleaning...