Recent content by vcallaway

A few years ago I ran across this article: http://www.nsxsc.com/nsexcitement/waxtest.html I've thought about doing something similar for years and now I think I'm going to do it. I am going to replace the hood on my Scorpio and can use it to do a test. I am trying to decided which ones to get...

I need to polish the headlights on my Scorpio. They are typical 16 year old ford plastic and are yellowed and fogged over. The last set I did was on my XR and it was a royal pain. I used about 4 grades of sandpaper and finished off with a buffer wheel and jewlers rouge. I've looked at a...

I spent a little time before the Superbowl yesterday attacking the paint. We had some big storm come in so I went just about 2 days without power. Kinda slowed progress. Anyway, here is a shot showing the hood and front fender completed. It is really dramatic compared to the before shot...

I'm pretty sure this product is not recommended by any car company or paint mfg. I'm certainly NOT recommending it either. However, it is about the only product that I've used that will cut heavy oxidation and kill off the mold and moss on a car that has sat for years. I use soft scrub with...

I posted in the introductions about this car that was dumped in my driveway as a challenge. I have the interior stripped and finally dried out. The inside of the car looked like this: My process for cleaning mold from leather is to mix a mild solution of anti-bacterial soap and distilled...

Since I've posted a couple of notes I figured I would intro myself. I'm in my 40's and have detailed cars since I was a youngster. My dad would buy and old car and fix the mechanicals and my job was to make it look nice for sale. I've done several car restorations and normally just do...