Recent content by watermantra

How do you guys feel about the "magnetbra". It's a car bra made of thick, pliable magnetic material that hugs the car without flapping about, like a leather bra can, and it is also form fitting. I'm thinking of getting one for my car because of the ridiculous number of rock chips I've...

Don't know if you guys remember, but I posted a story a few days ago about a compliment I received from a Body Shop manager about the care and condition of my Girlfriend's Mini Cooper. I promised some pictures so here they are! Judge easily! I'm a fairly new enthusiast! Since getting it...

My small Lowe's shop vac unit just doesn't seem to be cutting it. Which brand/type do you guys use? Keep in mind, I am a hobbyist! I would love to get a vapor machine, but can't yet justify the expense, even with its other household uses. Also, what sort of attachments and accessories...

After learning on this site from the pros (and from the mistakes of myself and others here!) for the past year or so, I have gotten fairly decent for a weekend warrior at keeping the family cars in good shape, and very much enjoy doing so. So the following story was particularly gratifying for...

under door handles? Do you guys just polish by hand? Is there a way to get a machine in there? Obviously it depends on the design of the handle. Both my Scion xA and my GF's Mini Cooper have the same sort... like this...

I have a few rock chips in my hood that I will be fixing in the next week or so. I also have a few applications of Ultima Paint Guard on the car. Will Dawn remove the Ultima or should I use some other product to get all of the PGP off? What do you guys recommend?

Has anyone tried the new formulation of P21S? Just wondering if the pure Carnauba formula really is "wetter" than the old P21S. I love the way my old jar of P21S goes on and comes off, but from the C and Bs I have seen on this site, there are quite a few deeper, wetter carnaubas out there for...