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Hello: I`m about to come into possession "in the family" of a 2014 Honda Fit in R81 Milano Red w/ 175,000km in the Toronto area (i.e. salt and very rapidly running out of weather to do anything to it). I believe it`s spent a bunch of its time parked facing the sun (damaged top of steering...

I`m just looking to increase my understanding, and avert any incorrect or inappropriate use of products. I rotate between two wash soaps - PB SSS and CG Citrus Wash`n`Gloss. I know that the SSS rinses "clean" and I use it prior to any LSP or machine work. I know that the CG has "gloss...

I`ve been doing the Gardena thing for, well, a long time. Things crack, split, deform and require slow, ongoing, constant replacement. They aren`t cheap, don`t last a real long time, and they restrict flow quite a lot. On the plus side, they`re easy to get OTC for me. I`ve been thinking...

Hi there: I`ve just decided that I`m going to try things out with a salt neutralizing/removal product. I`ve acquired 32oz of "Salt-Away" which has many mixing ratios on the bottle but boils down to 500:1 for "hose end" applications. I have the feeling that for my purposes foam action might...

For various reasons I`ve had a battery maintenance charger (e.g. a 1-2A variety that you can leave on indefinitely on a seasonal vehicle (why I originally purchased it 15+ years ago) or use overnight to keep a battery topped up). For various reasons, I feel like getting an updated one. I`d...

Hi all: First: this isn`t about paint or carpets or cosmetics. After a lifetime in southern Ontario I`ve got that mostly OK. I can always do better but life is a balance of compromises, mostly time. I`m currently driving the newest/lowest mileage car I`ve had yet. It`s a 2011 so it`s not...

So, I`ve been running UHP summer tires on my vehicles for about 18 years. I also live in Canada. Since I DIY my seasonal changes, I don`t have to make appointments to get it done etc... and sometimes I`m pushing my luck to run summer tires as long as possible as long as it`s still safe to do...

Just wondering what people out there find successful for their uses. Tires...General interior wipedown... sills and door jambs. Coated leather... (maybe) Household. I was thinking of preparing 1:5, 1:20 and 1:50. I`ve googled but found lots of pointers to 1Z`s PDF which has wide range...

Hi all: I`ve been waxing my wheels for years. Between seasons I`d usually use some leftover M26 Hi-Tech Yellow wax on my winter wheels and P21S Concours on my summer wheels. Waxes don`t usually make it through the season but they look good and make clean up easier. My wheels are in really...

Hi all: Please help me choose new APC and degreasers (and keep me away from well diluted Simple Green). I have pretty easy access to CG and PB products, but honestly can`t decode the entire CG lineup. What`s the difference between All Clean and All Clean+, for instance? I see PB only has one...

Hi all: As a brief intro - I used to be quite proficient at detailing, inside and out. Life circumstances have left me with little time the last 5-6 years to really keep up with anything. Some of my product knowledge is stuck in the mid-2000s, to be honest, and I haven`t done a great workup...

Hi all, it's been a while since I was following detailing forums, and I'm not sure if the ones I followed were ever as knowledgeable and sophisticated as here. I've been linking over to here for a while, but this is my first real post. I still have the same car, and what I'm doing seems to...