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Just thought I'd let you good fellas know how important it is to not let your MF towels dry completely on the dryer. Even at the lowest temperature setting (right above fluff), I accidentaly left my MF towels (about fifty of them) in the dryer a little longer than I normally do. When I pulled...

I tried out a new quick detailer spray on my car that Scottwax sent me called ClearKote Quik Shine. This QD had me a bit curious because he had so many good things to say about it in his review. After washing and drying the car, I started my usual QD routine. The first thing I noticed was...

These two products are combination polishes and cleaners, right? That is, not only do they provide mild cleaning properties, they also provide your paint with a shiny wet look and leave a nice smooth substrate for your carnuaba wax. My understanding of the interplay between a wax and a...

I just got off the phone with One Grand Cust. support and was told that using One Grand Wash & Wax will, unlike most other car shampoos, extend the life of the wax on your car (sorta like Z-7 on a Zaino'd car). Has anyone tried this product and does it really do as advertised? Thanks.

As the title states, I'm curious to know how many Klasse users fall under the following routines: 1. Two major detailing sessions a year and no Klasse SG layers added between sessions (ala YoSteve). 2. Two major detailing sessions a year, but with Klasse SG layers still added between...

I'm not sure if this has already been anounced here but it seems 303 Products are now going to be sold at participating True Value Hardware stores...nationwide. True Value This is the link to their main website. 303

As much as I like Z-2, I’ve actually found a product that works just like it but is superior in several ways. It’s called Z-2! Hard for me to believe, but Sal has made a few slight modifications of Z-2 to create a new and improved formulation of it. After using it a few times, I would say...

A couple of weekends ago I added six coats of ZFX and one final coat of unmixed Z-2 and buffed everything with a COTTON towel. However, after each coat, I noticed swirly patterns all over my car and attributed that to spiderwebbing. Those swirly patterns were gone this morning when I examined...

I'm surprised nobody else has posted this kind of poll, but what is your favorite sythnetic polymer. Don't give me any of that "depends on what color" or "depends on what kind of shine you are looking for" stuff. :) This is a poll simply to see which among the favorites here at Autopia is...

How long do you guys normally take when QDing your car? It's touted as something that can be done in 5-10 minutes but I highly doubt anyone can safely QD a slightly dusty car in that amount of time. I usually QD my cars using the following procedures: 1. Use California Car Duster to...

I ordered a bunch of Tim's (Autopia Name Snake) MF towels and I finally got around to using them a few days ago. My initial impressions were that the towels do not look anything like the MF towels I've used in the past. If you look at the thread loops, they look like snake-skin. However...

To the people that read/posted in the Ducky Water Spot Remover thread a few weeks ago, I promised I'd by a bottle of the stuff and post a review (JohnN, how on earth did you find this product?) :) I feel a bit embarrassed that I actually ordered this stuff and am now posting a review about it...

I went nuts over the weekend and applied 3 coats of Z-5 Friday, 3 coats Saturday & 1 coat of Z-2 Sunday (coulda done more, but the wife was getting upset). When I look at my car under bright flourescent lights, a lot of the light scratches I used to have are less and less visible. I did...

My guess is that the Finishing Glaze is a lot less abrasive and might be the next step after applying the Machine Glaze. Has anyone here tried both products? I know that Brad4rdHay and JasonC8301 have tried the Machine Glaze, but was just wondering how it exactly differed from the Finishing...

I pretty much spent the whole morning and afternoon yesterday detailing a friend's car (A white '94 Mitsubishi Diamante). I started out with a claying, followed by a few applications of PPCL and then two applications of ZFX. My question is, does clay completely remove the rust spots that...

If you plan on buying Charismas at the Fieldcrest Cannon outlet site or at one of their outlet stores, consider stopping by at your local Linens 'N Things store. The one in Burbank, CA is selling bath sized IRR Royal Velvets for 4.99 each. They aren't Charismas, but they seem soft and plush...

There is a bit of a sale going on at our favorite cotton towel outlet. Now, I'm not sure if they do these kinds of sales all the time, but just thought I'd let you all know. This is a quote from their main page: "On orders that total $50 or more, enter "save10" in the coupon box on your order...

Sorry about the very ignorant nature of this question, but what do you guys use for electricity when using stuff like a machine buffer or high-power spray? I know that Scottwax has found ways around needing electricity, but I'm assuming that there's got to be at least a few of you that use an...

Do you guys designate towels (MF & cotton) used to remove abrasive or cleansing products like SMR's & cleansing lotions and keep them separate from towels used to buff waxes and polymers? Or is it OK to mix them up as long as you wash them thoroughly? Thanks.

Basically, I'm deciding between trying 3M Imperial Hand Glaze or alternating between Meguiar's #9 & #7. I also plan to top/seal that in with an assortment of different waxes (Souveran, Blitz, Zymol, Meguiar's). Just wanted to know your opinions on whether the Meguiar's line of polishes or...