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Just got a new set of wheels for my car. Since I dont have to put them on right away, I was thinking of clearcoating the backs (not sure if they are already clearcoated from the factory, but figured more couldnt hurt) Is it worth the effort? Ive read they almost need to be "baked" for a...

Looking for some 1000P to try out if anyone has any. Feel free to reply or drop a PM. Thanks! -Chris

My parents have an Arctic White Solara convertible, and I was thinking of detailing it when they come up next month. Just wondering if there were any do's and dont's to this color. Its a really nice pearlcoat color, but Im wondering if there are special products and procedures because of the...

The alloy wheels on my I30 have a ton of brake dust caked (and probably baked) onto them (they were bought used so it wasnt my fault, I promise :) ). The faces of the wheels are great, but the insides of the wheels are pretty bad. Ive tried everything I could think of (clay, SSR1, SSR2.5...

OK, *finally* got around to detailing our cars (or should I say MY CAR FIRST!!! sorry dear :) ). Put on one coat of 2180 so far, was planning on 1 more coat then Pink Wax then FX100. My question is, should I let the 2 coats of 2180 sit for an extended period of time before adding the PW...

Looking for a "new look" and maybe some extra durability on my vehicles. Currently using AIO and UPP, but Ive read (and noticed) that UPP doesnt stay as long as I would want. Ive heard good things about FinishKare products but Im not sure exactly which ones to get. I already use PB SSRs for...

Just went to the local Wal Mart, expecting to be disappointed. Sure enough, the sticker in the auto cleaning products aisle was there but no bottles on the shelf (right next to the Purple Power). I walked around to the oil/filter aisle, and sure enough on the back of the bottom shelf were 3...

In the middle of trying to polish out swirls/scratches from my '01 I30, but a couple of the scratches arent really responding to SSR2.5 and an Orange Propel pad. Ive tried a ton of different techniques, and I think Im down to the *correct* one. Looked like I wasnt working the product in...

Went to Target today hoping to pick up a California Car Duster (Vroom/Baja-labelled), but the only one they had was the new Rubbermaid "CarWares" car duster. Good price, but I didnt purchase it because I wasnt sure if its better/equal/worse than the CCD. Also, it doesnt come with a storage...

In the middle of swirl removal/polishing my car. Ive been able to work on and off for a week (damn the weather!), but over the weekend I pulled the car out to clean my garage. Now all the dust generated by the cleaning is on the car. My question is if I can get away with just showering it all...

Dont know if this is the right forum, but I figured Id post to help out anyone that might be thinking about PDR. Had a really bothersome dent in my newly inherited 2001 i30. It was on the passenger side front door, and everytime I walked to the car I saw it. It was fairly high up, and right...

Seems that my wife might not have listened to my speech about why to clean out the wash mitt after every pass. So, I have some light swirl marks in certain spots of her car (no, I had no idea she was outside washing her own car!!!) Just wondering what the best combo would be to tackle getting...

I had a set of wheels sitting in my garage over the winter. They were cleaned fairly well of all road grime (sand, salt, etc) before I put them in storage. They were stored on top of a sheet of thick plastic, with each wheel "face up" and another sheet of plastic between it and the wheel above...

I wasnt able to put a second coat of UPP on 24 hours after the first, because my wife had her car out all night!!! So now its been 48 hours, and I want to do the final coat tonight while she's gone (with her SISTERs car :) ).........what should I do to prep the car? Wash it down? QD it? The...

Short of going over the whole car using the baggie method, is there any easier way to spot contaminents (such as rail dust) on a new car painted a dark color? I figure it would be obvious on a light color car, but my new car is dark grey so I didnt think it would stand out very well. Id like...

OK, just picked up my wife's new car over the weekend.......the color is Anthracite Metallic (aka dark grey). Im now looking into my detailing regiment again, because I think it might have to be a little different than Im used to, because my current car is silver, so not too dark. This is what...