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Trying to work out a nice list of DIY maintenance that I can do on my car without specialized tools or knowledge, short of having to take the car in to a shop to have a mechanic work on it. Feel free to add more easy things you can do to take care of your car; here's the short list that I have...

The waxes that come in the tins and other circular containers; what's the best way to get them onto your car? I remember the very first time I ever waxed a car using paste wax was with Turtle Wax's Ultra Hard Shell or whatever it was. It came with an applicator pad and the circular container...

Just read the Autopia guide in regards to cleaning under the hood and need some help in identifying and knowing which parts to "seal" off with plastic baggies or aluminum foil. Included at the bottom are some pictures of what's under the hood of my car. The only things I've done under the hood...

Was looking at Scottwax's gallery and came across a picture entitled "Optimum Car Wax beading" and was wondering if any of you guys had a picture of a car not beading water. When cars aren't waxed and don't have that beading protection what does it look like? Do big puddles form on the car...

I'm using a California Water Blade to get off a lot of the water on my car after washing (mainly the bigger portions) and then I use a chamois rag to dry areas that were missed by the blade. Is there any problem with this? Mostly I've read about people drying their cars with microfiber towels or...