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Hi folks, First off, I love using si02 coatings for my personal vehicles due to the sheer amount of time I can cut off maintaining a fleet of toys. But with respect to bodyshop contaminants, can anyone speak more about si02 coatings and the potential "contamination" of body panels (painted or...

Just thought I'd ask before I order. I'm located in Toronto--work at 401/Allen.

Hi folks, It's been a while since I've reached for the Optimum pair, but upon using them yesterday, they were extremely liquidy and not thick at all. I don't THINK that they were always this liquidy (again, been a while) and I couldn't get it to thicken up no matter how much shaking and even...

Hi folks, Long-time detailing-graduate from Autopia-U. :) A particular question came about before I slept last night. I recall reading that rust usually isn't 'active'-persay when the weather is below x*C (or was it freezing?), but in any case, winters here in Canada mean two things...

Hi forum, Can you please pick out a metal polish that would be most effective for my aluminum rim that I'll be sanding, then repolishing? The list (From eshine, click me) - Wenol - Bucsh - Duragloss - Optimum - P21S - Peek - Wolfgang (Previous thread) Why I'll be...

Hi gang, My apologies if this has been covered, I've searched quite extensively, and no thread suggests any type of DIY fix. In any case, I've got a set of the following rims, and all 4 came with corrosion on the machined lip. The rim itself is aluminum, so I'd assume the lip itself is...

BUMP/EDIT: For the past 4 months, I've had clear film (Ventureashield) applied to both headlights as they would fade back to fuzziness in under two months, and I'm happy to report that it looks promising as a permanent solution once the UV coating is removed. Works like a charm. For...

Hi there, I'm located in Richmond Hill, and I have a mini-bottle of ZFX (looks relatively full.. Say, 80%) and 1/2 of a gallon of Poli-seal up for trades. I'm looking for: Pakshak MF's, Collinite 845, Optimum Opti-seal. I may be interested in other things as well, shoot me offers...

Well, I have a few friends that were caught in this wicked act of mother nature, resulting in numerous minor dents in the bodywork. The damage: Going from the previous thread: Anyone else get dinged up?-- Perhaps a group rate can be arranged? Cheers!

Wicked... just when I thought I got over the detailing bug.. Anyone want to combine orders? :cry: :heelclick eShine Canada: ***Victoria Wax***

Hey Torontonians, My family picked up an 07 Mazda 6 a while back, and for some reason, my father asked for a butt-ugly deflector. I of course, hate it, and was wondering where you guys get your clear-bra's done for the front, and what sort of price range I'll be looking at. I'm local to...

Hi all, To keep this short, simple, and to the point, I'm looking to buy either JW's Acrylic Jett and Zaino Z-5 (+zfx).. If you have the aforementioned or anything else from those two lines, please contact me. I'm located in Richmond Hill, but am able to meet up anywhere within...

Anyone planning on ordering?-- I wouldn't mind splitting the shipping/parting out of some of the larger varieties. . . Menzerna of Germany Anyone going to order?

Greetings Torontonians, I have an incoming shippment of Optimum's Poli-Seal in its gallon-sized varient. I wish to part out some of it, so if you would like a few oz's, give me a shout and we'll make arrangements to meet up. I'm located in Richmond Hill, so if anyone local would like a...

Hey Torontonians, Is anyone located in the GTA interested in purchasing a gallon or two of the following products? As you may know, this specific line does not comply with some regulation, and as a result, we are unable to purchase these products over the counter. We can however order by...

Anyone coming to Importfest? I know I know, dumb judging, riced cars, but I'm pumped as this is the first show I'd be doing show-car prep on! Rolling in with 10+ Bimmers on friday! Hope to see 'some' of you there. (I hope the ladies are prettier this year:nervous: )

Crystal Guard Having mixed feelings about this product, all speculations. Your thoughts/comments are greatly appreciated as always! Autopia, please help me steer others away from this!

Should we Canadians start something of the sorts? (Is it allowed?) I was thinking of the following format: <Name> <Province> <Specific region> Anyone looking for a local detailer should PM the respective person, and keep this thread free of off-topic comments. Thanks!

Hey there guys and gals, I'm getting the hang of the rotary, and would like to try a few compounds/polishes out. I'm currently using Ultra coat. Not sure exactly what brand specifically(kept in a ketchup bottle), it's my apprenticer's industrial polish, and it works quite well-- No dust...