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Found it at Dollar Tree. It comes in a 32oz spray bottle. Potent, Respirator, safety goggles and gloves recommended. It is a water based degreaser.   Pros: Damn, this thing works like no other. No lingering residual odors like engine degreaser.    Cons: The mist is unbearable and...

An open mayonnaise packet accidentally got left on passenger seat and someone sat on it. I didn't discover it until a few days later. There's an oil spot in the area. What way should I go about removing it? Should I use a solvent/detergent based cleaner or an enzyme type and can someone...

This is a polishing paste with some petroleum product in it specifically designed for stripping road grime, silicones, wax, etc from windshield. I couldn't find it anywhere, so I bought some Rain-X glass cleaning compound which is used the same way. It is applied like you're polishing a...

It rains here pretty much everyday from sprinkle to pouring so, its important to have clear view for all conditions. Wiper blades should work without streaks or chatter for all levels of rain fall. In the past, I used a product called No Touch Glass Stripper and this product was available...

A couple month ago I tested how much of the "stuff" in Optimum spray wax and Opti-Clean isn't water. At the time, it smelled pleasant. The test sample was put aside and forgotten. When I found it today, I was surprised to find it smells like rancid cooking oil and just like cooking oil on...

My car is ~20 years old and the HVAC system had 20 years worth of crud. Since the A/C was broken, I removed the evaporator in order to flush the system and replace the TXV. When I had the evaporator out, I soaked it in bucket of Simple Green solution and got quite a bit of gunk out...

Thank God it wasn't in my car. A can of R12 with leak detector fell out of the tote box on the rear seat on braking. It hit the rail under the seat and liberated a pound of R12 along with the leak detector red dye into the interior. Is there anyway to get this out?

Recently, my 06 Focus was washed through a cookie cutter car wash drive-thru. I clayed the whole car and got the paint to feel smooth. I followed through with Turtle Wax Super Hardshell. Looked good. Now, I want it to keep looking like that with minimal work. it doesn't have to look...

Turtle Wax hard shell is a mass produced cheap paste wax available everywhere. It has the texture of a firm pudding. It is applied and dried to haze and buffed off. Optimum OCW is a almost water thin low viscosity spray wax. Just spray on and wipe dry. The only thing obvious is...

I live in an apt complex with no access to a hose. Since my parking space faces busy street, it picks up dust fairly fast. Forum posts say Optimum No Rinse can be used as QD at 1 to 15 dilution (6.25%, or 8oz diluted to one gallon). Same is also posted on Optimum's official forum. The jug...