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I need to do my BIL's 01-02(?) black Chevy Trailblazer. Only have 3 hrs. to put into it. Past care consists solely of "touchless" car washes, as will all future care. :( He has some paint transfer on the door and I made the mistake of saying bring it by (I have not yet seen the vehicle)...

Used 3M Imperial Hand Glaze for the first time, yesterday - by hand on an recently-painted panel. Do you "work it" much, like a polish, or do you apply and remove, like a wax or sealant? I applied a quater-sized amount to 2 x 2' section with a foam applicator by hand, using firm, small...

I had a piece of a tree limb fall and dent my hood. The dent was small, but deep - paint was not broken. Took it to a shop with a great rep for body work. They said dent could not be pulled without a repaint. The dent removal and color match was excellent! But in direct sunlight, there...

This Saturday, I was washing the wife's ride when I noticed some bug poop (tiny brown dots, really stuck to the surface) on the hood. So I wanted to clay them off. That went fine, but while gently going over the rest of the hood, the clay suddenly smeared. I was using the discount yellow...

It might (or maybe not) be interesting to compile a list of basic technique pitfalls that can snare beginners. I am thinking of procedures that tend to mar the paint, but it could really be anything that you hate to see people do (and I don't mean things like never use a snow shovel to clear...

This work was actually done a couple of weekends ago (08.21.04). Car is SO's 2000 Accord EX. Thanks to the great information at Autopia, I am finally starting to get this vehicle to look the way I want it to.

Clayed the missus's car. Paint is pretty smooth and shiney! Plan to try 1Z Paint Polish for the first time on some minor swirls and hazing. There is no problem going from 1ZPP to AIO (then SG), correct? What if I need to go in the other direction (all work will be by hand)? Maybe 3M...

I put on layer 2 of SG after work, today. It usually comes off for me with no problems at all. But this time, it was after dusk and really humid (and I may have overly spritzed my MF pad with the SG at times). When I went to remove it, I had to buff harder than usual in places. So I was...

I try to clay my car twice a year. Although it is parked outside, it gets driven only 500 miles/year. The clay picked up very little and I always thought it was a pretty subtle, if not dubious, step in the process ... Until I started a detail on my SO's four-year-old daily driver. This car...

I haven't posted in a while and I have not been giving my ride an Autopian level of care lately (wash and Sonus spritz every week, but SG is long gone), so I need to do a complete exterior detail. It is not driven very much, but it's parked on the street with Pine trees overhead. I washed and...

I was reading on this thread and others that people are using Klasse AIO and SG on exterior trim with good results. I am interested in trying that out this weekend, because Mother's B2B runs in the rain, dosen't last too long, etc. The problem is that I just treated everything yesterday...

Where can I get ValuGard Trim and Molding Renewer? I was reading a thread here where several people recommended it. I checked their site and all I could see was a product data sheet. Thanks much!

Is BF All Finish Paint Protection a reasonable alternative to Klasse SG? I am in the middle of my first complete detail on a 2.5 yo vehicle that is kept outside. Prior to this I washed it 2-3 times a month with Turtle Zip Wax and applied a QD such as EOWS. 1) Washed with Dawn. 2) Clayed...