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Hi There folks, I'm planning to paint my throttle cover and upper timing belt covers, and maybe even my upper radiator fan shroud. I'm going to attempt this myself, not having done any real spray painting tasks before. So far I have: a multi-pack of wet/dry sandpaper of 320/400/600/800 grit...

Hello Forum Team, I've noticed for several weeks now that the "Reviews" tab up top (between Forum and Gallery) which contains/contained the old archived product reviews doesn't seem to be working. Whenever I click on it I get a weird error message. Is this a temporary outage? Thanks...

Hi Everyone, My wife & I just took delivery on a new vehicle earlier this week: a 2013 Mazda CX-9 GT. It is in Aluminum Metallic Mica, w/ Black leather interior. I had a few questions. 1) The car will be getting 3M clear bra film installed next week (hood, fasica, mirrors...

It may seem like an odd question, but I think I'm experiencing a bit of buyers' remorse before I've even opened the package. I picked up some of the liquid UW recently at a Canadian Tire sale. Unfortunately with Meguiar's outrageous CDN pricing on many things, even at 25% it still cost $26...

Apologies if this has been covered before. Does anyone know who currently makes the car care products sold under the BMW brand at dealerships? The car soap bottle looks a lot like the P21S shampoo bottle, and their wheel cleaner looks like the Sonax bottle. I'm tempted to at least try...

This may seem like a dumb question, but... here goes. Why does OPC come in a spray bottle, when under directions basically ALL the recommended dilution ratios are 3:1 (assuming that's 3 parts water to 1 part power clean)? It doesn't mention use it full strength for anything, and yet I'm...

you can only have ONE brand of car care products. What would it be? :grinno: For me I'd have to say... OPTIMUM! :bow (Had you asked me 10+ years ago I probably would've said Meguiars).

My apologies if this has been discussed before. Maybe I just fail at searching but I looked and could not find info on what exactly changed and when with the 7424. When I googled I found on a thread on AG where I guy asked what the differences were and if he should upgrade from his original...

Hi Folks, My long time go-to TIRE cleaner was Eagle One's A2Z tire & wheel cleaner (in the orange bottle). My stock is almost completely gone and I'll be looking for something to replace it. There are plenty of options for wheel cleaning, so I'm not concerned with that. But tire cleaners...

I finally got around to detailing my 335i over the weekend and went with WG DGPS v3.0 over Klasse AIO. This was actually my first time ever using the Deep Gloss Paint Sealant. I'm really impressed with it. Very easy to apply and remove and on initial impression very slick. However I ran out...

There are so many threads on new products, I just wanted to drum up some discussion on some older products that USED to be all the rage on this site and others. This hobby has a tendency to get one obsessed with chasing the next new thing, whether its the new wax of the week or technology...

Has anyone done a comparison of Chemical Guys' Wheel Guard product vs. Poorboy's Wheel Sealant? I'm using up my supply of wheel sealant, and I like it. But before buying another jar I was wondering if I should try Wheel Guard instead. Thanks.

Hi Guys, I'm about to use my Wolfgang foamgun for the first time. The soap I was going to use is Chemical Guys Citrus Wash n' Gloss. My question is how to set the appropriate dose/dilution ratio. The foamgun itself has 5-6 setings on the brass fitting (1oz/gal, etc.). However I thought...

I'm planning on buying a new BMW 3-series sedan next spring/summer. It will be either a 328i or a 335i (RWD, 6MT). New for '09 is a mid-model facelift (aka LCI - Life Cycle Improvement, or something-rather) on the sedan. There are a dozen exterior color choices available, but I have it...

In my quest for alternative BLACK colors to repaint my Z in, I stumbled upon a color I really like. It's the BMW "Individual" option "Azurite Black Metallic". Their individual program is a system by which when ordering a new BMW through a dealership you can select custom interior and...

Just got my hands on some Polycharger CH2 (solvent) from Autopia sale recently. Where do people go when seeking more info on this product now? Neither the www.polycharger.com website nor the polycharger subforum here on Autopia seem to exist anymore. I had a question on a couple of the...

This is not another which is better thread. As someone who came out of a detailing drought recently I've still been playing catch-up on Autopia on what's been going on here since about ~2006 or so. Concepts like these spray on, walk away sealants like Optimum Opti-Seal, Zaino CS, and...

I realize responses will probably be limited to Canadian and European members, since the Riccardo clay is not available in the US (patents, etc.) currently. It's just appeared on eshine's website, so maybe it's brand new and no one's tried it yet. It's supposed to be more agressive than the...

Something I've been wondering about for a few years. Ever notice that Meguiars themselves seem to over-hype certain products that really aren't that great or special? And yet at the same time have other products in their line-up that really are good but you don't hear much from them. I'll...

I've only tried two products so far, both just recently this past week. But I am very impressed! Optimum No Rinse Great stuff. I think I too will become a QEW --> ONR convert. (although I still have over 3 qts of QEW left). I washed my wife's car on the weekend, using a chenille mitt...