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Discovery HD Theater will be carrying this year's WRC events. It all kicks off this Sunday (Oct 4) @ 2:00 pm central time, with five hours of lead-up shows, culminating in coverage of Rally Ireland @ 7:00. The shows prior to coverage of the event itself look like a lot of fun: "Greatest...

I ran across a new site along the lines of failblog.org, but specifically for cars. Good for a laugh or two: That Will Buff Out Tort

I've noticed a trend lately of pro detailers including their website URL in their signature. I'm not talking about new members who have recently joined, and might just not know better, either . . . the most recent culprit has well over 500 posts. So far, I've just been replacing the URL in the...

This past weekend I took on a pretty swirled-up red Audi A4. I'd forgotten that I had pads soaking, so on the morning of the detail, I finished cleaning up my pads and squeezed them dry as best I could, but of course, they still remained a bit damp. After reading SuperBee's opinion regarding...

I'm curious if anyone has done battle with hard Audi clearcoat using Meg's new compound. If you have, please let me know how it went . . . I have a red Audi A4 coming up this weekend. Thanks, Tort

Apparently, the new forum software has an option to include a signature picture. PLEASE DON'T. Pictures in signatures are disallowed both the save on bandwidth, and to cut down on clutter in the threads. If you've set up a signature picture and it disappears, that was probably my doing...

For those of you who have asked me via PM where the "no name professional detailers" thread went: mirrorfinishman deleted it (which he has the power to do as the thread originator). The reason given was "personal attacks", and after reviewing the last few posts, I'm not surprised. If Frank...

Please, do not "bump" your sale threads; it's against forum rules. From now own, threads that have been bumped by the OP will be locked down. Tort

First off, welcome to Autopia! If you're reading this post, there's a good chance it's because you're having trouble submitting posts of your own. Here's what's going on: For the first 10 posts for a new member, any post that starts a new thread, or contains a picture or URL will NOT be...

First off, welcome to Autopia! If you're reading this post, there's a good chance it's because you're having trouble submitting posts of your own. Here's what's going on: For the first 10 posts for a new member, any post that starts a new thread, or contains a picture or URL will NOT be...

First off, welcome to Autopia! If you're reading this post, there's a good chance it's because you're having trouble submitting posts of your own. Here's what's going on: For the first 10 posts for a new member, any post that starts a new thread, or contains a picture or URL will NOT be...

You may NOT include your business URL or phone number in any of your Click & Brag posts. This includes watermarks on the photos, AND images of your business vehicle that may have a phone number or URL visible (reflection shots, too). This forum is NOT for you to advertise your services...

The vBulletin search engine is something of a pain-in-the-backside, and doesn't support complex searches. For a more powerful search of Autopia, try using Google's advanced search, and use "autopia.org" for the domain name. Or, you can use the CGI shorthand and type "site:autopia.org/forum...

Professional detailers, please read . . . You MAY NOT solicit business on the forums, and that includes the regional forums. If someone in your area asks for a local detailer, that's fine, but you aren't allowed to start your own thread for the purpose of drumming up business. Thanks...

Peter Boyle, probably most well-known recently for his role as Frank (Ray's dad) on "Everybody Loves Raymond", passed away yesterday at the age of 71. :( He was one of my favorite actors; I loved him in Young Frankenstein as the monster, and his guest appearance on X-Files was awesome...

Time to update our "jargon" page . . . the information below is our current list of abbreviations found on the "Secret Decoder Ring" link on the front page. We're missing many new abbreviations and slang-terms that have become common usage in the forums over the last couple of years, and I'd...

The new wheels, "hyper-black" Rota Torques, are slightly lighter and 1/2" wider than my old wheels. Now running 17x8 with 235/40/17 Falken ST-512 tires . . . These were taken close to sunset. Unfortunately, all of the pictures that showed the entire car were too...

Anyone else out there keep track of Pride, UFC, etc? I got hooked watching MMA about six months ago, and now I can't get enough. Pride 31 spoilers below. If you haven't seen the fight, and you don't want to know anything about it, don't scroll down...

I think pretty much everyone from the northern latitudes is looking forward to this, whether you're astro-geeky enough to know it or not: Dec. 22 is the shortest day of the year (the winter solstice), now only 17 days in the future. Yeah, it'll still be cold and crappy for a couple more...