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In the US Meguiars Car Care Products regularly run workshops on car detailing for Professional Detailers and Enthusiasts and I have approached the local Meguiars distributor here in Melbourne, Professional Detailing Supplies P/L out at Campbellfield, to see if the also conduct these workshops...

I have had my new Chrysler 300C Hemi for 7 weeks now. In the first week I gave her a full coat of NXT. Over the New Year weekend we took a trip up north to New South Wales and the temperature rose to 44 degrees C (111 degrees F). It was so hot the tar on the road was melting and, you will...

A reason to SMILE! :grinno: 80 dogs being flown to San Diego and San Francisco by a Texas oil millionaire. The plane is carrying nothing but animals that were rescued from the Gulf region!!

I saw a TV ad last night for Chux Magic Erasure. :clap: I bought Mr Clean Magic Erasure on recommendation of fellow Autopians on my last visit to the US and have been mightly impressed with it's vinyl cleaning abilities as well as removing white polish reside from external trim. The local...

My wife & I are planning a visit to Washington DC in early October and I am hoping some members can give me a little advice. Firstly, I am thinking that hotels in the centre of Washington either don't have car parking or charge for it, so I would not want to pick up my rental car for touring...

I used the orbital on Saturday for a bit of a try out and wet the pad before I started. I used a green Arnold pad and I was using 3M Perfect-it III extra cut rubbing compound which is equivalent to Megs #84 or #4, going from the Autopia cross reference table. I only used speed setting number...

A few years back I brought myself something I always wanted, a commercial grade Hydraulic Trolley Jack. 2 Tonne (2000 Kilogram), low profile and in perfect working order but well used from an Auto workshop clearing sale. I never used it much but it was so convenient for those times when I...

Hey, can anyone tell me who sang the "Star Spangled Banner" on Sunday before the start of the MotoGP race at Laguna Seca? If you missed it, the guy forgot his words half way through, um'ed and ah'ed, said "Jesus" then picked it up again.

I was reading in the Car Show section and I saw numerous negative comments about "Cheap Microfibre cloths". I have been so pleased with myself when I picked up an 8 pack at Walmart for around $5 on my trip to the US recently. Previously I have got myself a couple of Meguairs MF cloths...

This was in our local press today: A German company has come up with car paint that 'heals' itself if it's scratched. Scratches in your car's paint could be a thing of the past, thanks to a new self-healing coating developed in Germany. The heat of a sunny day is enough to get the clear...

On another thread about "Trim Dressing" the subject drifted to tyre dressing too and I mentioned my preference for Tyre Black. I don't like tyre dressing products myself as I have found them to attract and hold dirt and grease up my sponges. Here are pics of the two cars with a fresh coat...