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I've had a PC7424 for a while now but I think it's time that I ask a really obvious question.... How much should they vibrate? When I use mine it's pretty vigourous. After 30 mins of polishing my hands are fairly numb. I get good results, so I believe I'm using it right. I also get the...

A good friend of mine in the UK Mk4 Supra Owners Club (MSOC) has a set of alloy wheels on his Supra which he's been polishing with Autosol (metal polish). I've pointed out to him that this is far far far too aggressive and that he should be treating his wheels pretty much the same as his...

Last night I had a quick experiment ... I finished cleaning the car and I put a coat of AG EGP on the whole car. I didn't try to dry the car particularly well (as it was getting dark and I was pushed for time) I just got a sponge applicator out and put a coat of EGP on. Then instead of...

Is Pressure Washing or Hand Washing when the car is very dirty or muddy recommended? I'm taking the view that I would rather use the pressure washer (on it's lowest pressure setting) with a water and car shampoo mix to try to remove as much dirt as possible before I wash the car using a wash...

OK. I have a confession.... After a 20 miles trip to my in-laws and back I got the wife and kids out of the 4x4 and then proceeded to spend 20 mins pressure washing it to get all the snow, ice, salt, rain, etc off of it. (High pressure in wheel arches and underneath, low pressure on bodywork...

Can anyone recommend a car detailer in Essex, UK? I'm finding it difficult keeping on top of the car cleaning at the moment, the wife's nagging me like crazy that the car is dirty and I need someone to clean the 4x4 a couple of times a month. (In fact in this weather probably more often)...

My usual routine for my weekly car cleaning ends with me using an Aquablade to remove most of the water left on the car after rinsing. Rather than completely dry the car before applying PB S&G, I tend to just quickly go over the car with the S&G to bring out the finish on it. My question is...

I have a bit of a running argument with my wife about some local car cleaners. She's convinced that they do a perfectly good job and can't see why I bother to clean the cars myself. Well this weekend I happened to be in the same car park as the guys doing the cleaning so I sat in the car...

Can I ask for comments on my weekly cleaning regime please? This does not include any polishes, waxes or sealants. It's just keep the cars clean.... Step 1 - Quick low pressure jet wash to gentle remove any dirt which is going to come off easily Step 2 - High pressure jet wash on...

If a car dealer describes a car as having been recently "mopped" .... what does that mean? Any ideas?

Can holograms only be caused by poor use of a machine or can you get holograms by hand?

It all very well reading about avoiding a particular problem but it's not until you experience it that you really learn your lesson. I usually clean my cars at night. It may be dark and cold but that's when I get time to do it. Yesterday morning I managed to grab a couple ofdaylight hours to...

I've started to detail my engine and I'm after some advice for getting some of the rather tired looking bits clean. The silver radiator pipe and the air filter in the picture have now been cleaned with Autosol and then a little S&G to get them looking nice. I've highlighted the two areas I...

I've recently started cleaning my car in a more Autopian way. Out have gone the cheap car shampoo, dirty buckets and sponge. And in has come Meg's GC Car Shampoo, MF Wash Mitt, Hydra Aqua Blade and MF cloths. It's made a heck of a difference to how good the car looks after I've washed it. But...

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Can anyone recommend the best thing to clean a carbon fibre exhaust muffler? I've got the tailpipe looking fabulous now, but I'm unsure what's going to be the best way to get the muffler looking it's best. This is what is should look like. Mine has a tailpipe which looks like this but the...

I'm quite new to all this and I've never seen what holograms actually look like, but today I found out. I apologise in advance for no pictures but I didn't have a camera on me. I was at my local Toyota garage and I happened to look at an '04 Corolla. As I walked up to it I noticed that all...

I've just driven my family over to the in-laws in my Toyota Land Cruiser. On the way there whilst driving down a small country road I failed to notice an overhanging branch which hit the top of the car. After we arrived I took at look at any damage and notice a nice 3 inch scratch in the side of...

When I'm using the two bucket method clearly one of those buckets has warm water and car shampoo in. My question is ... what does the other bucket contain? Is it just cold water, or warm water? or even more warm water and shampoo? or is warm water used at all? Could someone advice exactly...

I carefully cleaned and inspected the brand new alloys on my Land Cruiser last night and was disgusted and shocked to find that there are scratches on them already. I've probably only cleaned them 5 times. Thank the Lord that I've found this site because otherwise I would have continued to wash...