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Now that winter is almost here and in my part of the world we have had ice on the windows for the past two weeks, I am curious to see who uses what to remove ice or frost from the windows. What do you use? How do you remove/prevent ice/frost on the windows? I park my Jeep in the garage, so...

I am detailing a Land Rover tomorrow and the owner warned me that her young son had marked on the leather seat with a Sharpie pen. The dealer could not remove it (go figure) but they said they knew a guy who could. So apparently, it can be done. I have only removed pen marks out of leather. I...

I have done a GTI and a Maxima recently and they both have felt rear fender wells. Felt fender wells seem to be getting mroe common in new cars. Luckily, both cars are taken care of for the most part and they looked good after hosing them off. However, I know that there is going to come a...

So here is the deal. I painted my friends hood on his GTI like so... I used BASF base and clear. I mixed the paint like I always have for every car I have done. I have never had problems before. However, for some reason, the paint on his hood seems to have cured REALLY soft. 2...

2004 Porsche Cayenne S This car was just up for a wash, but there is a little story behind it. They canceled on me 2 weekends ago because rain was supposed to move it. Well, it did rain. So, she rescheduled for this last weekend. However, when I went to the dealer on Friday to pick up my...

That's right, I said Rain Dance Liquid wax. For those of you here were fortunate to actually use this stuff when it was "the" wax to use, then you know what I am talking about. Unfortunate to me, I ain't that old. Well, maybe I am fortunate.;) Anyway, my grandmother passed away last...

I read on here ever once in a while about how someone isn't very impressed with AIOs abilities. I generally just let their opinions pass by because, hey, it is an online forum and everone has their own opinions. However, yesterday, I washed my car after about a month of winter weather...

I got these two cars at the same time. The lady that owns them went on a trip for a week or so and I used her garage to detail them while she was gone. Neither car has ever been machine buffed. The only thing I have ever done to them was a good wash and wax once or twice a year. She took...

I have a 2006 BMW 750Li that I have detailed about 4 times over the last year. The paint on the car is black. The car is garage kept and washed once a month by the owner. Usually, all I do is apply a paint cleaner by hand and then apply NXT wax. NXT Tire Shine and then Megs Interior QD on...

I bought my Jetta two years ago. It was washed maybe once a month and rarely waxed, but it was garage kept and taken care of. When I got it, I did a good restored job on the paint and it was flawless. However, it had bad water spots on the windows. I rubbed and I rubbed with glass cleaner...

OK, so my friend just got a brand new Tornado Red MKV GTI. He wanted to paint part of the hood black to match the grille. Well, I took it into the shop, taped it up and painted it. The paint turned out really well and it looked awesome. However, it had some trash it it and a gnat managed to...

A little background info... I backed into a ditch at my mother-in-law’s and it scratched my side skirts all up. :( So, I borrowed my father-in-law’s buffer and some 3M Rubbing Compound, bought some wet/dry 1000 grit sandpaper and went to town. Buffed right out and looked so purty that I...

I have just replaced my windshield wipers with brand new Bosh Icons. On top of that, I used some vinigar and water mix with some steal wool to make it really smooth. Then, I added two coats of Rain-X using the directions on the bottle. However, I still get streaking or film when I use the...

OK, I tired to search, but didn't find exatly what I was looking for. On the back of the Klasse AIO bottle it says to apply with a damp cotton towl. However, I don't see anything on the Autopia How-To that complements this statement. Does using a damp applicator give you the best results...

Just wanted to say hey and introduce myself. First off, I have always been into cars. All different types. Mostly American muscle cars and all generations of German made cars. However, I can appreciate any tasteful, clean, well thought out car of any make/model, stock or modified. I...