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Hello again! Wow, what a change! Last time I was here it was still detailcity.org! I took a long break from detailing and now I bought my first completely new car ever. I very nervous about preserving it, and my wife has already suggested to me, that when I talk about my new car it should be a...

I am very excited - I just signed up to go back to school for my second career path in information technology! I am excited and scared because it's EXPENSIVE! Still, I am looking forward to it too - oh, and did I mention that I am excited? Well that means a lot less money will go into detailing...

I know this is not a mechanics forum but probably someone has experienced this: Today when I came home and got out of the car I saw a few drops of a clear liquid (water?) coming from under the front passenger side :eek:. When I got under the car I observed the liquid dropping from the lower tip...

Here is my situation: in Austria, by law, we are required in winter to have snow tires on the car. So I have never driven on snow and ice with anything except snow tires. Here in New Mexico we usually get no more than a slight "sugarcoating" in winter, so snow tires were not necessary in the...

I don't BELIEVE it!!! The parking spaces at our company are adjacent to an arroyo (=dry river channel for the non-desert dwellers). I began to notice nicks in my headlights and one day I found out the reason - there are actually maintenance vehicles and huge lorries driving by our the parking...

I just did a minor paint job on my car. It was a primer/basecoat/clearcoat work and came out of a aerosol cans. It looks very good, but I have to wait 30 days before I put wax or sealant on it (according to instructions). Does anybody have experience with protecting a fresh paint job? What...

I haven't paid any attention to it, so far, but now I would like to know what this little square green dot is by my profile. Some members have quite a few of them and they are paritally in light green. So what are they and why are they lighted?:confused: P.S> I am not talking about the ROUND...

My ford focus has a nice yellow color, but there are a few paint chips and deep scratches. I know, I should leave the repair to a professional, but it is my daily driver and in the desert those chips are as common as house spiders. So I would have to have the car in a body shop quite often to...

Probably a rookie question - what would you use to clean the clear plastic screen on your instrument panel (the one that covers odometer, speedometer...) ? Most glass cleaners are not safe for plastic. Thanks

MAN I am getting old. I just washed and dried and put on 3 layers on my daily ride and I hurt like hell. I GOT to get me a porter cable. I guess it's easier than doing it by hand. But at least it looks like a million. Except for two small areas that look like as if someone took a screwdriver to...

My windshield looked very good when I bought my ford focus used last september. I applied Invisible Glass and it did a good job :rockon . Over time however, there were not only those unavoidable nicks (I live in the desert with stones and sand constantly "flying" around) but I also started to...

CNN reported today that the VAtican issued the 10 commandments of driving, complete with comments. Well, I am a catholic, so what choice do I have but to obey them. One of the comments are (according to CNN): "One part of the document, under the section "Vanity and personal glorification", will...

No, I am not kidding. This is a serious question. I come from a time when you washed a car and then waxed it. Period. Now I have read that several forum users use a "sealant" :eek: . What is it, when do you apply it in the wash -wax cycle, what are the benefits, what are some good brands for a...

I have bought a five year old ford focus with the paint in decent condition. I have used canauba paste wax for the last year and liked it. Last weekend I bought some NXT b/c I do have swirls and the bottle said it would reduce them. It did but on the net are different opinions about the...

I am an Austrian living in Albuquerque, New Mexico. Last September I bought a 2001 Ford Focus and I LOVE it and try to keep it in the best condition that I can.