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Can you guys tell me what's happening to these rims? Oxidation? Water spots? They had em like that when I bought the car but it's gotten a bit worse after the winter. What can I do to make em shine again? FWIW I don't know whether the rims are chrome or aluminum. pics of the culprit...

cheers. opc @ 3:1 did the job

I've polished and waxed my car and have some pretty nasty tape lines that I can't get rid of by elbow grease and towel alone. What product can I use that won't strip the wax to get rid of them?

im sure its been asked to death but how many section passes and at what speed do you guys like to apply the wax?

I don't have any red pads, only these. I would assume blue or black is the way to go?

which 5" pad is best with the PC & 845 and how much should I apply?

Is it safe? I'd be using a PC with UC + 205. Is Dr. Color Chip my best bet in correcting these paint defects? How well does it work on metallics? I'm new to detailing so I don't feel comfortable wetsanding just yet.

will do

pretty interesting how 8 pages in the majority is siding with the idea that the leather is not damaged, just dirty, while the "leather pros" are stating otherwise. I'm not really sure who to believe but I suppose it's worth giving OPC another shot. I'll use it on an unnoticeable area and will...

so it is indeed damage caused to the leather as opposed to it just being clean in those spots like people are suggesting?

I thought that might have been the case but wasn't sure. It's weird though because I would focus on cleaning one "stain" at a time and when it disappeared it would match the tone of the dirty leather around it which I didn't even touch. Most of the stains are gone now, apart from a few bright...

so 3:1 is fine and I should spray the towel instead of the leather directly? also, if the stains were actually clean spots, how do you explain me being able to scrub them out with a MF?

guess I made the mistake of spraying it directly on the seats eh? i'm not gonna try again to find out lol. can anyone recommend a good leather cleaner that would work well with Optimum Leather Protectant?

well, I was able to get most of the spots out by using water with MF and a whole lot of elbow grease. t h a n k g o d for that. let this thread serve as a warning to all us newbs out there.