Recent content by jbgrant

I would wait for confirmation from somebody that will check out the MSDS for you, but the answer is probably yes. For safety, I would not use it higher than 10:1 (perhaps start at 20:1 and see if it breaks up the residue) and don't let it dry. From detailedimage: Product Description...

As far as electric units go, they have gone far downhill in terms of quality the last 10-20 years. You used to be able to get a decent quality unit at the department store. Not anymore. 15 years ago Karcher only put their name on decent products; today, not the case. I don't know anything...

From my experience (which is pretty limited), you will have better luck with a strong soap than alcohol removing completely dried polishing residue. My suggestion would be to use a paint safe APC (all purpose cleaner) at a LOW dilution. I use Megs APC+ on all exterior surfaces at about 15:1 to...

Two week update: 1500 more miles on the BMW (short trip to Canada). It has rained and the sun has come out baking the water off the hood just as it has in the past. Mineral deposits were left behind, damage was not. Is this statistically relevant? No. But, it has me feeling a lot better...

As I've gained experience, I've found a 15% alcohol solution is all that is necessary to get the paint squeaky and free of all oils and remaining particles from polish. I get annoyed at "dusting" compounds and polishes and have pretty much stopped using them because they just create more work...

You can use it as a rinseless bucket wash. Works well but is expensive compared to ONR (or others) by the gallon. It leaves a much heavier polymer film than ONR, more like a quick detailer. It does clean very well, though I haven't used it at a bucket concentration in a long time. The film it...

If you want to test your luck, license plate obscuring covers are actually legal in most states. They make it impossible for these camera's to capture your plate from most common perspectives. First link I found: The Great License Plate Protection Comparison Test of 2009

I just did my first application last week with temps around 85-88 in my garage. The car was NOT in the sun. I can't imagine doing the work in the sun in those temps. I only had about 1 minute of working time per application section before the coating flashed and got grabby. I would do it in...

Had no idea. What's the manufacturing date on it / when did you buy it? Wondering if they changed it away from / to a sprayer.

I share this opinion. Only a fraction of car owners care enough to notice 1/10th of what we notice on vehicles. The way we conduct ourselves around OUR cars is not altogether rational to most people (just ask my girlfriend). Is there real value to this type of OCD care? Of course. But, do...

He's talking about Tire and Trim, not Paint Guard Plus. Give it a hell of a shaking and see if you can break up the flocculant. It's a side effect of the stuff being as active as possible, it tends to polymerize a little in the bottle. Don't worry, it will still work 90% as well as before...

Bump. Photos?

Haha great photo. I believe the cat has a look of mild concern which makes it better!

Random idea of the night: Ever put Optimum No Rinse in your windshield washer fluid? I've wanted to come up with something better than the methanol stuff (necessary in winter, any alternatives for freeze protection?) when running around in the warmer seasons. I'm thinking about combining...

Just bringing this thread back to life because I feel it's important. I had NO IDEA I could request no styro peanuts be used for my orders. They drive me NUTS. Our city even recycles polystyrene but not in peanut form... I pay by the bag for trash and peanuts are hard to give away. It would...