Recent content by mightypudge

Hi friends, long time no speak. :) I hope you are all staying safe and healthy enjoying your holiday weekend. Some of you forum old timers may remember me when I was more active here. I caught the detailing bug after a few years back, but I haven't been active in some time. Personal health and...

So, this is a bit embarrassing. I took a half day on Friday and decided to wash the car. It had been a couple of weeks since I got in a really good washing and I was anxious to try my new power washer and some other new stuff. Anyway, I started around 11:00 am which was my first mistake...

I love those Zap cloths. I have about a dozen of them and they are all I use on my GTI, unless I am removing bird poop first.

Hey folks. My wife cleaned her windshield this weekend and apparently it was pretty filthy. She took a Magic Eraser and wetted it with Meg's APC to do both the inside and outside. Now she is saying there is some sort of visible film or residue on her windshield. I haven't scoped it out yet as...

</rant> Good morning, AGO! I took the day off from work and had the morning to myself, so I figured it might be nice to give the GTI a waterless washing before it got too hot outside. I was wrong. The first thing that hit me the second I walked out the front door was the humidity; like pea...

I'm gonna give that a go, thanks!

I am in the same situation as you. I picked up a 10' x 10' canopy last time they went on sale at Dick's Sporting Goods. Frankly, it's too small to cover my entire car, and I have a little GTI. But it is better than nothing. Some products work better than others in the sun. Even though it is a...

Hey all. As an apartment dweller without a garage, basement, or attic, I need to find a creative way to store my stuff. Ideally, I like to keep my products organized by type or intended usage. I am also after a portable system so I can grab my go-to gear should I need to perform some location...

Media blasting is not in the budget. Sanding and painting is probably more work then we want to put into a car with 125,000 miles. For now, I'd just like to chemically strip the wheels to remove the remaining paint. It was my son's idea to use Plasti-dip and he has his heart set on it. Who am...

Hey folks, At some point in the life of my wife's Forester, the paint started peeling off the wheels. They look pretty hideous. We're giving the car to our son next year, so before then I'd like to strip the wheels down to the bare metal and Plasti-dip them. What is a good product to strip...

Animals as Leaders or Periphery. Sent from my iPhone using Autogeekonline mobile app

Thanks everyone! This was a fun project and I enjoyed overcoming the challenge. Now I need to figure out the foam cannon. I think the Greenworks 1600 psi 1.2 gpm should be sufficient, but I didn’t get the level of foam I was hoping for. Sent from my iPhone using Autogeekonline mobile app

Okay, here was my setup for Saturday. Bear in mind, the temperatures were flirting with 100F all day, so even standing still taking pictures was challenging. This was the splitter I attached to my washer cold water hookup. Notice the quick disconnect. Hope it doesn't spring a leak! :)...

It works! Pics to follow. [emoji846] Sent from my iPhone using Autogeekonline mobile app

I checked our lease and there is nothing in it about washing cars, thankfully. The noise won’t be a problem since the Greenworks pressure washer is much quieter than my neighbors’ lawnmowers. I think as long as I keep the water and foam off my neighbors’ cars and driveways they’ll have no...