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I love Optimum Power Clean and their leather protectant. I have Optimum Car Wash and No Rinse on the way and am sure I will be pleased with them as well.

Blasting and Brembo brakes shouldn't be even remotely comparable. For basic single coat jobs I clean, outgas, blast and coat calipers for $200 give or take. In my area blasting four calipers should rarely exceed $50 if you are doing all the disassembly.

Besides a strong degreaser and Iron-X you are probably looking at blasting or recoating. Either of which will require disassembly for obvious reasons. I do a lot of calipers for my powder coating business and they can be impossible to get truly clean if they are bare cast.

They can be easily removed. In my experience (Owned 4) Hondas have notoriously soft paint.

You're welcome. :xyxthumbs: Thanks, it is a fun car. Like every Subaru it is "Stage 2" Fun little daily driver, it gets raced in about every way imaginable; Auto-X, Drag, Rally and is still coming back for more.

Got it. I have actually never actually came across any tar. Just stuck on tire bits. :) Here is what 3M recommends for their wraps: Soften difficult contaminants such as bug splatter, bird droppings, tree sap and similar contaminants by soaking them for several minutes with very hot, soapy...

I was told directly by CarPro (Iron-X Manufacturer) that Iron-X only reacts with iron particles and its solvent free base is save for vinyl.

I have used Iron-X & Tar-X with great success. Spray it on, let it dwell for a few minutes and then rinse off. A little goes a long way and can also be reapplied if needed in trouble spots.

I love those cars, but I kind of have a thing for "different" cars. Great work!

Working with vinyl can be rough, been there a few times. Brilliant finish and result!

Favorite for personal use is Pete's 53 Favorite day to day is Meguiar's Ultimate Paste.

Congrats to the winners!

That is the one. I grabbed a pic, but was too lazy to post it, haha.

Northern Tool by me was sold out of Show Car Glaze, I did buy a 10pc Microfiber kit for $3.99 though. Cheap cloths, but could be good for random jobs. Did pick up a gallon of the Griot's Spray On at Advance for $13.25.

I am going to go check the one by me tonight. Thanks!