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I am lucky enough to help maintain a 1912 race car (built from period parts over 14 years - so it is more like a pre-war hot rod). The car is BC/CC, and I have only corrected it 2 times in the 6 years it has been completed - before it's unveiling at a local Concours, and after the owner got is...

Excellent advice Mike! Another tip is to use a 2nd Grit Guard - place it upside down on top of the towels, to help keep them down in the water. Work really well for soaking pads, but helps keep every wet for towels too.

I clean non-maintained wheels and tires with dedicated products. For maintained wheels I use a car wash soap with SiO2 premixed in a bottle with a foaming sprayer, but no wheel 'bucket'. As others have said, the brushes do most of the work, and I have several - a 'soft' wheel brush, several...

Ohhh, slumming on the product/tool department, but the same fantastic results! Enjoy the trip, and 'hey' to Mrs. Sizzle.

These are great mitts! I have several similar ones from another vendor, and they clean great with no swirls.

I washed and sealed both vehicles, partially just to prove I could do it! The Accord was easy, is it was mostly clean to start with, and still had some protection on it. For both cars I did a rinseless wash - microfiber wash mitt, damp tRC Creature 460 towels to wipe, spritzed section with...

Yes! But not on daily drivers. I will clean both side of my DD tires if I have them off the car. I have been able to work on several pre-war/brass cars, and I always clean and dress both sides of those tires. When we take the 1912 race car to a big show I spend about 4 hours cleaning...

I will propose a different solution - Sonus ION Paint Sealant. The maker claims up to one year of protection, and it goes on more like a sealant/wax, instead of the a more finicky coating. I had a sample bottle that I used on a neighbors cars, and it went on and off smoothly.

I took a page from Mike's book (literally? not sure, I haven't read the whole thing yet...don't tell me how it ends!) and picked up some brushes for my tools. A set for the drill, a set that thread on a PC, and the blue hook-and-loop one's Mike uses (and a few cheap backing plates so I don't...

Your best bet is start with a good rinseless wash and dilute it to it's recommended waterless wash ratio. If you use distlilled water you could mix up a gallon and will be good for a long time.

Is it a modern car (after the 1980's)? If so I am with Mike, just clean it and the polishing will take care of any marring that was done. I would use your regular car wash soap, but add a few ounces of your favorite APC to help cut thru the grime. Use whatever gets clean the quickest - wash...

Great write up (as usual) Mike! It is always easy to pick out 'Dr Beasley' out of a crowd of detailers - He is usually the best dressed! (Unless Ivan is there).

If you don't find the plastic razor blades locally, try a plastic putty knife from the DIY store.

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For wool, I have only used the Rupes yellow wool pads and 'yellow' polish with a Rupes 15 MKII, and it worked GREAT! I did not have to use a finishing polish on the red Infinity Q60 I removed the swirls on. You will need to prime the microfiber or wool pads before using a 'fresh' pad, and...

I like that it allows for different side backing plates. But there are similar polishers available that are cordless, for less money.

Excellent tip Mike! I have been using this method for removing love bugs for several years - it works great and does not remove the LSP. I dunk MF towels in my rinseless wash solution (I prefer thin towels since they 'stick' to non-horizontal surfaces better), and let them soak on the paint...

Those towels are good for removing waxes, sealants, and polish. I like tRC 16x16 Creature Edgeless towels for waterless & rinseless washing, and general use. And their FTW towels are fantastic for drying.

If you are up for it some PPF shops will cut the film and ship it, and you can install yourself.

I gave my window tint installer a WW to try out - and he loved it and ordered a bunch more. While on the expensive side, the Griots Garage PFM towels are good for glass too. I picked up a set of the 16x9 towels at my local Pepboys (sadly they no longer carry the 16x16) to try. They are too...