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I can't answer your question, so my note is just taking up space. But during the winter, I run my car through the touchless wash on the way home before I do a rinseless wash, just to get the heavy gunk off. But I get the lowest package they offer with a blow dry. Still more chemicals than I'd...

Plus, he's a Blue Jackets fan!!!! Has to be a hell of a guy!!!! BEAT the Leafs!

I agree about Pan. Actually I watched a lot of his videos, and until he really got carried away with advertising rather than instruction, found them worthwhile. But even then, I kept looking for his engagement on AutoGeek, and found almost none. Someone called him out on it once (during the Geat...

Thanks Mike. Although I did use it last fall to clean pads "on the go" using Optimum Hyper Polish, which is a Yvan suggestion, I've since stopped using Hyper Polish, and only use the pad washer at the end of the day. My habit is to set up a bucket with pad solution, drop pads in the bucket, and...

Wookies, I don't think my expectations are out of line. It worked for the four months I had it last fall, but it was buried up on a high shelf and the first I pulled it down to use it was two weeks ago, and it didn't work then. But I'm familiar with what it does. As for better ways to clean...

Rambler, thanks. I wonder if what I saw about bearings was for a different brand's pad washer. I admit to thinking they were all the same. Perhaps that is not true. I took the whole thing apart last night. You're right, it's quite simple. I cleaned and reassembled everything, and tried again...

Afternoon all! I set up my Grit Guard Pad Washer over the weekend, and it would not pump water. I did a quick search on my phone to find a fix, saw a couple of answers, tried them without success, and didn't have time to keep working on it (two cars to do this weekend, along with two rounds of...

I have the Scangrip headlamp. Works great, and very comfortable. My only complaint is the specialized charging plug required. But once I find the charger and get it charged up, it's a great tool.

Can I suggest a different approach? You're obviously passionate about the appearance of your car, and are learning how to take care of it, and that is admirable. But your resources are limited - You don't have the location to do the job as well as you'd like, and you don't have the tools. For a...

I coated my personal tires with McKee's 37 and I think it is spectacular. I took Mike's advice and waited until I purchased new tires to coat them. I'm going on 9 months (but that includes having them off my car during 3 1/2 months during the winter). They really look great. And I agree, for...

I guess I never considered NOT doing the roof. I've got a conversion van coming in mid May, and need to remember to ask the owner if I can stand on the roof. If not, I may not be able to do the center of the roof, but I will tell him about it up front. But beyond that, I always do the roof, and...

I agree with Badger. Someone who has done lots of coating applications probably know how to deal with various, changing, and unpredictable environments. But as someone who has only installed a half dozen or so, a controlled environment I think is essential. Dust, pollen, a little rain, all would...

Prepare for IPA to be in short supply for at least a couple months. My company is starting to make hand sanitizer, of which IPA is at least 72% of the formula. We are struggling to locate IPA in bulk (drums and totes) that is beyond our established demand, as IPA is now on allocation. Best...

I saw one around here a few days ago, and thought it was strictly decoration. No idea it really is a thing? I can't remember what type of vehicle I saw it on.

It looks like I have a completely different take on this than most everyone else: This appears to me to be a strain of the flu that is only a bit more dangerous because it includes a symptom (lung inflammation) that can be more serious, including more fateful, than the normal flu. I just don't...

Yeah, no. The sensors on mine clip into an electrical line attached to the car, and then slide into a bracket in the bumper. I'm not electronically inclined, so I wasn't going to cut the line and try to rewire it. So on mine, as soon as the first sensor was plugged into the line, and slid into...

For me, the camera is not in the bumper, so that wasn't an issue. Actual installation of the bumper was easy - Hangs on "shelves" along the back under the trunk deck, and then snaps into receivers on both sides. I mucked up getting one of the screws that inserts near the wheel well to catch the...

This doesn't answer your Opti Seal question, but I do have one suggestion, although you might have experienced this already. I found it much easier to buy new parking sensors than to try to re-use my old ones. I'm going from memory, but I think it was about $60.00 to buy the four sensors I...

Kiteman, My bumper was NOT OEM. But it matched as perfectly as I could ever discern. I work in the color industry full time. My company makes liquid pigment dispersions and actual paint, including automotive paint. That doesn't make me an expert, but I do know more than the average person...

Mine was painted already also. But it was painted when I ordered it, so it needed to cure before I could do anything.