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Yup, fiber rinses are acidic, often citric acid. Autogeek sells meguiars tannin stain remover, which could be used as a fiber rinse. Autogeek does not have a defoamer as far as I know; that being the case, look for your local carpet cleaning supply store which should carry a defoamer.

It will depend on what chemicals you are using to pretreat. If using folex, then water should be find; same with self neutralizing presprays. If you are using an alkaline prespray, like an all purpose cleaner or traffic lane cleaner, then you can use a fiber rinse in the extractor to...

I know reset does NOT contain SLES; or at least I trust the brand's statement in that regard. I brought it up because the sales copy states that it does not contain 'harsh SLES'; I'm not a fan of scare tactic marketing. Especially when the real issue IMO is the that SLES is an irritant to...

Durability only matters in the real world, not with nutjobs like us who can't resist putting something on the paint. ;)

I had one where a fluorescent light fixture fell on the car. Scratched the rear glass and the trunk. Glass scratch was about a foot long and I would wager much deeper than your wiper marks. The glass took less than a half hour, but cleaning up required a full wash and had to spend extra time...

I typically spray on my wheel coatings with an airbrush and use 5-7ml to do a set of 4 front and back. Though that may not help you with a wipe on volume use

Wax and grease remover, silicone remover, tarminator; or in my case, I have use Kleen strip prep-all successfully. Do not use gasoline; it will leave substantial residue that could affect the tire and will just be more of a pain to remove; consider how carburetors can gum up.

I'm sure I'll get some backlash, but...Considering the amount of solvent based dressing applied regularly, I have no issue with a single application of solvent to remove stubborn dressings. Rinse well and do a follow up application with your preferred wheel cleaner while you are cleaning the...

Likely that the coating wasn't fully cured when you took it outside, then dirt got on the coating and embedded itself, then coating cured enough to harden up. You can try claying to remove the embedded dirt and cross your fingers it doesn't compromise the coating. Else, it's polish and reapply

I'd say 10-14 hours depending on how fresh the paint is. Fresh: boss21 megs MF and D300 followed by rupes yellow and m205 or hd polish. Silica spray sealant. Hard: rotary, wool and m100 followed by boss21 rupes yellow and sonax perfect finish. Silica spray sealant. 7-10 is incredibly fast...

Some of the nano backing plates have had delamination problems even when used with rupes pads. The megs MF will generate more heat than the rupes foam, so be careful

Only minor flack. The advantage of IX over clay is that it can attack portions of iron particles that are embedded. Clay will only sheer off the portion above the clear and perhaps pull some fragments out with it. That said, there are plenty of other contaminants embedded in clear that we...

Nicely done. You really brought those wheels back nicely without even removing.

So they don't know who worked on it, or what they used, but they claim the seat was already like that? Is the damage localized to a certain part of the seat or a specific orientation that would suggest wear from the user?

You can do whatever you put your mind to! Doing only touchless washes will result in a less clean finished product, albeit very minor, but that minor bit of film/contamination will accumulate and over the course of, say, 6 months, you will likely have more bonded contaminants than if you hand...

I have used meguiars m205 with a microfiber towel on silver plated utensils and serving-ware successfully. Not sure about protecting though.

All of the pro options I have used have been harder to work with than the consumer coatings, though CQUK above 85f is brutal too. All things equal, they should have better performance and durability than the consumer options. But in my experience, after 3 years in the real world a car has...

The first thing to do is get a copy of the score sheet and the judging manual if possible. If this is an alpha specific concours, your criteria are likely to be far more stringent. And if it's alpha specific, find out if you can have a discussion with the head judge or the class judges that...

Carpro ironX paste is likely your next step. I'd avoid wheel brightener on those wheels

If possible, video tape yourself working, it's boring as hell, but you will spot inefficiencies. Ensure you have a cart or bins with products for specific tasks. Don't keep walking around the car to get products. Take a minute to evaluate the condition and determine what you need to do and...