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Playing around wiping PERL on the dash of my vehicles but I ran into a problem... whether I spray or use an applicator, I always get smudges on the windshield. It seems to be pretty tenacious and resists both Sprayaway and Optimum PowerClean. I was thinking of either using good old fashioned...

One of the problems I ran into looking for that same device is that most of the ones that combine the two types of power sources are not very good. I ended up with a VIAIR 85P and picked up an extension socket for my cig lighter with optional alligator clips. You could also pick up a...

wrong way! AHH this is better:

Also SUV is an acronym, not a word. All three letters are capitalized. Or solve all problems: "Sport Utility Vehicles"

^^ how to blow Mike's mind.

Is anyone else anxious to see Mark get this project moving forward and see the transformation?? I know I am. Mark: I know this is an off-site suggestion, but there is a super cheap DA polisher at Harbor Freight that might get you started for less cash up front. I know the ancillaries like...

sodas are full of acids. it may have etched it a bit.

And if they are truly gone for good, it's time to get out your old ugly buckets and cut them in half so you have two half-buckets. And then cut them down shorter so you have two short half buckets And you now have a cheap set of hose blockers.

I read this thread a couple times and every time I read it this part leaves me hanging. COMES WITH WHAT!?

Thanks for the tips. Looks like the trim gets an opti-clean, opti-seal, and OCW treatment next time I have 10 minutes.

I didn't get that far. Right now it's unprotected. I did not tape off the front fender trim because a post suggesting that applying poli-seal to trim before opti-seal was a good idea. It isn't. At least not with a DA. It left the trim a little whitish. I cleaned it off with power clean and...

ahhhhhhh OK. so the seats are going to be fine because I did a denim and jersey wipedown with my back and butt... I will grab my cloth and do that. I also applied with a microfiber and it was OK but there's a lot of drag so it kept unfolding out from under my hand. The spray-on method was...

Maybe you could make a list of things you'd love to do but not love to pay for and hint to his girl that she might want to gift them to him and that you'll handle the legwork :)

CEE DOG, I did a quick interior coating of PERL yesterday and it was a liiiiiiiittle bit greasy after a couple hours. Is that simply a lack of proper wipe-off? I suspect I applied it pretty liberally but the look of the surfaces after a quick, relatively "dry" wipe didn't yield an even...

Interesting sidenote: This model MINI is actually built in Graz, Austria alongside the Mercedes Benz SLS AMG (or was). I read here somewhere that MB lays down a super thick clear coat on those. I wonder why they couldn't lay down a simple flat coat on mine. :)

You could give him the gift of paintless dent repair too...

OK so I managed to squeeze in a few panels on my MINI Countryman. I'm pretty happy with the results. This is a daily driver. I went over the hood and roof with a white LC flat pad and Poli-Seal. There are still some defects, but it looks as good or better than new. No real before shots but...

That might be too subtle for him to get the rhetoric but just to educate kline thirty nine: Optimum says this right on their website: and Autogeek's site says this:

Nice review. I was fighting with a soft foam applicator and my Opti-Bond. I had AGAIN run into the problem of dragging my knuckles on the ground when trying to dress my tires. Caveman Dilemma I guess we can call it. So how do you solve the Caveman Dilemma? A brush from Carrand and a 2x4 to...

As someone who got caught in some DC blizzards, I am hoping for a more mild winter. Unfortunately the outlook is a heavier than average snowfall for the mid-Atlantic. AccuWeather reiterates: above normal snowfall for Washington D.C. and Baltimore this winter - Capital Weather Gang - The...