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hi - today i am randomly getting, in bunches, emails regarding replies to a thread that hasn't been active for a few weeks. this just started today. I had already received emails about these posts at the time the thread was live.

now that all my overhead lighting is done, i need to focus on storage. i am going to build an "L" shaped work bench in the nook i have off of one of the walls, but need to do cabinets. my first thought was just to get contractor grade stuff and go crazy but living in southern NJ means...

i have been using OPC (Power Clean) for years, but, it's pretty expensive. but awesome. i tried an orange degreaser from another detailing brand and it was useless. for those who have tried OPC - is there an alternative out there that is more affordable? I am looking for something that I can...

i am going to try the Nanoskin iron remover spray as it's quite a deal but what else is out there that is a great deal for gallon sizes and effective on paint (vs. solely wheels)? there is a massive price difference between a lot of the products on the market and i am not entirely sure how that...

I bought a new house and one thing I miss from my old spot is that I had a hot/cold feed in the garage. I had to use heat tape on it though to prevent freezing. heat tape is a thermostatically controlled length of wire attached to a pipe that heats up to keep the pipe from freezing. anyway...

i have used D120 for a long time. i make it with distilled water, 10:1 as prescribed by the manufacturer. primary uses are INTERIOR glass and we also use it around the house for light cleaning - mirrors, counters, windows, stove, etc. it's so ridiculously cheap, why not. i generally don't use...

i bought a gallon of D114 during that recent 25% off, free shipping promo. i wanted to try it because it's purported to leave nothing behind. my usual rinseless is ONR, which i have been using for years. ONR is "clean" enough to use prior to coating, but it's evident to me that it leaves...

this seems to be an area of confusion, even amongst some pros, so i want to clear something up. the information i am sharing has been provided to me by BASF product support, PPG product support and a automotive paint industry chemistry consultant. within a given paint system, all else equal...

i haven't washed my car since the middle of the summer. the whole thing is coated with Opti-Coat Pro with the hood and trunk also coated with Gloss-Coat. i flooded it after the wash today and pulled it in to dry. excuse the breathing and my wife playing with our baby boy in the background...

i saw someone post a car where they applied 3 coats of CQF. last time i asked the guy a question about one of his details he lied to his online "friends" elsewhere about what i asked and told them i said something completely different. so, i'll ask the user base instead and save myself the...

re-correction and re-coating done in early December. first full wash since then. i couldn't flood with one hand whilst holding the camera so i just put it on the messiest setting and went to town. https://www.youtube.com/v/dXAeQxDys24?version=3&vq=hd1080 actual flooding yields no residual...

Mike, have you ever had somewhat orange peeled factory clear come up as "grainy" after intensive polishing? it'd be a candidate for sanding at that point to loosen up the grainy looks and smooth things out to more closely match the surrounding peel. i mean, there are still apparent peaks and...

randomly my anti-virus program (avast!) will warn me about AG. this happens without any real pattern and this site is the only one that does it. it's been happening for a while...it was fixed when it got really bad...then it started again. the problem is, once it does it, that thread will not...

never used a handle on the older style short case PC DAs. i'd remove the handle and screws from new, put it in the box and never use it again. in fact the only thing i have a handle on is my Makita. i just got a GG6 and the first thing i did was remove the handle and screws, haha. however...

i had to do a small chip repair, the first chip that has occurred during my time with the car...such a bummer, but life goes on. anyway, i waited a few days because i kept adding clear to finish filling the chip. i cleaned the whole panel, polished the entire thing with a Buff & Shine green foam...

i was working on a chip last night and had to aggressively polish the area to prep for the repair. i wiped the area thoroughly with IPA after polishing and naturally the telltale sign of removed coating showed up so i figured take a quick video since that question seems to come up a lot. to...

interesting conversation with a friend - he said coatings are useless because they scratch, spot, etc. and need to be removed and re-applied. and that costs a lot of money for customers to have that done repeatedly. i replied that it's a sacrificial layer so it keeps you from having to dig into...

making the decision on what to get. how exciting, lol. just need to narrow it down. i'm sick and tired of using my mag gauge and praying. i am averse to getting stuff where i have no real recourse if something goes wrong, so i am seriously leaning toward a name brand piece. i know they aren't...

one of the things i wanted to check out at SEMA was the new wheel brush that Microfiber Madness debuted. the one i saw was a prototype, but the features were pretty cool. the main feature i liked was that the center twisted wire was STAINLESS! that is the one thing about the Daytona that...

i haven't had a reason to use it yet - the tubes have been sitting for a little while waiting for an opportunity. last night i noticed a few isolated very minor scratches on my trunk decklid. it has been coated with Opti-Coat Pro since spring '13 and driven maybe 8k over that time. garaged all...