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Recently bought a 1993 Corvette coupe with a tinted acrylic targa roof. The Targa has many scratches in the clear coat finish on it. What would the factory have used for a sealant on those roof panels? I don't want to use the wrong product and destroy a 30 year old expensive part. Suggestions?

Just bought a Kia Soul + and having problems with small scratches in the clear coat. Even using my California car duster I make minute scratches on it. This is my first Kia and wondering if the clear coat on them is always soft and scratches easily? OR could it be my wax? Mother's canauba paste wax?

Just took delivery of a new motorcycle. A V Star. I would like to keep it looking as good as the day it arrived. Please recommend the products you would apply to protect this and keep it looking good. I live in Ohio and my previous bikes all had permanent stains on the aluminum from bugs. This...

I just picked up a "new" bike this week. 1987 Honda Rebel with 1300 miles on it. Paint is decent on it with a couple of small scratches/chips on the tank. Aluminum is dull and the factory clear coat is turning yellow. Chrome has a few small rust spots. Overall very good shape for 24 years old...

I just got a 40 year old bike that is pretty rough. I don't think it has been detailed since it was new. And it looks like it has had a pretty rough life even tho it only has 20,000 miles on it. I have not cleaned a bike since college in 1970. So I have no idea what to start with. I am mainly...

I hope this will come thru here. My car has spots all over the front of the car, I thought at first they were dead bugs. So far no polish has touched them. I just used a scothbrite pad on one and went down to the original paint. a few minutes later the spots were back. I am going to attempt to...

I picked up a new backing plate at Car Quest today when I returned some stuff that was wrong. After putting this 3M Hookit backing plate on my 7424, the hook and loop is backwards. The backing plate has the same part of the fastener material as the pads. My other backing plates have the stiff...

I just joined here and looking forward to learning a lot. I found out about this site at Autopia. I have been around cars all my life, well over 50 years. Always had to have my ride shiny. Thanks for letting me join here.