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    New Car Prep...

    I have posted before and lurked for a long time. I have a 2015 Audi Q7 being assembled in Germany now. Plan on taking delivery in a few months. Looking for some advice on prep and coating and figure this is a good time of year to purchase the products. I am going to go with Cquartz UK. Now, when...
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    Need a good detailer upon purchase...

    2003 Lamborghini Murcielago Clean One Owner Needs A Good Buffing and Oil Change | eBay
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    My Car Took One For The Team

    I live on Long Island and still without power. I waited an hour earlier in the day and was not able to get gas. I was able to find a gas station that was open, but was giving gas to the employees of the hospital next door. I learned that if I got a car wash I was able to fill up. Well I got some...
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    Product Pick 'Em

    I am ready for the bi-annual detail day of my dd and get it ready for the Northeast winter. It is a little over a year old and since them I have accumulated some great products. Here is the challenge, I list the products you pick the products and order of use and I get to rub it down! Also...
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    Mold on Brick Patio

    Since we are all good at cleaning things off the heels of making our cars shiny, anyone have tips or tricks they use for cleaning mold off brick patio? APC? I have tried Wet N Forget with some success.
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    Non-Detailing Collections...

    I have to get my pics to post but my current watch stable includes a Chopard Milie Miglia, Panerai PAM 111, Franck Muller Casablanca and a few others. Anyone else collect other things besides detailing supplies?
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    How to Clean My Stainless Weber...

    What is the best way to clean this thing? APC then metal polish? It sees a lot of use and wanted to keep it looking nice. Have at it.
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    What wax should I top my silver...

    car with after I clayed, SF400, and MPL? Looking for some added depth.
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    Lesser of Two Evils...

    With the winter season fast approaching New York, I was curious to hear people's opinions on the lesser of two evils....Leaving salt and road grime on the car or bringing it to car wash? I can't forsee myself washing the car in the dead of winter, but do really know other options.
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    Paint Quality?

    I was curious to hear opinions on factory paint quality. Does Mercedes use a better paint than say Ford? Or is a PPG or Dupont paint a paint? That being said, products aside would you be able to get a better shine out of a higher quality paint? Talk amongst yourselves, I will get you a topic...
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    Approve/Change My Process

    A weekend warrior waxing the daily driver. Process: Wash - P21s Shampoo Clay - Griots clay and Speed Shine Do I need to rewash here, or will the P21s Paintwork Cleanser take care of that? Sealent - MPL Cure 12 hours and top with #845 What should I change or is that a good process?
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    Second attempt at Family Hauler

    This is my second attempt to hand wash, polish/sealent, wax my 5 month old Iridium Silver GL450. First time around I washed, griot clayed, z5'd and topped with 845. This time around I am skipping the claying, but wanted opinions from the experts on steps and replacements, this is what I was...
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    Clean Running Boards

    My running boards take abuse, but always look dirty. They are a OEM metal of some sort? with rubber nubs and plastic siding. What would clean, seal and shine these bad boys? They also get scortching hot in the sun, will a wax help deflect that?
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    Topping #845? + Timing?

    I searched around, and have been reading a bunch. I recently posted my amateur detailing of my new family hauler. Now I am going to ask the amazing collective brain trust of this forum, you have not let me down yet. Here is what I did and where can I go (bit badly by the forum/product bug)...
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    Amateur Detail of My Family Hauler

    Wash: Zaino Clay: Griots w/ Speed Shine Sealent: Zaino Z5 Wax: Collinite Tires: Sonax I have lurked and read and bought and finally got down to the manual labor. Everything was done by hand in one afternoon. The car has 5K miles and has only been washed by me, so there were not to many...
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    New Car Wax?

    I have seen the article on waxing or not waxing new paint for 30 days, but to be honest I am not sure how fresh the paint on my new car is. What is the best way to prep, wax, seal a new car? I turned down any offer from the dealership for teflon or 3m coating and would rather do something...
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    Swirl Marks on Black...

    First time poster and looking for help as my head spins from all these acornyms and methods. Hologramming and swirls marks to be removed by hand on a black Land Rover LR3 and prep for NYC winter. Please rank in order of how I should proceed and necessity: Wash & Dry (yes this is first) Clay...
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