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Every year I enter an All-Chevy Show at a local dealership, hosted by the Steeltown Corvette Club, the club founded by the legendary Don Yenko. I enter my '87 El Camino, an unrestored survivor. Still wearing the original lacquer paint, it's a billboard for paint defects, including crazing...

Before any appearance processes, I attack the mechanicals. My DD`s are parked outside all winter long in PA, so tires, battery and all fluids are checked and changed where necessary. Weatherstrips, latches, hinges and locks are also checked, cleaned and lubed. After that, appearance and...

With fall coming on soon, I'll be doing more rinseless and waterless washes, especially on my Black DD, so I'd like to beef up my towel selection. My current favorites for rinseless GD method washes and waterless wipedowns are TRC's Eagle Edgeless. I'd like to make this purchase from AG and I've...

Recently, I was one of the giveaway winners chosen to review the Buff and Shine microfiber pads. I hadn’t any nasty correction projects to do, but had occasion to check the polishing pads out this past Sunday. Seems a family member had inadvertently crossed over a freshly–painted traffic line...

Griots Garage PFM Dual Weave Glass Towel, Set of 4 This is the second review of the GG products I was fortunate enough to acquire in the recent AG giveaway. Typically, my glass cleaning regimen includes either Meguiar's D120 or Sprayway glass cleaner and two towels, a regular MF and a smooth...

I was fortunate enough to win the recent Griot's giveaway. I was happy to find the box contained the new Trim Restorer and a cool assortment of the new PFM microfiber products. Being a fan of plush drying towels over WW's, my first test was the newly-introduced Griots Garage PFM Terry Weave...

Another trophy, thanks to Mike Phillips & AGO members! Back in 2009, I started searching the internet for help restoring the original single-stage lacquer of my 1987 El Camino. I discovered Mike Phillips' superb article on SS paint restoration, which eventually led me to Autogeek Online and...

This really isn't a true review, but some praise is definitely due for an AG product I'm very impressed with. Recently, I did my winter prep on my new-to-me Buick DD. A triple stack of DG105, DG111 and Colli 915 should hopefully keep my first Black DD decent thru the winter with minimum...

Since it rained most of the holiday weekend, I used some of my idle time to get my homemade detail cart far enough along to be functional. I had originally planned on buying and modifying a three-shelf cart from HF, but when a friend offered me a couple 24x17 inch aluminum pans and lengths of 1...

Prior to discovering AGO and the teachings of Mike Phillips, I would have never had the nerve to enter my "survivor" El Camino in any type of judged show. Mike's Single-Stage Paint restoration article was truly a game-changer for my once faded old lacquer. Combined with the knowledge of...

Tomorrow, July 27, the Steeltown Corvette Club hosts their 34th annual All-Chevy Car Show at Colussy Chevrolet in Bridgeville, just off I-79 exit 54. Spectator admission is free. Though it's a bit Corvette heavy, you'll see classic Bowtie cars and trucks from the thirties thru the present...

Thanks to AGO, I've been getting more familiar with the Dura Gloss line. The 501/601 mix is an outstanding paint cleaner combo. I recently did my daughter's new-to-her Honda Fit and it really brightened the orange color and, from the looks of my pad, removed a lot of garbage from the paint...

I first visited this forum back in 2009, looking for info on revitalizing the tired OEM lacquer on my '87 El Camino. It was about the time Mike had penned his article on restoring single-stage metallic paint using Meguiar's M07. I've become a disciple of his process and in combination with the...

It was raining most of the day Sunday in the 'burgh, so there wasn't much opportunity to do any detailing-related projects in the driveway. Sitting on a stool at my workbench, I decided to do a little Dad's Day detailing in memory of my late father. One of the items I kept after his passing was...

January has been its usual winter self here in Pittsburgh. It's either below freezing and snowing or above freezing and raining. Saturday, it was slow at the dealership due to the temps in the teens, so I gave in and took my nasty-looking winter beater over to the detail shop for a wash. Without...

I'd like to invite any AGO members in the Greater Pittsburgh area to the Steeltown Corvette Club All-Chevy show on July 29, from 9 AM to 3PM. For those interested in participating, it's a judged show, open to Chevrolet cars and trucks of all years. Also included will be a cruise-in area for...

Just a shout-out to the forum members in the Pittsburgh area. Friday night 6/15 I'm taking the El Camino in my avatar to the Wexford Starlite Cruise on Rt 19, North of Pittsburgh. Here's a link with directions and description :Wexford Starlite Car Cruise > Home If you've never been there...

This post is kinda "reverse engineered". Sunday, I was out taking some scenery shots at abandoned gas stations to submit for the National El Camino Club calendar. Looking at some of the reflections, I decided to snap some sun pics and do a post here also. I know I can't begin to compete with...

Prior to discovering the AG forum, I did some online shopping, looking for some premium car care products and grabbed a few items from Griot’s. I found some of their stuff, like their Speed Shine QD to be superb. One of my other goals was to find a “beauty wax”, a product to use on my El Camino...

Sunday, while watching the stream of the weekend class, I noticed an error that we all make-grabbing the wrong bottle. Just thought I'd share my labeling system. When I joined up this forum, I was a bit befuddled at first because everyone talked about products with a two or three character...