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I recently purchased my first car in a long time. It came with shiny painted black wheels. It was a new Honda. I have never had wheels like these. Unfortunately it appears they easily scratch. In sunlight I can see the light scratches. I am wondering how do I take care of these wheels? My...

I was wondering if a lot of rain say a weeks worth, could cause the wax job I did to break down early. I clay the car before I ever put wax on because I learned through this site that it bonds the wax better with the paint. I have been using Meguiars tech wax 2.0 liquid. I apply it with a...

So I found this article on using a Griots 3 in polisher for headlights. http://www.autogeekonline.net/forum/wet-sanding-cutting-buffing/50172-headlight-sander-takes-work-out-sanding-headlights.html I have a question, what speed should I use during sanding? Thanks folks.

I am having the worst time detailing my cars. It rains, sleets and snows almost weekly. Some times it is so cold I cannot do anything. I bought some cool new products in January but I cannot get to use them for all this weather. I live in North Carolina it just doesn't do this here. :-( What...

I have some Griots white microfiber towels and the texture is different on each side. Several of my towels are like this. Is one side better than the other in general. Should my towels have the same texture on both sides? What is ya'lls thoughts on this?

I currently have a Griots polisher and want to get more pads. I was looking at buying the 5 in backing plate and some pads. I wanted to know if I ordered the six pad kit which colors (types) would you guys recommend. Currently I have one orange, white,and black in six inch size CCS pads. They...

So for over a year I have been relegated to rinseless washing. I think this is better than waterless. I like it because it feels like a regular wash. I was reading about the wheel cleaning that Nick just wrote and I was wondering how I could better clean my wheels using the rinseless wash. I...

Today I tried Pinnacle Glasswork Water Spot Remover(PGWSR). Wow I was amazed. I got out my Griots 3in 3in white lc pad and PGWSR. I was able to safely remove the water spots from the glass. I can see out the windows clearer than I have in a long time. It was on a 2005 Prius daily driver. I...

I was wondering how often do you guys remove swirls and scratches from your own paint? Is it years or once a year. I ask because I was wondering what others like to do. People on this forum are detailing our cars more than most. I like the shine. 😎

I was wondering about how glass coatings hold up when windshields have to scrapped for ice daily. Glass coatings are not inexpensive and if it helps get ice off faster it would be nice to get. Thanks for some insight.

I notice when reading through the forums you guys use multiple types of products not just one "brand". For example using all of the Meguiars products or Griots garage. Mike always says use what works. My question is if you only had one whose brand would it be?

I was watching one of Mike's old videos and he had a guy show how to properly wrap his polishers cable. I cannot find the video. I was wondering what you guys do to properly wrap the cable around the polisher. A video would be great, I am a visual learner. Thanks guys.

I need some help with a engine cleanup. While driving home a transmission fluid line failed in my current vehicle. The fluid is saturated throughout the front of the engine bay. There was so much I am having a hard time finding the leak. On order for me to find it I need to clean it up well...

This past weekend my father in law asked me to cleanup the paint on his 1972 AMC Hornet. I love a challenge and wanted to use my polisher again, I have a Griots 6in. and 3 in units. Here are the before pics. What I used on this car, Two bucket wash with grit guards, with a microchannell...

I am working on a 15 year old car with coated leather seats. Parts of them are shiny. No cracks in them but some creases. I have seen this before on some cars but the seats were already cracked. Can this be slowed down or are they too far gone? I have never had much experience with leather...

Let me start off by saying thanks to all who read my questions and the others who post here. My project is a 1992 single stage Toyota pickup. This car has been in my family since 1998. I have been detailing it for years. Most of it with great success. I found these forums last year and dove...

I am working on a 1998 Chrysler Concorde LXI. The seats appear to be coated. I purchased lexol leather cleaner and conditioner, I cannot tell if the conditioner has done anything this is why I think he seats are coated. I read somewhere coated seats will not take in the conditioner. Instead...

I need some suggestions on how to clean this up. It is white paint transferred from a painted wooden column. The surface is textured black plastic. I have never cleaned anything liked this off before and not sure where to start. Thanks.

Well I am confused about Mike's latest book. Is it new material or is it a continuation of the first book.

I wanted to know if anyone uses Griots Garage detail products. I am looking at the DA sounds like a good choice. I was wondering what others thought of their other products. I usually have Meguiars products and wanted to change to something else if it is better. I have been reading and...