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    Suggestions for self-inflicted marring on a vinyl decal

    I was trying to get some spots off the black vinyl decals on the hood of a Mini Cooper. They look like water spots and one in particular looks like it came from the windshield washer fluid as there is a big circular splodge next to the windshield washer nozzle. The entire car was clean. The...
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    Steam cleaning fabric convertible top

    This is a short video about cleaning a light-colored fabric convertible top. There were a few greasy marks and what turned out to be abrasion presumably due to the top rubbing against something in the mechanism while folded up.
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    Angelwax in the US

    I see that Angelwax is now available in the US. I was thinking of giving their Bilberry Wheel Wax a try and one of the Angelwax "bodywork" waxes, either Angelwax Fifth Element (because Mila Jovovich...), Enigma Ceramic or Ag (one of my cars is silver). I would pick the small size tubs to keep...
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    Spot cleaning fabric convertible top

    Hi Mike - On the "insurance" thread yesterday, I mentioned some spots on a light-colored fabric top. Some pictures are below. Greenish spot (looks like oxidized copper color): Dark/black spots that look like grease or from rubber moldings: Would love to get your thoughts on spot cleaning...
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    Goof Off vs 3M Adhesive Remover vs Brake Cleaner for removing sticky stuff

    Since none of this was purchased from Autogeek, I figured that it did not belong in the reviews section... I had a bunch of adhesive residue from wheel weights on every wheel of my 2002 Porsche 911. Why do I care? Well some of them were really long strips and close enough to the face of the...
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    Ultrasonic cleaning wheel lug bolts

    This is a shorter version of my wheel cleaning video focusing on the lug bolts. I used an ultrasonic bath, wheel cleaner and brush to clean them. Take a look.
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    Headlight refinishing on a Porsche 996

    Headlight removal, prep and polishing.
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    Wheel cleaning: adhesive removal, correction, compound, polish, wax and seal.

    Should have posted this here rather than in Detailing 101.
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    Really Thorough Wheel Cleaning

    I'm a long-time lurker here and have benefited from so many of the thorough reviews as well as detailed videos online. My neighbor and I were cleaning her Mini Cooper S, which seems to get very dirty wheels, and I was inspired by one of Larry Kosilla's videos to do a full wheels off wheel...
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