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    Building managment banned washing cars

    Recently my building management banned washing car in premises. Their rationale was people wash cars and leave dirty water on the ground and over time it builds up and area looks dirty. Alternative to washing car was suggested and it is wipe-down (wipe dirty car with a wet towel). Wipe down...
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    Rusted Cast Iron / Iron X / Iron remover

    I have started learning how to cook and started using Cast Iron pan. To learn more about it, I joined a community specifically for Cast Iron. Every second day there is someone in the community who finds a cast iron pan that is rusted and needs to clean or restored. People there spend so much...
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    Maintance during rainy season...

    Usually I wash my car once a week. Since we are going through rainy season... my schedule is off. I wash the car on Sundays and and two days later it rains and ruin everything. So I haven't washed my car in sometime. Frequent washes is time consuming, re-waxing etc. We get hot and humid weather...
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    Metal or Automobile polish for chrome plated.

    I have some furniture in house that has chrome plated legs. Some water marks, some dirt extra... 1) Which polish will be suitable to bring back the shine? I do have Menzerna SF4000 and HCC 400 with me. Will that be enough or I will need metal polish? 2) Should I clean the chrome plated legs...
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    Ah Damit....

    Spend nearly three hours on a 'hot' afternoon cleaning and waxing the car. :buffing: Less the 24 hours later, car went through 2 places where there was water logging (RIP clean tires) and on the way back there was a dust storm. Only best part was cruising (in a shiny car) through Lutyens Zone...
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    CarPro Perl; Savior or Protector?

    CarPro PERL can it used to re-store faded plastic or its more of a protector?
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    APC help.

    I recently bought a Poorboy's APC. Primary its going to be used a De-greaser. Its an APC and have a lot of other uses. Since I don't have much experience with APC's can someone please share some pointers? Any dos and don'ts? Anything you people learn about APC's the hard way? Feed back please
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    CarPro PERL question.

    I recently bought PERL for tires. Since it can be applied to plastic too, I tried it on (un -diluted) on neglected plastic. Transformation is very good, but every time I touch it, it feels oily. Is it because I applied too much? Is it possible to get rid of oily touch, without compromising on...
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    Menzerna, names and labels.... :D :)

    Polishes  |  menzerna polishing compounds Automotive paints  |  menzerna polishing compounds Technical data sheets  |  menzerna polishing compounds :) ;)
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    Menzerna Polish and polishing pads to use.

    Using Menzerna Polishes and wondering which pad to use? Check the following links. 1) Menzerna Pads. http://www.menzerna.com/fileadmin/user_upload/PDF/AutomotiveProductoverview_E.pdf 2) Lake County Pads. Menzerna Polish & Lake Country Pad Reference Guide NEW! - Camaro5 Chevy Camaro...
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    Tire dressing.

    What are benefits of tire dressing. Is is just looks or does it protect tire rubber in some way?
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    Collinite 845 bottle's cap.

    I know I know, everyone hates default cap. Here is my problem, shake the bottle before use, collinite starts leaking. Changed the bottle cap (used coke's bottle cap), shake the bottle before use, it still leaks from top. :( Does anyone else face this issue?
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    Polymer sealant over Menzerna

    I read somewhere, after using mezerna, one must do a IPA/Eraser wipe down and only then apply polymer sealant. Any logical reasoning for this? Anyone tried applying sealant without a wipe down? Feed back please
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    Menzerna SF4000/Hand Polishing/Orange County Power Pad.

    SF 4000 application by hand. Used Orange County Power Pad. Metallic Soft Sliver Paint. These are following steps that undertook. Wash and clean the area. Dry it Did a swipe test; surface was clean and did not felt anything else. Prime the pad. Three drops of product...
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    What did I do wrong?

    Newbie to polishing. I recently got SF 4000 and did a test spot. These are the following steps that I undertook... 1) Clean the area. 2) Dried it 3) Put the product on the Orange County power pad (Hand applicator). Spread the product on the area, but it felt a little dry. 4) Put on little...
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    Grit Sanding Marks?

    Can someone explain me what it means using pictures? I have heard this term quite a bit, don't know what it means. :(
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    Too much putty?

    This Guy Covered His Car With Putty. What Happened Next Will Blow You Away :dblthumb2:
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    Never knew detailing cost could go this high.

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PkmZveqyU5E :applause:
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    Menzerna SF4000 vs Gtechniq P1/P2

    I'm looking polish (hand application) for a sliver car, with soft paint and few hairline scratches. I wont mind if polish wont make all the scratches go away as long as it leaves with good finish. I zeroed on Menzerna SF 4000. While talking to retailer, he suggested that I go for Gtechniq's P1...
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    FinishKare 2180 and Menzerna SF 4000

    I'm planning to buy Menzerna SF 4000 polish. Before I buy it, I have question about it. According to Menzerna SF 4000 it has cut of 4 and gloss of 10. FinishKare 2180 has cut of 2 and gloss of 10. After polishing, if I apply finishkare 2180, will the abrasives in sealant damage the good work of...
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