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Its been a long time since I have been on here but with a new vehicle on order I might get back on the detailing horse. Up North here we only have 6 months of quality detailing time, and the urge wains when I look outside and see a salt covered vehicle and the temps are well below freezing...

Does anyone out there know where I could find a good used extractor for personal use. I would be willing to go $400 or so for a used Aztec or something similar. I just can't justify the cost of brand new when I only detail my own stuff and perhaps a couple of paying jobs a year for...

I was working on a friends freshly painted car that he washed with a brush on a pole. Ugly scratches everywhere. I usually tape off all edges when using the rotary so my question is how do I do some of the tighter areas. Its an older Mustang convertible so it has that piece along the rear...

Just picked up 32oz. of the Optimum tire dressing. I used it on tires, of course, and also splash guards and most of my black trim. Tires look good, splash guards look great, trim is so-so. Some areas don't seem to have come out even in color. I was using a damp large foam applicator and it was...

I have 4 year old floor mats from my wife's Rav4. That lovely light gray color, and they have been sitting around in the garage for the winter since I put rubber ones in to keep the salt off the carpets. Well they had the usual discolored areas especially where your feet normally go, and the odd...

I posted on these forums over a year ago about some new detailing products available at our local Zellers. ( Think Canadian Target ) The pricing was not cheap and I passed thinking that the price will have to come down to move this merchandise. Well finally, I entered the store and the whole...

I bought the 32oz container of the new OPT polish a few months back. I have noticed from even the first use that the polish doesn't seem to have been mixed well. It looks kind of lumpy and when I try and squeeze it out of the small dispensing hole I often get a little bit of liquid before I get...

Went to help a neighbour by removing some minor scratching along the full side of his Tacoma pickup. Well working on the small area between the wheel arch flares and the fender my pad grabbed the rubber trim that resides along the body line and transferred a good hunk of rubber to the plastic...

I just picked up an 02 Civic SiR, at least that is what they are called up here in the great white north. I believe they were just Si down in the states. No matter, old couple that owned it took pretty good care of it however they did allow a few brake dust discoloration stains on the OEM rims...

I would really like to avoid a three step process if I can so my question is whether or not the new Optimum Finish is aggressive enough to clean up the purple Megs foam pad with 105 or should I perhaps stick to the yellow Megs pad? Both of these products are new to me, thanks Meghan for your...

I am starting to get better resutls with my paint correction but have a couple of questions. Worked on a 04 Optra in black metallic this afternoon. Paint was pretty bad with lots of RDS from a young girl using the wrong end of a snow brush to clean the car off this wnter. Not pretty...LOL...

Looking to do some more paint correction on my Rav4 this spring. I am leaning towards trying the new Megs M105 to get rid of the swirls and RIDS. I already own some OP and Menzerna Power Finish. Would either of these products be OK to clean up the marring from the 105 or would I have to purchase...

I was just wiping down my vehicle today with some Megs QD that I have had lying around since last year. Spray appeared fine but as I start to wipe I am getting fairly large white flecks that sort of stick to the finish. The bottle was kept in the truck over the last few months and I wonder if...

I was just thinking that my biggest concern when polishing is knowing exactly when the polish has completely broken down and continuing to buff is counter productive. Why doesn't one of the major polish manufacturers make a polish that changes colour as it breaks down. You know like starts out...

I have a few small scratches on the front fender area of my Black Rav4. Almost looks like someone drove through a tree or something and some branches scratched the side. No matter they appear to be through the color coat but not the primer and they are very thin. What is the best method to...

I am getting really annoyed with those lovely streaks of water that inevitably appear after I have dried my car. I usually just use two large microfiber drying towels and go over the whole truck until I see no more water on the finish. Of course, the minute I move the vehicle to finish dressing...

Hey guys how do you use a rotary to polish smaller areas of a vehicle? Like say the upper door frame area where its just a couple of inches of painted metal. I usually go both back and forth and up and down on most areas but that seems impractical on such a thin area of paint. Do I just go back...

Wifes Rav4 that I like to keep clean. Of course living in Canada means 6 months of winter where outside cleaning is virtually impossible. Starting to notice a musty smell when the heater is on, and I assume its the water that has missed the rubber mats and settled in the carpet around the...

Freshly painted Boss 302 Mustang being turned into a road race car. Body shop left a couple of good size runs in the clear. What is the preferred method to remove these. I am guessing sand flush and then compound and polish but what grade of paper would I start with. I know 2000 would be the...

I know this may sound anal but its drives me nuts!!!! The lovely japanese lever for the gas tank door is bare steel and it has no protection except for the little plastic cover on the very tip to denote gas filler door. Since we deal with bad weather up here involving salt on our roads this...