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Hey Gang Klasse's post about the Leno detail reminded me that I've been trying to find a video from way back - I know I mentioned not watching bad detailing vids, but this one crosses the threshold where it's so bad it's entertaining. The video I swear was done by dealership trying to show off...

Well, after parting ways with it about 9 years ago, my boss bought my E36 M3 from the person I sold it to. (So it returned to my immediate circle) I originally bought and built the car for autocrossing with some HPDE’s here and there after having the oil pressure warning light flicker on my E30...

As the title says, what's your can't miss method for tackling salt crust and stains in carpet? My new daily has a fair dose of it on the driver's side that I've gotta address. I've heard of diluting vinegar into warm/hot water, what ratio do folks use? I've also heard of pounding the carpet for...

Well, after just shy of 9 years and nearly 200,000 miles on the road together (nearly 300k on the odometer), I’ve decided it’s time to move onto a new daily driver. As is tradition, it was time for one last shine before we part ways. This was a 2 part’r, the interior done Saturday with the...

Hey Gang A while back when you heard more about folks using BSD, it used to be a thing that people would mix BSD with another product to help get the benefits of BSD’s LSP like properties but lessen it’s grabby behavior. I believe the most common mix I heard was with (Gasp!) a Chemical Guys...

Hey Gang Looking to replace my 5+ year old baby Ryobi (baby like it's just a lil guy, not that it's a prized possession! 1600/1.2gpm). Trying to decide what route to go. Use will largely be split between pressure washing the house and car use (pre rinses, foam cannon work, etc). Obviously...

Hey Gang Looking for input from folks on if anyone has experience with more industrial options for home carpet cleaning. We pretty much annually have a company come out and do all the carpets in the house, and it's hard not to look at that bill and start wondering how much you could do it for...

Wondering what folks are using for respirators - either the mask itself as well as the cartridges for it. Main use I'll be using it would be for Tornadoring interiors, so the chance of either fine dust or fine mist.

Wondering if anyone has dealt with removing window tint? The current owner of my old E36 M3 wants to give it back to me for a few weeks to do a reset detail and asked about a few other little things. One of the things she was looking to get done was having the window tint removed. At this...

Realizing it's been '19 and '20 since my cars have gotten anything more than a wash/topping, so gearing up to give them both some love this summer. Typically I would just do an iron removal, wash, clay (or clay mitt), and move onto the correction. This round I was thinking about picking up...

Hey Gang Was curious if anyone on here does their own knife sharpening? We've got a set of pretty decent knives that are definitely due for some attention. I was originally planning on just bringing them in to get professionally sharpened; but having long been thinking about learning how to...

Hey gang, here’s an interesting one. My shop owner and his brother have been racing since they were kids. His brother just bought an old vintage fridge from a race shop from back in the day. It’s currently disassembled, but it’s an old school GE fridge that they added a rear wing off an old...

Hey Gang Looking for some advice for home audio. I have to lead with - I'm not an audiophile, nor am I looking to spend a ton of dough. But, whatever it is that I buy I want to make sure it's not only going to last a short amount of time. Use case: Our house is set up such that most of the...

Looking to hear from folks who have played around on either side of this: I've been thinking about getting a Tornador Black and the Velocity Vac attachment for a while now. Been wanting to do a reset of the carpets in both cars, and it seems like this setup would work great for loosening and...

Here’s one just for fun. Not my car, just one that rolled through the shop. While I had it on the hoist, it was impossible not to notice this pattern in the paint. First, the pictures: You can see what looks like etching in the paint. Again, not my car, so I didn’t go rubbing on it...

First off, let me take this opportunity to thank our members that deliver the really scientific comparison tests. This will not be one of those. :laughing: Think of this more like a Go/NoGo gauge. Due to my commute and putting family time first, I can't say I'll stay consistent on how often the...

Took Friday off work in honor of getting older, then used the day to reset my interior and do a quick wash of the outside. Added an impromptu roof-top showdown product test at the end - more on that later. Started with a thorough vacuum, then wiped down all the panels, dashboard and trim with...

This weekend I had a job to do and decided to try Sonax Glass cleaner. The job: Getting the insides and outsides of all the house windows reset to crystal clear. Turns out, the Sonax pairs really well with your traditional window washer scrubber/squeegee approach! I know folks in the industry...

I swear the builder for our house never put any thought into using the garage for anything other than parking - 3 oddly spaced screw in light bulb bases and one 2 place outlet on one wall (plus one in the ceiling for the opener). Finally looking to move forward with making the garage a more...

I've long been running the gun/wand that came with my Ryobi pressure washer. Originally was planning on upgrading right away, but it's been fine. Now that I'm changing up my pressure washer situation, seems like a good time to upgrade the gun to something better. Specifically, I'm looking to...