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I have the GG6. It has worked fine for me but it struggles on curved panels, particularly concave panels. It should be here in a few days and I'll report back on how it does on the Boxster panels. The Boxster has some scratches that need to be removed and it needs a light polishing or at least a...

I don't plan to do another set of dressings. But I had several to try. I've been meaning to try them on various trim parts around the Rover, but it was looking so bad that I covered everything with Solution Finish and will likely top it with 303 Trim Protectant. I thought it might be...

First off, no pics. Sorry about that. Wife came home last night with some bad scratches on the hood. Looks like somebody dropped something on the hood and it slid down toward the front. I could not get good light in the garage for pics and it's raining out now. Deep scratches on hard paint...

I have 3 sets of tires that are relatively new (~2-4K miles) and have not had any products applied. I'm considering coating them before Winter. The dressings I have look good but don't have great longevity. My concern with a coating is the look - I prefer flat black tires to shiny. Any thoughts...

Maybe not the right place for this. I'm partially venting and also curios about what others think. I'm open to changing my opinion. I'm on the waiting list for Telsa 3. Haven't pulled the trigger b/c I want the all-wheel-drive which isn't available yet. I'm sort-of on the fence because of the...

The wife asked me to show her how to wash her car. Cool... I decide to show her how to do rinseless. Got the white rinseless MF towels out so she could see the dirt. Showed her how I move across one panel, flip it, take another pass, fold it, etc. She did one panel and seeed fine. I gave her...

I have both sizes. I use the small ones more often. Was drying the car the other day and noticed they are pushing some water around. They never used to do that. My large ones are fine. The smaller ones that get used more are the problem. So what the heck did I do wrong? I always wash with 3D...

There's been some debate about the effect of panel wipe on sealants here. I decided to test it. I first cleaned up the hood of the trusty Sentra: washed, clayed, polished, prep polished, panel wiped with N-914 and rinseless washed again to get rid of any excess soap. Using prep polish and...

Is there some way to get link into a signature? Posting here because I don't see a help section for the forum.

I've been wanting to compare some sealants. I got a few additional ones from the samples thread. This is a combination of sealants and spray waxes. I don't expect the waxes to last as long, but wanted to see a relative comparison. The first car got some spray-on-wipe off waxes and sealants...

I have compiled some wheel cleaner info into a Google sheet over the past few weeks and wanted to share it. Not an exhaustive list and I'll gladly add to it as requested. I didn't do a lot of searching for MSDS sheets - the ones linked were easy to find. A lot of good info here and on Autopia...

Am I the only one running Rupes 4" pads on a GG6 with a 3" backing plate? I've struggled to find 3" pads I like on the GG6. Here's what I can remember trying: LC 3" Flat Pads: These are terrible for me. Far too soft and can sling like crazy. They deform all over the place even with pressure...

I just got 4 very used OEM wheels for winter tires. These are 10 spoke aluminum wheels with paint and clear on the front and paint on the back of the spokes and barrels. The barrels appear to have never been cleaned. Seemed like a good chance to do a quick test with what I had on hand: Griots...

I was sure I read a recent discussion recently where Mike recommended M06 or M07 to help take some haze out of clear coat. I can't find it, and I've read that failing clear is generally not repairable. A friend just showed me two hazy spots on his '07 Subaru hood and I was tying to find that...

Finally decided to start some real correction on my LR3. It's a DD that gets beaten up in a parking lot and has been off road. 100% correction isn't the goal. It polishes up well with an orange or yellow pad - all the shallow scratches come out easily. The deeper scratches are tough. Honestly...

I've been reading up on trim restoration and protection products for my LR3 cowl. Most of my trim looks ok, but the cowling is badly faded and I'm trying to figure out what to use. Several good options, but it will cost me $30-50 to try one of the better products and likely as much if I try a...

But am looking for some specific features. I prefer 48 oz size. For me that's not too large, not too small. Could go with 1 or 2 quart/liter if necessary. I want a measuring scale going up the tank - this has huge utility for me. I also want a pressure relief valve. I can find sprayers with 2 of...

RippyD's dilution table People have posted the CG one here previously, and it's excellent. I wanted something that covered more measures and ratios. I also added a table for commonly used products. My goal was to be able to mix whatever I want quickly without having to go to a PC to look up...

Got a sample of this from AG to test out. It's been a while - I pretty much stopped detailing my cars during the long winter, so this is later than I intended. Short story: Used it on a vinyl door panel that is about 11 years old and was kind of blotchy looking toward the bottom (black). This...

Got a sample of this from AG to test out. It's been a while - I pretty much stopped detailing my cars during the long winter, so this is later than I intended. One of the items I got was a Megs detailing apron. Summary: It's an apron with two pockets in the front. They're fairly flat pockets...