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My house as this large douglas fir and the sap is so evil. I leave my car in garage always but will be remodeling shortly and leave my car under the tree. I can leave it near my neighbor but not sure how long the remodeling will take place. I am in Seattle so temp at night will be around 40 to...

So i got little scuffle and having body mechanic replace whole bumper seems like 500 deductible waste and goes to my record when resale and wondering what are my options for this? I got dr color chip and cor matching but I dont think it will help the scratches that are hairlike. Do i go with...

Grocery shopping cart dinged side of car (one tiny peck luckily) but took lot of the paint out and youtubed a guy filling this with Dr. ColorChip | Car Touch Up Paint & Paint Chip Repair and got the paint code too. I remember my previous car if something like this happened you need to fill it...

Just not sure how to fix this. Cant see it from distance unless closing in but makes me go crazy. I really wanna touch this up but what do i do is it fixable? The gray part is just plastic and ill just get new part for that or wrap it. But the white portion you can see. Really lightly nicked...

I been waiting awhile to do my first polish and been seeing lot of videos here and there and will eventually get to this in few weeks. However, I know that clearcoats aren't that thick like 40 microns etc and can use a micron device to check the depth etc but if polishing removes 4-5 microns...

Im in Seattle and was in chinatown area and parked in this wide area and parked in the corner. I drive a x3 bmw 2019 and same car pulls up next to me and literally one feet away. Theres 4 asian girls in the car (well in korean guy which is irrelevant but asian female drivers are known to be...

I know this spray smell got better and before it was like rotten eggs. Anyways, I'm trying to detail my x3 2019 bmw and I believe it is hard paint so some harder pads needed to polish but wondering if I wash the car then iron x then claybar then do waterless wash. Then do iron x again with new...

I have the book i'm reading done by Mike but he has also had links on this forum that showed more details or reviews of polishing for beginners and i had the link but forgot . Anyone have it bookmarked or can share the link? Or Mr.Mike there? :laughing:

I have a bmw x3 m40i 2019 and i just drive usually on weekend but once in a while drive whenever i feel like it. Summer time for example. If i wipe down dirt with waterless wash everytime im back in my garage is that bad? Just get dirt off and reveal wax more I use new towels for every panel and...

I got all the tools and solutions and did some sample on one section of my car. And my work is caught up and decide it's time i put like 6 hours doing this. I got Mikes book and been reading some of it (although pages seems to fall off from the book.. lol) I saw there was a tutorial he made for...

I used the mckees 914 rinseless (or something like that) and place i carry it doesn't have it anymore and wondering if there is any suggestion for rinsless wash solution that is larger capacity (mine was 14 ounce i think but still made several bottles out of the solution). and bang for your...

Well this steering wheel got rubbed from many things (cardboard, my fingernails, clothes buttons etc) and survived all of it until recently. I think it might be my samsung smart watch with bezels but not sure. Used leather conditioning and thought it would miraculously disappear but didnt...

So during this whole covid times false symptoms makes you bit paranoid and I realize one of my cars haven't been driven a lot and seems mold and other allergens crept in. I know I have allergies and seems symptoms can change as we get older and wondering if there is any solutions or...

I always use the foam gun an two bucket method but so busy with work latelyy last 4 washes were touchless wash. I usually get non wax or sealant package but didnt have access to this particular wash i go usually and ended up getting the sealant (3x now) heard these waxes are hard as nail and...

Been using like moisture wipes and 409 inside my bmw x3 that has leather and hasnt ruined the interior but i dont think it kills covid. Usually clorox or lysol based products seem to but not sure if lysol is safe on leather etc (i know clorox will be killing the car im assuming) most products...

So i have a friend who stayed over to visit my house and he needed to use the dryer and thought mf towels that were being airdryed was still bit wet and thought he was doing service and put it on normal drying (which is pretty hot still) it included 4 wash mitts too and anout 20 mf towels. Well...

i have this stuff and haven't used it much other then few interior trim area that did ok on light scratches but didn't really do much. I know it has smat in it and light abrasive. Since i have this and never polished, is it pretty good way to try use it as polish with my da porter cable that has...

So i did test section so can compare two sides after claybarring and after doing the plastic baggy test the area i clayed still feels like tiny speck dots. Little better then the untouched side. Is this mean the car is heavily contaminated and have to do like several runs or add more pressure...

So awhile back wrote about what to do after rain since im in seattle and starting to rain again. Ill sometimes to waterless or rinseless wash depending on the debris dirt etc but sometimes ill just go to bed if its too late etc. so never really think about water stains as some really get there...

Well, my pads i will be using for polishing hasn't come in yet and will be waiting for this. Meanwhile, I'll just be wash, iron clay, tar, claybar and then put white wax from meguiars. I wanna use the porter cable to apply the wax and wondering following. 1. The white pad it comes with , heard...