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Yes you have to strip the whole barrel to remove all of the corrosion and the old clearcoat. If you painted over the old clearcoat where it hadn't bubbled it would possibly bubble later and lift...

You could try GlistenPc, it's a little expensive but it's holding up well on my boats aluminum. It's a 2 part clearcoat made for aluminum that you can spray or brush on, then takes 3 days to fully...

I'm not sure if it's just the clear coat lifting and bubbling, but it looks like it caused the same type of corrosion I saw on my boats window frame where it was poorly powdercoated. It left some...

They're awesome cars, one of the few that break the 100hp per liter narturally aspirated barrier. They were sold in the US, but they're still pretty rare. A used low mileage one in good condition...

I have a 12 gauge 100ft utilitech contractor grade extension cord that weighs 13lbs, it wasn't cheap but it will last a long time. It's pure copper wire so I always make sure to wrap it following the...

Check out agriculture stores nearby, one close to me sells tons of different spray bottles. They even carry the generic kwazar bottles with the white sprayer (white sprayer means viton seals, black...

-The duragloss 451 aerosol carpet cleaner works well to clean carpets, and it's the best marine vinyl cleaner I've ever used.
-The 501/105 combo gives outstanding durability and uv protection.
-The...

That tire makes me cringe thinking of having to clean all of that silicone off of the body panels and scrubbing it off of those massive tires. I'm not a fan of super gloss tire products, I prefer...

That was a disgusting interior, I don't understand how people can destroy their cars and let their kids do the same. That looks like a Mercedes e wagon, not a cheap car either.

It works really well to blow out pads if you attach the inflator nozzle. It concentrates the air pressure really well, plus it's heated and dry air. I bought it to blow the air out all the crevices...

If the boat is awlgrip don't polish it at all, you can ruin the finish and at a cost of around $20k depending on the boat size that's not something you want to do. Awlcraft can be polished though.
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Looks great now, huge turn around!

I see you used the 303 cleaner for the top. If you didn't already know, you can dilute it to get more out of each bottle without losing much strength. I use it...

Those leather seats were so dirty before, I wouldn't even want to sit in them. They look brand new after, great results.
Was the microfiber pad that you used the upholstery scrub pad, or just a...

Being that you started with 2500 grit those don't look like tracers left over by you, but they're all straight lines left to right and up and down giving a swirled look. There is always a chance a...

Those don't look like swirls left over, they appear to be tracers from the wetsanding by hand.

+1 on switching to akebono pads. Here is a picture from a review on them on an audi after 2 weeks of driving.http://i765.photobucket.com/albums/xx298/tallfishbellsouth/Stock%20wheels/DustLF1.jpg
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I had the same problem with my audi. Within a week they were coated with brake dust. When it came time to service the brakes, I switched to different pads that dust a lot less and a lighter color.

The d143 contains tetrasodium edta which is one component that harms bare and anodized aluminum. It also produces hydrogen gas when it contacts aluminum

It has a ph of 13.5 from the msds.

Yes, the results in the picture are from plastx and for stubborn spots menz 4500. The biggest help was using my variable speed drill with 4in pads, rubbing the tiny circles by hand was a pain. I put...

If that's marine epoxy it's tough to get rid of. Most solvents won't put a dent in epoxy except for MEK. The problem with mek is how strong and toxic it is.
I had some marine epoxy drip onto my...

Thanks, it's been quite a search to find a decent fix. For right now I'm using UTTG as a lsp. It looks good, is supposed to offer uv protection, and repels water nicely. If it doesn't hold up very...

Hey guys, just an update about cleaning the trim up.

I was unable to find my scrap piece of trim to test all the different polishes and approaches, so I picked a few I thought would work better.
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I posted a thread last week with my experience cleaning up Audi trim which notoriously oxidizes. I'm not sure if yours is the same type that they use on the BMW and Audi cars which is metal covered...

I just went out and tried it on my x5 trim. It helps quite a bit, but not as well as on the audi trim. I'm trying a stronger plastic polish later this week among other things and I'll update the...