I could have sworn I remembered reading here that it was discovered that Essence was reducing swirls due primarily to cutting instead of filling. I'll have to look into...
I have always been in the "no fillers" camp and wanted 'pure' paint correction for my cars. Combined with good maintenance techniques, this has always been satisfactory. However I bought a used car...
Another fan of Griots Black Satin Tire Coating here. I find it takes the least amount of time for me to apply, even accounting for wiping any overspray off of wheels. And unlike a lot of the...
Yeah, paint fade differences will probably be your only concern. Depends on how long the decals were on and how much the rest of the paint faded around them.
It's interesting that UFF continues to gain traction as a dust-repelling LSP. I did a little testing of my own and didn't reach the same conclusion exactly. The details are in this thread: Testing...
I don't know how much of it is the ONR and how much is the Chemical Guys Cyclone Dirt Trap, but my so-equipped rinseless bucket keeps all the dirt (that I can see) below the dirt trap. I still have...
I have found Optimum Car Wash to be the weakest of the half-dozen soaps I've used, fwiw. Great light maintenance wash for dust, but I now do rinseless with ONR for that.
Yeah I've been through polishing and re-sealing the headlights many times on this car. Even wetsanded them last time. They need it every couple of months. It's definitely an issue for the early...
I wonder if Nissan used something different on or in the plastic of their headlight lenses. It seems odd for a product to indicate use on plastic and end up altering the look this much.
I should clarify this haze is just from using a bug removal product once - Griots in this case. The headlight lenses are as clear as they can otherwise be, from recently polishing/sealing them. See...
Technically it's not a daily driver anymore, but it was for many years. This is a good friend's car and as a favor I took it home to diagnose/fix a boost issue and give it a mini makeover.
D143 is my go-to. I haven't found Wheel Brightener to work any better for me, and I prefer the slight foaming of D143. I've always used a brush to help the process though. Never could get away...
What you see in the video is after Griots FCC with a Griots white pad. It does leave a slight haze in the paint - a test spot with a final polish revealed some extra clarity and darkness. I've seen...
I didn't notice it with the garage lighting or inspection lighting. I noticed it in the morning when I opened the garage door and the low sun shone in.
