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Those bits are readily available in the retail world, for example; http://www.machinemart.co.uk/shop/product/details/pro-39-8-pce-tx-tamper-proof-bit-set Should be able to pick up a set easily enough, unless someone close to you has one they can lend you.

Clive's launch on that video makes me miss my Impreza. Granby's makes me want a Monaro next all the more though.

Meh, everywhere delivers these days, just never leave the house again. Job jobbed...

All girls are female, not all females are girls.

Either that or she owns the best girl... Congrats on winning though Maybe it's just me, but does it not bug anyone else that the certificate states "best girl owner" and the trophy "best female owner"? Oh, and what Ekona said too.

Just out of interest, have you been using it over something else or on bare paint?

Good point... now if only there were a way I could make money out of this... As I said; 10 different people, 10 different recommendations... I'm sure the other 6 will be along shortly. I just like spending your money for you really though...

Yes, Strong is the better cleaner of the two - Carnauba is a very good cleaner (I'd personally rate it over LPL for cleaning) but Strong is simply exceptional even compared to Carnauba. They can both be used by DA.

You do realise you're not getting paid for all these referrals, right? To the OP, the first thing you need to know is detailing is very subjective. If you ask 10 different people for recommendations, chances are you'll get 10 different answers. So in the spirit of that I'm going to disagree with everything GM said. Alright, not quite, but I will offer some different products though. Wash Mitt - I actually prefer this to the mitt, but they do a mitt too. Both excellent and mine has already outlasted my last lambswool mitt and is still going strong. Shampoo and conditioner - AF Lather is very good, and currently on offer from Amazon. Clay and quick detailer - The Megs kit you mentioned is foolproof and a decent starter kit. A paint cleaner won't remove swirls. Some of them contain fillers which will mask them but they'll come back sooner or later, to remove the swirls you'll need to polish. This can be done either by hand or by machine. You'll get far greater results by machine and may even be able to tackle the deeper scratches. It is possible to get good results by hand but you simply won't get the level of correction you can by hand. Polish - If you're working by hand, I'd recommend G Techniq P1 with one of these pads (with polishing, always start with the least abrasive and work your way up until you're getting the level of correction you require) followed by a filler glaze to hide what you can't correct (Poorboys Black Hole for a black car would be my choice). If you're confident enough to machine polish, I'd recommend a DA rather than a rotary both for a newbie and for the soft Nissan paint - the Kestrel DAS-6 is a great starter machine and all you'll ever need for the Z. That and the AF kit will see you right. Purely down to personal preference. Liquid waxes tend to be more difficult to get a thin layer with because it's just so easy to slap them on. Personally, I prefer hard waxes for this reason alone. As a starter wax, look no further than Poorboys Natty's Paste wax - there's three colours, Blue gives a nice deep, wet look, Red gives a slightly wetter look and White is a little more crisp and not quite as wet. Alternatively, there's a growing number of manufacturers now who offer sample sizes - Dodo Juice as you mentioned do these (called panel pots but they'll do several full cars easily), they're usually a decent buy if you want to try a few different waxes from time to time. Foam or microfibre applicators for the paint cleaner depending on what you prefer. I tend to use the foam applicators. Polish is applied via the applicators linked above or by the DA pad if machine polishing. I tend to only use microfibre cloths to buff, quick detailer and interior cleaning. A lot of it will come down to technique as much as the products, get yourself a cup of coffee and a packet of biscuits and give this lot a read. There's some great adivce in there on both technique and on what you're looking for each product to actually do for you. There's no such thing as a stupid question, so feel free to ask on here and I'm sure someone will be able to help you out, or at least point you in the right direction.

1st class arrived on Friday, 2nd class should be arriving either today or Monday I believe.

For outright cleaner, Werkstat Prime (Acrylic for sealants or Carnauba for waxes) is hard to beat. Except for Prime Strong, which is better. None have any filling/correcting abilities though, whereas LPL contains fillers, but if you've got PB WD you can use that to fill or just straight to wax over any of them - it'll bond best to either Carnauba or a quick IPA wipedown before will give you a bare base again. Polymer sealants will go straight over either Acrylic or Strong.

Will you be topping it with a wax or a sealant? And are you after cleaning ability or a glaze, primarily?

I was so very tempted to try this when I popped in for paint earlier, but alas it was not to be... they didn't have any (carb cleaner that is, they had plenty of fresh faced sales hindrances).

I got two atomizer heads again this month, but then I only needed two this month (I think... I'm too lazy to check) - the Mad Cow sample came with a mini trigger spray head in the Elite box. The 50Cal box needed one more though and that was the same box/size samples for everyone, including the Elite boxes unlike the others.

A little disappointed that there are three "waxes" (to varying degrees). The individual products all look great though, it just may take me a while to get round to trying all the waxes.

It depends which type you've got. Give me £45 and I'll tell you if you've got the right one. I don't actually know. Sorry.

Another vote for Atkin, Chris will see you right.

And now it is! http://www.amazon.co.uk/Auto-Finesse-DES200-Desire-Car/dp/B007FR4PQQ/ Must... Resist...

You keep your Chubby well away from me, young man.

Hate filling the fuel tank. Love emptying the fuel tank.

Because no such app exists. "Gas Cubby" on the other hand...

"You think that's good - you should see the other eleventy billion threads about MPG related 'achievements'..." I'm sure at least half of WhackyWill's post count is that picture.

Thank you. The most irritating thing is when you discover that one product for any given job... and then sure enough ten minutes later something else shows up on the market and claims to be better.

GM, I hate you recently, all these posts making me want to spend my money with these simple but very effective mods. Looks great, mate.

Why thank you very much, I'm glad others are enjoying it too. And to think I rubbish at science in school. It really is very difficult to argue with the two FK waxes (not least of all because they're inanimate objects ), both 1000P and 2685 really do perform exceptionally well. The only downside to FK products is their numbering system. I'm sure there's a rationality to it, but I'll be stuffed if I can work it out.