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I've been using the Big Red Sponge (BRS) for over two years now and love it. As popular as the Gerry Dean method is for rinseless washing, I couldn't get into it. I was always annoyed by always having to fold my towels and making sure that the folded towel didn't slide or shift when applying it to paint to roll over the dirty part onto the paint again causing potential marring. It didn't really feel ergonomic and I just didn't like it after many attempts.

I bought the BRS out of genuine curiosity and because Optimum endorses it. Even though they sell the BRS, they make a good ONR, so I figured the BRS would be just as good. After using it, I loved the size and shape of it, how easy it gl

After selling my car directly to Carvana I wanted to keep track of my old vehicle just out of curiosity to see how much it would be sold for, etc. It was eventually listed under it's "marketplace" or "Inspected by Partner" vehicle to which they describe as: " We have hand-selected a group of partners to provide an even broader selection of intelligently curated vehicles for you. Each one of these vehicles meets the same high standards as Carvana Certified vehicles."

Initially I thought marketplace vehicles were other dealers that were selling cars that used Carvana as a storefront almost like Amazon and their merchants. To my surprise, even cars bought directly by them will be listed

I was browsing a commercial car wash website and came across this 5 gallon bucket of ceramicsealant. Seems overkill for personal use, but for the price, it's not too bad for 5 gallons. I have a habit of buying things in bulk for personal use. Very tempted...

Any users of this product on here that can attest to its performance?

They recommend using it at a 256:1 ratio.

After updating to iOS 13.1.2 iMessage has been stuck on "waiting for activation." I try to sign in and it says that it cannot connect to the iMessage servers.

Anyone else having this issue? I've tried restarting the app, hard restart, toggling the iMessage switch, and various combinations of the mentioned.

Edit: Using an iPhone 6S Plus

Edit 2: I got tired of waiting for Apple engineers. I just reinstalled the update and restored from iCloud and it worked again.

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Hello i3 gurus. 2015 i3 REx. I've been getting this buzzing while charging lately. It happens to stay this way for a few minutes. Can you identify what it is? From the few posts I tried to search, it could be the pump for the battery coolant? Or it could it be something else? Charger related?

This issue has been happening for some time, but we just got a CEL the other day and took it to the dealership. The dealership said that the CEL could be from a faulty charger or non-BMW charger. We currently use the supplied BMW Lvl 1 charger not connected with any extension cords.

When you ceramic coat your vehicle you need to buff off the excess ceramic coating with a MF towel. After, you need to throw away that MF towel as the excess ceramic coating will solidify into hard "glass" that will essentially scratch up your paint if you were to use it again.

My question is, when using silica based sealants such as hydrosilex and the like, do you have to throw away your microfiber towels after? Do the sealants create similar problems on MF towels?

What kind of setups do you guys have for your pressure washer hoses?

I'm a home amateur that has a SunJoe SPX3000 with an extension hose which is pointless. I feel like its really only about 10 ft of useable hose because the remaining 25 feet of it is in a tangled mess. Do any of you have a hose reel that you'd recommend? I feel like setup and tear down is a PITA.

I'm a slow ONR convert that still needs a little convincing. I like the stuff (ONR) but am still a little nervous using it on my "nicer" car.

I've used a mitt and the GD method and I wasn't a fan of either. I think the mitt (and I'm sure my technique) swirled up my car, and I just wasn't a fan of the GD method although it was very effective.

I do however like the Big Red Sponge. I've been using it via a one bucket wash as per their recommendation, but how many of you use it via a two bucket wash? One to apply and one to rinse?

Edit: I just did a 2 Bucket wash with the BRS and wanted to take a picture of the bucket for reference. If this doesn’t make a difference this would surprise

I was just eating at a restaurant on the strip the other day and noticed there were two lines for gratuity on my receipt. Can any industry insiders chime in as to what the deal is with this? Are we going to need a line for the cook, bartender, and hostess next? When will the madness end?

https://imgur.com/a/JDFrvJQ

Edit: I'm not against tipping, I just want to know how to properly divide up the percentage if they're going to start confusing the customer with multiple line items like this.

The underside of the rocker panels are always an area that's often missed (at least for me). I never think to clean this area when I wash my car, and when I do think to look under there, there's so much grime caked under there. It looks like there's no hope and impossible to clean. What do you experts do to clean rocker panels that are caked in road grime/tar/etc.

I have plastic painted panels.

I know there will be suggestions to ceramic coat, PPF the area, etc, but this is too late for that. What can correct this so I can possibly do that after? Thanks in advance!

Edit: Updated type of panels I have. Added image. Added clean after.

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