I’ve always loved convertibles. As long as the sun’s out and the top is down I’ll drive to nowhere in particular as long as there’s gas in the tank. I’m on my fifth convertible and only complaint I ever had was the awful vinyl rear window in the convertible top. If you’re a boat owner, you also know what I’m talking about. Older vinyl roll windows or Eisenglass was all there was years ago, and they all faded, cracked and yellowed in what se...

It’s one of the most abundant minerals on the planet and it shows up just about everywhere in our daily lives. Aluminum’s light weight and structural strength make it the ideal construction material and it’s no slouch in the decorative department either! But like every metal, sooner or later, oxygen begins to take its toll, oxidizes once pristine aluminum finishes. So how do you clean, polish and protect aluminum? Buckle up, it’s easier than...

For almost forever folks thought that shiny meant brand new and awesome – and it did. Then around the turn of the century, the design community began to embrace finishes that were flat or “matte” and finishes where a new item looked deliberately aged and well-used. Think “pre-washed jeans.” It’s sort of like that.Matte finishes and Faux / Living finishes are now big business across a broad spectrum of industries. Motorcycle and auto manufac...