Recent content by cadd

Wow ! You have me all fired up and ready to go Mike. Didn't realize how much fun this might be as you have stated. I am definitely really pumped about working on this car now. Thanks for the advice. Not sure when I will actually start working on this car, but will take pics and post when I am...

And I am just assuming being its an 84, that its a single stage paint

I had seen a topic a while back about Meg #7 I think it was, that someone had mentioned that might work well

Havent seen it yet. A friend asked me the other day if I could work on it, he had just bought it and said it was very faded. All I know is that's its an 84 porche. Sorry I know that's not much info, but just wanted some general advice on working on a single stage paint. As I have never polished...

Hi guys and girls..any advice on the best polish for a car with a single stage paint? Thanks !

Yes, I do clay the vehichle also. The clay usually gets off most of pieces of the bugs that you can feel with your hand. But I am referring to the the ones that seem to be in the clear coat , you cant feel them but you see the faded spot where they were.

Any tips or suggestions on bug removal. I have tried many different products, and most can get bugs that are fairly fresh off, but cant seem to get those that seem to be baked into the clearcoat. I have tried a more aggressive polish/pad combo, but not much luck. Thanks for any help you guys can...

oh, gotcha, like I mentionea earlier, i have been using just water from my water hose to clay with, and it seems to work just as good as detail lube. or I will mix a small spray bottle of water and a little liquid soap.

What are you referring to that would cause the marring ? Claying after washing or using water only as a lube ?

I always clay right after washing. I just the wate hose instead of detailing lube. Saves money and never had any problems with just using water.

Thanks everyone...gonna go ahead and order it and give it a try.

I have a customer with a few scratches on his car from being keyed. They are on average about a foot long or so. I have never used the dr. color chip system before and wondering if one kit would be enough to do that many scratches. It only says its enough to cover about 2 dozen paint chips, but...

Thanks for the thread Mike. I agree...I definately want a one step product. This camper is 28ft long ! Now the only problem is how much should I charge. He doesnt expect me to do it for free, but I do want to give hime a decent deal, since he is a long time friend.

Will give it a try..thanks for the input

Hello my fellow detail fanatics...got a question for ya'll today. I have a friend that wants me to wax his camper. I have never polished/waxed a camper before, but told him I would give it a shot. He said it has a gel coat..so my question is....can I use my typical polishes and waxes that I use...