Recent content by ChrisB2

Thanks Mike! I'm leaning towards the microfiber route. I know I would have no problems selling the Porter Cable, but, it does seem easier to get into the nooks and crannies of my compact car compared to the Flex, which would be a little larger and more cumbersome to work with. After all, I...

Here is my dilemma... I own a white 2013 VW GTI. There are some scratches in the clear that nothing would touch the last time I dedicated a good bit of time to polishing the car. I tried Lake Country Yellow cutting pads with Optimum's spray compound, 3M compound, and Chemical Guys V32. For...

My car is white and my wife's car is gray. When I talk about these super fine scratches, I'm talking you'd have to look REALLY hard to see them in certain lighting conditions. Let's put it this way, I doubt any ordinary person out there would see them after seeing how most ordinary people keep...

I inspect them to the point where my wife thinks I am crazy. If anything hard gets stuck in the towel to the point where I can't pick it out with a pair of tweezers, I cut out the hard stuff, and that microfiber towel gets marked for interior use only. I have a special box for those! I am...

Thanks for the suggestions. After I correct and opti-gloss my car, I will change my wash media and buffing towel to see if that makes a difference.

I guess I know what my next investment is! That would be a pressure washer.

Lately, I moved on to no-rinse washes for both my wife's car and my car, which happen to be daily drivers. This past weekend, I noticed a good bit of microfine scratches on both vehicles, and was wondering what modification to my technique I needed to perform to prevent this. First off, my...

Lafayette here. I worked in Baton Rouge from the late 90s to mid 2000s and the acid rain was rough on the carnauba wax that I used back then.

After nearly 6 months of lurking, I finally decided to join the forum. I'm just a detailing enthusiast versus a professional doing it for money. I find that being alone with a car in the garage away from all forms of communication is a very therapeutic experience. Then there is the...