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Thank you all for your advice. I have ordered some Essence Plus and a Gloss pad. There is always a learning curve with a new process. I like the results overall and will avoid making the same mistake next time...hopefully. Todd

Over the weekend I applied two coats of C-Quartz followed by one coat of Reload to my wife's black C7 Corvette. Although I have been detailing cars for decades, this is the first time I used C-Quartz. The panels were well prepped and polished and I went over the car with Eraser prior to the...

Troy, thanks for your response. Todd

Troy, of all the ones you have which is your go to? I'm trying to decide which one to purchase. Todd

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Tato, thank you very much for the detailed suggestions! I will try them in the future. Unfortunately, I don't have enough time before the show this Saturday. I like the idea of jeweling the car. I have often thought of getting a polisher that can do it. My PC cannot. Todd

Again, thank you for your advice. Yes, the article is extremely informative and especially relevant in my case. The paint is in extremely good shape. When I last detailed the car, I uses my PC with Lake County pads and various machine polishes to remove all the paint defects prior to applying...

BTW, I use very different process on my show cars. This is the only car on which I'm currently use the Klasse Twins. Thus the reason for the questions.

Thank you all for your replys. I probably should have provided a little more infomation. The judging is "top-only" and the above list are not the only things being done. I am very familiar with the judging process, having won Best of Show at the last two big concours I attended with other...

My wife has entered her 2007 Atlas Grey Metalic Porsche Cayman S in a concourse this weekend. In February I did a complete detail on it including: Two Bucket Wash Clay Machine Polish KAIO x 2 KSG x 3 Since then I have used Sonus Acrylic QD and Acrylic Glanz to maintain it. The car is...

Mike and others, Thank you for the wealth of information and knowledge! The resources here are invaluable. I checked the paint with a Brinkmann Xenon light and noticed very few surface marks, HOWEVER, upon doing a baggy test, I was Shocked with the roughness of the paint. Even after doing...

Mike & Bob, Thank you. I'm doing the job myself looking for a concour level of finish. With all that is out there, I'm interested in what products and process would produce that type of result. I know that a light blue car is different from a darker car (more difficult?) for obtaining a deep...

Looking for Pebble Beach shine on a 300SL Looking for advise on getting Pebble Beach quality shine. I’m about to do an exterior detail on a 300SL and am looking for that deep, wet, mirror-like million-dollar shine. To provide a little background, the car is light blue metallic and was...