Recent content by db1220

Thanks lawrenceSA, Great write up. That MK7 Golf R look fantastic after whoever made a mess off it. Maybe the paint being hard or soft coming out of different plants as Desertnate mentioned above.

Desertnate, Thank you for responding to my post. Just an FYI I'm am very OCD with my cars. I never take my cars to the car wash, automatic, hand wash, or even a laser wash. I'm the only one that washes my cars and only by hand delicately as possible and use only high quality products. In...

Eng18t, Thanks for the info on your Touareg in Midnight Blue. I have an idea for Sealants or Coating. Even as of now there are probably at least a dozen layers of sealants I've tried out to name a few: Sonex PNS, Menzerna PL, Adams... A few months ago tried/ used a Nano Coating. and...

Does anyone have experience working with the paint on new VW's (2015+). I'm not sure if this I true or not but I have always heard that VW's and Audi's generally have hard paint. I have a fairly new MK7 GTI, Deep Black Pearl color paint. Even after I did a new car prep, polished that cleaned...

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Yes, the washer mod was done previous to purchasing along with the 5" backing plate. FYI, very thin washer. Do you not recommend it? No not using Zephyr, never head of it actually.

Thanks Zubair, I've used the megs mf cutting and finishing disks with the megs da microfiber starter kit a few years back with my Griots 6" polisher. I know I've heard and read of using the mf pads for compounding/correction, just wasn't sure about using the mf finishing pad for final or...

Thank you everyone. Also for you guys that are using the megs microfiber pads... Are you just using it (cutting disk) for compounding/correction and then going to foam finishing pad. Or do you use the megs mf finishing disk/pad. Thank again for all for the info and advice.

To add to my post. I think this question applies not only to the Rupes Bigfoot but for any DA/Random Orbital Polisher. Just trying to find the correct and or general speeds that should be used. Like fast machine speed for compounding/correcting and slow for finishing to a high gloss. Or...

The Rupes 21 did originally came with the 6" backing plate. I bought it used from a local high end detail shop that changed/upgraded the backing plate to the 5", a common modification to the 21ES.

Hi all, I recently acquired a Rupes 21 with a 5" backing plate. I would appreciate some advice as to what speed settings to use for different stages of polishing. Speed for Correcting/compounding. Speed setting for Final polish/finishing polish for high gloss. FYI, my go to products are...