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    Review: Meguiars Non-Acid Wheel & Tire Cleaner (D-143)

    Digging up fossils. I have been detailing for a while now on my personal vehicles, I love the Megs Ultimate wheel cleaner but dang it's expensive. I bought the D143 but it says it safe on clear coated wheels but NOT safe for clear coated calipers, this doesn't make sense to me. Anyone?
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    Review: Collinite No. 845 Insulator Wax

    I just stick mine in a big cup in the sink, turn on the hot water and let it run for a little while.
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    Review: Collinite No. 845 Insulator Wax

    "Rehazing" is generally because you put it on too thick and didn't flip the towel you wipe it off with enough. It does this to me with some microfibers, but almost never does when I am wiping it off with an old worn out bath towel. Also more prone to do it if your microfibers have been left out...
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    Coating questions? Do they degrade? Are you married to them? Can you go back to a wax or sealant?

    I sent the Email to Mike, some of the questions came from this vid https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=93MmQhNwqxk&t=4s
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    Engine degreaser that won't stain or chalk

    I did use the Purple power citrus, it did a good job but did discolor the radiator plastics a little. Mothers VLR took car of the plastics, looks good thanks guys.
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    Engine degreaser that won't stain or chalk

    I have a C5 Z06 that I do track days with, it has an issue with filling catch cans with oil and then it makes a mess under the hood. I used Purple Power Citrus cleaner on the back of the car where it was nasty with oil and it came right off and didn't harm the paint. Is this a good choice to...
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    using megs 105

    Priming the pad correctly out of the gate solved this for me. After every 2x2 I use 4 small dots of product and keep on truckin'. If it is really hot out I will spray the pad with some water here and there to stop it.
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    99 Camaro fresh paint wet sand and buff

    5.5 pad and I think a 4 inch backer plate.
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    99 Camaro fresh paint wet sand and buff

    Here is the car with a coat Meg's NXT 2.0 wax.
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    Painting cars

    It's not because it was for a "dealership" it was because he was getting paid warranty time instead of customer pay time most likely. The manufacturers keep cutting warranty time.
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    99 Camaro fresh paint wet sand and buff

    When I need help on the car, he is Johnny on the spot. We trackday/HPDE these cars. If you look in the first set of pics the pewter car with chrome wheels and burgundy Grand Sport stripes is my car.
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    99 Camaro fresh paint wet sand and buff

    No problemo (In my best Terminator voice). I cant wait to touch it up and get some wax on it. He tinted the windows with 20% ceramic tint.....it looks really good.
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    99 Camaro fresh paint wet sand and buff

    The paint and clear were from Matrix.
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    99 Camaro fresh paint wet sand and buff

    I am done with it for now, when it outgasses I will touch it up and wax it. Here is my FB Detail album, there are lots of pics of the car at the bottom of it. https://www.facebook.com/david.driver.169/media_set?set=a.10151735197105314.852162.695920313&type=3
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