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    Honda Fit right off the dealer but full of swirls and watermarks

    Unbelievable that dealers care so little about the delivered condition of a vehicle. I have fixed a lot of brand new, fresh off the truck vehicles for dealers.
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    Keeping trash out of microfiber from washer & dryer?

    I've battled this myself - and I have no reason for these wood splinters, or whatever debri to be in my microfibers. It's obviously coming from my machines - somehow they are getting into my washing machine or dryer. So what I do now is - quick rinse the washing machine with nothing in it &...
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    Which color pad to use.

    I want to mention that while there are pads specified for each step of a compounding/polishing job - each cars paint reacts different to any given combination of pads/compounds/polishes. You should have an assortment of these pads from compounding pads, to polishing, to finishing pads. You can...
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    Ceramic coating for my customers?

    Hey everyone, I am looking to dive into the ceramic coating side of detailing. I have been in touch with a few companies that don't offer any products to the general public, only certified installers. While their pricing is friendly, they often protect the market and I have to charge a...
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    A huge mess. Buffer in the wrong hands.

    Car was a total repaint. Could see tape lines & build up around doors and edge of panels. Believe it or not, the hood had the deepest damage - the rest of the car cleaned up with M205 on a hex logic white pad, generally after 1 or two complete passes.
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    A huge mess. Buffer in the wrong hands.

    Few more photos from this nightmare car. The reflection shot is the hood!
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    A huge mess. Buffer in the wrong hands.

    Nailed it! The dealership actually sent this car to me prior to retailing it.
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    A huge mess. Buffer in the wrong hands.

    I have a library of photos from cars that are run through my shop. Thought I'd share a major repair from last winter. It was a dealer car that their detailer attempted to fix. Looks like a wool pad and rotary buffer in the hands of a donkey to me. Fortunately I was able to save it with M105.
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    2 - Day Cadillac Escalade ESV Buff, Touch up & an odd discovery

    Unfortunately the vast majority of my work is major correction like this. Don't get me wrong, I prefer to have work like this so I can correct these cars to my standards. Any time a customer requests a 'shine' when the car looks this bad, I cringe that my name is on it...but...money is money...
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    Glaze or Carnauba wax after clearcoating

    Holy smokes man. I thought my CG Glaze & Butter Wax was the ultimate combo on Black.
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    2 - Day Cadillac Escalade ESV Buff, Touch up & an odd discovery

    $600 was my price not including materials. I used 12 Hex Logic pads and a full 32oz bottle of compound. Didn't use much finishing polish, she finished out unbelievable with minimal effort, I have never run into that before. I was so shocked I chem stripped it just to verify. Every inch of this...
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    Noise level comparison between Harbor Freight DA and other DAs

    Quietest DA I've come across is a Shurhold. Felt a tad underpowered (unsure, didn't do any side by side comparisons), but it operates extremely smooth and it's sound is not obnoxious, it's a soft noise.
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    2 - Day Cadillac Escalade ESV Buff, Touch up & an odd discovery

    I should have taken some photos of the rear quarters. Awful. The vehicle was basically Gray under decent lighting, nevermind in the sun.
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    2 - Day Cadillac Escalade ESV Buff, Touch up & an odd discovery

    Here's a in-progress before & after.
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