Recent content by jkrig

You def have enough towels, and you should be able to get by with that type. I agree with BSoares on using shorter nap towels for leveling/removing coatings, so if they have a short nap side use that. I made the switch to using pearl weave towels strictly for this. Another quick tip is to wash...

Interesting observation.....another interesting case to me, the Acura NSX....Japanese brand, (though Acura only exist in North America, known as Honda NSX outside North America) co-designed in USA by the lovely Michelle Christensen, completely built in Ohio at Acura PMC....what say...

Interesting, I have gotten pretty good results with CarPro Spotless, recently worked on a 2014 Pathfinder left near sprinklers, drivers side covered.....used Spotless on the glass and it worked like a champ the key was to saturate area then let it dwell for as long as you could when it started...

Quality work as usual!! Big fan of the G70 here too, still don't see many on the road so it has a presence when you run across one, and I agree, pics don't quite do it justice. I especially like it in the Siberian Ice color. Rear legroom was a bit of issue for me, ultimately the most glaring...

If I remember correctly, I don't think Gtechniq recommends topping EXO with C2, EXO is said to leave the surface "slicker" than C2, if you top it with C2 your paint surface will take the characteristics of the C2 ...how long since you applied EXO? ...was thinking maybe if you have had the EXO on...

Don't think anyone else mentioned it but....for future use (if you are pleased with your results for your decon wash and initial application of C2V3) you could dilute your C2V3 1:1 with distilled water and use as a drying aid and include in your wash regiment.

You could introduce some very light marring, but being that the car is white I doubt you would notice......though if you haven't used MF before you may want to do some testing/playing when you aren't on a mission to get something accomplished.....the LC Orange should do the trick with n extra...

I agree with those saying you might need to get more aggressive, though it kinda. depends on the color of white....BMW paints in general are a bit on the hard side...but there's a difference. Alpine White will be easier, I'd say give Speed a go with the LC Orange flat....might have to make an...

I actually just completed a detail on a new 2018 Honda Accord Hybrid.....used an nearly identical process and product, I used Hyper Polish with an LC Force Orange for most of the car and White pads for the gloss black pillars. The paint was in great shape with just minor imperfections here and...

I don't mind Toyota wanting to keep tradition with the inline-6, my gripe (though it's a mild one) is the reliability aspect. As an owner of a n54 335i I know first hand how "finicki" BMW power trains can be. Having said that I agree its probably under-rated and will be easily tuned out to make...

Can't count out Power Lock.......

I'd second the recommendation from Guz, Gloss Coat would probably be fine as its so easy to apply but as he said its not really a step up in terms of durability, CSL or CSL + EXO is a good choice for 1) easy to apply 2) should be about as durable as you can get without the commitment of having...

For Gloss Coat you will need an IPA/prep wipe prior to application, now if you weren't going to coat the car you could follow Hyper Polish with an ONR wipe then straight to Optimum Car Wax or Opti-Seal. I like the thought of going straight from compound to polish without a residue wipe but Hyper...

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I've used: Rupes Coarse Blue LC Microfiber Cutting Pads/ Meguiars MF Cutting Disc LC Force Orange (just testing though, I was deciding if I wanted to use the Mille or my 21ES for one step jobs, had no issues. )