Recent content by moab

I ordered the 16oz Wolfgang Metallwork aluminum compound, the 16oz Wolfgang Metallwork fine aluminum polish, the 7.5 inch Wolfgang hook and loop durowool twisted cutting pad and the 7.5 inch 50/50 wool acrylic polishing pad from Autogeek(I have these items now). I need to polish the...

I finished up my 1995 Suburban with the Meguiar's M205 polish and the Meguiar's #20 sealant. I have to thank this forum for all of the advice and tips because the results are stunning. It looks brand new and I am glad I went through all of the steps to do it right.

Thanks for the Stoners Tarminator recommendation and the heads up on cleaning the cowl/ac evaporator. I found the Tarminator at O'Reilley auto parts. Worked great. Then I washed the Suburban again after using the Tarminator. The next day I used Iron X on the Suburban per the directions. Then...

I placed a $403.00 order from Autogeek and I am going though the steps to detail my Suburban. I have washed it twice which removed 300 to 400 pine needles out of hard to reach places. I have now clayed the entire vehicle. It did have some road tar on it in places which I tried to remove with...

If someone was tired of buying distilled water in a high volume detail shop this information might help. Maybe it would not be recommended though? I have a salt water reef fish tank. Water quality is a big deal in a reef tank. I am using a five stage reverse osmosis water filter. The last...

Mike I have been reading your The Art of Detailing book. Very nice detailed information and great pictures. What would the difference be between Meguiar's M105 & M205 vs Meguiar's Ultimate Compound and Ultimate polish you recommended? Do you recommend waxing over the Meguiar's M20 or M21...

The 4l80-E transmission in my 95 Suburban is based on the turbo 400 transmission. They can both be built up to handle very high horsepower far above and beyond what they could handle out of the factory. I am not aware of Dana Sniff, but I am sure they build an extremely tough transmission if...

It does have some plastic trim on it. It has the SLT package with white plastic trim around the wheel wells and plastic trim on the rear bumper. All the trim looks like new. Thanks for telling me what to use to protect the plastic with. This 95 has white paint. When I buy a used vehicle I...

Mike I ordered your book, The Art of Detailing before I seen any post from you here. Thanks for all of your information. This 95 Suburban is in amazing condition and I want to take good care of her. Utah salts the roads during the winter here which is very harsh on vehicles here over time...

Meguiar's was the brand I was using over 20 years ago when I was painting guitars. It was the brand to use back then. Now they have more competition and have broadened their product line. Meguiar's means high quality to me, but I am going to consider all of my options. I am glad you mention...

MarkD51 Very good advice. I am researching everyone's recommendations on here. I just ordered the Art of Detailing book by Mike Phillips. I have to wait a few days before my PayPal funds are available to place an order from Autogeek, so I will keep researching on this forum and also take...

I have read about the Flex 3401 which I would buy if I was doing this type of work professionally. The Griot's seems to be a really good polisher at a good price point. The price of the Griot's to me is not expensive for all of the great reviews it gets. I do not mind spending the money on...

Thanks for the advice Jamesboyy. I now have three vehicles to take care of and it really is time to buy some nice detailing equipment. I want to do it myself. I have painted 400 guitars in my life over 20 years ago, so I am not a complete novice at this stuff. I have not been polishing paint...

I bought an extremely clean 1995 2500 4x4 GMC Suburban with 107,000 miles on it from California which was always garaged. This vehicle has all original paint with no dents. 1995's were known to eventually have peeling paint and this one is not missing any paint anywhere. The paint is in great...

I bought an extremely clean 1995 2500 4x4 GMC Suburban with 107,000 miles on it from California which was always garaged. This vehicle has all original paint with no dents. 1995 were known to eventually have peeling paint and this one is not missing any paint anywhere. The paint is in great...