thanks - good point - wasn't thinking straight there on the pigtails.... I probably could have used another pass or so with the rotary. I will say that after several days of morning then evening sessions with the PC and then the Dewalt, my arms are feeling it :p
Depending on how next weekend...
Well, I decided to plow forward with the kit I had..... after wet/damp sanding to 3000 grit with the PC7424XP I used the Marine 31 Heavy-Cut Oxidation Cleaner and a wool cutting pad on the Dewalt rotary polisher - this brought a lot of reflection & luster out of the gel-coat. I followed up...
I have an 8 year old 24' bay boat that had seen some battle and it was time to take care of the scratches & scrapes. The boat is kept in a covered lift so the general gel-coat was in pretty good shape as far as oxidation goes, though the rear of the boat was pretty heavily faded. It had not...
Small world - I went to middle & high school Goldsboro (Eastern Wayne) and my folks are still there.
I applied Opti-Coat 2.0 to the car as well as having a paint protection film (Llumar) applied to the hood, bumper, side-view mirrors.
Removing the small swirls has been fairly easy today. Started with a good bath with Dawn dish washing soap to help remove the existing wax, blow dry with the trusty leaf blower and then into the garage to be clayed front to back. Most of the car was not too bad - the roof seemed to be the...
Any issues with opti coating, then PPF and the applying a coat of Opti-coat to tend PPF (as I will have plenty). Seem to be reading conflicting answers if the Opti-coat could cause adhesion issues with the PPF - though I believe I've read at least one response from Chris at Opti indicating it...
New to the forum - and my new car :) If this is in the wrong place, please excuse and help relocate.....
I took delivery of a 2015 Mazda 6 last week and I have an appointment in about 2 weeks to have paint protection film applied to the front bumper, partial hood and side-view mirrors. I...
New Guy on the forums - have been doing a lot of reading recently due to just purchasing a 2015 Mazda 6 Grand Touring in "Soul Red" - and want to protect it and keep it looking as great a possible..... thanks to all for the information already here and for the information to come :xyxthumbs: