Thanks for all the replies! I do appreciate the effort all of you made to help me understanding this.
I started thinking about polishing the car(s) when I bought my 2018 Sonata 2 months ago and noticed it has spidering in the paint and doesn't really pop (it is a metal flake black). I haven't...
I thought the thicker foam pads helped protect the paint from newbies pressing too hard as they cushion somewhat.
Unfortunately, I need to scrap the whole idea of using a DA as we hit a bump in the road and no extra money for "fun" stuff! ��
Thanks Paul A! I knew about the tape but didn't realize it was used frequently. If I do this, tape it will be! I remember the days when I was in my 20's hand waxing a car and getting white residue from slipping on areas of black plastic trim ... what a PITA it was to remove. I heard about the...
Thanks for the info and thanks Mike Phillips for chiming in! I thought every last millimeter of the car's paint was detailed but it makes sense that there will be places you just can't get to. I thought that the pad was a sacrificial item, choose one you know will get destroyed and get close to...
Thanks again for the welcomes!
SWETM, I do a lot of research before buying/doing anything so that is the phase I'm in now. I now know that typical car washes do not strip traffic film so I plan on getting the correct wash to strip that. I know by using that I'll be stripping wax/sealant so...
I haven’t look over the videos from this site but the experienced and professional detailers I’ve watched haven’t addressed my questions I asked. I’ll live with spider/swirl marks vs burning through clear coat or paint. Machines, backing plates, pads and some of the polishes and or sealants I...
PaulMys, I came across this site when looking at Lake country backing plates and pads. I’ll certainly look at the videos you mention. I found the other two by accident but thought they gave pretty sound advice about using products outside of their intended uses. They both seemed to make using a...
Just saw a video by Apex Detailing that used an applicator to put the coating on. He said it was a much better way of applying with less wasted product.
Thanks to both of you for the welcome!
I started with Auto Fetish Detail, then I recently found Dallas Paint Correction and Detail (I tend to gravitate toward people who talk a lot - LOL!!) and now just found Apex Detail. I will have to check out the other channels.
Before I start picking up a DA polisher I have a lot of unanswered questions...
Hello everyone!
I am a 59 YO newbie and I'm thinking about trying my hand at detailing my own cars. I "found" detailing by clicking on a YouTube channel of a Detailer and he made the light stuff look fairly...
Hi, my name is Vinny. I'm just a guy who drives his car back and forth to work, never really thought about car paint and interior maintenance. Always thought detailing a car was way too much work but have washed and waxed my cars occasionally over the years. One day I was on YouTube and clicked...