Recent content by washnwax

So hopefully I can get these two to look as good as the one that was just delivered. http://www.autogeekonline.net/gallery/uploads/32132/WP_20150220_09_58_44_Pro.jpg This one is going up over my double wide garage door which is on a different end of house, but still I need my other two...

Hi everyone - Not an auto paint question, but still clean/polish/protect related. I have these awesome, highly-polished coach lights that have been outside for over a decade that seem to have all-of-a-sudden turned black in areas. Any idea on what this is and how to return the finish to a...

Looks like I'm finding my own answers. Enjoy :D Per http://www.autopiaforums.com/Todd-Helme/polish-chart.jpg, I believe my answer is this: Use the WG FG first (white or black pad?) , THEN the P21S to burnish/jewel (black or blue pad???).... I will try the WG FG white pad, then P21s black...

So far, I've clayed the half of the hood I want to test, (PIC) and polished with P21S cleaner on a white pad and 3401 VRG (PIC). The water spots came out :xyxthumbs:with relative ease with the product/pad/buffer selection (see pic). I don't see any reason to try a different combo since the 1st...

I washed it yesterday and let it air dry (hence water spots) and thought that I would be getting those water spots out with clay and light polish/burnishing. To your point, I would have dried it if I knew I wasn't going to clay/buff, but good reminder! :xyxthumbs:

Hey Geeks - I want to jewel my paint. It's been swirl/scratch corrected last year and maintained by me very well. I want to raise the level of gloss on the BMW's black sapphire metallic paint and really get the flakes popping. Hybrid 7 showed me some signs of how POP looks, as it really...

I use DP RINSELESS WASH AND GLOSS and it is really great stuff. Two bucket method with grit guards in both, and soap in both. I go top down and divide the work into four to five sections, each getting its own MF wash mitt. Mitt #1: Hood/roof/ front windshield Mitt #2: RH side glass/mirrors/top...

Thanks for the link!!! I have not used M105 myself. I have a need to use either yellow or surbuf to remove deep scratches and water etching type 2 that the TSR and orange pad can't seem to resolve. I own one LC flat yellow 5.5 and a pack of surbuf pads 5.5" and TSR, WG finish glaze. With all...

yes sir. There are a ton of posts proving that is true! How does TSR work with Surbuf? Would it be a waste of time due to diminishing abrasives or would it actually cut similar to M105? Thanks

Practicing certainly helps and as time and experience will show you - the technique for one product/pad may not be the same for another product/pad combo. It could be, as others have mentioned, an overloaded pad. Experiment with various pads - BTW, I believe white is great for AIO products. Use...

I've used XMT 360 with LC CCS 5.5 pads with good results on autos that were already pretty "clean" WRT swirls.

Sure, I've read that and used the TSR and Orange several different ways with the PC7424Xp with zero results in water stain and scratch removal. The whole purpose of this thread was to find out if M105 could be replaced with TSR and still achieve the same results. I'm interested to find out...

Yes I have done that too, but I personally can't say the results were awesome. Water etching and scratches did remain and I'm looking for a more aggressive combo. Maybe I will buy some M105 and do some tests and post. :xyxthumbs:

Given a surbuf pad and a pc 7424xp, would TSR and M105 be indifferent or would one have more correction capabilities? Thanks