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Hey Mike, I need to buff out a few scratches and scrapes on my gel coat boat. Will this buffer cut enough before I finish with my Griots? I plan to wet sand a bit first as well. I haven't bought this yet. Maybe with the correct pads the Griots will be enough to cut? Thanks! Deano

Thanks for all of the suggestions! When we get a decent day, I’ll give one of these a try!

Hey Guys, My wife is picking up a new 2020 Ford Explorer ST in black. I have done a fair amount of correction on our current vehicles but have never used ceramic coatings and honestly have not been to active on the site lately. How easy or difficult is it to apply ceramics? We live in Western...

Hey Guys, Not sure if this is the right forum or not. The seat stitching on the front of my 3rd row seat as completely come undone. I recently had a problem with the AC and wondered if that somehow had something to do with it. I read that a damaged evaporator core could leak into the cabin...

Mike and Scott, Thanks for your reply. I would like to try clean up the scratches. They're not as bad as they look. I will go slowly with the pads and I do have my backing plate marked. I also plan to use some MaryKate hull cleaner to clean up the bottom. I hope not to have to buff the...

Thanks for the reply Mike, i was lookig at the Lake Country Foam/wool purple cutting pad. Would that work? Overall, the boat is in pretty good condition . THANKS,

Hi Scott, The gelcoat is in pretty good shape. Just trying to buff out some small imperfections and add some shine. Never having used wool pads, is the Lake Country wooled pad a 6.5 inch purple? I have tons of white and orange LC pads. Thanks, Deano

Hey Guys, I would like to clean up and polish my 7-year old boat. All in all, its is pretty good shape Other than a few weeks during the summer, the boat stays in the trailer. I plan to clean up the bottom with MaryKate On and Off hull cleaner. As far as the rest of the boat goes, I plan...

Thanks for the replies. Two of the shops are very close in Body Labor, Paint Labor and Paint Supplies at around 5.5 for each category and the highest shop is almost double the hours in all categories. I spoke the service department from my dealer and they said they send a lot of work to the...

Hey Guys, After looking at the damage I did to my truck, I decided to get a few estimates on getting this repaired. I have a two questions to those of you in the collision/body shop business or anyone with an opinion. I have got three estimates and waiting to get the fourth one emailed to...

Thanks for the link. I might give that a try!

That is what I was afraid of. $?

Hey guys, After spending 5-6 hours last weekend doing the three-step process with Wolfgang Swirl Remover, Finishing Glaze and Deep Gloss Sealant, I had my truck looking great. Today however, I managed to scrap up against a metal post. As you can tell, there are a number of scrapes and...

Hey Guys, Does the Total Swirl Remover become more "runny" after awhile? I haven't used it since last summer and when I went to apply it last weekend, even after I put it on the pad and turned on my Harbor Freight polisher after I put the machine on my truck, the Swirl Remover went all over...

I had an 09 Avalanche that Chevy had a recall on the cladding. They used a product called Gatorback. It came out pretty good. Not sure if its available for retail.

Just picked up the AR Blue 383SS on Amazon for $175 with free shipping. Now I need to figure out how to get the Ar Foam Cannon to work properly:).

Thanks for the suggestions. I will take a look at these.

I have an Expedition so maybe I will give this a try. Thanks, QUOTE=~TumbleWeed~;1229206]If you have a mid-sized or larger car/suv/truck, then go with the larger foam gun so you don't have to stop in the middle of a wash just to refill. Autogeek Half Gallon Foam Gun with FREE BONUS

Hey guys, I would like to add a foam gun to my arsenal. I don't have an air compressor so I will need something that attaches to the garden house. I have seen the Wolfgang, Griots, Autogeek Foamer and Gilmore in the $60 or less range. Any recommendations? Thanks, Deano

Thanks for the quick response Mike. Now I just need the outside temp get above 4 degrees.