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If it left holograms it is simply because it is too aggressive to finish down hologram free. Drop the pad to black and lower the speed. D151 finishes down great on most paints, but it is not as light as a finishing polish for softer paints. D151 is similar in cut to M205. Someone might be able...

Doh! Forgot about the 3 incher, in the plans to buy one this year :hungry:

DO IT! always good to have a back up :props: We have 3 PCs (PC, XP, Griots) right now, and use every one of them!

^This! Rotaries work the polish slightly different, and generally the dual action can be more gentle at the extreme. Just like the rotary can be more aggressive at the other extreme. In the middle, though, both work fine. And they work more similar than most people would like to think! Risk...

Nice work, and I really dig the color! So did the ZAIO make up for the difference in surface I assume you had once polishing the front end? Overall I could not tell where the break off was, the car looks great all around! The reflections are pretty intense, especially on red.

Wow what a turnaround!!! Funny how these things get loads of $ thrown into them just to be forgotten :(. This one owes you its resurrection. Hopefully the owner at least puts it indoors now! Any video of the thing pounding away?

Oh absolutely! But refinishing leather is different than cleaning/protecting IMO since it does take significant prep and special products. My local P&B store carries SEM brand I believe, and they recommend it obviously. Jakerooni used to do some crazy interior makeovers with leather refinishing...

What kind of trim? I assume it is black trim due to the trim restore product you tried. Which is weird, usually the trim texture doesn;t let tape stick too much. What kind of tape was it? Adhesive removers from 3M or even goo gone should work. Next step up is a solvent. Be careful not to damage...

Dye transfer gets tougher the longer you let it stay there. Leather Masters has a specialized ink remover that works good and is quite strong. Their Strong Cleaner works well to help after the ink remover. As far as splitting, once the seats are to that point it is impossible to return them to...

Outstanding job, Chris! What a difference proper technique can make! Were the Abralon disks 2000 grit? Were you able to go from 1500 Unigrit to 3000 Unigrit? We have had issues with pigtails and I suspected the disks, but this is the first time I see someone else commenting the same, so I...

To the OP, I have the Vector polisher. I call it "The Beast". The first true polisher I ever had, bought it for $50 new on special at a local paint and body shop with a Meguiar's pro backing plate and some foam pads. Learned on it. Used it until, well, I started the business a few years ago...

QD only after a wash for me ;) And I use it every time I wash (Marc says I wash my car twice per mile driven), sometimes 2 QDs and a spray wax... <--- this car

Leather on american cars is poor in most cases. The little square of the seat that is actually leather will definitely change differently than the vinyl surrounding it. To test for leather, an easy but not for certain way is to press your finger into the surface lightly. Leather will evenly...

The three foam cannons Autogeek sells are all the same with a different sticker. The Karcher should be fine. Of you look up my posts you will see what Karcher we use and how it comes out. We fill the 32oz bottle with 10:1 Citrus Wash and on one car we will: foam once rinse foam second time wash...

Thanks, and sorry for missing this question! The wheel covers are made of canvas, and I get them at my local Harbor Freight for about $10 for the set of 4. Once they get dirty I toss them and get a new set, about 2 to 3 sets a year. Not a big expense and looks great when working on the car...

It is a Sony Alpha 200 DSLR. Not too fancy of a camera, but we beat the living crap out of it and so far so good. We do have some stains on the mires, though, which show up from time to time in some pics (remember that silver E46 M3 we posted last year?). The camera has been frozen, and has seen...

Hello Stu! It is great to see you around! I suspect this year is going to be a busy one for the GTO? You are going to have to build more walls in the garage to place all the trophies and plaques! Thanks again for your trust and business, and thanks for the reply here :props: :buffing:

Thank you ALL for the love!!!! Like Mike says, it does take a lot of effort to make these threads, and we take pride in trying to make every thread great read. Not really to show off, but more to entertain the reader (and hopefully the owner). If we get to show off while we entertain, then...

The cannons have more foam and use less water because of the pressure washer. The cannon itself really has little to do with it. It is a simple design, and robust. And expensive! The foam guns are even simpler in design and not as sturdy, but then again they do not have to handle high pressure...

The G4 is great, but the heat gun looks very impressive as well! Opti-Coat will work similar to the G4 even on trim.