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Thanks. This paint color was enjoyable to revive.

Did a freebie detail for a neighbor. 1997 MB SL500 in Black Opal Metallic. She inherited from relative who passed away. Garage kept with 45k on the clock. She understands, and appreciates detail work. Since she is older I offered to scratch my detailing itch by cleaning it up for her. I wasn't...

It's that small black box at the top right of the picture. It's an Active VE51. Puts out 1650 PSI, but more important, generates ( supposedly) 1.8 GPM which was my priority. It was dirt cheap . The VE52 has better specs but has been sold out. I had my SunJoe 3000 hanging in that area but it...

very nice setup! is that a kobrajet hose on your cox reel? do you use 40 degree 4.0 white nozzle for max GPM waterflow?

Worked on my never-ending pursuit to make an efficient pressure washer station. Had a water source installed in the back of my garage and moved the pw, hose reel , DI tank over to it. Didn't have much time to tinker as I'm just an enthusiast. Ultimately, I want to mount plywood on the wall and...

Hey Mike - thanks for the great info, as usual! Can you clear up a pad question for me? I was thinking the "URO-TEC" pads were designed for the long throw DA's, and the "URO-CELL's" were developed for forced rotation? Thoughts? thanks.

Great job Tom! You're getting great performance out of BF One Step. Was that the Rupes Yellow pad you used?

Cool project and I'm sure you'll do an awesome job on it! Based on your pic, I'm assuming you found the CBeast and BF One Step strong enough to knock it out? I'm hearing good things about that CBeast.

just what I needed to finally push me over the edge to tackle this. thanks!

Thanks for the info. I've never done road rash touch up but now I think I'm ready. I like the squeegee idea. I'm assuming Dr Colorchip has complete kits, including the squeegee, for a small DIY job?

Very nice work! Do you use the "shoe polish" method for using Dr Colorchip to fill in the chipped paint? Meaning, you spread it out all over the surface and then wipe off? Your touch up came out well.

Thanks for the input Coatingsarecrack. Regarding the Speedmasters, I have both but unfortunately the brush part is too wide of a diameter, even on the small one. As for the Gyeon brush, I have a knockoff of this as I thought it might work. It's pretty tight, but works better than anything else...

Hope someone can help me source this. I've looked all over AG's website but can't find it. I need a wheel brush similar to the medium sized diameter wheel woolie brush, but with a longer handle. My wife's volvo has fairly wide factory rims, but the rotors are huge, which prevents larges barrel...

Have you tried hot water wash, white vinegar in rinse cycle, and an additional rinse cycle?

Hey Brian, thanks for the post! Just ran over to HD tonight and got one. Great price. Looks to be a little longer than the Werner platform so that is nice.

I have the SM Arnold brushes that 57Rambler mentioned. I have them in both green and salt and pepper. They are advertised as "body brushes", but I have not been brave enough to use them for that.... I use them for lightly cleaning leather seats, cleaning nice wheels that are painted, and also...

Wow Mike - not only was your post super informative, your follow-up responses to my question was a full narrative itself on a related topic. thanks again!

Hey Mike - thanks for another world class write up. You bring such great value to this forum. Regarding the use of comet on old SS paint, is there a rule of thumb when you're not sure the old paint can handle it, or do you have to use a PTG to determine?

Impressive results. You are a master with the Flex! Did you use the orange pad for both cutting and polishing? Were they the LC flats, or another type?