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Speaking of those car washes, I saw this picture posted somewhere else today. I think she's doing it wrong...

I have a great rural-like road about 2 minutes from my house; 6+ miles with no traffic lights and a speed limit of 55. It makes doing things like this very easy :)

Between the video I posted, and the post above, I'm pretty impressed with the results you can get from a compound and the yellow/soft foam applicator pads...

Info on working behind door handles beginning about the 30:00 mark: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SMsNg1iCoTU

Web-based DOF calculator: Online Depth of Field Calculator

Definitely! Here is some more info about when to water: "Early in the morning is the ideal time to water for most lawns. There's less wind, less hot sun, and your lawn has a full day to dry. Watering at night invites mildew and fungus." from here (under When To Water): The Right Way to...

Yes. We [humans] have a much greater dynamic range (ability to see both very bright and very dark at the same time) than cameras do. This can make it difficult to capture paint work at times, particularly sunlight, surface scratches, reflections, etc.

FWIW, [I've read] that the CCS pads have been recommended to use with SMAT products. This allows the CCS pad to release more product as you continue to polish. Whereas, many people seem to prefer the flat pads with DAT products, which break down while you use them; the flat pad allows full...

Similar to the Griot's... look in the AG store for the Polishin' Pal: Results for polishin pal - Search Compared to using a pad only, these allow much more uniform pressure across the face of the pad

The power of RAW is in the ability to recover and/or make adjustments to the original file (for example, when the camera may have exposed improperly, assuming you are using an automatic mode); e.g. white balance, exposure, etc. If you just shoot RAW and convert to JPEG, there will be little or...

13.6 miles

Re: Ray's SEMA thread (Day 1) +1 for Hash House... I've been to Vegas 2x. Was told about it on the first trip by a taxi driver... definitely had to make it back on my second visit.

There is a 20% sale right now ;)

Good deal. I bought a 7424XP about 2-3 wks ago, but have only used it once so far. Funds are a bit tight right now, but I had to take advantage of a sale that was going on at the time... trying to grow my detailing collection. I need to invest in a number of pads before I want to attempt doing...

Tony, check post #11 of this thread (here)... where you were answering Art's question (which you also quoted) about which breaks down. You answered SMAT... rather than DAT (Dimishing Abrasives). I think this is where we were saying that you had them mixed up.

Can anyone comment about using a 4" pad on a DA (specifically the 7424XP)? Any issues? Easy/difficult to use?

Bolding in the quotes below is mine. I also agree with smack... I think you understand the technology fine (probably better than I do), but I think you mixed up the two with regard to their 'technology'. Such as the contradiction that you made, between "Which is why it [SMAT] tends to...

Is there a recommended order? Without knowing any better, I would have applied the conditioner first [thinking to restore/condition first] , then the coating [thinking protective coating]. Doesn't mean that I'd be doing it right...

On the drivers seat... did you use the conditioner after the coating?

When you say 4-6 for compounding and 3-4 for polishing... roughly how often are you changing pads? And are you re-using them on the same vehicle once they are clean and cool again? Basically with 4-6, I see two ways that they could be used; 1) roughly a pad for each panel (depending on vehicle...