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I tried the Purell method on some old hard pine tree sap a few weeks ago and it worked, but a bit slowly. As the active ingredient is 62% Ethyl Alcohol, I took a bottle of 70% Ethyl Alcohol and poured a little bit on the corner of a terry cloth towel and held it on the sap for a few seconds and...

I have often read here that people who use Duragloss 501 (and maybe other Duragloss products?) often have a dedicated pad for use only with Duragloss because it can be difficult to remove from the pad. Are there any other products out there that you use only with a dedicated pad, cloth...

After reading how difficult it was to get Duragloss 501 out of pads, and not having much luck with a soapy rinse, I tried putting my pad at the bottom of a clean empty bucket and blasted it with my Karcher electric power washer from a distance I thought should be safe. I was pretty amazed at...

This one gets really good reviews and is the one I am about to order.

Another new guy here, but I'll give you my 2¢ and a bump that someone else may have better info. I like the philosophy of starting with the least first. Without any good close ups it looks like your paint is in pretty good shape, not much with dull swirls or big scratches? Skip the 105 or...

Hello everybody! Thank you so much for the advice. Some bad weather and an illness delayed me a bit, but over the last 3 weekends I've practiced a bit and detailed both of my cars and one of my bikes. I was getting caught up too much at first and took a step back. I really like the...

Weekend #3 Another quick rinse to get the pollen off, and then did the full car with Duragloss 501 this time. This time I had a much better feel for how much product to use, and it came out great. I also started on the A3. It's in really great shape paint wise so it only got a wash, clay...

Weekend #2 After a quick wash to remove the pollen and bug poop, here's how it looked after claying: Hard water/acid rain(?) ring that's been there for several years and stood up to several car washes. Now the worst bit, my deck lid had been replaced many years ago and painted to match the...

Hello! After a few years of neglect on my poor Honda Civic (garaged underground for the first 13yrs/70k miles of her life, now outside 24/7 w/only about 2k miles/yr) I decided to go all out and try my hand at more than just a "wash". I picked up a PC7424XP and after researching this forum and...

Thanks, I've been leaning towards the Meguiars m105 and m205, with orange and white pads respectively, for my Honda but wanted to hear what others suggested first, hoping it was as new detailer friendly as I understood it to be. For the Audi would m205 and a grey pad bring out a little pop...

Hello! I've been trying to absorb as much of this forum as I can since I made a trade for a brand new PC 7424XP a few months ago. I started out just looking to clay my cars to get a really good clean, before learning what that really meant. Now that the weather is improving I'm almost ready to...