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Thanks! Yea I actually ripped it off the backing plate today and ended up finishing a job with that backing plate on a meg. Soft buff yellow pad because I ended up leaving the correct plate at another job. I used the white pad I cut off into a 3 inch disk(several) to polish out a bunch of...

Thanks! I actually went out in the garage with it and tested it on my Honda. The color of the Honda is the infamous nighthawk black pearl. I primed it and used some 205 on an area I just got done cutting with my Makita. 5 passes and it polished out well enough for my LSP. On a clients car I...

Heres a quick question for you PC guru's. I picked one up to try out as I have always done my compounding and polishing via rotary buffer and LSP by hand. Thought the PC may speed my process up allowing me to work more...anyways The white polish pad that came with the porter cable... What did...

This just popped in my mind and I would probably never do this but maybe someone can give me a technical answer. I always always always always clay before waxing KAIO is a chemical cleaner. I use it quite often on various metals and even paint to get a nice clean working surface. My...

Evidently the guy is hard to find! He lives in the same city as me and I tried to look him up with no luck

B&b can I ask you your method for getting the gelcoats so smoothe? Did you sand(wet,damp)? If so what sander and discs did you use? I just finished a boat and although I am happy with the results, it does not look that nice. It could be the boat though. The one I just finished is a 93 and I...

Then I agree with you there. However I don't have anyone local besides the auto part stores and wal Mary, lowes, etc. there is nowhere to buy local pads or tools which is odd. Best thing I have found local is harbor freight sells the sm Arnold yellow pads for a decent price

The 10% off anything plus free shipping was pretty nice. I didnt buy anything becuase I dont need anything at the moment, but I will be buying a Flex pretty soon and that would have been a nice chunk off the total price.

FWIW I use a rotary too, not a DA. In some of the pictures you can see me getting at it with the rotary. Anyways, I have only had to use 105 for serious spots on the car, One of which you can see in that picture album, and even then the scratches were beyond repair without touching it up.

I own a 2003 Civic of the same color. IMO product wise you look good. Are you using a DA or rotary? My best advice is to take whatever you think is going to be the proper technique and tone it down one step. It is one of my least favorite paint's to work with but is very pretty once it is...

Congrats man! I celebrated my one year back in Jan. I can absolutely relate to you about jumping into everything alcoholicly. I always thought that "mental obsession" thing was a bunch of BS until I realized that I am absolutely obsess over the craziest stuff. Like today....I spent 6...

If you want mediocre results.... I agree with B&B. The only thing that's going to work on a gel coat in poor condition is a rotary. I am detailing a boat right now for a client and My Makita rotary with a wull pad, is the only thing making a noticeable difference. I started with 105/205...

for the inside, I used my APC of choice....kind of a custom mixture if you will, and a scotch brite.....and lots of elbow grease...For the hard to reach areas I used a Black and Decker Mouse with the wull pad on the bottom(I use this alot on vinyl surfaces such as the insides of a boat) The only...

yea I spent about 6 hours on it with 105 today....still not happy with the results just yet. I will be wet sanging tomorrow to see how that works out....The interior however turned out really well..

this picture is taken from the same oxidized spot on the rear corner of the boat as the one above. This is after 205/105, KAIO, and Mirror Glaze no. 7(let cure for 45 minutes then wipe off). This was my test area. I am pretty satisfied with the result of this...still not sure what sealant...

Got most of the seats done today. Did a test spot on the paint. Oxidation mostly gone, a lot more gloss, but still not where I want to be.... Bump Anyone?

Well the boat is in my possession.. Hopefully someone will chime in with a few pointers!

thanks for the advice, ill give that a try!

FWIW I will be using a Makita rotary....(its what i learned on, and still most comfortable with)

OK Autogeekers. I have landed my first "big" job. My client has agreed upon my hourly rate(30/hr) for detailing his boat. He is trying to sell it quick and wants me to do what I can with it for a quick sale. For a little background, this is not my first client, but he is a referral whom...