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Thank you for the detailed post. No, there are no sprinklers anywhere near where I park or drive. Yes, I have been washing my car when it's hot out. I live in California and it seems like this year has been extremely hot. I don't have anywhere in the shade to wash my car so many times my...

So the back story is that I got my first black car about 3 months ago. This is the first black car I've owned (also first new car I've ever owned) and honestly the first car I have every really cared this much about. I had a bad incident of water spots getting stuck to the paint about a month...

Hello Everyone! Thanks for every ones input. It REALLY helped a lot to get this newbie off the ground. I did what someone else suggested and ended up getting Griots clay as it was cheaper than the mitt and everyone said the fine mitt wouldn't take care of the 10 year old car. It worked like...

HELLO! I just wanted to give an update and say THANK YOU ALL! I ended up getting a Griots 6" DA Polisher and was able to successfully polish out the water spots using their Finishing Cream and Yellow pad. I only had time to do the hood because my wife was nagging for me to do her car but I...

Thanks for the input everyone. I'm gonna go with the 3". I was thinking there wasn't enough of a difference from what I already have and u guys helped confirm it.

I finally got my Griot's 6" DA Polisher and tried it out for the first time this weekend. I'm just doing sections of my wife's car at a time since I usually don't have the time or patience to knock out the whole car at once. I was thinking that I needed to add the 3" backing plate to my...

Is washing a car with a brush like the one below a bad idea? I've washed cars with them before and it makes it so much easier but I just got a new black car and don't know if I should try it or not on my new car...

Do you know if the Perfecting cream and yellow pad will take off Duragloss 105 Sealant at least?

Ahhh! I didn't know if you could make it fit. Awesome, thanks! You just cost me more money LOL I don't know if it has etched or not, I'm hoping it didnt. It happened 2 weeks after I had applied Duragloss 105+601 so I'm hoping the Duragloss did it's job and protected my clearcoat. Fingers...

I believe the Yellow Perfecting pad is only available for their BOSS machines (G21 & G15). I don't see them available for their 6" Random orbital though.

So I've been convinced to just coughing up the dough and getting the Griot's Correcting Cream. I was thinking of trying the Griot's finishing cream for the water spots but it calls for a yellow pad which I just figured out is not made for the 6" DA polisher that I purchased. Is it even worth...

What are the real world differences between these two mitts? My goal is to get as little marring as possible however I have a 10 year old car that has never been decontaminated and a brand new car that is only 1 month old. I would rather not but two mitts as they are pretty expensive. Will...

What's the difference with the M205 and M210? They seem so similar. Will the M205 have enough cutting power to restore the 10 year old car? I'm not expecting it to have a showroom finish but maybe appear like it does from 5 feet away. Thanks for the suggestions and keeping it simple because...

I'm completely new to polishing and detailing. I just ordered a Griot's DA 6" polisher with a 5" conversion kit and now I'm looking at purchasing some polish and a claybar. Prices for these things are all over the place. I am not a professional detailer and don't plan to be, I just need this...

Awesome... thanks for the info! Definitely glad to hear that I wont be causing any harm by waiting to find the right solution. I was freaking out at first thinking the longer I left the water spots the more likely it is to etch into the paint and cause more damage.

Thanks for the reply Bobby. Do you have a suggestion as to exactly what polish (brand and model) that you would suggest using? Would I need to remove the Duragloss sealant before I polish? So you don't think something like McGuires Wash Plus could remove the sealant first so I can try and go...

I just got a new black car which has made me obsessed with trying to keep the paint nice. I've been doing a ton of research on what to do and about 2-3 weeks ago I settled on Duragloss 601+105 and finishing it up with Duragloss 921 Fast Clean & Shine. All was good until I took a trip to LA in...