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Ray. Thanks for the sound advice. All of it is good.

What is waterborne 2k?

I agree with what you said. I have a full time job m-f. I want to do this as a on the side business for myself. I am going to perfect the restoration on peoples cars that I know first for free. On a side note, how long do you guys leave for a setup time after the coat of urethane/mineral...

I have been reading the post. Tons of pages. Thanks for the reply. I ordered some samples from Poor Boy, compounds that is. They are small bottles of polishing compounds. I intend to do this on a few cars to get my technique down then branch out to find customers. This is perfect because...

Thanks for the information! I was reading about that thread at work today, but where I work only gives us 60 minutes of time to look at stuff that is not work related! Geez. I digress. After the sanding phase, is it necessary to use the compound? Since you are removing it with the alcohol...

This is exactly what I am going to do. Thanks for the heads up. I want to start this business in the future, but I want to feel comfortable and confident about what I am doing. I do not want to ruin my reputation even before I start to get one!

Who makes these products?

SeeJay, that makes sense about the UV sealant.

I have never done a restoration before. I have some cars lined up that I can do it on for free, friends of mine. I am a very detail oriented person and I hate cutting corners. I was wondering about pads. After wet sanding... use a medium cut orange 4 inch pad with compound then use a 4...

I am in the seacoast on NH

I got some samples from poor boys. I got 2 polishing compounds and a sealant. They were cheap. I am going to invest in a dewalt 849x. I am a little confused about pads. I'm not sure if I have to use a 3rd pad to apply the sealant.

Hello all. I am new to detailing. I am going to start a headlight restoration business. I am currently reading up as much as I can about the business. I have bought some things but not everything. If anyone has information about pad usage or anything it would be great to read about it Thanks...