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My point was not that the Hot Wheels specifically was a good buy, but that I don't have any problem in general with using a consumer product if it works and I can buy it at a good price/oz. I've been stocking up on concentrates and bulk bottles of product for this exact reason. My point is to...

Go take a listen to the Ammo NYC podcast #30. Their discussion of waterspots under coatings may be relevant to you.

If it works it works. When I get my website up, part of my pitch is going to be that I choose products and techniques to maximize results/$ and nothing else. That I "engineer" my process to get the best result for the time and money invested. ;) That said, I bought torco sprayers and some nice...

I feel like anything over a year is more than enough for an enthusiast. We're too ADHD about this stuff to leave something longer than that in the first place.[emoji1] Sent from my Nexus 6P using Tapatalk

I've got an old shaving brush and some soft paint brushes I can use for stuff that's on the paint. Sent from my Nexus 6P using Tapatalk

I believe there's a newer different maroon pad that's meant for random orbitals. Check the part numbers. Sent from my Nexus 6P using Tapatalk

That was my first thought as well. There was some tar on the wheels and the paint near the front wheel wells, Tarminator cut through that no problem. I hit this stuff with Tarminator and it didn't even loosen it a little bit. Up close, it looked like paint splatter, little perfectly round dots...

I'm not an expert, but I'd expect it not to wrap if they're using computer cut templates. If this is a dealer installed wrap that's highly likely.

Thanks! That means a lot coming from a veteran of this forum.

I am curious about this as well. I'll add in an ask for the Griot's boss pads as well if you don't mind. :)

I used a little green machine to extract an absolutely enormous amount of cigarette smoke residue from the headliner/carpet/seats of my first car as a teenager. They're solid units for the price.

That's the idea! I think one of the neighbors is going to hire me to do his 4runner. Fingers crossed!

From what I've read, standard clay, assuming it hasn't been dropped, is less likely to mar than the mitts/towels/pads that do the same job. Their primary advantage is speed and agressiveness. For some contaminants, such as iron, you can use a chemical means of extraction such as Iron X/Sonax...

It probably didn't measure because it's probably plastic underneath there, as evidenced by the black showing through. So it's most likely thinner, has plasticizers in it to keep the paint flexible, and on a surface that doesn't transfer heat away from the buffer. Definitely a bubba move with a...

Hi Guys! These are the first two cars I've done as a "detailer" and not just a hobbyist. By that I mean, I was paid to do the work. I'm still very much a novice and learning as I go. These cars belong to friends that trusted my hobbyist experience and didn't have the cash or desire to hire a...

This is more of an "end of a project bulk wash" than a mid-compounding trick, but it worked really well for me so I decided I'd share. I don't have an actual pad washer yet, and I was unimpressed with how clean the pads were getting by simply running warm water over them and working soap in by...

Thanks Mike! The lacquer thinner definitely helped to soften the overspray, so maybe I got lucky with it's chemical composition. Next time I'll get my hands on some nanoskin products, it seems that they might have some more "bite" than traditional clay for overspray removal.

Hi Mike and everyone else, First post here. I've been detailing cars for fun for years but recently had a few friends express an interest in having me do their cars so I've been branching into paid work. The last car I did was a silver 06 BMW 330i that had really bad paint overspray on the...