Search results

Any quality wax or sealant would work - there are plenty sold here. Hard to narrow it down but I think Blackfire Wet Diamond is the easiest product to apply that's out there. What you really want to do though, is to focus on your washing and drying technique. That is what primarily causes the...

Fuzion, Blackfire Spray Sealant, Sonax Matte Dash, Griots Poly Wax, Wolfgang Uber Rinseless, CarPro Reset... all some of my fav smelling products. Product scent makes a job much more enjoyable - I think a pleasant soap is about the most important thing. Tried using Iron-X soap and I can only...

You can, theoretically, top whatever product you want with whatever other product you want. The thing you run into is whatever your literal last product you put on is going to have the most evident properties, such as water behavior, and you'll usually get diminished durability out of whatever...

Same. Never had any problems with my towels. I try to keep this as simple as possible.

Coatings I generally only apply/remove with suede towels and I consider them disposable. I honestly hate it because it feels extremely wasteful, but they always harden after use and I've never been able to stop that from happening, even with an APC soak or something. I have dedicated pads for...

This looks like a great "intensive wash" product to use prior to paint correction. I didn't really see the appeal at first for it, but after seeing what it did to those scuff marks I can tell there is some micro abrasive wizardry going on. Thank you for the review. There's ta 2016 thread over...

I could not have had a further experience. I have gone through three bottles of Essence and it has never given me any problem. It remains the easiest product to wipe off paint next to Blackfire Wet Diamond that I have ever used. I gave away almost all my other polishes. OP - you made a fine...

I've never had a pad fail on me... I'm still using pads that are a few years old, but I don't do this for a living so I don't go through them like some people do. I don't bother coming up with a per car basis for pads or any other applicator type products. Just consider them a one-time expense...

Yes, you've got it. Divide the cost by the amount of product. If a product is 16oz and it's $30, it's $1.88/oz rounded up. So if you use 5 oz on a car, it's about $9.40 per application.

I think I have some McKee's paint coating left that I was going to use on my daily but I opted for EXO V2 instead. If you want I can send it your way so you don't have to wait to get it. Just PM me and it's yours. It should be enough to cover your Camaro.

Just wanted to provide some thoughts on Griot's new 3'' backing plate. Griots Garage 3 inch HD Backing Plate Mike P. has taken more in-depth pictures than I could hope to match in his initial showcase of the backing plate, found here. You'll notice it is more substantial than most foam...

Depends on the condition of the car, what kind of process I have to use for correction, and what kind of finishing product I'm using(wipe on walk away, spray and rinse, traditional wipe off, etc.) but mine take somewhere around 6-8 hours and that usually involves at least a vacuum and wipedown...

7 year old thread revival from a guy with one post. That sure doesn't seem like spam! :rolleyes:

It wasn't bad at all. Have fun! :xyxthumbs:

I had a pretty easy time correcting a newer lapis blue WRX last weekend. Played really nicely with my G21 and a yellow pad. I ended up using Essence because I was coating it with CQ afterwards, but I did give Hyper Polish a shot and it worked very well. Bonus pic:

Cool. I thought that was pretty out of the ordinary. I appreciate you saying that.

Third recommendation for Essence. Uses the same abrasives as Reflect. Produces outstanding results.

Isn't it a little strange to call someone ignorant who wants more information on something? And isn't that a little presumptuous(and insulting) to imply that most people looking for this information are just "armchair chemists or keyboard cowboys"? Both of those terms carry an extremely negative...

I believe you - I've seen a couple posts on here showing that. I am just surprised to hear you sold the machine. I have never run mine above a 4 so I think I'm mitigating some of the heat buildup because of the low speeds.

Melts pads? I've had a MKII for about as long as they came out and I've never experienced any pad failure. I use mostly non-Rupes pads and polishes, too. Something else has to be going on there. OP - Can you provide a little more info? Product, pad choice, speed, passes, etc. Just to give us...