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I played with speed and BF today on one of my test panels. BF broke down to nearly clear after 5 passes, cut well and wipe off was incredibly easy. It was also very slick. Beat out speed in all these regards, if only by a little. Gloss meter had them even with 92-93 gu at 60 degrees. BF...

Most coating instructions will say something to the effect of: keep away from water for 24 hours. If any water gets on the coating, remove it. I can only assume the method to remove that water would be with a towel. So, I'd say 24 hours minimum if they are in a heated space. But best to...

I love the wool mitts, but you gotta wash them by hand, brush them, take them for walks, give them mitt food, potty train them. Not really efficient for production work or even doing a couple cars a day. But I certainly use it on my personal cars or anything with really good paint

Give them a full day, then send them a text or email (whichever you had been using as primary contact). Something like: Hi Judy, I wanted to follow up after detailing you car yesterday to ensure you haven't found anything that needs additional attention. Also, I haven't seen payment come...

I think water spots are really an issue for any LSP that will bead water. The SiO2 coatings do seem to be worse for this than traditional LSPs. I would expect some of the new generation ones like skin and gloss which have incorporated some fluorine vs lots of SiO2, won't be affected as badly.

While the curing mechanism is essentially the same with all these products, the exact chemistry does vary. Those differences lead to unique application and timing for each product. I think only one or two brands require IR curing. Most brands will benefit from it just for faster curing and...

I think the mirka discs go up to 2500 without foam. Pretty sure all the abralon discs are foam. I would bet that a body shop supply in your area would carry a brand that has 3k without foam.

As Todd eluded to, that was specific to the foam backed 3000 grit. The foam Backing allows it to contour to the paint more, thus less reduction in OP. This is useful if you are trying to correct an isolated scratch without impacting the finish. There are non-foam backed 3000 discs that could...

Bottom-up means you can easily see where your last pass was, ensuring that the stream of water is contacting the entire surface. If you rinse top-down, runoff from above can carry away suds below making it difficult to tell if you have actually rinsed an area with a hard stream of water. On...

Decline any delearship preparation, not even a wash. They probably already did a reconditioning when they took it in, but don't let their guys touch it again. There are plenty of horror stories on this forum from dealership detailing work.

Check the date on the bottle, could be old and/or partially cured. Typically, I will go through 3 suede applicators to do one vehicle. After 1/3 of the car or so application can get grabby as you have described, which is when I grab a new one. Final thought is that you may not be using...

Reads like a silicone based spray sealant. I'm gonna go with duragloss aquawax as the most direct replacement. But Sonax brilliant shine detailer would probably be a step up in performance.

72 is closer to freezing temp that I was this morning with the wind chill

Doing anything that soaks the headliner more is not advisable since it has the potential to affect the adhesive. Typically an acidic rinse is used to remove water marks/rings. That's normally in the form of citric acid. You could try testing a spot with vinegar before going out and getting...

What I'm getting at is alkaline is a specific type of basic solution. It implies an alkaline earth metal is in the solution. Soldium hydroxide and potassium hydroxide being examples; sodium metasilicate as well. These are the most common chemicals in an APC or degreaser. But ammonia does...

High pH does not always mean alkaline, although it's probably the most common way to achieve a high pH. It's fair to say that many of the high pH APCs are alkaline. And it's fair to say that alkaline solutions will tend to be high pH. It has become common convention to call high pH solutions...

I wouldn't bother with another strong APC, but it's always good to have something less aggressive around to start with on jobs that don't require the heavy artillery. I like to use the old megs d114 for light duty work; but in general, a waterless wash/rinseless wash or similar is a good light...

I think the fundamental flaw with such an analysis is that the PTGs detailers use have an error of 3% in most cases. If the panel measured 133 microns, that's 4 microns of potential error. I can also move a PTG a fraction of an inch and get a very different reading. Most of these coatings claim...

Eraser wheels are rarely talked about here and highly underrated. Use caution and go slow and it will still be way faster and less elbow grease than chemical removal, even if you have a little polishing to do afterward

AGO forums are limited to discussion of products that AG sells. There are plenty of other resources for the info you want. 1. The installer 2. The brand FB page 3. The after care instructions 4. The CP installer Facebook group 5. Ask in one of the CP sponsored FB ads; shouldn't be hard to...