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Hi Everyone. Pretty new to machine polishing. I've got a LC CCS orange pad that I've used a few times (it's been washed/dried 3 times) that has gone all 'concave' on me. It's also got some splitting on the back. From what I've read, the splitting comes from too much pressure, but does the...

Welcome to the worst color ever club. I bought a black nissan frontier last fall and keeping it clean, let alone swirl free is becoming losing battle. I picked up a DA polisher and its awesome! I suggest you get one. As for wash/dry I use two bucket method with grit guards then pay dry with...

ACF-50 is pretty amazing. Its used in the aircraft industry. You can get it at aircraft spruce, or even motorcycle shops sometimes. Fluid film is also a great product, and can be had at just about any auto store. I live in a city that dumps tremendous amounts of salt on the roads so...

Yeah, I clayed each section before starting on the buffer. It needed it bad too. No paint cleaner though. I didn't realized a cleaner would be necessary. Just straight to polish. Black is beautiful when it its clean, but the way I use my rig, coupled with the fact its parked in an...

Thanks guys! I did a ton of research before diving in. watched lots of video too. It took me that long for just a few sections & I still have much more to complete before its all done. That being said, my wash took a couple hours, then a few hours testing some different products on the...

Well, received a PC7424XP last week to help get rid of some winter/dealer induced swirls on my 2011 Black Nissan Frontier. Took me at least 8 hours to get the tail-gate, passenger side pan (box), and passenger door done. Tried lots of combos but ended up settling on Optimum Polish II on an...

Nice rigs guys & thanks for the info. I guess I'm not too far off the mark, I just read a lot here about guys doing full details with interior in like 8 hours, and I simple can't see that being possible for me. On a side note, apparently I'm also a slow polisher. I tried my PC out for the...

I just spent 2.5 hours washing my truck. That was just a wash & dry, without wheel cleaning or door-jambs. That seems wicked excessive to me, but I can't see how to save much time. Here's my process (two bucket method/grit guards/lambs wool wash mitts) - High pressure rinse off. -...

Thanks guys! Got my PC 7424 with pads & Optimum products last night. Spent the morning washing and plan to try the tail-gate this PM.

Hi everyone. found this forum searching for easy ways to keep black paint up to snuff. I live in Nova Scotia, Canada, and replaced my old beater truck with a brand new 2011 dealer left-over Nissan Frontier last fall. I'm not really a 'detailing guy', but have always kept my rigs...