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I just used some 303 on my hard top last week, it worked well, it masked some of the scratches I've acquired ... until it rained and all that crap ended up on the paint below the hard top! LOL It looks oily.... Not really an issue, but it is 90% of the reason it really needs a bath right now...

LOL, my hillbilly buddy put the lights about 7ft up on the wall as a real quick "temp fix" just to get some lighting in his pole building. Later he was impressed with how well they worked, so they stayed and we added a few ceiling lights to even things out and get rid of shadows. Of course, I...

I just bought a Greenworks 1700 this summer for car washing. (I have an older gas unit = PITA for car washing) It really earned its keep a few weeks back when I went gonzo on the wifes Outback. I was using it on and off ..all. dang. day! The beauty of it, no pull starting and oh so very quiet...

BOOM, that's exactly what I do. M105 or the coarsest compound I have using the heaviest cut pad I have on hand and let'er rip. So far i have gotten away with just that and following up with a coat or two of M20 or equivalent. It seems to hold up for a decent while. I've not done it yet, but if...

I totally get it, and I understand his response also. I'd file this under "Certains waxes tend to really work well with certain colors.". The Meguires sealant I use really lit up the wifes Ruby Red Subaru, I figured it was a no brainer for my new very dark blue Ford Bronco (Antimatter Blue...

Hmmm, was that a front wheel? That would be a good test, one front Reloaded , one not , or better yet, both on one side treated, the other two not.

Heck , I'm impressed from a few thousand miles away and a bunch of pics. What was the owners reaction ? I know I'd be thrilled to have a car like that AND having it shine like that to boot ... !!!

Upclose , with a better camera man :) , there are a few tough looking water spots and some swirl/etch and what not , but like I said , at least for the rest of the winter it should be pretty well protected. I took my time and got the Collonite worked in there really well. Even though it was just...

after: Looks like a massive swirl mark right at the doorhandle level , doesn't it ? It's just the reflection of the building behind me.

Ok , just purchased this 2010 Legacy GT , ruby red pearl. only had 10,300 miles , but most of them must have been from going through the automatic car wash 8 bazillion times. 10k miles and the paint had more "haze" to it then our 130k miles 2001 Sentra that I have yet to do a machine correction...

Hey LegacyGT , remember this quote from me a few months back ? Thought you would appreciate this. Checkit : :coolgleam: Yes , it's dirty , I just got back from the dealers (and dinner) , 3hrs each way to get this puppy.

Just had to revive this thread to tell you I am drooling all over that LGT. I just bought an 08 Outback and see a LGT for the wife in our near future.

Thank you for this thread ! Anyone else have any Subaru lessons to share ? I just bought a 2008 Outback in Newport Blue pearl. Looks like the wash boys at the stealership used a green scratch pad or steel wool in some spots along the leading edge of the hood to remove the bugs or whatever...

Another Hoosier Hello from Valparaiso.

Funny how that works. The biggest improvements your work can make will be on rough looking vehicles , not a Ferrari or Lambo , etc , which usually is only getting detailed to stroke the owners ego. Years ago , when I was working at a stealership right out of highschool , the guys in the new car...

LOL , thanks , I use it or a derivative everywhere I go. I came up with right after my daughter was born , I'm from Indiana (The Hoosier State), I'm a Daddy ... it all works :) .

Holy smokes !!! I'm guessing you do not see messes like that in Bugattis.

Good prep work and Collonite 845 worked for me. I'd like to say that the truck looks better now than any other time I have owned it (7 years) , but I believe most of the credit actually goes to the prep process I learned from this site , not just one ingrediant. 1. wash with strong batch of...

LOL , sandpaper , I love it. So true. I'm a total noob , but I'll second both of the power DA comments. Use one and you'll love it , but be happy you didn't have it this time around , the swirl marks would have been psychedelic .

I need to note that in the top picture of the truck bed and cab , not all of the mess is IN the paint , a lot of it is ON the paint. The truck was pretty decent until a few months ago , then I got into something at work that stuck to it , then I tried to remove the stuff using some of Zainos...