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I will post another pic or two soon as I figure this out. I do around 110 cars a year, all exotic and vintage exotic, a few hot rods at a place called Switchars in in Ohio and with a couple other collectors of same. The website is Switchcars.com. Been deleting pics because I'm just running out...

Hey everyone, been a while since I posted because I have been extremely busy at the shop. Anyway I prepped this car for show in the Poconos last week. I asked the owner what Award he was going for ( people's choice) since it is slightly modified. After not hearing his name for 3rd, 2nd place he...

Just wondering how many hrs a week you guys are working? I do exotic and vintage exotic (Ferrari, Porsche, Lambo, Mazerati, etc) And work for a couple of collectors and a dealer that buys, sells, trades exotics as well as a few cars that come word of mouth.The cars come in most of the time...

By the way, the place I detail at is called Switchcars- Switchcars.com is the website to check out our inventory and the cool cars I get to work on.

Mike, I used Menzerna products as I almost always do. It was restored at the Ferrari factory in Italy over a long period of time and had a base/clear system that had mild-moderate scratching so a milder compound followed with 4500 worked well with LC foam pads. BFWD sealant so he could top with...

1951 Ferrari that won the Platinum Award at the 2014 Ferrari Nationals with the help of AutogeekOnline.net

Hey Mike,been working on the standard Porsches and Ferrari's as usual but last week I had the privilege of working on a 1951 Ferrari 212 that went to the Ferrari nationals last week in Leesburg Virginia. In need of some paint correction etc., the owner was looking for his Platinum award at the...

Thanks Mike, I actually met you at the store last week ( my name is Ralph) I was picking up some supplies and enjoyed our chat very much. I have read the article before and will re-read in detail. I may have a line on some work that involves some way older cars and have done a little...

Nitrocellulose paint care What is the best way/ product to care for cars painted with nitro cellulose paint and how do you determine if the car has been painted with this type of paint? :)

Bfwd has proven to be a sure fire winner for me. One bottle has done many cars with great results and thin is the way to go. I am lucky to do mostly exotics and they need to look good. If you broke the price down per car how much extra $$ would it be? A couple dollars? I guess it depends on how...

I have both. Judging from the picture would you say those are something other than scratches? I was able to get maybe 30-40% correction after hammering on it with a wool pad and 105 but also noticed the paint to be brittle after 2 small paint chips popped revealing primer after the beating I...

Yikes! Ok I will try a test spot in a less conspicuous area and see. Thanks a million sincerely for your help and time. I will post some results.

I just tried some 105 by hand with a 3" tangerine pad. Not much really happened. Sorry to keep bothering you, also the customer is not that picky but it gets to me that I am having a tough time with it, maybe it is just not correctable ( did I say that? )

Mike I get readings of 13 mil to infinite on my gauge so I assume the paint is thick as you suggested. What is a reasonable guess as to how much machine compounding with 105 I can do as hard as it is to say for where you are. Can I hammer on this? I have been taking the delicate approach as the...

I am afraid, very afraid. It is like that all over really bad just don't want to get too aggressive for fear of cutting through

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Also tried Meguiars speed glaze after #7 with DA. Menzerna produced better results without hazing.

the #7 treatment helped as far as bringing out some gloss but that is not my main problem. The defects are numerous as in like some parts [figureatively speaking], like somebody dragged steel wool across it. They are not uniform, all directions. You are correct as far as paint thickness goes, I...

I guess my question was regarding defect removal. I have done the #7 technique, what i am wondering, is this out of the detailers paint correction realm or does it need to go to the bodyshop? i am not willing to risk an error on my part on this car by going too aggressive on the paint which...

Working on a 68 Aston Martin with original paint. 40+ years of deep scratches, waterspotting etc. I have read Mike's 7 page article on restoring single stage and applied the technique. I did a test panel with various compounds [mostly menzerna] and can only diminish the scratches slightly...