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Yes it is. The fact that M205 did not have much of an effect confirms my assumption that you're not dealing with very soft paint. Really soft paint can have micromarring/haze after M205 on a polishing pad, and it will remove swirls with ease in that scenario. If you weren't seeing marring...

I believe I have sent you this photo before when you had asked me about this... ... but I think it is pretty clear this vehicle does not have the pitted clear coat you show on your car. You had mentioned your paint is very soft, this is interesting to me as Lexus metallic paints are...

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Does the floor mat have fluffier fibers like this.... or completely flat fibers like this.... I had the same question when I originally tried Smart Fabric, and here is what I was told. If you have mats with fluffier fibers, the water droplets will actually sink down between the fibers...

Closing out 2016...... 2005 E55 AMG - 2 Step Correction, Crystal Serum Light, Wheels Removed and Coated with GTechniq C5 2016 Fiesta ST - New Car Enhancement & Crystal Serum Light 2017 Audi SQ5 - New Car Enhancement & CQuartz Finest and finally, I did a quick wash on my car with ECH2O...

If it is warm (temps above 70F), then CSL is basically wipe on, wipe off. Work in relatively small areas. Apply CSL to 1/3 of a door, for instance, then immediately wipe off. Be sure you have removed all residue. This stuff sets up quickly, and unlike other coatings which give you some time...

The process follows the basic clean, decontaminate, correct, and protect workflow... -Remove loose dirt with a thorough hand wash. -Remove bonded contamination with appropriate chemicals (iron removers, tar removers, etc) and mechanically with detailing clay. -Correct the paint to your...

All of our BOSS microfiber pads do this, many times on the first use. This does not mean that they are ruined. We have continued to use these pads on many, many cars afterwards without issue.

There is no way to answer this without some high tech lab. Coatings are so incredibly thin that all we can do is assume they have worn some, but we cannot know if it is gone or if it is still there after X amount of time. If you polish a vehicle before recoating, I would think it is highly...

No major preference... we tend to use the LHR21 MKII more often just because we have all other Rupes machines, but the G21 is a great tool.

In order to properly prep for a new layer of coating, I always recommend a deep cleaning consisting of a proper hand car wash, followed by the necessary chemical and mechanical decontamination steps. Afterwards, assess the condition of the paint... assuming it has been 1+ years since the...

This is not the case. When hydrophobic properties are lost, you can apply a coating topper (ie CarPro Reload) to enhance water beading, or you can just clean the surface and reapply a new coating. Simply wash, decontaminate, polish, and recoat. Same goes with paint coatings.

Why would you feel the need to remove the coating in the future?

Windchill cannot cause something to freeze... for instance, if ambient temps are 40 degrees, but with windchill it "feels like" 30 degrees, a bucket of water will not freeze if left outside. However, to the OP's question, if a vehicle is outdoors in 20 degree weather, rinseless or waterless...

Just wanted to follow up on this since I pressure washed my car yesterday and snapped a couple of pictures... The hood just has CSL on it, it is not topped with EXO or anything else. One half was polished with Essence and then coated, the other half M205, IPA, then coated. No noticeable...

There are MANY threads on this forum regarding wheel coatings... have a look around and see what interests you.

Less prep with manufacturer/brand approved materials (ie primer polish) falls into the "work smarter, not harder" category.... as I mentioned previously in this thread, the dealership guys I had talked to explained that cars being coated with the Simoniz treatment were simply washed and then...

A very minor detail in an otherwise very enjoyable video! We keep saying we want to do more videos, but can't find the time to get to it... Keep them coming!

I posted a write up earlier this year about a newer Range Rover we were working on that had Simoniz installed at the dealership when purchased. The car was brought to us just a year after being purchased, and the hydrophobic properties were completely (I mean 100%) gone. Now I know that water...

If you have light swirls, Essence should be able to remove them on its own. If you have a lot of swirls and other defects, I would recommend beginning with something more abrasive and following up with Essence for the final polish to enhance gloss and clarity.