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And... For anyone wanting a simple and SAFE way to maintain your ceramic coated car - here's how I do and an article to show you what I use. Things you need to wash a ceramic coated car by Mike Phillips As long as you PURPOSEFULLY are PRO-ACTIVE about keeping your washing towels...

I took the pictures for the below article MONTHS ago but after answering your questions, I pushed this article to the front. I'm always using these techniques myself and I show anyone that's interested. It's not a huge big deal, in fact it's a really simple, caveman method - but it works for...

Thanks for playing! Also - you can use the Fabric Protectant for other uses. I think my wife has used for carpets, both inside cars and inside the house. It's a fabric protectant - it probably doesn't care what or where the fabric is... Here's my review for the 303 Fabric Protectant, it's...

One more before I move on.... A paint cleaner is an either/or product - The difference between a paint cleaner and a paint polish by Mike Phillips Don't get confused by paint cleaners. :)

Here's some reading fodder to help you out.... How to Under Promise and Over Deliver with BLACKFIRE One Step - Your One Step Detailing Package How to choose and use a one-step cleaner/wax by Mike Phillips Review: BLACKFIRE One-Step Cleaner/Wax by Mike Phillips One-Step Compound/Polish vs One...

Continued.... And for the other areas of the car, cloth top, plastic window, leather interior, you can find my car detailing how-to articles for these areas here - in the order I did them, Restore Back Plastic Window - 1966 Ferrari Convertible by Mike Phillips Review: Restoring an ANCIENT...

Good question.... maybe check these out? KILLER CAR WASH - Wolfgang Uber SiO2 Coating Wash Review: BLACKFIRE One-Step Cleaner/Wax by Mike Phillips Review: 303 Graphene Nano Spray Coating When it's on SALE - GETS SOME! - BLACKFIRE ONE STEP Now available - Dr. Beasley's Z1 Ceramic AIO...

Before I leave for an extended weekend, If you really want to learn a thing or two about ceramic coatings, here's a few articles I've written on the topic. And sad to say - I need to UPDATE this list. :dunno: Ceramic Paint Coating How-To Articles by Mike Phillips Here is a list...

According to Leatherique the answer is "yes" At the bottom of the first post in this article, I shared this. The above article I wrote, has to rank up there with some of the other most IN-DEPTH articles I've ever written. It's detailed. The owners of Leatherique send me a personal e-mail...

Great feedback everyone... I"m going to add this just for perspective. This wash isn't a replacement for a normal coating or any type of LSP. It's a maintenance wash. You use it on a regular basis to maintain a hydrophobic surface. I would also add it's not meant to be a super duper...

This is one of the classes I was actually able to get a lot of the pictures from the class into the "pictures & comments" thread. It's tough to do. A monkey can put a picture on Facebook or Instagram, it actually takes some knowledge and skill to create a pictures thread on a forum. As well...

And more.... Here are some other pad options for the factory 5" backing plate On Autogeek.com Lake Country 5.5 inch Lake Country Force Hybrid Orange Cutting Pad RUPES DA Yellow Fine Foam Pad - 6 Inch RUPES DA White Ultrafine Foam Pad - 6 Inch NOTE: The only reason I would recommend...

More.... I'm going to add the below no so much for the person that started this thread, but for everyone that will find it and read it moving into the future.... I wrote an article last year after buffing out an old 2-door European job that shared exactly why I like gear-driven orbitals and...

One more comment... There are times when I normally wouldn't use a rotary OR a gear-driven orbital polisher and that's for really soft paint. They way I type out my thinking goes like this, All other factors considered, a free spinning random orbital polisher will finish out nicer on the...

Just depends on a lot of different factors as, thank God, we're all different. 1: If you only work on white and light colored cars - probably won't see a difference. 2: If you work on black and dark colored cars, (or any color of cars), but don't have great eye sight? you probably won't see...

More... For reference, here's my write-up on how to use RaggTopp to protect the fabric, cloth top. Restore Back Plastic Window - 1966 Ferrari Convertible by Mike Phillips :)

Contest In the above article I wrote this, note the portion in RED TEXT. CONTEST I'll send a free bottle of Meguiar's PlastX and 303 Aerospace Protectant to the first person that can explain WHY when detailing a canvas convertible top you start with the plastic window and not the actual...

There's been a lot of questions and confusion over the battery voltage for the FLEX PXE 80 and Chris Metcalf walked me through it a few times but even with a great explanation - the info is moot because at the end of the day you're going to insert a FLEX battery and the tool will operate as...

Here you go, 2020 C8 Corvette Detail by Mike Phillips :cheers:

Here's the other one, Wetsanding removes paint - Compounding removes paint - Polishing removes a little paint I've been typing the above for YEARS now on this forum in an effort to educate people of something that is VERY BASIC. Wetsanding removes paint Compounding removes paint Polishing...