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    Are exterior trim products becoming obsolete to the ceramic spray waxes?

    I'm wrong. Here it is... Solution Finish Black Plastic & Vinyl Restorer 12 oz. Chris West - one of the best guys in our industry. :cheers:
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    Review & How-To: BLACKFIRE Pro Ceramic Paint Coating Black Edition

    And now for the follow-up.............................. How did it turn out? :dunno:
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    303 graphene longevity issue

    Since this was posted in the Ask Mike Phillips your detailing questions forum group Sorry I missed it when it was first posted, looks like it was late Friday night. 05-21-2021, 11:27 PM - I was already in bed. :bolt: I've applied this product to a number of cars but most of them I've...
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    BLACKFIRE One Step Topped with PBL Surface Coating - 2019 Chevy Impala

    Continued... Here's an article I wrote to share how I apply the PBL Paint Coating and PBL Surface Coating. Mike Phillips PBL Paint and Surface Coating Application Technique Lots of pictures to show you how. And if you notice - I keep this super low tech, not high tech. I keep this super...
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    3:00pm Eastern Time TODAY - RUPES LIVE DETAILING CLASS with Jason Brennan and Mike Phillip

    More... Do you have a RUPES polisher & products, got questions? Looking at maybe getting one? In this edition Mike, Yancy and RUPES’s very own Jason Brennan will go over everything RUPES. Talking polishers, chemicals, pads and their recently released Bigfoot D-A trial kits. There may be some...
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    Black fire One Step Topper?

    Here's an example of me doing it wrong... Just call me the rule breaker... Hard to argue with the results... BLACKFIRE One Step Topped with PBL Surface Coating - 2019 Chevy Impala Here's my article on how I apply the Surface Coating... Mike Phillips PBL Paint and Surface Coating...
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    amateur paint correction help

    Yup... Before I or anyone tried to help solve your problem - the first thing to do was isolate the problem. 6" backing plates and ANY pad that fits a 6" backing plate is TOO FREAKING BIG for this weak and anemic tool. You'll simply be wasting your time. Read, don't scan - my article here...
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    Windshield coating - skipping wipers (new car)

    Here you go, cropped and resized the originals to 1000 pixels wide for everyone's viewing pleasure. I think I'm one of the last guys on earth that actually knows how to work with images on a discussion forum. :laughing: For the record - the majority of people on planet Earth should not do...
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    Windshield coating - skipping wipers (new car)

    As far as I know, you're good. I've heard some car manufacturers put "something" on the OUTER SURFACE of their car's windshield but I don't know this as a fact. AND - to me it doesn't make sense as their engineers must be able to figure out what this working class dog posted previously - that...
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    How to keep the Souveran paste wax longest on your car paint?

    Question? How does the paint look right now? Does it have swirls, scratches, water spots and/or oxidation? The Pinnacle Souveran is a NON-cleaning wax. It's ONLY for paint in perfect condition. As in clean and smooth. So if your car's paint isn't like factory new then if it were me I would...
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    Got my FLEX 3401 today!

    Re: Flex 3401 In post #3 of this article I share my take on the three different options when it comes to the FLEX BEAST Family. FLEX Power Tools Nicknames - All cool tools should have a nickname - not a part number -Mike Phillips The below is just a portion of the article...
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    15 Minutes Kosmetic Engine Detail - With 303 - Wheel Woolies and Metro-Vac

    Ah heck... one more to give the SideKick some love.... If you ever choose to use Tuf Shine Tire Coating - you NEED the Sidekick Review: TUF SHINE Tire Clearcoat by Mike Phillips Here's the tire completely coated with 5 applications. After applying each application I use the Metro-vac...
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    15 Minutes Kosmetic Engine Detail - With 303 - Wheel Woolies and Metro-Vac

    One more... The brush is also great for what I call and teach, Wet Wash Engine Detailing - it's the other type of engine detailing or the OPPOSITE of Kosmetic Engine Detailing. The SECRET to Wet Wash Engine Detailing by Mike Phillips Using the brush here for the painted underside of a car...
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    15 Minutes Kosmetic Engine Detail - With 303 - Wheel Woolies and Metro-Vac

    That brush is worth its weight in gold. Everyone should have 3 of these brushes. 1: For Wheel Cleaning 2: For Engine Detailing 3: for Interior Detailing The bristles are 2" long. They are not so limp they are useless and not so stiff and hard with a sharp pokey tip that they cause damage...
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    2021 for the win!

    Like I said, I like to give people the benefit of the doubt and then give them all the rope they need to ban themselves. You've been banned buddy... Hawk your wares on Facebook :laughing:
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    Flex Supa Beast

    First a comment.... I hate to assume but often time I end up assuming on this forum because I don't have complete information. So I'm going to assume you're using this tool with the factory backing plate? One of the reasons I switched ALL the Supa BEASTS in our garage and all the CBEASTS...
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    Hello from the Mojave Desert of So. Cal.

    The goal is to help people get it right the first time. Read it from cover to cover, absorb the information. You'll know more than most when it comes to detailing cars. Next - invest time behind the polisher. See my article here, If you spend enough time behind any tool you can make it...
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    Hello from the Mojave Desert of So. Cal.

    It's a supa machine! Did you already get the 6" backing plate I show here? Supa BEAST and CBEAST Backing Plate Swap by Mike Phillips Love the 7" RUPES yellow foam polishing pads - if you have the 6" backing plate. Mike Phillips recommended foam pads for the FLEX Family of BEAST 8mm...
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    Pictures and Comments May 2021 3-Day Detailing Class

    Re: Pictures and Comments May 2021 3-Day Detailing Class at Autogeek with Mike Phillips It's a dark blue. We used this Lincoln for the RUPES class. We found out it has the original single stage enamel paint. The RUPES DA System worked GREAT to remove decades of swirls, scratches, water...
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    Pictures and Comments May 2021 3-Day Detailing Class

    Re: Pictures and Comments May 2021 3-Day Detailing Class at Autogeek with Mike Phillips More... Here's the graduating class for May 2021 :)
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