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Continued.... In the mail tomorrow, Mike Phillips Detailing Bootcamp Certificate And the official Mike Phillips Detailing Bootcamp T-shirt :)

Re: Dennis Gage - My Classic Car - Auto Detailing Shop More... I'm not sure but I"m going to take a guess that we were the first detailers to detail a car LIVE for a TV show in the car detailing world. The date for this is, 2015 Here's my write-up from this project, Autogeek's Pro...

And thus the importance of doing a Test Spot... or two... :xyxthumbs: Paint Hardness Previously in this thread I shared a write-up on a 1950 Pontiac with the original single stage paint. It was as soft as butter on a warm day. You found the single stage paint on this car, (not original but...

There are other options but they are not cheap. I love the RUPES Nano in Long Neck option for doing what I call Surgical Buffing The basic starter kit is $441.00 as I type on March 15th, 2021 Here's the "basic" kit. You'll still need pads. Rupes iBrid Nano Long Neck Starter Kit...

I can be but it will NOT make suds. Just wash how I show here, How to safely wash a ceramic coated car by Mike Phillips - Traditional Hose & Bucket Approach :)

The FLEX PiXiE is another option Pictures: New FLEX PXE 80 10.8-EC by Mike Phillips :)

Here's one from - Griot's no longer offers the polisher I show in the video but you can do the same type of thing with other options. Besides that I'm a huge fan and user of the RUPES Nano in Rotary Mode The RUPES iBrid in ACTION! - Thin panels and tight areas! Doing Edge Work with...

IN this article I share 5" backing plates and foam pad options, Here's what you need to get into machine polishing - Recommendations for a beginner by Mike Phillips Either of the backing plates will work by both LC and Griot's and they both make 5" and 3" - blindfold yourself and pick one...

More... Don't no one reading this into the future think a good one-step cannot look as good as a coating. The Corvette in my review of the RUPES BigFoot 21 Mark III, (did this when it was first introduced), stayed around at Autogeek for another week before the owner picked it up. The most...

Hi John, Apologies for the delay - I've been a tick busy. Pictures: 2021 Boat Detailing Class - SOLD OUT! Menzerna makes great abrasive technology - you're approach is sound for removing the defects. It's better to only improve versus try to 100% remove because clearcoats are very thin. If...

Question... Do you own any type of polisher? Or were you planning to work by hand? Also - read this, Clearcoats are thin by Mike Phillips :)

One more... I don't recommend this technique for everyone, but it does work. The COMET Technique by Mike Phillips - 1965 Cadillac - Original Single Stage Paint - Slam job by Mike Phillips The COMET Technique for oxidized single stage paint NOTE: The COMET technique is ONLY for oxidized...

Thanks for joining! :welcome: Single stage is no big deal, you'll end up treating it like any other paint. There are a few other considerations but nothing out of the realm of what you can already do. Before and After looks great! My guess is ANY FIBER pad will cut great but also...

Spammers just never give up do they? I’ll get out the Spam Hammer and make this go away. :dunno:

Agree. Here's how to use the Comet Technique The COMET Technique by Mike Phillips - 1965 Cadillac - Original Single Stage Paint - Slam job by Mike Phillips The COMET Technique for oxidized single stage paint :)

Great minds think alike? I recently wrote this new article, Mike Phillips recommended foam pads for the FLEX Family of BEAST 8mm Gear-Driven Orbital Polishers Here's what I wrote about the NEW blue foam cutting pad from RUPES - introduced in their new DA System. Last paragraph in first...

Even more... FLEX Power Tools Nicknames - All cool tools should have a nickname - not a part number -Mike Phillips Do you have any articles or reviews on FLEX tools? :)

More... This could use updating but it's still a pretty good list.... All my CORDLESS FLEX write-ups in one place - Mike Phillips :)

I'm going to guess I have more written info on FLEX tools than anyone breathing - just a guess. Most of it backed up with lots of pictures, links and videos. Copy and paste the below into Skynet FLEX Beasts cbeast supa mike phillips cordless site:Autogeekonline Auto Detailing Forum Go from...

Ha ha.... I did write 2 new articles for this topic but never circled back to include them in this article. Here's the most recent article where I includes B&S pads Mike Phillips recommended foam pads for the FLEX Family of BEAST 8mm Gear-Driven Orbital Polishers I get asked a LOT about...