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Kind of late for these two articles but for those members and lurkers that will find and read this thread into the future... Clearcoats are thin by Mike Phillips The majority of cars being manufactured today and starting since the 1980's use what's called a basecoat/clearcoat paint system...

Thank the Paint Gods - no. Whatever the two circular dull areas were - they paint buffed back crystal clear. :dunno: Yes. That ended up being something smudged over the paint but under the smudge were scuffing of the paint. It's all been removed. I don't know that clearcoats have been...

My guess is yes. The holograms, the round dull spots on the front of the car probably from the factory. The large weird circles on the top of the car just in front of the back window? I have know idea. I keep thinking maybe some kind of magnetic base light? I have know idea. :dunno: I...

Thanks for the heads-up - I've notified our webmaster about the OPM and RPM to change. :xyxthumbs: :buffing:

Yeah - she just glistens in the garage. I'll stick to what I shared in post #3 in this article, FLEX Power Tools Nicknames - All cool tools should have a nickname - not a part number -Mike Phillips Here's my take on the above 3 gear-driven tools The BEAST If I REALLY want to bust out a...

Here’s a video I just made Mike Phillips - 1 hour and 10 minutes to do a One-Step... :) Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Done. I have a 6" backing plate on my personal CBEAST. Going to buff out the QX30 right now using the CBEAST with a 6" backing plate and probably the RUPES 7" foam pads, will test the white pad first and see if it does what I want it to do, if not will test the yellow pad. I have 3 of the...

Mike's a great guy. I can remember when he first started coming to the TNOGs before working for Meguair's. He used to wear all types of wacky tennis shoes. It was always interesting to see what he would wear next. When I was at Meguair's in Irvine, there were 5 Mikes at Meguiar's. It was...

I posted a few videos sharing the process and my progress throughout the day to my FB and IG pages... Mike Phillips Facebook Page Instagram Like I preach I also practice, I started out TESTING Pinnacle Advanced Finishing Polish but the old plastic was too far gone. The Pinnacle Advanced...

If you're interested - I have a ceramic boat load of info here, Ceramic Paint Coating How-To Articles by Mike Phillips Enough to keep you busy on a rainy day. :)

The Chemist, David Gutierrez said you can apply it over anything as long as the surface is clean. I'd say use whatever your favorite or go-to polish is to first prep the paint. Both cars I've detailed I did zero machine polishing. I have to machine polish my own car tomorrow because I'm...

Continued.... Also just to share, I took a picture of the back of the RAV4 because that's where the dirt was most visible. But - anyone reading this understands that with this level of dirt on the back the entire car is covered the same type of dirt. And this is why I'm sharing...

No. Clearcoats are for the most part non-porous or impermeable. The product you apply does not penetrate into the paint. The amount you leave behind is minimal so I didn't see any darkening effect from the graphene from a single application. If the product could be layered, multiple multiple...

If you think about it - all compounds, polishes and aios are "pad dependent". By this I mean, you can make a fine cut polish cut more aggressively using an aggressive wool pad on a rotary buffer. Or just the opposite, you can reduce the cut of a compound by applying it with a foam finishing...

Wow! I just approved your account and the first thing you do is post a commercial link to an outside web store? Dude looks like a Spammer. Just for fun, let's see what your next post will be. :nomore:

Completely agree with the above and specifically when the context is a Daily Driver. The thread starter states his car is a Garage Queen, For a Garage Queen, you don't really need to worry about Road Film or Traffic Film because you don't drive this car on a daily basis nor in the rain...

Continued.... How long do you wait before removing? Here's my recommendation. If you like products that are easy to wipe-off, then apply and remove this product to ONE PANEL AT A TIME. If you're strong and healthy, and don't mind a product that wipes off a tick sticky - then you can do...

Re: Flex 3401 I hear you on the speed, here's what I wrote in May of this year, FLEX Power Tools Nicknames - All cool tools should have a nickname - not a part number -Mike Phillips Specifically, post #3 I too am all about speed, as in how fast can I plow through a car. That said, I...

I use and show these pads a LOT in my classes. They are different. The yellow just is very soft for a "polishing" pad. That's why you'll see me using the orange pads, which are light cutting pads as "polishing" pads. Once ANY brand of foam pad becomes wet with product they loose some of...

I noticed you appeared to be missing in action. Thanks for the update and thank you for the compliment for AGO and myself. Each day I'm on this forum, or whatever social media touch point, my goal is to simply help others be successful at whatever their endeavor. The above is very...