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Well, I've applied Opti-coat 2.0 on 5 vehicles so far. It is completely gone on 2 of them and is already disappearing on a 3rd. I'm not sure what its status is on the other two as I haven't seen those vehicles since applying it. Those three I know for sure have only seen touchless washes or...

This car belongs to a friend, that after seeing some of the cars I corrected, wanted her's done as well along with a very durable coating as it sits outside 24/7. So I compounded with Megs MF and D300 then polished with Optimum Hyper Polish on LC Tangerine Hydro, then used Opti-Coat 2.0 on...

Few weeks ago I put 2 coats of CQuartz on my wife's car. Well last week, she came out from work to the parking lot to find her passenger side mirror (glass part) hanging by the wires. Someone had hit the mirror and it crushed the plastic housing, thus causing the glass to pop out and hang...

Okay, first let me state that I've used Aquapel in the past with no problems. This time however there were some issues. I was applying Aquapel to the front windshield but when I cracked the two little wings on the Aquapel applicator and began applying it, it began smoking like when you pour...

The last two winters here dumped a ton of snow and couple that with the wind, I ended up battling 34" inch drifts that were up to 25 feet long. So last year I bought a big Ariens snowblower with upgraded Subaru SX30 engine and it worked wonderfully. I then decided that today I would...

I put CQuartz on my Ford Flex (including glass and wheels) back on May 3rd so I figured I'd post some videos of how it's holding up. I thought it would be a good way to show how easy it is to clean as well. Some things I've noticed with it, is how the car stays cleaner longer and it isn't...

Fully restored 1967 Mustang that the owner wants to sell, so I did a full correction and clean-up in preparation of that. At first glance the paint looked pretty good, just some slight marring and light swirls. Unfortunately after beginning the correction it became apparent that the marring &...

Sully's write up of the 69' Camaro SS reminded me about this Z28 I did a couple weeks ago. So I figured before I forget again, I'd actually post something. This car has been in storage for a loooong time (mouse even began stockpiling corn under driver seat) and the owner finally got it up and...

A while back I saw a link to another forum that I think covered this but didn't read it in detail at the time. I now can't find that link and using Google or the search on function here, didn't turn anything up. My question is: What is the difference in cut/aggressiveness between the Megs...

Okay first off no pics...sorry. CQuartz: One month ago I applied CQuartz to my entire Ford Flex, paint, glass, wheels and door jambs. After letting it cure overnight I applied a coat of ReLoad. I hadn't washed it since applying the coatings (it had been heavily rained on though). So I finally...

This is a friends car that the dealership trashed with a combination hand wash and wax application during the vehicle prep. The dealership has also screwed up two clear-bra installs as well on this car. When all the scratches, swirls and holograming was brought to the dealerships attention on...

Had strict time constraints on this so I didn't get to do a two step compound and polish like it should have gotten, but oh well. I did get to try out Opti-Coat 2.0 for the first time though! More on that later. Process: Pressure washed entire vehicle including undercarriage Foam gun with...

First off I don't have any before photos as I didn't have time and being that this is my own car, there was no correction needed other than some rock chips and a few small scratches put into the paint by people other than myself. I mainly just wanted to post my thoughts (thus far) on CQuartz...

How much CQuartz is needed to coat an average sized sedan (the ENTIRE vehicle)? It's sold in 10ml and 30ml which one do I need? I thought I read on here earlier that 30ml wasn't even enough for someone (though it seemed contested by Avi) Is 10ml for one average car and 30ml for large SUV's...

A couple weeks ago someone on here brought up undercarriage washing and someone else posted a link to an undercarriage attachment for pressure washers on eBay. For $49 I figured what the heck and ordered one. It arrived just 3 days after ordering. It was well packed and is a stout, well...

I had some free time so I cleaned up the wife's car and put some coats of sealant on it for the spring and summer. No correction needed as no one other myself has washed it (I didn't even let the dealer prep it). Engine didn't need anything as I had done that just a couple months ago...

Well, despite less than ideal weather I really wanted to try the new Megs microfiber pads, D300 compound and D301 finishing wax. The guinea pig would be a 09' Malibu that spent it's first year as a rental car before being sold to a car dealership and then purchased by the current owner...

A friend of mine just picked up a brand new fully loaded 2011 BMW M3 last week that he ordered. I told him not to let the dealership prep it or wash it, because they'll mess up the paint. He didn't seem to believe me because why would a BMW dealership mess up a $71K car was his train of...

I finally decided to register and post, but I've been lurking here and a couple other sites about detailing for about 8 months now, soaking up as much info as possible. I became interested in detailing just to take care of my wife and I's vehicles. She just got a new 2010 VW CC (picture I took...