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I noticed a a black speck on the hood of my car, which happens to be white. I tried quick detailing it off, and using a light cleaner polish. I can't get it off, grrr. I can feel it with the edge of my figernail, and it tried getting it off that way. I'm definitely not claying or polishing since...

Hey everyone, could you all give me suggestions on a product to use to spray on and remove bug guts? It's hard for me to wash my car than once a week, and living in the south we get a lot of bugs. Thankfully not the love bugs like Florida. I want something that is absolutely, 100%, clear coat...

I am looking for some suggestions of which LSPs you all like to use on white vehicles. I have a 2014 Maxima in pear white, and I want it to really pop while providing really good protection. So I will probably go with a sealant vs a carnuba. I have some Blackfire wet diamond and 845 in my...

I've noticed some rail dust on my new white car, and I want to get it all off when I detail it and apply a good LSP. I have been looking at going with Iron X, and I was wondering how safe is it? My car has all kinds of chrome plastic trim, and I don't want it or anything else on my new car to...

Hey everyone, I picked up my new Nissan Maxima yesterday and I am looking for some detailing product suggestions. If the weather holds out next weekend, the plan is to give the car a good hand wash and dry, light cleaner polish, followed with Blackfire Wet Diamond. The car is pearl white, so...

My new car was transferred from another dealer that already applied their dealer advertising to the trunk. It's a plastic badge with double sided adhesive tape. I want to take this off, since it looks tacky and I'm not getting paid to advertise a dealer. What is the best way to remove this badge...

Hello everyone. I've got a new Nissan Maxima that is in route being transferred from another dealer to the one I'm purchasing from. I'm sure the car has received a dealer wash once or twice already since it's been on a dealer lot, not fresh off the truck. When I made the deal on the car, I...

Hey everyone, I'm taking delivery of a new Nissan Maxima in pearl white in the next few days. It's going to be my daily driver, not a garage queen or a car that I'm am going to be a perfectionist with. I'd like to keep it looking nice the best I can though. I've never owned a Nissan vehicle...

My new pearl white Maxima should be arriving this week, and the first thing I want to do is get the windows tinted. The car has black leather interior, and the car more than likely will not be parked much in the garage. So I want to protect the interior from the TN sun. I intend on going with...

So I am looking to buy a different car, used. I have owned nothing but GM vehicles ever since I have started driving 14 years ago, and kind of had enough of them and want to venture out to something different. I have found two cars I like with similar miles and price, $27K and 20K miles. The...

Hello everyone. I am looking at buying a different car, specifically a 7th gen Nissan Maxima 2009+. I really like the car, but I have never owned a Nissan vehicle before. This time I am getting a white or silver car, since I don't have the time to dedicate to keeping a darker colored car looking...

Whenever applying Collinite 845 I have always applied it with a microfiber style applicator (presonal preference I gueess) and after 30 minutes or so of being in the sun this stuff hazes. I can be wiped off, but it keeps bleeding through for a while after. A full wash will get it off, but after...

I have a question about something I have noticed when using my PC 7424. If I work the polish at lower speeds 1 to 4, I can see the product being spread on the surface. But after a few passes of working at lower speeds and if I go to a little past 5 or all to speed 6, the pad will remove the...

I tried using some of the Meguiars Ultimate Compound by hand on a junk test pannel that I try new products on before actually touching a vehicle. To get my pannel all light scratched and swirled up I ran a swish broom over it. I thoroughly washed the pannel before using the product, so there was...

I was planning on putting on some Blackfire Wet Diamond soon, but had a question about it. Usually I will apply Poorboys Carnuba Blue Polish before using my LSP, since it works well as an actual paint cleaner and glaze for darker vehicles. Since the Poorboys Polish is said to contain some...

On my first generation 7424, it has stamped on the counterweight to use only 6" pads. I have used 5.5" pads before and didn't notice any kind of wobbling or vibrations with the weight on and these pads. I did not see a weight that was designed for use with smaller pads, so should I go ahead and...

I was wondering how each of these products compare as far as cut goes. For those of you all that have tried each, in which order should these products be when it comes to least to heaviest cut? Meguiars Ultimate Compound Meguiars Ultimate Polish Optimum Compound II Optimum Polish II Optimum...

For any of you all that have used the Optimum lineup of polishes and cmpounds, Compound II, Polish II, and Final Polish, what pads you you all reccomend using for each. I have a PC 7424 (non XP), and I plan on using them, but I don't know if the pads I have are going to be the best or compatible...

For the past 3 or so years that I have been polishing, I have been using the Danase Swril Abolishers II and I (no longer available) and these have usually all I have needed to correct and are really easy to use. I've come to a point where I need something stronger to remove some tough water...

Sometimes I find myself having to do IPA wipedowns (91% IPA mixed with distilled water) 4 or 5 times depending on polishes to get rid of all of all the oils to show the true finish. Sometimes I just resort to using straig 91 IPA, and I still find myself having to do it a few times. Since all...