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My wife and I purchased a new black Lexus, and I’m thinking I want to do my first coating to protect it. I have a few questions first though. My biggest question is, how do I prep and coat that grill? I think they spray waxed the entire thing, so not sure how to get it out and the coating in...

I just noticed the trim on my Outback is trying to look a bit striped from uneven sun fading. It’s outside 24/7. My question is, would something like WETS or DLUX be good enough to even it out, or would I need solution finish to bring it back before sealing? Follow up question, any other...

I’m trying to slowly get the wife’s Pilot up to par, and time is at a premium with me due to work, kids and other projects. Today I had time to wash and polish the car, but not to apply Cquartz. So here’s the question. How long is too long to apply Cquartz after Essence?

It's time for me to try a new glass coating and am looking for some input. I'm currently using PBL glass coating. and don't really care for it. I can only get 3-4mo out of it for some reason, so I'm giving up in it. I have used aquapel in the past with good results. I'm tempted to just go back...

After having trouble with durability the first few times I tried the PBL glass coating, I decided to give it one last try. My process was pretty straight forward and followed the directions and advice I was given pretty well I thought. Here's how I did it. 1. Get a new windshield (Rock damage)...

Well folks, my wife just became the proud owner of a new 2016 Honda Pilot in Modern Steel Metallic. Since we have 2 youngsters under age 5, I'm looking for making it easy to keep clean and any scratch resistance increase is an added bonus. Here's the ones I'm looking at: Gloss coat Cquartz UK...

After playing with the cobra cross groove pads for a while, I've decided to upgrade. The 6.5 size is annoying on my GG buffer and the correction speed leaves something to be desired. I'm thinking of getting a couple meguiar's MF cutting pads for anything deeper that may occur and a few buff...

I was thinking this morning while washing the car, has anyone on here ever documented their test spots? I read use the least aggressive method first, but haven't seen it shown, only explained. I have nothing to polish for a while, so I can't do like I'd want. However someone else may be able...

Mike, We have an attached garage and my wife thinks my GG is deafening. Now we have a new 6lb 5oz addition so I need to be as quiet as possible. I'd like to know what to get so I can keep polishing noise down. Doesn't matter if DA or rotary. I've read some db rating on free running machines...

Ive been meaning to apply OC2.0 for a while, and recently bought the BL glass coating and cleansing polish. That made me wonder. Would the cleansing polish be a good option for paint prep before applying opticoat? If not, I'll just use eraser followed by prepsol. I'd like to save a few steps if...

What would happen if someone accidentally picked up the wrong bottle? I mean accidentally used the paint coating on glass or the glass coating on paint. The bottles do look awfully similar...

After using ONR today I noticed that it didn't get all the road film off the vehicle. The dirt was gone, but the film remained. I found I either had to scrub it off or a spay of APC on the panel before cleaning. Has anyone else experienced this? I'm considering adding an ounce of OPC to the...

I'm trying to correct my wife's black Caddy SRX. I have menz IP and FF. I used the IP on orange and it helped, but didnt correct some of the moderate swirles, only the fine ones. So looks like I'll have to go over it several times or step up my compound. What's your usual go to for black GM paint?

I spent a couple hours tonight polishing my wife's Caddilac SRX hood. After a couple tests, I ended up going with my most potent combo. Cobra Cross Groove Orange cutting pad and menzerna IP2000. This did a good job of cleaning it up, but I still have quite a few fine scratches left. Most of...

Seeing as how I'm about to start 7 straight night shifts, I figured I needed to get adjusted to the new schedule. What better way than doing a quick ONR wash then wax of the truck? Quick rundown. 1. ONR wash 2. Max Wax 3. Dress w/ Meguiar's Tire and Trim Gel 4. Aquapel to the windshield...

I recently bought this combo from here at AG, but haven't tried them out yet. I figured I didn't have ceramic clear so I'd be good to go. Well, looking a bit more I can't find a lot of reports on these polishes. Anyone here have experience with either of these two? I bought in a rush trying to...

Well folks, my free time is now all gone with the birth of my daughter. My truck hasn't seen much more than a touch less wash in about 2.5 months. Blasphemy, I know. However, I think my time away from truck care is well spent. So here's the question. Should I opticoat it or try to find more...

I'm thinking of putting a cat back on my truck. It's a 2011 Tacoma 4x4 with the 4liter V6. I've more or less narrowed it down to either Borla or Banks. What do you guys think? I've personally never heard either, so I'm open to suggestions.

I'm wanting to get my first polisher before time runs out. I'm looking at the pc7424 kit with 3 orange 3 white and 3 blue pads. For polish I'm thinking the menzerna intro pack with po91e and po85u. Would this be a good newb friendly starting point for a Toyota and Acura with minor to moderate...

I've wondered if anyone has done it but can't seem to find it if they have. I'm wondering if someone is friends with a dealer or people who own identicle cars. Then they simply detail each car but use a different wax on each and see if we can tell a difference. I'm thinking something like Max...