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Recently had my driver's front fender painted. My body shop guy is great and doesn't buff out his work, instead he challanges me to make it better if I chose. He always sprays extra Clear so I can play if I wish. So the fender had some minor orange peel only visible to me. Wet sanded 1500...

Bought a package about 2 months ago when weather was still pretty bad and never tried it until now. Seems to have been around since the 1920's. Skeptical that a cloth dragged across the dirty paint was a good thing? First trial Hood of DD, which sat in garage overnight, with 2 day's dust...

Have researched for best product to coat black plastic. Plan on coating some grill inserts for my 2001 grand prix. They are all cleaned and lots of honey comb cells to treat. I have : GTechniq Trim Sealant Optimum Gloss Coat Opti-seal Many pollymer and spray on waxes. I'm thinking a spray...

Been a few very good threads with reviews of this machine and polishing system. There are so many uses. Thought might be wise to kind of consolidate into one thread for info. So I'll start with what it works on in my experience. It is designed to work in small spaces, but what I like is, it...

Could not resist after 2 solid weeks of winter crap on my DD. Went through a touchless car wash and then 2 blocks to my cold garage. Turned on the heaters and let her sit for an hour. What to do to restore the shine. ONRW&S in a garden sprayer followed by drying towel. Turned out really...

So tried a side by side comparison for first time. Have been a big fan of the Speedy Prep Towel but wanted to see if something better was out there. The Girots is just realeased so thought I would try. Well the good news is they both work the same, and same excellent ease of use and...

Have been using this product for about 1.5 years and t is by far the best buffing pad cleaner I have found. Was original sold as a cleaner for the DynaCone metal polishing Yellow cones. It works very well every time. Soak the pad with couple of sprays and let sit face up for couple of...

Getting ready to seal a set of freshly painted wheels and looking for pros and cons on these three that I have. Wheels were painted by myself using rattle cans, but did use a 2K Clear Coat (also from an aerosol). This is the finished wheel in question (been sitting since Jan 8/16) Here are...

I used to work in a car wash (very long time ago) that actually recycled their water within the car wash. I had to clean the filter with a shovel there was so much gunk in the winter months. See alot of guys do a spray in the winter (no other option) and wonder how clean the water really is...

I don't get the foam gun application of soap to the car being a great idea. If I take my car through a Touchless Car Wash it does the same thing, exept I don't use a wash mitt before I rinse. Basically I'm washing the car twice by applying foam and then washing with my wash mitt. I don't see...

Has anybody done any "polishing" on powder coated surfaces? I have looked every where and no answers? Most wheels in the newer cars are powder coated, so surely somebody has been working with them. I have a set of wheels powder coated 3 months ago with bad orange peel. What can I do to fix?

Just got car oil sprayed. There is overspray all over the windows and hood. Most of the car is affected, the hood and windsheild were the worst. Did ONR on whole car and only got some. What would be next best step?

My daughter just bought a 2009 Yaris. I went with her to look it over and it is in good shape (low kms). Hood is all chipped out and badly touched up. I researched the paint and found is very thin. Has anyone worked on similar and what precautions should be taken? Rest of car will get AIO...

I really like the history available in these threads in this forum. You can look at an older thread and say "boy that looked good". Now flip forward too today and wow, what a different perspective. Be interesting to see what other people's opinions are and the most dramatic difference...

Finally got a chance to try my new 3.5 and 5.5 ThinPro pads. Wanted to test the 3.5 " on the Girot 3" and the 5.5" on the Porter Cable 5" backing plates. Didn't take any pictures as was testing on my DD which is in decent shape. Was more after basic ease of use and effectiveness of the "thin...

I have looked everywhere and can't get an answer. I have a set of freshly powder coated wheels that need some correction. If they were painted, I could fix, but they are powder coated. There seems to be a fair amount of orange peel that, normally, I would sand out and compound/polish out...

There was a similar thread posted a few years ago and was good reading until it degenerated into a discussion of why certain products were regretted and alternates were discussed. I would like to know only the product and why you personaly regretted purchasing. As the old Dragnet TV show used to...

I tend to try a lot of products and application techniques. I have been testing on my repainted hood mostly as I know the clearcoat is thick and an easy spot to test. Was cleaning the door jambs and thought "hardly anyone uses the rear doors and they are factory original paint" protected from...

Is there a place to get parts for the polisher. I have one that needs the plastic male gear that attaches to 90 degree bevel gear. I also fried the reostat that controls the speed and off/on switch.

So last weekend I decided it was time for mid summer polish and LSP. After doing a test spot on my single stage black hood stripes I settled on Menzerna 3800 on dark grey pad on the Porter Cable DA. Final Product was Collenite 845 Insulator wax. Did the flat surfaces first and no issues. I did...