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I recently bought the Rupes 15 kit that comes with everything I need to polish my car and I really love the feel of the machine. I have a good supply of Menzerna prods. and I'd like to try to use both Menzernas 4000 and 4500 polishes on the Rupes pads on my car. I know how some manufacturers...

I've never used glaze before and in fact I have an unused bottle of Menzerna 115 glaze in my cabinet. My question (as stupid as it may sound) is at what point do you put the glaze on your paint. My paint is in very good condition with very minor scratches so I was planing to just polish the...

I'm putting new tires on my car and as most of us have noticed, new tires come with some kind of mold release or something on them. I use Optimum tire gel to dress my tires but I'd like some sugjestions on what to use to remove that film that comes on the tires prior to dressing them. In the...

I'm about to buy some new tires for wheels I will be putting on my car this spring (spring can't come soon enough for me). The tire manufacturers put some kind of protective film on the tires that I've found quite difficult to remove. I've tried several brands of tire cleaner that were...

Here in NJ the temps are starting to drop a bit and winter isn't all that far off so it's time to start getting the paint ready for the nasty weather ahead. I've started by using Collinite 845, two coats so far and will probably put another one or two in the next week. I was wondering what...

I understand that Optimum No Rinse can be delutted and used a quick detailer which I would want to use as I clay my car. Does anyone know the best ratio to use? Can I really get as good a lubricant value as a regular quick detailer. The car I'll be using it on will only require a fine clay...

This isn't what some would call a major complaint but sort of sums up how many dealers carry out the request of their customers. I took my new car in for it's first oil/filter change at one of the largest Infiniti dealers in my state. I had decided to try out sending a sample of my oil for...

I've read how many professional detailers use paint depth gauges and map out on a chart how thin the paint is all over the cars they are about to start paint correction on. I was wondering how many folks on this forum use such a tool. The prices that some places sell these meters for is very...

There are so many products from so many manufacturers, I was just wondering how do the you folks at Autogeek decide what ones you want to carry in your store? Do you test every product to some extent, or maybe you carry items that your forum members claim to have tried and be very happy with...

I see 1Z Einszett glass polish on the BOGO page and was thinking about giving it a try, but I haven't heard much comment about it here. I realize that Diamondite makes a kit for polishing car glass but don't know if it's worth the price compared to the Einszett (so much cheaper). Any thoughts...

With all the bad news about the economy our local paper is showing regular gas prices dropping below $2.00 a gal. here in New Jersey. AAA Mid-Atlantic says there are hundreds of stations in the state selling for under the two dollar price The picture with the article shows a station posted at...

I have done a search here looking for info on using the mini power ball on wheels that are alloy but painted and clear coated. It's clear that it can be used on aluminum and chrome wheels with the proper polish, but will it work with the likes of Wheel Wax on the painted wheels on my Infiniti...

I've noticed when many of the members describe their details they mention how they polished the windows with a PC and maybe Klasse AIO or the like. Most of the time I use Stoners glass cleaner with MF cloth and have been pleased with the results. My question is, is there a benefit to polishing...

I've noticed how most detailers that are using Menzerna products on this forum use the Nano (106ff) as a final step before sealent/wax even if the paint they are working on doesn't have hard CC. I'm wondering what the purpose of the Micro polish is if the Nano polish creates a finish thats...

My car has alloy painted and clear coated wheels. Does anyone see a problem with putting Klasse AIO on a Mother's miniball and using my cordless drill to both polish and protect these wheels. Sorry if it's a dumb question, but I'd rather look dumb then damage my wheels.

I just had a clear bra installed on my car this past weekend and I must say I'm very happy with both the installation and it's appearance, or lack of, on my car. My car has ivory pearl white paint which I understand does help make the film more difficult to see unless your right on top of it...

I was wondering if anyone has used the Cobra Cross Grooved Pads on their Flex DO machine. At this time I only have the LLC 61/2 in. Smart Pads and am wondering what other pad types and sizes would be considered useable with the Flex being it is limited by it's 51/2 in. BP.

I have a set of RH R5 Pro wheels that have painted and clear coated spokes and a polished but unpainted rim. I really don't know if the rim is clear coated. What I'm trying to find out is does Racing Hart clearcoat the rims of their wheels and what product is best for shineing therims without...

Just got my Flex the other day and one of the extra parts that come with it is a side handle. I've noticed that it's never shown mounted on the machine in any pics included in posts or adds for it. In fact there is no mention of it in any of the liturature that comes with it. It seems most...

I've been reading some of the threads on using Optimum No Rinse and I'm wondering how it would work in colder weather. I have a garage to use it in, although it's not heated, and I also have a couple of those double headed halogen light stands the give off a lot of heat. I figure I could get...