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Well I guess Tuf Shine doesn't like single stage paint. First time I used it on these. They were protected by Gloss Coat, Essence Plus and probably Ech20/Reload and Elixir after a few years. Full strength Tuf Shine and moving quick with a rinse damaged me. Arrgh. Did the other ones with D143...

I just used Artdeshine Graphene BX on my winter wheels and Yowza (bad pun) is the stuff slick. I used the Graphene maintenance coating over, jelled in syringe, Gloss Coat after a day on my daughters wheels. Was going to use it on my brothers Denali which has a terrible A.R.E. tonneau cover...

In the thread about some pads, I brought up an issue with my Force pads I bought in 2016. https://www.autogeekonline.net/forum/auto-detailing-101-a/126473-lc-orange-pads-losing-stiffness.html Some of orange and whites were softer than others respectively. I used them but was irked every time...

So I just finished my 2 layer CQUK3.0 and Gliss V2 coating on my car. Everything was going good with Gliss making my way around the car until I hit the passenger rear door. I must have switched towels for a new couple. The TRC low pile 365 edgeless for initial wipe and a gold Cobra jr combo...

I just applied CQUK3 on my daughters car Monday. Of course it rained yesterday(Tuesday) and today. I give up listening to the weather dudes. Anyway I came across this from 2011 and I would think the same would hold true with todays formula. Please let me know if I have missed something in...

I am curious if I can go the Kleenstrip way or if I have to light polish before recoating GlossCoat. The 1 layer Gloss coat is 1 1/2 years on but the car hasn't done snow or rain since polished and coated. Paint looks great but I have 13 cc left and just want to put it on something. I will be...

I want a 18" medium wheel woolie which is a size between the fatty and the too small for barrels 12" caliper woolie. Is that really too much to ask? I thought going to 19" wheels would help, and it does but the fat one still hits the dust shield way too much. Does it work, yes, barely. What...

So I bought a Kompakt from ebay, it said used once. 165 for a HD with the 3 small backing plates and 1 inch extension. Opened the box and noticed oil around the head. Then the light bulb went off I remembered reading about this issue. So took the gearbox off and noticed the red seal had a...

I bought a 535XI BMW last November the previous owner "painted" the stock staggered 124s. I am thinking he meant to say powder coated. Funny thing is the guy said he owned a house painting business. Well what do we do but detail the car right away when we get it home. First thing is get out the...

I did it. Will my Gloss Coat take the abuse? I think it will. I applied Gloss Coat last year and it rained almost everyday for the week I had to wait to wash it. I didn't use opti-seal to protect it and it worked out great. In my curiosity to try Essence I polished the hood a week ago...

I have to do a little polishing on my aftermarket headlights. I am hoping I can tear the crap coating off with compound and a grey 3.5 Thin-pro. Has anyone tried Essence as the last polish before Opti-lens? It works under Gloss Coat right, so I was thinking why not.

Yesterday I corrected my Buds black 2013 328xi. Not too bad on the paint with Menz400 and an orange hybrid. The 400 is a win win with the Flex on about 4.5, then light pressure on the last pass. I would have used 4500 after that but of course he thinks 8 hours is enough time. It really did look...

Okay guys what is the 411 on cleaning pads after using Hyper polish? My normal routine is a bucket with D114 and a grit guard. I scrub the pad on the guard,squeeze and spin with PC. I have SF4500, Menz 400, M100, M101, M205, Meguiars UC & UP and Hyper polish. I just tried Hyper polish this...

A few days ago I got my Flex 3401. I also bought the LC plate system but the Hybrid pads I ordered were replaced with 5.5 flats. AG is taking care of the mix-up. In the meantime I was thinking about using the stock 5.5 for my 5.5 flat pads. By now everyone knows about the edge to edge velcro...

I just received my first 32oz bottle of M205, which I ordered from Amazon. It appears way too thin. Shaking it and the look itself reminds me of coffee-mate creamer. I checked with a screwdriver for sediment and none was found. A test spot on the dryer top told me it was usable. Is this...

I just applied Opti-Lens today on my 5 month old retrofit headlights. Anybody know, first hand, how long Opti-Lens curing time is? and how long to wait before waxing? Since the temps are staying lower now in WI, I would imagine it would take longer. I would like to wax them as soon as possible...