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    Help! Weird patches on hood of car after optimum gloss coat

    Hi all, need your help as I might be in trouble with the missus! My gf recently bought a brand new Mazda cx3 around a month ago. I asked the dealer not to detail it. When we collected it, we drove it back to mine where I washed it using 2BM and then wiped it down with optimum paint prep then...
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    Blackfire gloss enhancing polish to remove sealant

    Hi all, I applied a coat of BFWD followed by two layers of BF midnight sun just over a month ago. I've been SUPER impressed with the looks, by far the best product I've used in that department. But I'm not terribly impressed with its water behaviour. We're heading into winter soon here in...
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    Menz FG500 straight to SF4000??

    Hi all, been detailing my gf's car which is in terrible condition. Heavily swirled with many isolated scratches and scrapes. Planning on using FG500 on a Flex and LC hybrid blue light cutting pad. My question is whether the SF4000 has enough cut to clean up any holograms after this? Or do I...
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    What products to remove impact residue?

    I have a mate who came off the wrong end between his car and a pillar in a parking lot. He's got a scrape along his rear driver side panel. On and around the scrape he's got some paint transfer from the pillar onto his car. Does anyone have any recommendations on removing this? Also, any tips...
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    2014 black mazda3 sp25 gt full exterior detail

    First off, I'm fairly new into detailing (~9 months in the game). Been slowly expanding my knowledge base and gradually breaking the bank trying new products and techniques. On leave from work at the moment and it's autumn down here in Oz so thought it was perfect time for an exterior detail...
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    Applying carpro dlux on repaired wheels

    Hi guys. I recently got some curb rash repaired in a couple of my wheels. I'm thinking of coating by wheels with dlux. And using some poorboys apc and eraser during the prep process. Does anyone have any experience or thoughts on the safety of this? The technician said avoid acid rim cleaners...
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    What temps to use for heat gun

    Hi everyone, I'm thinking of getting a heat gun to help speed up touch ups for stone chips. Does anyone have any experience with these? Namely what are some safe temps and fan settings for car paint. I'm assuming excessive heat with damage the paint.
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    Products for exterior trim

    Hi guys, I'm looking for a product for my exterior trim, mainly the plastic (middle part in the first photo) and rubber/vinyl trim at the window sills. Speaking of which, does anyone know whether it's rubber or vinyl? (sorry noob question). Would prob narrow down my options if I know what...
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    Streaks with hydro2

    Hi guys, I applied hydro2 on my black car on the weekend. Made the mistake of applying in sunlight and leaving it too long. Also, perhaps the wasn't diluted 1:3 exactly. So now I'm left with some minor feint steaks on my car. As far as I can tell from searching through forums, the only way to...
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    Flimsy optimum hyper polish ii spray trigger

    Does anyone else have this problem? And despite it being screwed on properly, product still leaks. Such a shame given how quality all their other products are.
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    Repairing stone chips on opti gloss coat surface

    Greetings all. I have a opti gloss coated car which unfortunately suffered a couple of small stone chips. I've filled the chips with some touch up paint and put a coat of clear over it. However I'm now left with raised visible areas where the touch up was applied. After some research my plan...
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