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Hey guys, I recently got lucky and picked up 2 gallons of OPC (things that we refer to when it comes to getting lucky lol....thanks AG). I got excited as I remember reading amazing things about it, so I picked up 2 gallons..... 1. What do you guys use it for and at what dilution? 2. Can...

Hey guys, I have been hunting all over Dubai to find Iron Removal products, and so far zero luck. Today I was at the 3D dealer who also stocks optimum and we were checking stocks for Opt Ferrex. Could not find any so I picked up some OPC and Opti-bond and left. When I got home I read a...

Hello all, I coated my car with Uber Ceramic about 3-4 weeks ago and today I decided to apply some fuzion after a rinseless wash with Uber RW. I first pressure rinsed my car before starting my RW. I applied some Fuzion to all horizontal panels and the fenders today as I had a little spare...

Hello guys, My dad has a 2016 X5 in Mineral White Metallic. I would like to work on the car, however, even though the car is now one year old, there are absolutely no signs of swirls. I have examined it with my pen light as well as I can but I cannot spot any spiderwebbing, even looked in the...

As a hobbyist with a keen interest, I am always willing to expand my skills and learn more, and this the best place to do so. When performing a one step polish due to time / cost constraints which is a better option - and which is more aggressive? 1. Cutting pad with a light polish (m205)...

Hello all, This is the third and final car that I detailed during this long “holiday”. I had 9 days off and squeezed in 3 cars into this space. Was definitely back breaking, to the point where I feel this was not really a holiday lol. Anyways, the car is my 2016 Accord v6 Sport in Golden...

Hello All, While I was working on my car and my gf’s car, my mom asked if I could do her car as well. My parents were travelling for the week so I squeezed in her car as well. The car was a 2013 Audi Q5 3.0T in Glacier White Metallic. My aim was to finish the car in a day, but boy was I in...

Hello all, As my GF is travelling for two weeks she gave me her car to practice on. It received a full detail, top to bottom. She was ecstatic when she saw the pics and commented that its like a new car. This will be pic heavy. Car as it arrived...

Hello all, Before I begin, I must say, I know 100's of you have had amazing results, and I am really happy for you all. But not all of us have amazing results unfortunately. Onto my review.... Disclaimer: I know that I had made a mistake of not using the WG Paint prep spray properly, which...

Hello all, Yesterday I completed my GF's Pilot and used PBL V2, and no way is this coating anywhere user friendly, if you do not have a temp controlled environment. I ended up using the entire bottle after a $50 phone call to Andre lol......That will be explained in another thread. Today i...

Hello Mike and everyone who reads, I have finally corrected a Honda Pilot, god its huge! I have also applied solution finish due to which I cannot continue tonight (its 10 pm here) as the solution finish needs to cure. As soon as morning arrives I would like to coat the car and get it out of...

Hello all, Today while decontaminating a Pilot that I am working on, I used traditional clay (for the sake of pictures), Nanoskin Medium wash mitt and the Nanoskin red sponge (I think its medium?) for the narrow panels. The clay was clay... Medium wash mitt was broken in on the windshield...

Hey guys, 1. I have a Pilot to work on from tomorrow and the front "Chrome" grille surrounds are quite faded and have a lot of spots. How can I polish it out? I only have M205, UP, UC, Sonax 3/6 and Megs NXT Metalpolish. I would like to try my best and make this car look brand new. 2...

Just came accross a detailer in the UAE with the name "autopiacarcare" Best ceramic coating in abu dhabi | Autopia Car Care I would have thought these names are trademarked? Just wanted to point it out.

I have a honda Pilot that I will be working on the coming long weekend. I would like to know how I can polish the rims (see pics below taken from google). The rims are fairly dull and filthy and I would like to get their shine back. I don't have any tools such as mothers cone, meguiars cone...

Hello, I have two coatings to use this week. I've seen the videos of Mike using PBL v2 on a charger on youtube so I have a good idea of what to do with that one. However, having no videos where uber is being applied and only threads i have a couple of questions. 1. I notice the priming...

Hello Mike or Nick, I have two coatings to use this week, PBL v2 and Wolfgang. Wolfgang shelf life unopened is - 18 months - that i read somewhere on here PBL v2 shelf life unopened is - 10 years.. - that I read somwhere on here However, what about the coatings once they have been opened...

Hey guys, I bought two coatings that I now have the option to apply in the second week of September. This will be my first foray into coatings. I have PBL v2 diamond paint coating and bought some Uber paint coating today(should be here in 9-10 days). I will be working in ambient temps of...

Hello all, Is there any way to safely detail an engine bay without any steamer, tornador, water, too much liquid etc.? All I have is meguiars APC and tatty towels, mothers brushes and wheel woolies. I have no experience with engine bays, have no idea what is what in there and do not want to...

Hey guys, The past couple of months I have been getting a daily bombardment of emails into my inbox from the forum. It's basically forum posts/thread update emails. I get these no matter if there is an update to the thread or not. I have gone into my user settings and disabled all...