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  1. BigFloppy

    Forgive me, I have sinned

    It's been over 2 years since I last pulled out my polisher. I've still got my black Mustang and it still looks better than 90% of the cars on the road BUT I'm starting to see a couple of light swirls in the paintwork. The biting question right now is... Does polish degrade over time or can I...
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    Don't need the sun any more ;-)

    Over last weekend, I "won" a '3M Sun Gun' on Fleabay for $103 WOW! Arrived today, charged the battery and turned it on.. WOW, my car is full of swirls Looks like I get to try out the System-One I bought while at Detail Fest over the weekend with the SunGun... It's going to be an...
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    Topping off DetailFest with the Beech Boys in Concert

    WOW, Brother-in-law has got us tickets for the Beach Boys playing in Port St Lucie that night, they're due on stage @ about 8pm which means plenty of time between DetailFest wrapping up and Concert start to get well and truly liquored up :righton:
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    Well, did the Bud Clydesdales take it (yet again)

    Sorry, I'm certain they Bud advert took the top spot again! Gotta love the superbowl adverts
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    Detailed the engine (Looks INCREDIBLE) using tire foam BUT...

    question is... can I use the "tire-foam trick" on the front (plastic pony) grille on the front of a mustang (anything I need to be aware of... how do I protect the font bumper cover.... if I have to protect it at all??) I must say that the engine looks like it could basically pass as an "off...
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    Opti-Seal on windshields ROCKS!

    I figured I'd give it a try, read a couple of places about sealing the windshield, well... what can I say... THROW AWAY your Rain-X, this stuff works incredibly well We drove down to Florida this last weekend and hit some rain on the way, I could have driven without using the wipers all the...
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    car just went in for partial paint issues

    I finally got round to polishing the passenger's side door monday evening, to my surprise and shock, I found a serious paint anomaly... (looks like dust beneath the paint at manufacturing time) bubbled up, it's only a couple of mm round, but looking closely, I'm seeing it... so did the service...
  8. BigFloppy

    Free Peanuts

    OK, over the last couple of weeks, I've been spending a little (ok, maybe not so little at autogeek) and now have a massive excess of peanuts! Anyone need any? Pickup is free!
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    Well, that just wasted 3 hours... oh well

    Yeah, I was trying to be a smart a$$ and make me an avatar that changes randomly for use on the forums Got the code working great, changes the given picture yah de yah, no worries So, I go into the control panel and say "use my url" www.bigfloppydonkeyballs.com/myavatar.cfm/1.jpg see...
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    Sealants - Too many choices I've got a black car

    Been looking around for a sealant I can put on my car but there's so many choices it's hard to decide. Obviously you pro's out there have been there, done that so.... What sealant looks best on Black cars (DP is the deal of the day @ 2 for 1 obviously) I WILL be topping it with Souveran paste
  11. BigFloppy

    Black Beauty!

    Yeah, it's my first real detail (MY CAR) I do love the reflections! I have to give thanks to a couple of people for helping me out with my car... HighEndDetail (Ed) - way useful tips to get me started Meghan - Black Belt in Cusomer Service! Menzerna IP, finishing glaze and final polish...
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    Howto clean Stainless Steel grill? options

    Yeah, we're lucky, we're still using the grill BUT it needs some TLC Anyone here got a clue as to what I should use to clean a Stainless grill?
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    Pausing polish over couple of days... Questions

    I basically did a single pass on my hood on Monday night with Menzerna IP, looking great so far, a couple of swirls left to polish out, no biggie there BUT in the interest of "safety" I added a coat of NXT to protect the hood should I have to drive the car anywhere during the week knowing that...
  14. BigFloppy

    AG Customer Service ROCKS!

    You guys already know how good Meghan is when it comes to customer satisfaction, a newbie ordering for the first time certainly wouldn't know how good the Customer Service really is. All I can say is OUTSTANDING! Thanks Meghan (my package arrived today) NOW all I've got to do is find a car...
  15. BigFloppy

    Venting...

    OK, everyday round here, UPS arrives at 10am (give or take) It's 3pm and still no UPS WHERE'S MY NEW UDM?
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    do you adocate using natural sea sponges?

    I noticed scrounging around autogeek that pinnacle are selling sea sponges... I was always taught that natural sea sponges are potentially bad for car paint due to trapped sand particles I know I've gotten at least 6 good size sea sponges here and have never used them to wash my car... Thoughts?
  17. BigFloppy

    Time to step up

    Hi Guys, Yeah, another autogeekonline newbie, I'm not a pro (yet) Been doing a lot of reading both here and other forums, hopefully will be getting down and dirty with the UDM and Menzerna when it arrives this weekend!
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