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    Swirls won't polish out

    Hey everyone, I recently purchased a new VW GTI. This weekend I broke out all the gear to fully decon, polish and protect it. Friday night I washed, Iron-X'd and Nanoskin'd, toweled it mostly dry and parked safely in the garage. Saturday morning I got everything taped. Right after lunch I...
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    Machine polishing and sensors in bumper

    Hello everyone, I’m going to be polishing a car with proximity sensors in the painted part of the bumper for the first time. How do you guys normally handle them? Do you tape over them, polish carefully around them or just polish right over them? Thanks for any thoughts!
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    Good coating for first timer

    I’m just a weekend warrior, but I am thinking about trying my hand at coating my wife’s car. This will be the first time I’ve tried applying a coating. I’ve been looking at the McKees 37 coating product since it seems pretty easy to apply. But before I pull the trigger I was hoping to find out...
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    Which combo will have more cut?

    Hello everyone, I am a weekend warrior and try to keep my cars (BMW in sapphire black metallic and a VW in tourmaline blue) looking good. About every 9-12 months I have been using either Menzerna 3500 or Optimum hyper spray polish with tangerine and crimson LC hydro tech pads to smooth out the...
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    Keeping a well maintained car looking it's best: chemical polish or abrasives?

    Hello everyone, I've decided to stop lurking and ask my detailing question! Some background: six months ago I purchased a new BMW in sapphire black metallic. It's my daily driver, it's parked outside at night and on weekends, and in a semi-enclosed parking structure during the days when I'm at...
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