Search results

I am a noobie so I am not answering your post, rather stalking your thread to hear if there are any decent detailers in our area. I am in San Jose too. Hope there are some out there...

On a side note, you must be with at&t because Verizon just changed their policy that when you renew your contract you have to change off of your unlimited. They are really pushing the more expensive share everything plans. But to the OP the general theme seems to be that more people are...

Hi, I work for at&t and his advice is pretty accurate. People could care less about functionality and durability when it comes to cell phones. Kids her age measure their worth based on the cell phone they have. My Nokia lumia and HTC one x will run circles around the 4s and iPhone 5 for that...

subscribed. I like these questions as I am a noobie too. I have learned a lot just reading the threads. There is a recent topic of people listing what they use for all their detail products. That might give you some good insight into tried and tested products.

I bought the car that way. I have no idea when it was done. Either way it was done poorly. I also saw some very tiny cracks or spipder web type lines in the clear coat in other areas so I think it is just a matter of keeping it up as much as possible until it eventually needs a new paint job...

Knowledge is power. Before I joined this site I would have no idea what to look for in a detailer and that's why I was so hesitant to let any "good deal" handle my car. I had the same swirls and holograms in my black car and decided to invest in the detailing tools to do it myself. I could've...

Is ultimate compound and 105 the same thing? I have seen different results while searching

Yeah and some 3" pads with same backing plate will help me get some of those tighter areas and curved areas. I noticed that on the 6 setting I can put about 10-15lbs of downward pressure and the pad will keep turning, but when I get to the polish/glaze stage and turn it down to 4 or 5 just the...

Today I did the panel that looks resprayed, and no paint transferred to the pad, but to my untrained eye it looked a little more dull after doing my test spot. So I could only think to go less aggressive. softer pad for both polish and glaze and it looked a little better. One sad note, I saw a...

I would love the AG professional bag for my Porter Cable 7424XP. I just took it out of the box to use it for the first time on my car and now I dont have anything to keep my polishing supplies in. This would be Perfect! You guys are the best. Dont tell my wife I said that

Frankie from otdetail just moved from jersey to so cal. He does epic work. Watch his videos on YouTube. I found him on audiworld. I know he's a customer of AGO but I don't know if he posts on here

Okay partial results are in folks. Spent the majority of my day on this new hobby/obsession of mine. foamed with 1Z W99. brushed crevises. Rinsed. Washed with Pinnacle body shampoo Clayed with Mothers Washed again with Pinnacle Dried. Taped Test spot square. Orange pad with XMT light swirl...

Was that by hand or some type of machine polisher? And cuz I'm a noob could you translate your acronyms for the products you used?

Sponger8 - Ryan (I don't wash my car with a sponge. It's an old nickname from bodyboarding and Xbox)

That might not be a bad idea. Do I have to use Meg's MF compound/polishing product on their MF pad or can I use Pinnacle or any other brand?

as for the megs mf kit is it best to just invest in the $89 kit on here or piece it together? I want to do a pretty good job the first time around and if later there are some RIDS I can readdress those areas.

I think that's because you get use to the smell. I have the squash air Spencer and after about a month I don't smell it but even after 4 months ppl will get into my car and compliment me on the "bubblegum" type smell and I'm always surprised because I haven't smelled it in months. Kinda like how...

yeah I was just reading Mike's review on the pinnacle products for a lexus and he said "pinnacle is great if there are very light defects" and I think it might not be aggressive enough for what I need to accomplish. I hear a lot of ppl using Meg's 105 205 and what not. And forgive my noobishness...

I think someone tried to do a quick buffing job and didn't know what they were doing and you can pretty much see the pattern they did in the holograms. I believe that is what you call marring?

Straight on shot of the possibly resprayed panel Straight on of the front door (notice the clarity difference?) and a 50/50 of both sections And some more shots of just the overall paint condition. It needs some TLC and I hope me and my new Porter cable 7424XP can handle the...