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Absolutely, I getcha. I think I'll try the Glide stuff and buy a gallon of it if I like it. I've been looking into Optimum No Rinse, not sure how I feel about it but it seems really promising. Thank you! They are great. Twitchy, dangerous, but so great.

I used the Megs quick detailer that came with the Megs clay bar kit, it's the purple bottle, not the Ultimate black bottle. Claying went well, the paint felt like perfect glass, and even without polishing, I waxed it and quick detail it periodically and it feels amazing. Thanks for the tip...

So I ended up buying some CG V07, I just love that smell. Maybe a bit of a waste, but I like it a lot. Huge thanks to WRAPT C5Z06, he sent me a few important supplies to get me started on the right path. I am super grateful! I'll have to give this a shot soon.

I have a 6" Autoscrub Nanoskin pad I bought after I clayed the car by hand. I was recommended this pad. I also bought a small handheld block for smaller areas. Question, should I really buy the Nanoskin Glide lube? It's a good value, at a 7:1 ratio a $12 bottle gets you 84oz of lubricant...

Will do, will do. I'll do so when I'm ready to tackle this again, I have his user page open for the future. Thanks again!

Thank you! I'm doing research almost every day. Even if I don't tackle this in the next month or two, I'm really enjoying doing research and watching videos. And thank you pdqgp for the confirmation.

I can kinda see what you mean with the Chem Guys towels. I used one for cleaning the windshield today. As soon as it gets wet, it gets REALLY grippy. Not pleasant. The Megs SS towels are far far better, and I'll buy some TRC towels to complement them. That's disappointing, but I'll repurpose...

Ah okay, maybe. This is probably true. Will a 5" backing plate work on the 7424XP without changing the counterweight? I recall reading that the weight can be used for 5-6" pads. Also yeah, my paint seems to be pretty hard. Polishing with water did absolutely diddly squat, so I assume it's not...

Near San Francisco, California. Funny enough, I start detailing and the sun comes out for the first time this year. I wish I had space to put the ez up somewhere though. I live in a condo complex. My assigned parking spot is 107" wide. I COULD borrow two parallel spots from neighbors for a day...

Huh, maybe that is it. Thank you for the advice. When I try this again, I'll keep that in mind. Maybe I'll do my other car soon, since that car has aftermarket paint and I don't daily it.

Thanks for the tip, I suspected this and part of the reason why I gave up.

That's true about the hard water, but I never really had issues before. When I washed the car, I never managed to induce such marring.

Dang, I really wish I could figure this out, so confused. I wanna know what I'm doing wrong! The last time I had compounded the roof, those long marks remained, they didn't come out. I wasn't pushing hard at all, and the pad was spinning quickly. I need a pro to take a look I think. First I put...

Thank you, I'll get in touch with him. Maybe it's the pads? I have a great polisher and Meg's Ultimate Compound is good. I'm using Meg's foam polishing pads, not a cutting pad. I understand it's hard stuff, but is this going to have an effect on my detailing of it? I don't let the water dry...

I shall ditch the compound, it hasn't really been doing much "cutting" anyway. I dunno, am I doing something wrong in that even compound is not getting those lines out? They're there even after compounding, almost like the compound isn't doing anything. I washed the car the night before and...

I can't believe I didn't think of that... fantastic idea. Thanks!

I appreciate the advice, I shall do so next time I will be polishing.

I took the car outside into the sun. I had compounded and polished yesterday in the shade in my garage on my roof and did everything perfectly (or so I think...). Even did the last section pass perpendicular to the car and then wiped off the polish in small circular motions. The long "swirl"...

Maybe I don't need compound. I'll have to try polish on the hood, see if I can get it looking good. Thanks for the thought. As for HDAdapt, I'll look into it. I know I didn't buy the best of the best when it comes to products, but I bought decent ones.

I decided to try one more time, but in the garage. Since my garage is miniscule, I did the roof. Taped off a small section and did some testing. Compound, polish, then finishing polish with three different pads and towels, using the tips I gained from you guys. Results look good, using a...