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Wow, Mike! You are gifted with the polisher. That looks amazing! I am really inspired by those pictures. I'll have to get some pictures when I get another crack at the van next week. Thank you for the help and guidance! (I so wish I could make your class one day)

Mike- I'm going to paint correct my friend's VW Vanagon and I had a few questions that I hope you can help me with. I'm no stranger to paint correction, but I've never done single stage paint before and wanted to ensure I get the best results without endangering the paint. I did a small test...

I recently picked up two of the iK sprayers, a regular sprayer and a foamer, and have a few questions that I hope you guys might know. On the sprayer, is there a way to reduce the flow? It's a great little sprayer, but it's flow rate is very, very high, and I would like to reduce how much comes...

Is there any chance of a live stream/recording of this class? I'd love to be a fly on the wall and at least watch from afar. Thanks for all you do!

Mike, I just read the post you suggested and the results of that detail are amazing. Thanks for posting!

I know, right! The body shop that repaired the side did that all in one shot.

Here are a couple of pictures of the car. This is a section that hasn't been polished yet: And here is an are that is polished, with all of the pitting. It almost looks like I used a linty towel. It's kind of tough to really see it in these pictures, but it's kind of a mess.

Thanks for the reply, rimccarty2000! Just to be clear, I wasn't trying to get rid of the swirls, just using that as a reference for the amount I had polished out. I was trying to get rid of the water spotting. The amount of swirls in the paint is ridiculous. I've taken great pains to treat my...

Thanks for all of the replies! I had it coated about 5 months ago, so still pretty fresh. As far as level of polishing I performed, I went super light. The lighter swirls came out in the process, but the deeper scratches are still there, so I really don't think I took much off at all. I also...

Experts- I have an Opti-Coat Pro Plus coating on my car, and had some wicked water spotting on it. I tried to chemically remove it, but to no avail, so on to the mechanical removal. Starting with the less aggressive option, I used a DA with Optimum Hyper Polish and a Rupes yellow pad. I was...

I'm sorry if this is the wrong place to ask this, so please let me know if I need to do this elsewhere, but here goes. I'm looking for a small Wheel Woolie brush for my door jams, but I can't seem to find a 8" or 9" one by itself. See the small brushes in these kits: Speed Master 3 Piece...

I’ve heard that some manufacturers use a single stage paint for white now. Instead of hoping for a product that lasts 6 months, perhaps consider a process/products that are simple to apply during a maintenance wash? I’ve adopted this for our vehicles and wash regularly with ONR, use HyperSeal...

I recently bought a bottle of Optimum’s TPC because I wanted something that would last a long time. I found it too glossy for my taste, but the durability is pretty impressive. I started using CarPro PERL because I can dilute it down to nice matte finish and it lasts reasonably well. I haven’t...

Man, I feel for you. I’m going through the same thing right now. My 6 month old black Tesla was hit and the body shop monkeys must have washed my car with gravel. The swirls are massive. The OptCoat Pro Plus coating looks awful now. My wife’s black truck (5 years old and lives outside) looks...

I'm looking to get a tar/sap remover and was curious if there was much difference between CarPro TarX and Optimum T.A.R. I tend to lean towards Optimum's product because of my car's coating and I want to keep the synergy between products. That being said, some of the CarPro items are just flat...

Good to know! I just had good luck with the wash as a stripping wash, but when it comes to a rinse less wash, I’m solidly in the ONR camp. As a side note, after I washed our Explorer today I followed up with Hyper Seal as a drying aid and topped with Optimum Car Wax. luckily, I didn’t have any...

Thanks for the reply! I used it mixed 250:1 and it did a beautiful job of removing everything with zero effort and restored the hydrophobicity of my coating. Not a brand I’ve had much exposure to, but for this application this stuff is great.

Good morning, experts! I need some quick advice on whether or not it would be safe to use Feynlab Pure Wash on a Gtechniq CSL/EXOv4 coated vehicle to remove all the old sealants. I was going to use Optimum Power Clean 3:1 but don’t think I have enough for the job. I just didn’t want to damage...