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    EZ detail brush

    The plastic plug is easy to lose (at least for me). An easy fix is to add liquid rubber for tool handles on the end of the brush. Dipped the brush with about 5 coats of it on the end and it has lasted for a year now. Other than that, it is the best that I have used.
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    2010 Ford Fusion and Mustang Pic

    Even better, for those with that kind of bent (me...) the new 2010 Fusion will be available as a hybrid with a reported 38 mpg overall rating. With that car, the Escape and the European Focus and Fiesta imported/produced here, Ford is looking like it MIGHT make it for another year.
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    Help with wool pad selection for rotary

    Another here for good old 3M.
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    Cheap generator?

    Makita at 10 amps = 1200 watts Most 6 HP Shop Vacs at +/- 12 amps = 1440 watts Halogen lights (if needed) assumed to be 1200 watts With nothing but lights and Shop Vac, you would need 2640 watts plus a safety margin (startup draw) of roughly 30% which would give you +/- 3432. If the numbers...
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    Your opinion on body/paint repair on used cars

    On a DD I learned a long time ago to accept a certain amount of rock chips, minor dings (door bumps) and other imperfections in the paint. When they total up to an unacceptable amount it's repaint time. What is considered an unacceptable amount of dings varies greatly however between different...
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    Fusion jar

    Thanks Megan....
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    Fusion jar

    OK, I have learned to live with the lids on Sig II and Sov but I tried my new jar of Fusion today. Max has GOT to find a better jar for a $175.00 wax.... It took a minute to get the #!%* lid back on. And yes, I learned about righty tighty, lefty loosey about 50 years ago.... My neighbor kept...
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    Is this plan for my first buffing try sound?

    You could put a good carnauba over the sealant as it will "warm up" the look. IMO, I would not put NXT over my sealant but that's just me... I like a nice carnauba....
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    Is this plan for my first buffing try sound?

    If your paint is real soft, I doubt that you will need 105 and a cutting pad. For soft paint, try your mildest polish with a finish pad and then start working up until you find a combination that works. Don't be afraid to try a mild polish with a cutting pad or a more aggressive polish with a...
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    Okay ready to move up

    If you are going to the effort of learning, buy the Makita rotary or equal (DeWalt, Metabo, Flex, Hitachi....). You have some great products and the rotary will help utilize them them to the fullest. Pads are more personal than anything else. I use the edge system for the PC and the Makita as I...
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    What am I doing wrong??? :-(

    hvaughn, I still use SSR every now and then. You need to work it a little longer. If you still have any marring of the paint, go to a blue or grey finishing pad. I have and use Menz Nano, Final Polish and Micro Polish, 3M Ultrafina and PB SSR 1 as my final polish. They might have slight...
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    What am I doing wrong??? :-(

    Use 2 pads. If the white does not work with the SSR 2.5, try the orange with it and then the white with SSR 1
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    poorboy's world product help

    Sciontest, Natty's blue over WDGPS is a great combo that I have used a lot. Another to try is Natty's red. I don't think they can be beat for the money.
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    How do you clean your engine?

    Autozone carries CD2 (at least in the southeast)
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    Spots in paint- need an expert.

    colonel, I think you need to take this area back to bare metal, prime and start from scratch. Does the entire car have this problem? I know how my temper would flare if this was my car and these "spots" showed up on the new paint.... The car would need a LOT of body work done at that point....
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    My First Headlight Restoration

    Plexus it what I use but I'm sure others here have their favorites. As far as the pads go, you can use the white pad with SSR1 but I would probably use the grey or blue pad with SSR1 to see if they would work first. You are not trying to cut anything at this stage but just trying to put a high...
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    My First Headlight Restoration

    Use a finishing pad and something like SSR1 or Menz Nano or Final to get rid of the haze. It is also easier to finish without any holograms in soft plastic with a PC or other orbital polisher. I always use Plexus on my headlights but I know other guys that use 303, DP PlexAll and paint sealants...
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    How to remove clear coat on Headlights

    Pearl, Try using 800 grit and if that does not work, 600 grit to eliminate the clear. Use an eraser similar to a pink pearl as a sanding block and try to work just where the clear is until it is gone. You can tell by watching closely. Once the clear is gone, finish the way you described before...
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    Cleaning Hid Kit

    LOL, Do you know the difference in a pitbull and a hard nosed moderator? Lipstick....
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    Cleaning Hid Kit

    Emile, The ballasts and igniters on some of the kits out of China are water resistant to a point but they are not water proof. The better kits are completely water proof but this is one of those safe instead of sorry questions. I had to ask them though after talking to a guy over on a other...
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