The Post a Picture of Your Ride as it Sits Thread
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Belo
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did a menzerna 3500 polish and powerlock over the weekend. bead porn below. Will upload higher res when home from work.
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Nice G8!!! Love the beads too!
I washed my wife's G8 with CarPro Ech2o rinseless,and then did a coat of BFWD. Topped it with BF Midnight Sun Spray Wax,and on one side of the car used Stoner's Speed Bead detailer. Two of the best spray wax/detailers you can buy! Used Perl on the tires,and used McKees Interior Protectant on the seats and floor liners.
Washed my Formula with DG rinseles,and then did BFWD topped with the Midnight Sun Spray Wax. Duragloss tire shine on the tires.
Ancient1
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Here is a picture of my pair. My poor Audi hasn't had a wash in over a month and has been sitting outside for the last 3 weeks. T%hat should change next week tho. This is the first time in over 2 years I got one with both, next time I will be sure they are both clean.
ryanbabz71
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Ryan B.
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I've only seen a red one in the wild. Yellow.....damn the cops will see you 2 miles away at night! Looks great.
derek0609
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No hiding in this car from the cops, easy to find in a parking lot too. Thanks
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kevincwelch
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Sun shots...with somewhat of a Merlin shot.
TTQ B4U
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Looks sharp Kevin! I have a Pearl White 2013 P85 coming to me today for detail tomorrow. Will be doing Cquartz UK 3.0 on it with a possible Glliss layer for added protection. Not sure what products I'm going to use on it as I've not seen the condition of the paint. The owner is tentatively looking at a 1 step correction based on budget but we'll see what it needs and perhaps suggest more if it's bad.
kevincwelch
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Obviously the condition of the paint will dictate what you can reasonably do, but I've used HD Speed before with great results. I guess it all boils down to expectations.
TTQ B4U
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Agree. This one will be coated so if it's a 1 step I may go Meg's 205, but then I do love CarPro Essence and with the Rupes Mille and their yellow pads working time even on speed 6 is great so while it may not cut as much it works excellent with this combo and serves as a great base for UK 3.0. I'm sure I'll be posting the results
kevincwelch
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Not that I need another polisher for my hobby life, but how is the Mille compared to the Flex?
TTQ B4U
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I've made a 180* on my opinion of it since I started using their pads. It's my go-to unit since. LOVE IT. Key is to use their pads. I hated to invest in another system but after putting $400 into it I didn't want to just sell it. Here's my quick take.
Flex wins on ergonomics in terms of hand positioning and the trigger. However I've adapted my grip and the benefits of the Mille are strong. It is far smoother. Here I think it's the fact that the pads are designed well. If I put the LC Hybrid Force pads that work so well on my flex, the Mille feels like a Flex just spinning the opposite way. Put on the Rupes pads and it really is the machine doing the work, I'm just holding it. Speed wise, it does rotate and move noticably faster. IIRC it's 480rpm vs 520?...something like that. It's noticable though. That combined with more orbits/motion, it does cut faster too. So if I can speed up my time by even 5-10%, that's pure money to me. The other big benefit is the 5.5mm orbit vs 8mm. Doesn't sound huge but it's so nice to be able to get just about right up against a molding and not have the unit overlap it. Partly due to the smooth action of the machine. Sound....Mille is quieter/different. I don't need ear protection vs the Flex that has a sound that can hurt when held close if you're not wearing something. That's important to me.
Hope the above doesn't hurt your wallet but in the end, I look forward to using it. The only factor I won't know is longevity. My two 3401's are going strong and have seen hundreds of cars and get abused and have yet to flinch. Hoping the mille does the same.
Coleroad
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Finally got to detail it yesterday. For health reasons I hadn't even been able to wash it in over a month.View attachment 64162View attachment 64163
PaulMys
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Get any more gloss on that thing, and I would suggest a welding mask, my brother..............