Recent content by toml

I have a new 2013 Nissan Altima, metallic silver. It has 2 coats of 845 IW on it. Today, after work, I noticed a couple small red spots on the paint (probably from birds), so I used the MF that I kept in the car along with some Quik Shine to get rid of them. All of the spots came off easily...

I picked up a new 2013 Nissan Altima about a week and a half ago. Last weekend, when I washed, clayed, and waxed the car (845IW ... love that stuff!), I noticed a small white spot in the metallic silver paint on the front left quarter panel. Please see below. The spot is about 1 mm in diameter...

My 2005 Honda Accord got rear-ended today and I expect that the insurance adjuster will be out in the next couple of days to look at the damage (bumper, trunk, right rear quarter panel ... maybe more). If the car does not get totaled, does anyone know of an excellent body shop in the Springfield...

Hi, Somebody backed into my parked car on the street and dented in the left front fender and driver's door where it meets the fender. And ... no note. I'm :angry because their irresponsibility will come out of my wallet to the tune of a $500 deductible. And with my getting married next month...

When the windshield repair folks replaced the upper windshield molding on my car last week, they used a lime green tape (3M?) that left a good amount of residue on the trim. In the spots they didn't tape, I had put some blue 3M 14-day tape down which left no residue. Go figure. Anyway, I...

We've been hearing a lot about the Flex XC 3410. Does anyone have experience with other forced rotation RO polishers like the Makita BO6040 or the Bosch 1250DEVS that they'd like to share? I really like what I've read about the Flex, but I've only been able to find a comment or two on the...

Hi, I'm looking at getting a Cyclo. I know about the velcro boots for the machine, but I was wondering if folks are using the small backing plates instead of the boots. Will the small backing plate that threads on the PC work on the Cyclo? Is there any advantage to using the backing plates...

Looking to buy 8 oz. of Menzerna Super Intensive Polish (PO85RD 3.01). Please PM me if you've got some you'd like to sell.

Hi, Looking for 4-8 oz. sample of Menzerna SIP (PO85RD3.01) and same of either PO106FF or Blackfire SRC Finishing Polish. I'm happy to either purchase them or trade for them (appropriate quantaties depending on price point of products traded). For trade, I have available up to 8 oz. of any...

I've used the Viking chenille pad over the last couple years ... works OK for 3 washes and then the sponge looses its shape, and it becomes pretty worthless. It's only $3, so no big loss. I also tried the Cobra chenille wash pad as well as the Cobra bone. The Cobra chenille pad is great in...

Hi all, I have a mixture of Propel pads (grey, blue, green) and Propel P2 pads (orange). My green pads are looking ready for a replacement, but I noticed that Patrick is no longer stocking the Propel pads but new Erasure pads. In terms of differences, from what I can see, the color coding has...

SOLD ... I have an unopened 500 ml bottle of Einszett 1Z Paint Polish and another unopened 500 ml bottle of 1Z Metallic PolishWax for sale. Looking to sell these as a package deal ... both for $28 which includes shipping via FedEx Ground to contiguous US (lower 48) only. If outside of...

I've got an assortment of 4" turbo pads from exceldetail, and I was thinking of getting something to hand polish those hard to reach areas for a PC. I've read about the "Polishing Pal," but I'm looking to make another purchase of stuff from Patrick and he has something similar called the Turbo...

I've done a bit of searching for an appropriate light to add to my detailing arsenal. All of my detailing is done outside in an area that's about 50 ft. away from the house and doesn't see a ton of direct sunlight. Think more indirect light. I'm not looking for something to use at night but...

Hey all, I've got some marring to polish out between the back edge of the driver's door and its door handle. There's three scratches, not all that deep but noticeable. The longest scratch is 1" long. I'm a bit concerned how best to tackle this because: (a) it's tight quarters. The...