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How many of you use a pad conditioner when polishing with the PC? Those that do, what do you use? A dedicated pad conditioner, a QD, water, other. I have used a spritz of water for the products that recommend a damp pad for applying the product and it seems to work OK, but...... Maybe I'm...

Any one have experience with the double buckets that are available? I'm pretty sure I have seen them at one of our local stores and as I remember them, one might work good for rinseless washing. I only use a total of 2 gallons for a rinseless wash, one gallon for washing, one gallon for rinsing...

Any comments about the pros & cons of these two rinseless washes from users of both products would be appreciated. Actual experience with the two products for comparison is what I'm looking for. I have used both and I really don't see any real difference in them when used as a rinseless wash...

Since I have received several PMs and e-mails asking about the weather in our area, I thought I would shed a little light on things. Tornados Tornadoes are are just a part of the weather pattern in the Mid-West United States. We have probably had 20 warnings so far this summer and 2 or 3...

Since there was some discussion about Meguiar's NXT 2.0 on a red car, I thought I might do the Corvette today. It's a 1981, not original paint, but the single stage lacquer on the car is 20 years old. I have owned the car since 1989. No prep other than a DP 4 in 1 wash. Just applied NXT 2.0...

My question is about how to use these products, not whether or not they are the best products to use. What would be your reason for using a spray wax/sealant rather than a WOWA sealant? For instance, why use Optimum Car Wax, (A spray wax), when Opti-Seal, (A WOWA sealant), is so quick and easy...

While I was at my friends body shop/car lot today rotating my tires and checking the condition of my brakes, 6 people stopped in. Every one of them had to feel the paint on the Montana and every one said the same thing, "Oh, I'm sorry, but I wondered if the paint was as slick as it looked"...

When I picked up the bottle of 303 Aerospace Protectant in my boat detailing tote tray this spring, the top neck of the 16 oz. bottle tore away from the rest of the bottle. The bottle was probably 6 to 8 months old and the inside of the neck was discolored in the area where it tore apart...

It seems like my 32 oz. bottle of Poli-Seal is much thicker than it was when I first started using it. I transfer the product from the 32 oz. bottle to a 3 oz. bottle when using it. No oftener than I use the product, I don't think I have the 32 oz. bottle open more than three times a year and...

While at Home Depot, I noticed an in store ad for floor coating that they applied. I didn't check into it since I'm not interested, but I did notice that at least one of the treatments had a 3 year warranty. That makes me think they must be doing the prep work that is needed for the stuff to...

One thing I was curious about with the Rinseless washes such as Four in One and ONR is how long they could be kept when mixed at a wash ratio. I use Four in One by far the most, so that's the product I am most interested in. If I mix up a gallon of water/Four in One and don't use it for a week...

How long it will last remains to be seen, but the $2.50 pressurized sprayer from Family Dollar works great with PB's Spray & Wipe. If you have it at it's finest spray setting a fine mist comes out and is ideal for covering a panel with almost no drips or runs. Not having to squeeze the trigger...

Because of the many products I have on hand, I had gotten away from this product for some time. Tonight, I used it and I am kicking myself for ever getting away from it. :wall It did so much better job than the products I have been using that there was no comparison. And yes, Invisible Glass was...

Richy's thread about his White Trans Am clean up reminded me of something I heard mentioned at the auto auction some time back. They run two lanes of cars and do everything at various stations along the way. Kind of like the tunnel car washes except they do whatever has been requested to a...

Whether to put this here or in the Marine Detailing forum was not a clearcut decision. It's definitely a Marine question, but I was concerned it might be overlooked there. Would Spray & Rinse be a good product to clean uncoated aluminum pontoons? They get an accumulation of crud on them during...

Reading the thread about Pro Polish got me to wondering. In a normal paint prep session, is there some reason to use Pro Polish instead of PwS? To me, it seems that the PwS does pretty much the same thing as the Pro Polish plus having some abrasive qualities and leaves protection behind. While...

Something that always seemed a little strange to me is how a very thin film of a wax or sealant can have the effect it does on the paint finish. The amount of product left on the finish has to be so thin as to be almost impossible to measure without the use of some pretty sophisticated measuring...

Just another one of my crazy ideas, but....... Optimum Opti-Seal seems to look good, lasts long enough and is easy to use. S100 Carnauba seems to look good, lasts long enough and is easy to use. See where this is going yet? :D Since the OS is supposed to be compatible with a carnauba such as...

Considering the interest in products generated by the hype on message boards, I was wondering how that impacts the marketing people. Think about it for a minute. Wax DG has a group of followers posting and sales surge. Wax O has the same and their surge replaces DG. Obviously maker Z has to have...

Since I received a nice surprise yesterday, I need to say thank you. Since I don't know who the surprise giver is, a general thank you is the best I can do. :D :thanks To someone. :)