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I used 3M IHG by hand. Can I use it with PC? Thinking PC with LC black pad with speed 3 to 4. Any suggestion?

I just finished 15% of the work and will continue buffing tomorror. The LC yellow and green foam pads were cleaned with pad cleaning spur. Should I wash the pads now or can I continue using these pads tomorrow? :rolleyes:

I am thinking to wash, clay and Klasse Sealent.

Sorry if this is the wrong section to post this topic, please feel free to move the right place. Recently I learned a lot of using other products and technic about detaling from Autopians. Today got an offer from friend's friend who want me to detail his brand new 2 weeks old Nissan Xterra...

First wash with Poorboys SSS shampoo after 2 coats of Souveran 7 days ago. I noticed souveran lost some of the slick shine. therfore I applied CM qd for touch up. I am talking about 15-20% less shine than fresh coat. Is it normal? or the SSS shampoo may be too hard for this wax? The mixtaure...

Can WD-40 strip sealant or wax. The antenna of the car got stuck so my father sprayed some world famous WD-40 to loose it. Some over spray on paint and wonder does it going strip off any protection? The finish was Klasse SG top with P21s wax.

The weather is clear with good tempature today. So I use the PB SSS to wash MB E320 with BHB. The shampoo is mixed 1oz per gallon and sprayed by foam gun. The orange smell is pretty refreshing from the SSS. When I put the BHB over the paint (very soft touch) and glide over the surface. I...

http://www.autogeek.net/mgvideo.html I am about to start learning to use rotary polisher. Do you think this Meguiars video worth to order?

Getting marring out should start with the least aggressive polish. What about the type of foam pads??? For example using Poorboy SSR 2.5 and 3: (I am talking about both PC and rotary polisher.) 1) PB SSR 2.5 with orange pad (...if it doesn't work then) 2) PB SSR 2.5 with yellow pad (...if...

Bought a few clear (see through) plastic drawers from Target and decided use them to store ONLY for clean mf towels, foam pads, applicators, mitts...etc. When I inspected and kind of compared the quality of mf towels from different vendors, found 2 super small dry clays melted into the fiber...

Just bought some 4" spot pads (one yellow and one white $5 each) from local professional supply store that mainly selling AutoGlym products . Could not find the 3.75" rotary backing plate so the girl suggested the 3" backing plate $5.00. Can I use this 3" rotary backing plate with 4" pads?

Is it worth to buy this Duo-Spur Wool & Foam Pad Cleaning tool from Pinnacle? http://pinnaclewax.com/spur100.html http://www.pinnaclewax.com/padtool.html I only have foam pads from Sonux and Lake Country. Which tool should I get? Does this tool work well? Should I use it to clean...

Getting ready to try Poorboys products. Not sure when should I use PWB. The car never been wax for the last 3 years and only washed 2 times per year. Parked outside 24/7. This is a perfect car to test my rotary machine with Poorboys. The plan is the follow: 1) PB SSS wash 2) clay and then...

It seems difficult to clean tan color leather with lexol leather cleaner. The car is almost 10 years old. I scrub with mf towel but very little improvment. What is the best way to bring back the fresh surface?

Planning to use the rotary buffer. Which pad should I use with SSR 2.5 and PWC? Yellow, orange or green with SSR 2.5? Blue pad with PWC?

Recently bought Makita 9227C x3 that comes with compond pad, polish pad and a bag. Also, owned PC, 5" backing plate with Sonux DA 7" pads ( 2 orange, 2 green, 3 blue). I am thinking to get the 7 1/2" advanced hi-gloss pads because it can also use by PC . All I need is to buy 6" backing plate...

Details: 1) wash with Meg GC 2) Sonux claybar 3) Dawn wash 4) EFX/Z2 pro X3 +Z2 pro (24 hrs) + Z2 pro (24 hrs) + ZFX/Z2 pro X3 Total 8 layers. Z6 between coating. You could go to my Yahoo photo album for comparsion between 4 vs. 8 layers. The 4 layers pics were taking around 11...

Well, I finished coating 8 layers of Zaino EFX/Z2 pro. You could go to my Yahoo photo album for comparsion between 4 vs. 8 layers. The 4 layers pics were taking around 11 am and around 4:30pm. The 8 layers pics were all taking around 7 am. All the above pics were taken with one thing...

The following link is the foam pad that recommanded by the local detail shop when I purchased the PC last year. At that time (before discover this great wonderland, AUTOPIA), don't know anything about detailing. Pretty much just told the guy I was looking to remove swirl marks on a black car. He...

Recently I detail 2 cars with sealant top with wax without letting the sealant to cure (24 hours+). What could happen? Am I going to lose the wet look sooner than wax by itself? I am not concern about long long durability. The main reason to mix with sealant and wax is for special effect such as...