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    What to use on hard paints? (pads and polishes)

    Hi friends As above, i'd like to know what can use on hard german paint, a Mercedes, in terms of pads and polishes, from start to finish. Paint needs jeweling to a deep reflective shine. I have the following: LC CCS pads (white, yellow, black), HT crimson Optimum Red polishing and wool pad...
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    creating a show car interior

    Hi friends this is the story of the transformation of a daily ride to a beauty letting the pics do the talking. Before During After 50/50 now more 50/50 before after before The carpets close-up Fish scale extreme close-up the...
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    Sonax pads, please share your experiences.

    Hello everyone as above, I'd like to know if anyone's used the sonax pads the local Sonax representative here has some sonax foam pads in stock, in fact he's got the last in each of these: 1. grey - (finishing hologram free) 2. white - (soft) 3. orange - (medium) 4. yellow - (hard) If you...
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    the Blind and the Beauty

    Hi friends I got to work on a BMW, my first German ride. In our small island, it embodies beauty, quality, comfort and pride. However, its eyes have gone from worst to blinded. i had to restore the same with a little patience and a lot of passion. Please enjoy the transformation.. Upon...
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    Mercedes gets eyesight restored

    we received the visit of a german beauty, having very hazy, yellowed headlights, with scratches. And this was doing no justice to the look of this ride. We had to restore the same to a new look. On arrival The big beauty suffering from poor eyesight The foam bath: Headlights were...
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    Advice needed for a single step correction for a BMW

    Hi friends ;) i"d like to know from you guys what you would use for a quick one-step correction on a BMW, to be delivered tomorrow. the car's at my place now. I've corrected the headlights on a BMW, was in a very bad state. After correction Now the owner wants a quick shine...
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    19 year old beater turns Two-Face (aka Harvey Dent)

    Hello friends This is a 18+(almost 19 in days) year old ride. When you look at it, it seems much older: single-stage paint, faded, dull, no gloss, no shine, hiding all the paint defects,. Worse, its been used by its original owner, as a truck for his business, hence not only the look of...
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    Helping a friend creating a show-car finish

    Hello friends! Kavin, my buddy, wanted to have a glimpse of a show-car finish on his modified Toyota EE100. He’s addicted to cars, road trips and started to like detailing too. He wanted to experience the joy of a DIY paint correction. He called me and we planned to do it during the school...
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    Doctor's ride ... (Part 3 - Paintwork)

    Hi friends! Here is an update (last one) on the paintwork of the doctor's car requiring a presale enhancement. Not yet posted due to getting a very bad wrist pain (RSI syndrome). Overuse of keyboard… learning all the time! It’s not a full correction though as the car is going to be sold. I...
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    Doctor's ride... (part 2 - exhaust and wheels)

    Hello friends :howdy This is the 2nd part of a presale enhancement we carried out on a doctor's ride. Please enjoy as we share. The initial state Sporty and nice but so dirty :wall The other side it appears so nice in the shade. :inspector: We begin with the exhaust pipe. How dirty...
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    Doctor’s ride undergoes treatment. (Part 1 - the interior)

    Hi friends! :howdy Recently, I received the visit of a doctor’s… car! She would have a new owner, and I was to prepare for it for new owner, not a full detail but a deep interior cleaning, some spot buffing on the paint and a full correction on the alloy wheels. The car was washed before...
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    which light works best: cool white or warm white?

    Hello everybody ;) I'm thinking of replacing my halogen lights with led lights. the reasons being it does not last long, costs much in tems of electricity and gets too hot. And my kid is always around. I came across some info: cool white and warm white led lights. So, I'd like to know which...
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    Honda Civic undergoes eye surgery

    Hi friends ;) My uncle had a black Honda Civic for sale, extremely clean beige interior. But the exterior was a mess, a complete mess! Swirls, scratches, uneven paint (resulting from a respray at certain point I guess), holograms were all there, added to the soft and sticky Honda paint. The...
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    Xtreme Makeover - toyota vitz

    Hello friends ;) I got the opportunity to polish a Toyota Vitz, dark blue, gorgeous in the shade. But in the sun, it’s very nicely filled with swirls and scratches. Close up pics Washed n Clayed: Lacking definition, dull, no depth The ride’s best companions, swirls...
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