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I have a possibly dumb question for you guys. When you first apply the polish, before it even starts to break down, what should the polish look like on the paint. Some pictures show a sorta white residue while others show a very clear, almost transparent, film. A lot of times while...

I've been here for about a year, just been asking questions and never gave a proper introduction. Well, my name's Mark, 21 years old. I started "detailing" about a year and a half ago (I put it in quotes 'cause I'm not a pro and am still in the early learning stages, so I don't consider...

For the past few months, there's been a guy offering free windshield chip repair in the parking lot at the local shopping center. I've read that this is a fairly easy thing to learn, and I can appreciate the good marketing, but I'm curious about your thoughts on this. Especially considering...

I'm very seriously considering ordering some Edge pads tonight, so that they'll be here by next weekend. First, and I know this is a stupid question, but can the 6 inch pads be used with the rotary adaptor? Second, how do you guys think I should go about ordering them? Get like a...

Any who used Trim-A-Shield from TOL find it difficult to use?

I was cleaning a car for delivery today and there was a whole mess a crap on the side that took forever to clay off. As I was working at it, a few salesmen and other porters passed by and stopped to ask what I was doing. When I told them I was claying the paint, they looked dumbfounded and...

Do any of you guys dilute your QD? Mainly those who buy in bulk, I'd assume. The stuff I got at work seems too thick, as in it doesn't wipe easily and needs a lot of buffing to remove the residue. It doesn't say anything about diluting, but I was thinking adding some water might help a bit...

For the past year or two, I've had a somewhat large scuff at the top of my steering wheel. I think it's the result of when I did landscaping and grinding the dirt from my hands into the one spot on the wheel. Is there anything I can do to fix this myself? Maybe sand it down then some type of...

Hey guys, from what I've been reading here and on other websites, I've decided to order some Optimum polish. Also, I'd like to get one of their compounds. Should I get the hyper compound or the regular?

I know it's always best to start off at a low speed, like around 1000, but if the directions on the bottle say it could be run at 1800, or 2000, should I run at the recommended speed or keep it slow? I guess it has something to do with how...lubricated?...the product is?

Is there an easy, effective, and safe way to remove Forever Black dye from plastic trim? It's a long story, but I used it on my gray trim on my car about a year ago, but I've changed my mind and want the gray trim back.

I took the Dewalt to my mom's beater earlier to do some practicing. I was working on the trunk lid when I noticed three heavy scratches along the left rear door. It looked as though she scraped something, but they passed the "fingernail test," so I tried cutting them. I was running a wool pad...

'kay guys, a couple weeks ago I was trying to remove a scratch on my fender. I tried a wool pad and it made no improvement (grant it, I'm still new to buffing, so I probably did it incorrectly), so I tried sanding. I was getting nowhere, so I buffed the sanding scratches out and noticed a sort...

Does it have any corrective qualities or primarily a glaze/ "sealant?"

Does it have any corrective qualities or primarily a glaze/ "sealant?"

Anyone ever use this or have any opinions on it? I'm almost willing to spend the 20 or 30 bucks to see what it'll do. BonAire Spray Gun

This isn't about a specific product, but I was wondering after reading a few things if microfiber can be used to buff the wax residue off when you finished waxing. I always thought that you could, but a lot of places say that microfiber will take strip wax off the paint. Is that true, or is it...

I, again, was TRYING to polish out the cobwebbing in my car and managed to kinda melt the paint off of the back bumper and move it over on itself. I just basically crumpled. I could just shoot myself. I tried putting a picture up but I couldn't get it to fit.

Hey guys, I did some polishing on my car today and it made me wonder... how often do you guys add product? By that I mean, do you pick some product up in the pad, do a section, then put some more on for the other section? Or is what's on the pad enough to do quite a bit? When I was going at it...

I've read at a few sites that swirl marks made by a rotary can only be removed by a rotary. Is this true? 'cause I've also see/read people using a wool/rotary, then an orange LC/PC, and I was wondering who to believe.