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I need to get some more pads for my Cyclo. Bill, I know you mentioned getting Lake Country pads, but where did you get them from? CMA seems to have an orange power one and a white polishing pad, but that's it. You mentioned having a cutting one also. The LC website lists all their VC pads as...

Two cars, a Buick Regal and an Oldsmobile Aurora. Both 4-doors, both close to 200" long, both have sunroofs, both have dark metallic paint. Yet one is a lot more trouble to detail than the other. Why? Well, here's why: Here's the A-pillar on both cars. In both, windshield glass is on...

Well, I got to use the Pinnacle swirl removers yesterday. Our Regal got a new fender about two months ago, and the detail guy swirled the heck out of the rest of the car, apparently as a favor to me. I washed the car, used Meguiar's Gold Class Bug & Tar Remover to de-bug the bumper and...

For some reason I got to thinking about the new GTO. I can't believe what a deal it is. I've heard of people getting GMS pricing (basically invoice) without being a GM supplier, and I've heard of people combining cash back with financing deals. So if that were possible, it would make a...

Well, this is not a product that really filled a need I had. I have a 2 gallon garden sprayer I fill with distilled water if I want a spot-free rinse, but even when I do that, I still dry the car off. Typically I find just washing, sheeting with the hose, drying, and later QD'ing the car works...

I guess this means a lot of different things to different people. I went to look at a car on Labor Day. It seems nice mechanically, though it first started up very very roughly (no smoke though). It ran smoothly, shifted nice, brakes, steering were good with no pulling or wander. I didn't...

take off water spots and such? I just washed up the Nissan and figured I ought to toss something on it. The paint is still pretty clean/smooth but not perfect. I thought about trying the Pinnacle Liquid Souveran I just got, but decided Glanz Wax would probably clean better. There were a few...

I finally got a chance to try out Nick's spit shine suggestion. I can't recall how you applied your wax (I think that thread is gone), Nick, but I tried to be faithful to the point of spit shining. First, I QD'd my car with Last Touch and a CBT. I washed it Sunday and it hasn't moved from...

Ok, I've put three coats of this on the car now, but haven't driven it yet. This stuff is like putting hair gel on your car. It's very thick and goopy, and I can't imagine how you could just spray it on. I used a foam pad and it goes on fine. It smells alright, sort of a fresh scent...

Well, today I wanted to get the car looking real nice as we were going to a local Corvette cruise-in (ok, my car is not a Corvette, but it's the first time it'd be in a showy area). I had been meaning to replenish the wax on it anyway, but the car needed some light polishing first. The...

I know a few people have used this stuff. What I want to know is, what's the best way to spray it on? Thick? Thin? Do I need a high-volume sprayer, or one with a very fine mist? Also Bill D, where's your promised review of this stuff? I just ordered the gallon so I'll be trying it out...

I was using this with distilled water to final rinse my car. It helps a bit but never seemed to justify the effort. Anyway, I still have a few gallons of distilled water, and the sprayer is pretty nice, so I'd like to have reasons to use it. Today I decided to tackle the engine bay on the...

Is it just me? I could have sworn this stuff smelled like Pinnacle Crystal Mist the last time I used it. I love the smell of CM, and Blackfire QD smells the same. However, yesterday I FI'd the car so I could put some Blackfire over Wolfgang. It smelled just like Quik Detailer. This is...

Wow, I got a chance to use this stuff today. It's awesome! I'd DACP'd the horizontal parts of my car to remove some swirling, then went over the whole car with #80 by PC with a polishing pad. I was pretty amazed to see a noticeable difference on the hood when I did half of it. I had applied...

Well, I polished out the Regal on Sunday, but didn't wax it until yesterday. I was up in the air about what to use. I ended up trying Wolfgang again (I was sooo close to trying Zaino again after the recent revisit posts, but just didn't want to wash the car yesterday to remove the polishing)...

It's a very industrial looking tool, seems indestructible. The pads don't seem to actually overlap in polishing as they both spin towards the center at the same time. Anyway, I flipped it on in the garage, it sure seems faster than 3000 opms. Maybe it's 3000 rpm on the motor, not the actual...

I cleaned up my dad's 4.0 today. I washed the car with Quick & Easy Wash, washed the wheels with Gold Class shampoo, and the tires with APC+ at 9:1. I used Meguiar's Dual-Action Cleaner/Polish by PC with a yellow polishing pad. There were a few spots the red cutting pad would have been...

I just put up 3 more 4' fluorescents. That's all I plan on for now. One day I'll wire in the attic to clean it up a bit, and I'd eventually like to finish the drywall better on the walls and ceiling and then paint it and put some nicer wall-mounted shelves in. I'd also like to put some mat of...

I am assuming that since the Einzett polishes contain carnauba, that Glanz Wax can be used on top of a carnauba? Is this correct? If I have some Souveran on the car, I could top it with Glanz Wax if I wanted some more durable protection or whatever? The Glanz Wax would apply fine and all?

Man, I keep trying the various different sealants, and they are all great. But for some reason I always feel compelled to try some newer ones. And no matter what sealant I use, I am always, always eventually compelled to top it with carnauba. I just can't stop myself. It isn't even that the...