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I plan on trying out the Poorboys line of swirl removers (1.2 and 2.5) for my next detail which will be a black car. Will I need to follow up with a finishing polish? When I used the 3M PI2 on my last detail, I got the normal hazing in the finish. I am assuming I will encounter the same thing...

I went to the fk1 site and saw the 425, but I didn't see it in the gallon size. Where can I buy a gallon of this stuff for the best price? I'm in Florida and preferably would like to get it by Thursday or Friday. Anybody know the nearest vendor? I am willing to pay a little more if I have to in...

I purchased all the pads that I have from autogeek. How do I know when its time to start using new pads? They all sort of feel soft now, so I was thinking of throwing them out and ordering some new ones. What are the best quality pads available from your own experience?

I just detailed my sister's black Lexus GX470 this past Thursday and Friday. Yes, it took me two days to do and I still didn't completely finish it yet. Her car is fairly new (about 1 year old), so I really didn't feel the need to clay the car. It is also always garaged. Under a 1500 watt...

Can someone please tell me the difference between 3M's swirl mark remover (either for light or dark colored cars) and Finess It II? It seems like they both claim to do pretty much the same thing, so how does one choose which one to use? Which one is more abrasive?

I am looking to purchase a rotary buffer and just want to know your opinions on what the best one(s) are? I want to get a pneumatic one so that I can use it with ease at my job. Could you guys please point me out some good recommendations and where best to purchase them from? Thanks.

I am fairly new to detailing as far as doing other people's cars for money. I work at a car wash that offers express detailing services. I have been caring for my own personal vehicles ever since I was old enough to drive though, which has been ~ 15 years. I never really used a machine either...

I've been using the car wash soap from Meguiars for quite a while now. I used to use Mothers California Gold, but it seems as if I can't really find that anymore. The Meguiars that I use comes in a fairly large purplish bottle. Its the one that has the extra sudsing action just in case there are...

I posted a thread earlier about the 3 coats of SG that I applied to my car. I did it by hand using a terry covered round applicator that can be bought at any auto parts store. I only used an extremely small amount as directed, maybe 3-4 drops on a fender or 1/3 of the hood etc. After applying it...

I just recently finished with the 3rd coat of SG on my silver '99 M3. It was washed before every coat and I preceded the first coat of SG with polishing using 3M FI2 with a light cutting and cutting pad on the PC. The finish now looks amazing. I really spent alot of time moving the PC very...

Hello everyone. This is my first post here and I am really into this detailing thing. In fact I just recently started working at a car wash doing exactly this. Granted, it really isn't full on detailing, but more of like an express service. We do waxes, high speed buffing and clean interiors...