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    what a day...

    Well heres the story, I had a car which was heavily swirled so I used the propel yellow pad for the first time. I used the yellow w/ hi-temp medium cut polish and it removed all the deep swirls but left alot of heavy marring so I followed with the green propel w/ hi-temp medium cut. Nothing, the...
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    Going insane....

    Myself being a perfectionist I want everything to be perfect. Anyways I seem to always see really light swirls with my low wattage halogen light. In sunlight or hi wattage halogen I don't see any swirls. I've tried SSR1, Hi-Temp Light Cut and Optimum as my lsp but I can always see light swirls...
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    Help choosing hi-temp products.

    Well I need to get some new supplies and thought I would give hi-temp products a try. First I need a wheel/tire cleaner I was wondering if I should buy their tire cleaner or xtreme apc? I was thinking with the xtreme apc I could use different dilution to also use it for the engine and...
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    Cheapest place to get Menzerna

    Wheres the cheapest or offer the "autopia" 10% discount that sells Menzerna? Thinking of buying Final Polish II and FMJ. Also, does the Final Polish II leave any really light swirls, because with pb ssr1 it left really light swirls that could only be seen with a halogen light. Thanks
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    Topping rmg with pink wax?

    I was wondering if I top rmg with fk1 pink wax, will it remove what rmg left behind? Reason I am asking is I remember reading that pink wax has really light cleaning ablities. Thanks
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    Turtle Wax Sheepskin

    Last week I used the Turtle Wax Sheepskin to wash my car and thought it was a nice mit, untill today when I got a chance to look at my car in the sun since it been cloudy all week. Light swirls all over the car :( . This is the first time I got swirls from just washing the car. My question is...
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    RX-8 Malibu Canyon Cruz

    Today, the socal rx-8 members meet up to go on the monthly malibu cruz. Yesterday I washed my car to get ready for the meet and I thought I would share some pics... As of now I have 2x FK1 Pink Wax and 2x Natty's Blue. Heres some pics before the meet while my cars dust and bug free.
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    Meguiar’s Shampoo Plus, Comments?

    I was on autogeek and saw Meguiar’s Shampoo Plus, 1 Gallon for only $13.95 http://autogeek.net/mg11101.html and wanted to know if it was any good? Im looking for something that produces alot of suds and the suds not breaking down quickly. I wash my car every weekend and thought this is a great...
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    OCW+Dark Colors=Streaking?

    I just got my Optimum Car Wax today and used it on 3 cars, one red, black and white. On the white I was very impressed, very slick and great shine. On the other hand, on red and black it streaks quite abit. I only gave a little squirt on each pannel so I don't think Im spraying too much product...
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    Finish Kare Pink Wax or Nattys?

    Hey, Well since they discontinued Meguairs #16 and Im all out, I thought I would try a new wax. I wanted to know which wax would be better for a red car? From the pictures I've seen in Click and Brag section, it seemed that after 3 coats of Pink Wax, the reflection and depth was amazing. With...
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    Sonus Polish vs 1Z...

    As of now, Im a 1z user and im pretty happy with the 1z polishes but want a polish that contains no filler so I know if the car is definitely swirl free. I wanted to know which sonus polish compares with 1z paint polish and metallic polish. My guess would be SFX-2 compares with PP, maybe not as...
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    Any way to remove w/o polishing?

    Today I used Mr. Clean Autodry and for some odd reason on the hood I got really bad water spots or films. Never happened to me before. I tried using some QD, but no luck. Then tried polishing it with Metallic Polish using a PC, still no luck. Is there any way to remove the spots with out going...
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    Black Saleen w/ serious reflections...

    Today I detailed my dads Black 03 Saleen. I started off with 3M Fine Cut Rubbing Compund with white pad. Followed that with #9 and then #7. I finished it off with 2 coats of NXT. I have better products like 1z polishes and Souveran didnt use it because my father drives this car 4 times a week...
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    Which polish? 1Z or #83

    I just got a pc and want to remove the swirls and light water spots of my Black 2003 Saleen 281. The car is fairly new and i dont want to over polish it. I want to know which polish is more/less abrasive and would give me better results with out removing to much clear cote. Thanks in advance.
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    Mr. Clean Spot Free Wash is Awsome

    Well today I was browsing through K-Mart and saw the new mr.clean spot free car was so I decided Ill try it out. ($20.00) I got home and put in the polymer soap and filter and started washing the car. Theres 3 Steps, Rinse-Soap-Rinse with Filltered Water. It was realy easy to change steps, you...
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    Is it possible to reshoot the car with clear coat?

    Well my friend's red 2001 porshe boxter had extremly bad swirls. Today he had a detailer remove most of the swirls with a rotary buffer. The problem is that it went through the clear and removed some paint. He wanted to know after he got all the swirls removed if its possible to just spray the...
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    Which product for the Ultimate shine and Protection.

    Hi, I just joined the forum. Well Im deciding on which product to use on my perfect condition Red 94 Rx-7. It practically brand new, its impossible to find an Rx-7 in good condition now. Well Im in a Dilemma of choosing the best product that shines like a mirror and protects too. Here are...
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