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I received this unit today because I wanted to try a combo random orbital and rotary. Also, Festool has a superb reputation in the machine tool line for woodworking products. First: The unit is packaged in a "Systainer" which is a very nice fitted container for travel and/or storage...

One of my customers that I recently detailed an 04 Mustang GT Convertible (black) had an incident where her neighbor had a contractor spray the fence and deck with some type of nasty sealant. Needless to say, her car got a lot of spray carried by the wind to the entire body. The sealant does...

The owner of this Countach had a previous "detail" that borders on criminal! I offered to correct the paint with a test panel (like the roof) before I quote a price. I estimate that several hours of polish and defect removal will be needed. I have both a pc and Cyclo and lots of products...

Hey Autopians: I've got a vintage VW white convertible to do Thursday night (white body) and no top work as this is going to be in a photo shoot this weekend. Question: is the paint single stage white? It's a 1970's vintage and all original, semi garage queen. How about some suggestions...

This beautiful 2001 996 was purchased by my existing client with only 800 miles! I tried to warn him NOT to wash the car or attempt to put any product on the finish until I worked on it...but noooooooo, he does it anyway (btw, he's been a friend for 30+ years so I can get away with that...

One of my customers just bought a 2001 Twin Turbo Porsche with a remarkable 850 miles. The car was rarely driven and covered with, what I suspect, was not a good car cover. There are light scratches on the parts where the cover was taken off/on. He had an earlier black 911 that I did a...

I am checking to see what product(s) can be used to "quickly" clean the pebble grain rubber flooring on a commercial van. The van see's heavy duty use as a pickup\delivery unit for railroad crews. The floors would probably be cleaned weekly and do not have to be "poifeckt"...just clean. There...

I had a vehicle that I detailed today which had a coating of Aquapel applied last month. I thought I'd "freshen up" the windshield with a coat of Rain X. Let the Rain X haze and went to remove.....RUH-ROH....white film covered the windshield (except where the wiper area is)...I mean...nasty...

I'm finally getting low on my Pinnacle Paste Glaz (got it on special...should have purchased more quantity). I've really grown fond of using it on customer's cars. It really makes silver metallic paint pop like no other product I've tried. Any suggestions on a replacement from the...

I've finished putting a mirror finish on an SLP Loudmouth cat back which will be installed this weekend on my Mach 1. The car is not a daily driver or driven in rain. It's mainly cars shows, local cruises, etc. What product would provide some long term polish protection? I plan to detail...

I just bought a used SLP Loudmouth cat back system for my Mach 1 and one of the mufflers has some scratches where it scraped on a steep driveway. It's a mirror polished muffler and I'm looking for methods to remove the scratches and re-polish the area. The rest of the system is being mirror...

Working on an 89 Maxima with tons of scratches on the roof and trunk lid (I suspect lots of grocery sacks have been sliding off these areas since 1989 LOL). Tried Meg's #83 and an 8006 pad for a long time and removed some, but am frustrated that I don't have enough aggressive combinations to...

I tried a forum search to no avail. I'm detailing a 96 Pathfinder that has a set of pin stripe decals running the length of the body starting just below the fender edge. I'm using NXT (it's already on/off) and am left with some white wax buildup along the decal edge. Tried my fingernail...

My neighbor who has a heart condition and can't maintain his vehicle has a 9 year old GMC that has never been waxed. The finish was awful! Oxidized, cracked, and chips everywhere. 1. DACP with 8006 pad (literally wore out the pad). I tried the Meguiar's "burgandy" pad (can't remember the...

Thought I'd share my detail of the "inside" portion of my Halibrands using NXT Metal Polish and a cotton wheel drill attachment. This product is a very non-abrasive metal polish for billet aluminum (and other metals) and should be used as a "final" polish.

Just received some NXT Metal Polish and tried it out on one wheel during lunch. Applies easy and buffs out with a terry cloth towel. I will be traveling to a car show next week and will guage how well it holds up to the weather.

I recently purchased the Meguiar's battery powered portable as an additional tool in the detailing armory. WHAT A GREAT HANDY ITEM it's turned out to be. It's not designed to be a replacement for the great Porter Cable in polish applications, but where it shines is wax application, final...

I ordered a kit of the Stuf products (wash, polish, wax) and got a chance to try the wax out on my Mach 1 (which is more show and cruise than daily driver). 1. The base I put the product on was NXT with a Souveran topper (about 2 weeks old). 2. Applied Stuf with a pc and 9006 finish pad...

My neighbor has a newer Cadillac and the dealer "convinced" him that he should buy a kit named "Hendrick" car care products (for a whopping $340 no less...ouch). The kit contains car wash, finish restorer, interior cleaner. My neighbor has seen what I have done with a PC and Pinnacle stuff...

I just finished cleaning a 99 Grand Vitara that was a Repo (don't know if I'll ever tackle that again!) It probably was never waxed and hadn't seen a wash in a while. The interior was so bad, I almost gagged...food, trash, cig burns...it was awful. 1. Hand Washed + engine cleaned 2...