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hey guys, was just wondering when, if, and what type of glaze I should be using, I have optimum compound, follow it up with the optimum polish, and then I move straight to the Poorboys EX with caranuba, then a coat of nattys blue, I was just wondering, where does the glaze fit into this process...

Hey guys, well a friend of mine brought me his 95 cobra today friend, and to be honest, for over 100k on the paint, it wasnt in too bad of shape, it did have a decent amount of swirls/hazing on it, but it wasnt too far gone, my process was as follows -Wash with NXT car soap -Clay with Pinnacle...

hey guys, well I just finished putting a coat of EX with caranuba on a black 95 cobra, and I was wondering if I could put a coat of nattys blue on and let it cure overnight, would it be blotchy or uneven in the morning after I take it off? or do you think it would be ok if I'm gonna keep the car...

Hey guys, well here was my process for this car -Wash with NXT soap -Clay with Pinnacle Poly clay -Washed again -Optimum Compound on PC set at 4500 with a yellow cutting pad -Optimum Polish on PC set at 5000 with an orange pad (some places I went straight to white) -2 Coats Poorboys EX...

Hi, I'm going to have a customer in the near future with a convertible volvo who needs to have her car detailed, I was wondering whether or not this product is good or if I should consider something else before I order it, the car is fairly new and the top is in great shape...any help would be...

Hi guys, well to start off, the car was in horrible shape, seems like I always get the neglected cars to detail :angry but anyways, I started off with an Nxt wash, pinnacle poly clay then this -Yellow cutting pad with Optimum compound, (whole car) -Orange Cutting pad with Optimum polish...

Hi, I just ordered my yellow cutting foam pad from http://autogeek.net/vcpad.html and I just had a couple of questions about how to use this pad and what to follow it up with, first of all I want to know this because I ordered this pad for a black expedition that I'm detailing this weekend, it...

Hi guys, I was wondering if I should wash the pads by hand in the sink, or if I should throw them in the washing machine....if I wash them in the sink, can I just use some regular soap to wash them with or do I need something special, thanks

Hey guys, well I wrote a detailed writeup with pictures in the click and brag section, http://autopia.org/forum/showthread.php?t=74170 and I looked at the car today and there were still some light swirls on the car....I'm not sure why or how this has happened, does anyone want to enlighten me on...

Hey guys, well first of all, let me tell you, this car was in HORRIBLE condition, I couldnt believe how dirty the car was, after a full wash I clayed it, took me 3 hours to clay btw, and I ended up destroyed my brand new bar :(... The car was so dirty that when I dragged the clay along some of...

well since you can also post photos, here are some I shot the other night... I know it needs a drop but for now its stock as a rock with only 3800 miles on it :dance

Hey guys, well to begin with this is my first time with a "serious" detail, the car only has 3800 miles on it and still smells new but there were moderate swirls and some water spots on the roof/trunk lid, I finally bought all my new products and here they are well my first step was a...

hi, I'm purchasing a Porter cable 7424 6" Variable-Speed Random-Orbit Polisher and was wondering which backing plate to use if I'm going to be using Dual-Action 6.5" Foam Pads from lake country, should I use a 6" backing plate (http://www.autogeek.net/duflbapl6.html) or a 5"...

hey guys, well recently I've been detailing cars and more and more people are referencing me so I think its time for me to upgrade my products and my 30 dollar buffer from pep boys just isnt cutting it anymore, so I'm going to be upgrading to a PC and some poorboys products, what do you think...