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A friend of mine got me thinking today. Rotary vs PC. I was using a PC, Yellow Pad and Meguiar's DACP. I could not remove a linear clearcoat scratch on the hood. It didn't look nor feel that bad. My friend said why am I fooling around with all these different polishes/compounds and a Random...

16X16 and white in color and with no border stitching. Are they the same buffing cloths that recently came with my Menzerna Twin sample? Can someone confirm this? Either way I like them alot, especially the hemless borders.

Used Menzerna IP for the first time last week with a PC. Label says it removes 2000 grit sanding traces. Like others on this forum, I found it to be not too aggressive. Its rated at a level 5 according to a recent post here. Never used DACP. Its rated at a level 6. Does anyone know its...

what do you use? After using MIP and MFP last week I went to a carnauba wax. The surface was so clean that I felt it needed some IHG or GEPC or #7 or some 3M Machine Polish/Finishing Glaze to add some oils or slickness back onto the paint. What are you using after the Menzerna Twins?

3M Technical Support rep told me today that: P-III Finishing Glaze 05941 32oz costs about $20 and P-III Show Car Finishing Glaze 39013 16oz costs about $10 are the same identical product. I wanted to try this newer glaze after reading the raves but did not want to spend another $20 for...

What do the numbers 800 or 1000 or 1500 or 2000 stand for? Would love to know.

Using a PC, geekysteve's article says to use a yellow or white CMA pad and to use horiz/vert/diag motions for about 5 minutes at a 3.0-4.5 speed to break down a swirl remover (#9 or SMR) on a given panel. If one were to use a ROTARY with the same pads and the same swirl remover: Q1: do you...

I own a 2002 Honda Civic. It went to the dealer for some work and it, unfortuately, got washed by the dealer. A few weeks ago I bought some Meguiar's #9 Swirl Remover. Used it by hand and got at most 50% of the clear-coat scratches. Went to Lowes and purchased the PC7336-RO. Bought the velcro...

from Lowe's at $109 + 6% tax a good price? I have basically given up on hand swirl removal and am seriously looking at a PC. A year ago I had doubts on claying but am now a devoutee. So is $116 a good price on a PC?

Can someone familiar with the following 3 Meguiar's products rank them by their aggressiveness and assign a number corresponding to its cutting power? For example, Meguiar's assigns a 3 to its #9 SR product. What about the other 2? SFP (Swirl Free Polish) #9 Swirl Remover 2.0 DACP (Dual...

Can someone tell me what kind of towels come in this pkg of 3? i.e. waffle weave, MF? size?

Heard about McCall Motorsports and his line of wax on here just a few days ago. In the 2/3/03 issue of AutoWeek (available online also) is a 1 page writeup of Gordon McCall 'Passion, Profit in Perfecting Paintwork'. With the backing of Roger Penske, awareness of his name and product has been...

From very recent and not so recent posts and CD tests, we now know that most, if not all, cotton applicator pads micro scratch (Zaino, Zymol, Lexol etc...). Does anyone here use or CD tested MF applicator pads? Do MF pads leave micro scratches as well? If they outperform cotton pads, can...

it had all chrome except for the gas tank, what polish/glaze/wax/sealant would you recommend on the painted tank? I was asked this question today! Any thoughts/suggestions?

Watched the QVC show last week and they were pushing (sorry... selling) a quick detail wax product called Final Detail. A 1 step waxer. Nothing more. Nothing less. It contains Dupont's Zonyl polymer (?). Anyone else see the show on QVC or know anything about Final Detail Spray Wax or Dupont's...

using the Pinnacle Clay system. For those who have not tried it yet, its very easy, its foolproof and I never ever got close to scratching my paint (02 Civic). Just use plenty of lubrication and don't drop the clay. Bottom line. What a glossy surface it produces. No polish can do this. Just 1...

is a hand applied glaze per the 3M web site. It has no silicone, no wax but more fillers than IHG per 3M customer service. It is used mostly on freshly painted surfaces so it is a very, very mild glaze. It comes in a quart bottle and costs about $12. Have not tried it yet (my local finish shop...

Looking for the most gentle/mildest polish that performs mild cleaning (for a new or newer car). P21S GEPC and Platinum Ultimate Paint Pre-Cleaner are mild from the results of doing a search. Are there any others that someone has experienced?

Sonax has a new polish/wax called Xtreme Polish and Wax. I believe it is available in Europe but not in the USA. That's all I know about it. Have any of our European Autopians used it yet? Is it a carnauba or sealant? When will it be available in the US?

Does anyone use these products on their carnauba based car? Or should one only use these on a Zaino'd car?