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So I've tried vinegar, Iso-Alcohol, citrus, and now Meg's Body Solvent. The stuff is great for really stripping the paint down of everything like fillers and such, but the tar I bought it to get rid of wont budge. Its almost impossible to get pics of the spots, they are like black or brown marks...

Not sure if these pics are good enough, but the lower portions of my truck have just lost most of their slick, glossy look from having stuff thrown up by the tires. The PC did not really dent the damage much when i tried last fall. Will a rotary bring this back to life, or will i need...

I managed to get the velco backing piece of my yellow cutting pad from detailersparadise to seperate from the pad itself. The white stuff the backing pad adheres to just tore away from the pad when I was polishing at speed 6. Do you think I can reattach it? The pad is in fine shape otherwise...

I am looking to buy the Harbor Freight rotary soon and was wondering what some good polishes to use with it are. My trucks finish is in fairly good shape other than the rocker panels (wide tires outside the flares tend to do a number on the lower door panels). Anyway, I was thinking stuff like...

#1 Is it essential to keep each pad for only one product, IE dont use #80, #83, 1Z Paint Polish etc etc all on the same polishing pad? Or can you share a pad between multiple products and if so, how do you go about cleaning in between? Cant really afford a pad for every product at this point...

I had my mom grab me some Stoners Tarminator the other day, came in an aerosol can. I tried it on a few bits of road crap on my lower rocker panels. Seemed to take the stuff off so-so, but it left a very oily residue on the paint that did not evaporate or wipe off easily. Also tried it on the...

EDIT: Think this should work 12 Gal. 5 hp 11amp Rigid vacuum. I need my own vac for school next year since home is 250 miles away. I dont really do any mobile detailing, just my truck, parents cars and some friends so all at my house. Is 5hp/11amp adequate for sucking up everything and being...

Im going to detail my parents friends ford expedition for them that has seen better days. Its like their 4th car, just use it for camping and such, and also for venture crew outings if anyone knows of them. It has actually been taken up the fordyce trail in CA for anyone that knows that as well...

I seem to remember the HF rotary being $29.99, but I just checked HF's site and I think it is $49.99 now? Is this the proper Unit? http://www.harborfreight.com/cpi/ctaf/Displayitem.taf?itemnumber=46507 ITEM 46507-0VGA? Thanks

The rocker panels on my z71 have seen better days for sure, and being away at school for 9 months didnt help much. There is a fair amount of stuff basically caked onto the rocker panels, i suppose just various forms of road junk and tar. Some spots are just tiny dots that as hard as a rock...

I'm still getting my feet wet in real autopian detailing, ordered the Detailers Paradise kit w/ the PC, pads and Einszett polishes last summer and it has worked great so far. I was away at school for 9 months so didnt get to use it too much, but I did manage to screw up 2 pads so I need some new...

I've gotten myself fairly familar with what products I need for keeping my paint looking great, but what about the other essentials like windows, wheels, tires, wheel wells, weatherstripping, chrome, plastics, engine/undercarriage?

There are a few spots on my truck (IE rocker panels) that I think are gonna need some wetsanding this summer to revive, and if all goes well I might do some more of the truck as well to kill all the orange peel. Anyway, I am planning on picking up the Harbor Freight rotary, what else will I need...

I am currently a freshman in college, gonna be living in a house next year. Hopefully it will have a garage, not positive yet. Anyway, I will absolutely have to have my detailing supplies with me, but I will also need to take them all home sometimes too. I have a truck, so it would be easy to...

Like to hear everyones favorite combo on dark blues, especially metallic. So far I have used 1Z glanz wax, meguires gold class and NXT. I really need to step up my procedures this year and I want to try a bunch of different finishes, so what do ya'll recommend. This is for my 94, midnite/indigo...

Ok, im down at college right now but when I get home from school for the summer, Im going to need to do a number on all the cars; my truck, girlfriends tahoe, moms suburban or new truck, dads audi and sisters blazer. I still dont have the most complete detail collection to say the least, so what...

Hey guys, been gone awhile but I'm back. Had a question regarding cleaning the carpet in my GFs tahoe. We want to get new black carpet, but probably not this summer. It is a 98 2 door tahoe, tan interior that has seen better days, and her roommates at college dont treat it the way it should be...

I've only had my PC and pads for like 2 months and so far only actually completed one car, my dads audi A4. I started on my GFs tahoe a few days ago, and i have noticed that my white polishing pad has started to tear in the foam around the perimeter of the velco/hook and loop attachment deal on...

Ok i began this detail on thursday when i washed and clayed my GF's black 98 2 dr tahoe. On friday i had to go get a new clay bar, so i got started around 2pm went till about 9pm or so. I finished claying and started polishing. Today i started about noon and its almost 4, still polishing. So far...

Working on my GF's black tahoe today that has some pretty harsh paint conditions. Mind you this is my first true detail as my only previous work is my dads audi that didnt need much help and is also silver. anyway, i started with PP and a cutting/polishing pad but that left many visible...