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    Why crystal seal is great for civilians...

    This sealing thing does not need to be hard when the car is new. Just for grins, my neighbor saw my car and wanted to try the stuff she saw me "wiping on and walking away" a few weeks ago. I sent her to the automated car wash/no "extra" wax, and when she came back, and I handed her the Blackfire...
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    Rinseless vs Waterless?

    OK - been in my condo for a few months now and won 128 oz of waterless from Todd and using it about twice a month, then suds wash the other two times. But I have found a spigot that allows me to fill a bucket and have been using two soaked MF's and can wash the car.It comes out great. But I'm...
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    advice on spoiler area

    Just added this spoiler to my new car and there is marked diff between the gloss of the trunk (sheetmetal) and the plastic spoiler. I am a veteran detailer so I understand to get a real match, the answer is to re-spray the spoiler with more clear and polish and buff. I have done that before...
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    BF CS "smudges"

    I think it's the color of my new car, but smudges of CS are on parts of the car, and although they rub out mostly with a MF, Is there a better way to get rid of them? More CS?, Using BFWD on them? Wiping down with Poly spray? It clearly is in places where too much CS was applied but the steel...
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    BFWD and impending rain...

    I have about 6 hours before we get some rain here and I want to get a coat of BFWD on the car.... can I do it or should I wait?
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    Experts...new car...what polish

    Did my new accord with blackfire TPNS and CS but..... I've got some minor RID's and it needs a gloss enhancer polish. I have a griots DA and CCS pads from orange to blue What blackfire product? What menzerna product? What pad? Then I'll follow with BFWD AND CS.... Thanks in advance!
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    My new 2013 Accord Coupe

    Did not pass the baggie test so: 1. clay with lube 2. Blackfire Total polish and seal - using orbital and grey pad 3. Two coats Blackfire crystal seal 4 hours apart - wheels too 4. Wolffgang Spray Spritz sealant as a topper looks nice:
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    experts - how would I use a wand with waterless?

    I have a ton of BF waterless and as I have written, use it bi weekely at my apt complex. It works great. But I found out today, there is a car wash station at the complex that uses the wand type you hold. I am wondering how I can use this wand maybe to initially wet, or a final rinse. Not...
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    BF Waterless wash

    Just moved into an apt and lost my detailing garage- - been moving so the car for the first time in its life has gone 2 weeks without a wash. Bird droppings and rains have left it spotted but the crystal seal still doing it's job as you could tell there was gloss underneath the crud. So I...
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    5 inch plate for GG6?

    anybody got a link?
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    Pad to use for D151 on gelcoat?

    Have a friend's boat that was detailed 6 months ago, and has decent gloss. I have a ton of D151 to use up and would like to use the it for this task. So what pad would you use for my Flex 3403? I’m thinking a Meg's foam polishing pad, as I have two of these: Meguiar's 6.5-Inch Soft Buff Foam...
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    Losing my garage and house

    For various reasons I've got to move from my big garage and house to an apartment. I checked the apartment and they have a coin-operated wash at the apartment that I certainly don't plan to use. However I'm open to opinions as to what to do. I'm thinking of just using the spray wand to wet the...
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    How much clear coat is left?

    I know I can buy a paint thickness gauge to find out but are there general rules to how much clear you have left before you go thru to the base? Like a general rule: "you can polish with a true polish (not an AIO) about 8 times before getting into dangerous territory". For grins, let's make...
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    When to use permanent sealants like opti and qtz?

    I'm curious when the pros here opt fot the permanent sealers like opti coat and quartz......as opposed to the polymers like blackfire or even just collonite.... Opins?
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    Todd: CS in the rain

    Todd - raining up there? - bad down here in Ft Laud....I just put another coat of CS on the Z4 and as usual it looks spectacular curing in the dry garage...how many hours do you want it in the garage before I can wheel it out in the rain?
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    is the shurhold the same as the griots?

    random orbitals?
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    will garage cover hurt a detailed car?

    Not sure where to out this so I'll try here. I have my 09 honda accord completely detailed with blackfire products and under a $60 cloth cover in the garage. It is not weatherproof and seems to me made out the cloth/paper for a garage cover. i will not be using the car until 9/1/12. A few...
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    CG Maxi Suds II - opin?

    Anybody use it..just found it for a heck uva price on amazon with free shipping on prime - LSP safe? good gloss? cleans well? opin?
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    Another rapid flashfire detail

    A friend of mine got a new '12 civic today and the paint was pretty good, but no where near whiplash levels. So it was time to tweak it. The schedule: 1. wash and soak with Dawn -then clay with ONR 2. Green CCS pad on GG6 with BF TPnS - removed with poly spray and MF 3. two coats crystal seal on...
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    Using Meg D151 on an old car

    A friend of mine is trading in a 2001 Civic and wanted a quick once over to insure good $ for the trade. I thought I'd take a whack at it not caring too much, it had NO gloss....boy was I surprised.Used Meg's D151 recon creme and a orange pad on my griots...This AIO works very well on old cars......
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