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I have poured over the detailer pic library and jobs posted here, the how-to's and the treads.... and I think I understand what glaze is all about. It fills in scratches and imperfections for a more perfect look. 1. But it only lasts a real short time correct? So you use it at a show or when...

I have a friend with a 2003 Civic that obviously has the "Honda CC curse" and needs a repaint. He ain't gonna do that for a while, if ever. But in detailing the car, is there anything I can do to protect it for while, against getting worse? I was thinking of polishing a bit and then giving it a...

Quick Question: Which one has more cut on the scale of abrasiveness? Thanks

Just got a bottle of this today and am very impressed with the rinse off and how it leaves your wax or sealant alone - many of the boat soaps, including orpine say they don't cut your wax but I think they do. This certainly does not - I like it! Chemically engineered to clean and protect gel...

Can we compare WOWA sealants? I am pretty new here but have fallen in love with the UPGP product. In 30 years of taking car of my cars, nothing has ever given me the depth/gloss when compared to the time to use it. But I see a lot of them here, everyone seems to make one, either put on like the...

did a search - no good answers I can see...is there a reason to use ONR mixed with your shampoo for a conventional wash? is there advantages?

I'm going to post this on a detailing site and my Honda sites so some of this will be elementary to the detail guys.... I am so glad I invested in the Harbor Freight jack and stands for all of $90 total and it works great - get two wheels at once. And the breaker bar from Lowes is a must! The...

On a daily driver? assume 1000 miles/month - normal use... can you over do it?

I have become the neighborhood answer man on detailing cars now...yippie... went to help detail a Oddyssey and the idiot has destroyed the car carrying boat gas cans in the trunk and soaking the trunk liner with gas spill. Assuming it is just in the liner, and I can take it out, what's the best...

In my haste to change pads I ripped the backing off one of my wool pads - what adhesive to fix?...3M spray? also what do you all use to clean up your orbitals and rotaries with products all over them? - I assume a IPA dilution? thx

[edit - this test has been totally revised - skip to page 2] OK I was interested in what would last longer - a general wax or a polymer sealant so I corrected my dock box which was heavily oxidized. On the entire top I used my Flex 3403 w/ big wool pad and 3M super duty rubbing compound...

Was sitting in my office this aft when my wife announced she was going to wash her Z4. Our products for her car are all together - Earlier this week, I added Optimum Tire bond diluted in a Dawn bottle to her stuff. I meant to label it. So after 20 min she comes back in the house pretty upset...

OK – in all the conversations here about what to use, I have finally narrowed it down to how to get rid of oxidation and make gel coat look like the day it was delivered from the showroom. I have purposefully left out all the how to for waxing because once you get the gel coat to be perfectly...

Buried in one of the rotary videos here is a simple little $14 addition to a rotary that made my work today in tight spaces a lot more effective. It is the shaft extender accessory that puts the pad a bit farther away from the polisher so you can angle it and see things better when compounding...

What pad holds up against the aggressive non skid dimples - looks like it would tear up any pad - wool maybe? Technique tips?

I have searched and only come up with another product I can buy. Since I have >45 flammable liquids in my garage already, I'm hoping one of them will do.:lol2: Many compounds, not matter what I try, sling some product onto ancillary surfaces. I can easily buff them off but is there a wipe on...

Hey guys - I have watched all the videos and poured thru most of the posts here and have a question. Below are the topsides of my boat that are oxidized. A DA won't touch the oxidation, it'll get clean, but not gloss.. It needs a wool/foam rotary pad. The small ridges run the length of this...

I read here about a “Foam Gun” and I was thinking of some high tech gun that sprays foam like the ski areas shoot snow. But after looking into it and realizing they are just 40 bucks and are really garden sprayers, I ordered one from Amazon here: Amazon.com: Gilmour 75QGF4 Foamaster...

Posted on my site - veradoclub.com in the Library: Before we start discussing this, realize this is like washing your car, there are THOUSANDS of products that will work.3M, Meiguars, Collonite and RejeX products are just a few. Bit here’s what I have found works and lasts. It’s the “and...

Below are the pics I took of my 32 CC and a couple coats of ultima on the sides. My sides are automotive paint plus clear coat so the UPG worked very well just like my cars. I used ultimate compound on a DA first and then applied two coats. On my oxidized gelcoat gunnels, it worked so-so -...