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    special soaps

    i just ordered a new toy, a foam cannon. will the regular car wash soaps work or do i need something special... they look like fun to use.
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    posting pics

    i've been trying to post pics by copying my url and then pasteing it here but no luck. is there some other way to show my attempt at swirl free finishes...
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    about polishing my mistress

    don't get it twisted ya'll, my mistress is my 71 vette that i'm attempting to clean up and detail for the winter. i did a test panel yesterday with my makita, fiberglass white pad and sip. i noticed on the white pad some red paint. how do i tell if its single stage paint and what precautions do...
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    caring for my tonneau

    just purchased and installed a tonneau cover on my truck. i have some 303 aerosol protectant, is that enough to keep it looking new and protect it or do i need to spend mo money...:D
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    i'm ready to go all the way

    i've used all the pads up to the purple pad to try and get the spider webs off the wifes jet black bimmer. even that didn't do it combined with super intensive or power gloss. i'm ready to get some wool pads now. which ones do i need for my situation. my wife and daughter say i'm obsessing but i...
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    porter cable 7428

    does anyone else own this circular polisher. i've had mine for a lil over a year and the i just got it out of the shop. the gear had broken teeth and after some usage it just stops spinning. i have to release the trigger and start it up again. anybody have this problem as well, should i take it...
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    my new gilmore

    i used my gilmore foam gun for the first time this morning and had an observation along with a question.. it did a good job of foaming the car with a ratio of " two glubs" of washing agent and the rest water, but i was wondering after seeing some videos of it being used on you tube if a 50/50...
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    what i've learned...

    since joining this forum and becoming interested in detailing cars, that a clean car isn't necessarily a clean car. i'm so impressed with the work that you pros do to cars to really make them clean and spotless that my car will never be the clean and freshly detailed car that you guys get paid...
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    not really auto related but....

    i have some plexiglass that i'd like to remove the scratches from. would any of these headlight restoring products work and which have you found does the best job of it....
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    i thought i had it down

    spent about 8-10 hrs on the bimmer using a ccs orange and sip, followed by super finish polish and a red ccs. looked exquisite until the flash hit it.... next step is the yellow pad with the sip. should i order the purple while i'm at it...
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    headlight restoration

    i read about a product called diamondite to restore plastic covered headlights, will this product work on plexiglass too... and are there any other products that work just as well or better.
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    headlight restoration

    i read about a product called diamondite to restore plastic covered headlights, will this product work on plexiglass too...
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    i found nirvana

    detailers nirvana that is. i'm a novice with a rotary polisher and a jet black 2000 BMW. today i finally found the technique i need to use to remove all the scratches with no swirls. i used a green ccs pad with the speed on 3.25 with intensive polish and finish with a white ccs with the speed...
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    got a visit from brown

    thats the ups man with my red kompressor foam pads and menzerna top inspection. cant wait to put em through the paces on the wifes bimmer... we'll post pics when its done.
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    new lake country pads

    i was looking to order some red finishing ccs pads and noticed they have a newer foam pad for polishers. anyone used the new ones and have opinions as to if they're actually better than the ccs pads.
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