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kevinw2345

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Hello everyone, i am new to the in depth auto detailing and would love to hear your opinions on the products that i am thinking of purchasing. A little back ground i have only done basic cleaning (i.e. washing, vacuuming, tires, interior cleaning) and would like to get into the "whole" detailing world. So these are the products that i chose please give me your advice if i need anything more, or recommend diffferent products Thanks guys.

Chemical Guys Speed Wipe Spray 16oz
Opti-Bond Tire Gel 32oz
DP Cleanse All Exterior 32oz
Wolfgang Deep Gloss Total Concour Kit
Fire Hose Nozzle
DP Total Interior Cleaner
Porter Cable Polisher 6.5
El Cheapo Towels

Thats all i have thought of, please let me know your recommendations.:yourrock
 
I like both the Porter Cable 7424xp and Griots Garage 6".

The GG 6" has more "power" and a lifetime warranty.
I feel the PC is better w/Megs Microfiber pads & finishing.
IMO The GG is better with Lake Country Orange & M101.

Again IMHO both machines work best with a 5" backing plate and 5.5" pads
 
Merlin said:
I like both the Porter Cable 7424xp and Griots Garage 6".

The GG 6" has more "power" and a lifetime warranty.
I feel the PC is better w/Megs Microfiber pads & finishing.
IMO The GG is better with Lake Country Orange & M101.

Again IMHO both machines work best with a 5" backing plate and 5.5" pads
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Thank you i will take that into consideration, as for the chemicals is there any suggestions?
 
Definitely do not skimp on towels. Cheap towels will just reintroduce scratches into the paint. I've used the PC for about 8 years now & I hear the PC 7424XP is even better.
 
kevinw2345 said:
Thank you i will take that into consideration, as for the chemicals is there any suggestions?
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First I'd recommend a 5" backing plate for use with a DA

If you are mainly doing paint correction (removing swirls etc.)
I'd suggest Meguiars M101 and Lake Country 5.5" orange pads
and/or
Meguiars 5" microfiber cutting discs and D300 correction compound

followed with
Megs Ultimate polish using a LC white or black pads to finish and gloss.

and yes, do not skimp on microfiber towels.
 
Towels.

Poorboy's World offers the DMT 6 Pack. That's a great way to get acquainted with some awesome towels and it won't break your budget.
 
Merlin said:
First I'd recommend a 5" backing plate for use with a DA

If you are mainly doing paint correction (removing swirls etc.)
I'd suggest Meguiars M101 and Lake Country 5.5" orange pads
and/or
Meguiars 5" microfiber cutting discs and D300 correction compound

followed with
Megs Ultimate polish using a LC white or black pads to finish and gloss.

and yes, do not skimp on microfiber towels.
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Thanks i have taken everything into consideration and have changed stuff on my "list" to buy. About the M101 the store i will be buying it from in canada only has Meguiars 105 ultra cut and 205 ultra finishing. So would i go with the 105?
 
kevinw2345 said:
Thanks i have taken everything into consideration and have changed stuff on my "list" to buy. About the M101 the store i will be buying it from in canada only has Meguiars 105 ultra cut and 205 ultra finishing. So would i go with the 105?
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105 has a leaning curve..it can get frustrating even for a pro. Order M101, you won't be sorry.;)
 
I want to thank everyone for their help for sure, this is an amazing forum and am honoured to be part of it and call myself a detailer in the making :D another question for you guys though. What would you recomend i use for my windshield. A little background, i was a smoker and smoked in my car. I have quit 3 weeks ago and now want to clean my window completely to get rid of the slight haze. Any recomendations? Thanks.
 
kevinw2345 said:
I want to thank everyone for their help for sure, this is an amazing forum and am honoured to be part of it and call myself a detailer in the making :D another question for you guys though. What would you recomend i use for my windshield. A little background, i was a smoker and smoked in my car. I have quit 3 weeks ago and now want to clean my window completely to get rid of the slight haze. Any recomendations? Thanks.
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Alcohol (50:50) and water. Stoner Invisible Glass is another good glass cleaner.
 
kevinw2345 said:
Ok thanks, i just didnt want to pay the extra money in shipping from the states to canada but not a big deal. I appreciate it :autopia:
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M101 until just recently was only available in Europe. Folks in the states would hook up with folks in Europe and have it shipped here.

Imaging that, a detailing polishing product that is so good there was a black market to get it into the hands of detailers in the states.
 
Rsurfer said:
Rubbing alcohol only, no booze.
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Darn it, you just ruined it for me lol A shot for my window a shot for me :P eh i am glad i dont drink

Merlin said:
M101 until just recently was only available in Europe. Folks in the states would hook up with folks in Europe and have it shipped here.

Imaging that, a detailing polishing product that is so good there was a black market to get it into the hands of detailers in the states.
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Thats something eh, didnt know that. Thanks, i have also added a couple more things to the list that the store in canada dont have, so it makes it all worth it.
 
Fyi

michael stoops said:
this is the first product that meguiar's actually developed outside the us. It was still created by our chemists here in irvine, ca, but we actually shipped our lead man for the project to europe, along with a mini lab set up, so that he could quickly respond to testing and inputs and tweak the formula as needed. Pretty cool stuff, actually.

* what is m101 designed for? Rotary buffing with a dedicated foam pad on european aftermarket (ie, body shop) paint.

* why "european" aftermarket paint? Because, unlike factory paint which is the same whether the car is sold in europe, north america or asia, aftermarket paints vary in different parts of the world. It's a high solids versus low solids situation with these different paints, and that can require different compound formulations to achieve maximum results. Oh, and for the record, factory paint is vastly different from a chemistry standpoint than the paint used in a body shop. If a body shop, whether in europe or north america, were to shoot factory paint it would virtually never cure due to a body shops inability to bake it at sufficient heat and for sufficient time. It's just not economically feasible for a body shop to have that sort of equipment.

* why "dedicated foam pad"? While use of a wool pad is commonplace here in the us for sanding mark and swirl removal, in european body shops they almost never use wool. And rarely do they compound the entire vehicle - it's mostly spot repair following a repaint, and it's almost always with a foam pad. They also tend to run the rotary at fairly low rpm. So we've developed a dedicated foam pad to use with this compound, taking into account the cultural toward low speed rotary and anti wool bias.

* why did we send a chemist and mini lab to europe? Lead time, really. Imagine if we sent product over there, had it tested, then had to tweak and send a new batch across the pond, repeat, repeat, repeat? It would have taken months. And we couldn't do the testing here because the aftermarket paint used in europe is very different from that used here, due to environment regulations.

So basically what we have here is a product developed for a very specific type of paint system and a pretty specific work flow. That a handful of guys have imported this back to the us (it is made domestically, just like all the rest of our products) and are finding success with it using either wool or microfiber pads is interesting, to say the least. At the moment we have no solid plans to introduce this product to the us market.
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