Recent content by BigLouMaxSE

I recently bought a used 2003 Caribbean Blue Infiniti G35 coupe. I saw there were tar/asphalt specks sprinkled along the passenger side (and some around the whole car), and figured it would be no problem to clay bar away – I was planning on doing a full polish/detail anyways with the new...

I bought this car in July of 06, with half an engine basically, and I was in love. I have always loved 240sx's, and Nissans, and RWD with plans of turbocharging just got me giddy. Background on paint...oxidized, swirled, single stage (?, I assume anyways) Ivory White. I honestly don't feel...

What's up guys? I have already made a thread about picking my new polish(es), but I just wanted to get some clarification. I am pretty decided on the optimum line, they seem to be very well liked and a good value per amount of polish as well. I only have experience in the Sonus line of...

I know this topic must come up a lot, but hopefully a few of you will be nice enough to get me up to speed on the new products, or if the older ones I'm familiar with still reign supreme. I used to check autopia everyday at least for the click and brag section, but this past year has been busy...

What's up fellas? I just got back inside after fooling around with my project 240sx for a while, and figured I'd ask. Is wheel cleaner alright to use in the engine bay? I had been using foaming citris engine degreaser, straight brake cleaner, quick detailing sprays, and a bunch of...

What's up guys? I feel like it's been forever since I've actually posted on this website... In that time, I picked up my dream project car, a 1990 Nissan 240sx Fastback. To put it mildy, it needs work...haha. It came to me with half an engine, a few rusted/rotted panels which are going to...

A couple cars in my college fell victim to some stupid *** "hate crime" where people ran around spray painting Swastika's on people's cars. Luckily, it seems, they only did one panel for each car. One car, a Maxima of the same gen. as my car, got tagged, and I feel like I should offer to help...

Last summer, I used my PC for the first time, with the Sonus DAS pad kit, and Sonus SFX-1 and SFX-2. I spent a lot of time in my polishing steps (I'm talking like 5-6 hours EACH polish). I worked the SFX-1 with the Orange DAS pad on speed 5-6, and the SFX-2 with the Green DAS pad on speed 5...

I'm coming home for X-mas break next Saturday, and looking ahead, I see some good weather that will hopefully allow me to wash my car, and re-protect it. I've been using KSG for a while, and just bought Liquid Soverean to top. Ill number my questions so they can be answered without confusion...

I don't have a bottle handy, so I cannot spell the actual alcohol, but is rubbing alcohol what most use (diluted) to spray and wipe down a vehicle after polishing? Isoprop....something... Thanks. Lou

This last summer, I detailed my car fully with Sonus SFX-1 (Orange DAS pad) and SFX-2 (green DAS pad), AIO, and SG. This process removed most swirls (my paint was badly swirled), but for the time invested, did not remove as many as I had hoped. Also, this sequence didn't seem to do anything...

Out of curiosity, how does a paint thickness guage work? Where can you get one and for how much? Thanks.

I've always heard great things about the PC's, and after owning two generic Random Orbitals (the kind that you pay 20 bones for), I sprung for the Mother of all R.O.'s, and feel I had much success. My car had an incredible amount of swirling, only about 10 percent of them show up in the...

I'm almost done with the first stage of polishing in my list of detailing: Sonus SFX-1 w/ DAS orange cutting pad. I have done and plan to: Wash w/ Dawn Mother's Clay w/ Next Gen Car Wash as the lube Wash w/ Next Gen Car Wash -- Sonus SFX-1 - PC w/ DAS Orange cutting pad (where I am right...

Quick question: I've been reading on this site that you have to keep the polishing pad wet for certain products when using a PC. When using Klasse AIO, SG, Sonus SFX2 and 3; do you have to keep the pad wet with quik detailer? Should QD be used or just plain water? Should extra wetness be...