Recent content by Black_Sunshine

Anyone use an HVLP spray gun to apply opti coat (or whatever their newest version is called), or any of the long term coatings? I want to try it on a couple new motorcycles. These are brand new and have about 1500 different curved and sharp lined surfaces that would take me as long as an...

Hi guys, I've moved to a different carreer now so I haven't been on the forums for some time. I thought I'd come back here and see what people would have to say about this. I bought a vehicle from a dealership this week that was scratched up pretty badly. I always go for these because they...

The reason I ask is because today I washed a pad in the clear colored dawn dish soap, and it didn't seem to want to clean the pad at all. I usually use the green apple dawn soap, lol. I just thought they were the same. Also I was using HD UNO this time and I usually use Menzerna, but I would...

Hey all, I've been reading these forums and others for a couple years trying to learn how to detail. Bought my first rotary polisher last summer and played around with it on some junk cars for a while. This spring I spent about 30 hours polishing my black nissan titan and actually got most of...

Hey all, I was at a traffic light this morning and a guy slid into my rear bumper. Theres a scuff in the shape of his license plate on my rear bumper, and the two bolts left shallow 'dents' or 'gouges' where they ran downward slightly on the impact. This is the second time my first brand new car...

Hey guys, I finally got to test out my new UDM this weekend and am full of confusion. I'm teaching myself on an old busted accord with basically destroyed paint. It's completely full of oxidation. I cleaned and clayed the hood then taped off half. Started with OC on a white pad... I know I...