Recent content by chu_singming

Hey guys, I'm still trying to fight swirls on my black truck. DACP pretty much did nothing for them (applied with PC). I need a suggestion of a swirl remover that is more aggressive and that can be applied with a PC. I was thinking 3M Perfect it III but I wanted to get some suggestions first...

Hey guys, my truck is 9 years old, and I'm looking for a way to get the paint in as good of condition as I can. The paint right now is in pretty good shape, I just have a swirl problem because it was taken through automatic carwashes almost it's entire life. I have a PC and DACP didn't touch...

Absolutely nothing. I applied DACP 2 times with a yellow cutting pad, following that up with AIO with a orange pad. Both were applied at speed 5. This process removed about 5% of my swirls, if that. I don't know if I did something wrong or what, but I'm pretty disappointed considering I just...

I just thought I'd pass this along. G&M Auto Paint Supply on N. Illinois St. carries a full line of Megiuars professional products, including DACP. :) They're prices are very reasonable too, the DACP cost me about $21. A nice alternative if you don't want to order it online and wait for...

I just received my PC 7424 from Coastal Tool. I plugged it in and turned it on and it sounds sort of weird. Almost like a clanking sound on the first speed, but it almost goes away at 6. Also, when I shake the PC, I can hear something rattling inside. Is this all normal stuff? I think it...

Hey guys, I'm going to buy a PC in the next few weeks and tackle my Explorer, which is swirled pretty bad. The paint is 8 years old but is in pretty good condition. I've used SMR on it by hand to try to remove the swirls, but it really didn't do much. After doing a lot of searching, I...

I'm having a problem with my aftermarket clear front turn signal lamps. Since they are not OEM, the quality of the plastic is not so good, causing them to yellow because of sun exposure within 6 months of installing them. I have tried wet sanding them on the outside and cleaning them on the...

The day was going pretty good until this happened: A mysterious metal rod (never seen it before in my life) fell on my hood while the garage door was going down. :shocked Needless to say I'm not very happy about this. My question is, what can I do about this besides repainting the...

Did a little engine detailing today. Anybody wanna take a guess on the milage of my truck?

I had a chance to do a little work on my '95 Explorer today. I picked up my first jar of S100 a few days ago and I was anxious to use it. Here are the steps I took: 1. Washed with Dawn. 2. Clayed 3. S100 2x I wanted to do a coat of SMR and #7 before the S100, but I didn't have the...

I got keyed in February on my drivers side door, the scratch ran about 3/4 the length of the door, and as a temporary fix I just filled it in with some touch up paint (tacky, I know). But, the little brush that you apply the touch up paint with is not very precise, and it just make the scratch...