Recent content by Finaltheorem47

I'm hoping that I can get some feedback as to if these various types of leather can be fixed, and if so, how. I did a search and it seems like there is some information but I got a little confused at times trying to read the leather doctors posts. I have a couple photographs of different...

Got a friend to snap a shot of it when it was parked outside his house with his DSLR. I want to get a photoshoot going, but I had just finished a 2 step detail. Took 2-3 days or about 20 hours to complete. I'm happy with the outcome.

I have this: Lake Country 5.5 Inch Glass Polishing Pad and also bought a bottle of glass polish, but its pretty expensive. Can I use my SSR polishes? My friend thinks I can use any of them, but since glass is especially hard, I should use SSR3. My opinion is that SSR3 might make big...

I tried clay bar and it won't come out. The pic on the hood shows about 5 minutes of rubbing. I was wondering if I could try using my Orange LC pad with a mild compound on the paint to see if that would take the over spray out. Last resort would be to wet sand the entire car with 2500.

Hi guys, I really enjoy painting and detailing cars, but I'm about to give up on both because of how discouraged I've been when it comes to cutting and buffing. I have painted 3 cars now and buffed 8-9 in the past 2 years. I'm getting to be pretty good at painting, but my paint still...

Hey guys, so I'm using poly-seal for the first time and I'm have a lot of trouble with it. First, how long should I work it in? Just to where it completely disappears or should I continue to do several passes after that. Second, I'm getting dusting out of the wazzoo - more dusting than...

I'm helping a friend out. Heres basically what the problems are: The fenders have been wet sanded with 2500 grit, the car went into the shop to get some repairs to pass inspection, when it came out, the mechanics had touched the fenders with their dirty hands, and the grease/dirt is now in the...

If you're bored help out an watch the item or ask a question or two about the auction. White Tail Deer Saucer Plate - Hand Painted - eBay (item 110346904108 end time Feb-10-09 18:51:40 PST) The FAQ had me laughing (there are about 20 questions, you need to click "more")

Everyone uses different products for every detail. I've followed several of Scottwax's jobs and the only thing that stays consistent with him is his polisher, his carpet cleaner, and his wash soap. How can you decide what products to choose? Is it by the cost of the job? Say a cheaper detail...

The first time I polished my car was with a rotary. I did SSR3 on a LC wool pad, SSR2.5 on an orange pad, and SSR1 on a white pad. I was left with a hologram effect and was wondering which caused it? Was it the wool pad and I didn't spend enough time buffing that out with the SSR2.5? I think...

I tried buffing today and its horrible, spent 6 hours with a wool pad a SSR3 and still didn't finish the car! I have a Harbor Freight polisher and some LC CCS pads. I spent the entire day fighting the machine and I just got too tired to do anymore! What postures and positions can I hold...

I bought a nice HF buffer for about 60 bucks a year ago. Its really solid with a metal case and has a lot of power, and I'm going to try buffing and it just occurred to me that 1 does not equal 1000 rpm and 2 does not equal 2000 rpm... so what numbers equal what on it? I had some minor...

I bought LC's 5.5 inch glass polishing pad, and 4 different grade 3.5 inch mini pads. I have SSR1-3 and don't really want to buy a special polish just to do the glass can I just use one of the products that I own?

I always see people say to have like 3 of every pad. I bought a kit and have one of each and I don't understand why I'd need 2-5 more of the same pad. Can anyone fill me in?

This is the first time I've polished and I'm doing my mustang. I started with light and kept working up and this was after a light cutting pad and SSR2.5. I took a picture and magnified, you can see there are minature pits, what are these caused by and will a buffer be able to remove them? My...