Recent content by imported_bpfoley

I had bought OCW awhile ago, but didn't use it much due to a hologram-type appearance after first use. Turns out, this was due to using way to much product. Lately I have been using OCW again, as a quick after-wash wax and have been extremely impressed. It is slick, provides a great look and...

I have come from a world of Hard Paints, VW, Audi and GM. My wifes new '08 Yaris is something else. It has 100 miles on it and is swirl city. I did a test with Menz FPII and a LC white pad @ 6 on the PC and after working the polish twice (polish, work, breakdown X 2) the area was flawless...

well I scratched the wife's car. It is a metallic blue and I want to try repairing it on my own. Worse comes to worse I can always take it to the pros I figure. For starters what should I get? I figure I will need: - dealer touch up paint - 95-99% Isopropyl alcohol, mixed with water (what...

No correction work done here, just a wash and spruce up. It was polished out this spring, starting to get some light wash induced marring by now though. I only do polishing once a year and winter is coming soon for these parts, I wanted to get a nice detail in before I had to start layering up...

Well I went in to surgery earlier this week to have a bone spur removed from my foot which means I can't drive for 10 days. So my wife has been my personal chauffeur. I usually wash both of our cars on saturday morning but being with one foot bandaged I am stuck to sitting on the couch with my...

I am looking to replace my empty bottle of Menzerna IP. Looking for something that dusts less or not at all. I have VAG/Audi paint so it is pretty hard but I have had decent success with IP and yellow cutting pads (multiple passes via PC). My complaints are that IP dusts and work time is...

Already owning a PC7424 and being a little let down with it, I am considering a UDM. However, is a cyclo a better choice? The UDM will allow me to keep all my current pads. But will a cyclo correct better? I am looking for maximum correcting ability vs. time. Vibration and noise are not...

I am tired of water beading on my car. Yes, I know it looks nice to have tight beads but on a black car, the sun comes out and makes it look terrible. If it rains shortly after I wash my car, it will look terrible. I have tried many products (AW, FK1000P, Megs UQD, Prima Hydro, Pink Wax, FK...

I have come to the conclusion that something in my detail process is imposing a static charge on my vehicles. No matter what I use as a topper I always have dust accumulating within a few short hours. I have tried FK 425, 1000P, PW, AW and Megs new Ultimate Quik Detailer as my last step and...

I have hard clearcoat on my black jetta, but tried out some Menzerna FPII on an orange pad and have what I think are great results. I went really slow and used a little bit of pressure. The polish didn't dust like IP and seemed to finish nicely. It removed 95% of my cobwebbing and the hood looks...

is it ok to do this? My father's John Deere lawn tractor has some scratches on the hood from branches and it appears to be just green plastic (not actually painted). Is it ok to do this? What type of pad product can I use?

I have a bunch of 6.5" Lake Country pads and am looking at getting a rotary. I want to know if it is OK to use the concave pads. Does it make the rotary harder to use? Should I get some flat pads, larger diameter pads? I figure I will start out with my white LC pads and some FPII to get a...

Would I encounter any problems with using Duragloss AW to spritz and buff off a hazed application of Finish Kare Pink Wax? Will I hurt PW durability, look etc? I did this over the past weekend here and it seemed to work great (Pink wax always removes very well for me), however now it is snowing...

Hi, I am in Rochester NY and am curious about this local detailing business named Flower City Customs (Flower City Customs - Home) and if anyone has used them. I plan on stopping over by the shop to meet with them and check the place out, does anyone have good suggestions on what I should be...

Yesterday I decided to try my new Menzerna IP on a Lake Country orange pad on my PC7424. It was working great at first, one pass on my trunk lid and it made a notable improvement and cut through a lot of swirls. After two passes it was almost perfect. Seemed to finish down almost perfect too...