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    Clearcoat Failure: Return to bodyshop or go elsewhere?

    Hey guys - I have a truck that was completely repainted in February of 2003. Work was done the Dodge dealer where I worked at the time. The truck is a Dodge, and the cost of the repaint was split 50/50 between Chrysler and myself. There was "silent recall" on the paint for my vehicle, but...
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    Is a sealant even necessary?

    I wash my car at least once a week, and I like to think I take pretty good care of it. I polish it with my porter cable 2 or 3 times a year top it with Poorboy's EX-P, and use a carnauba wax by hand on it every 2 or 3 weeks. I live in L. A., so even though the car lives outside, its not...
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    truck has leprosy! - is this correctable?

    this truck used to be my baby, but due to a new car + full-time school + part-time job, it has has been sitting, neglected, for a few months... poor thing. :( a while back, I noticed discolored patches on the roof. a few weeks later, these patches began peeling. now I am seeing the same...
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    Paint is more swirly after PC :(

    I PC'ed my car and it is more swirly now than before. The scratches I wanted out are gone, but now Ive got swirls instead. I used Poorboy's SSR 2.5 on a orange light cutting pad at speed 5, followed by SSR1 on a white polishing pad also at speed 5. I used PB's EX-P sealant on the grey...
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    Help: First time w/ PC + Poorboy's

    This is my first time using a PC, and I'm not quite seeing the results I was expecting. The car is a rough, unloved 97 geo metro. It's my test guinea pig before I do my bimmer. I washed & clayed, of course. I went over the car once with Poorboys SSR 2.5 on the orange pad at speed 2.5, then...
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    Am I missing anything?

    I have a swirly 97 BMW 328i convertible. I really like using Zaino but it doesn't do much for swirls. On Autogeek.com, I just bought the PC + pads kit, Poorboy's SR1, Natty's paste wax, DP pad rejuvinator and a few other things that I am almost out of. After claying, what would be a good...
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    Finally saying Hi

    Hi there. Been lurking for a while, there's so much to learn. I finally decided it's time for a PC RO. I hate driving my poor car around, looking all swirly. This is what it must feel like to be the parent of "the smelly kid in class," but with a car. It's horrible! I even have a test...
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