Recent content by reggie11

So I will be doing my first exterior detail on my 2009 Subaru WRX on Saturday. I have heard Subaru's have soft paint so I wanted to get some opinions on what products I should use. There is a lot of swirling all over the car. It looks pretty bad. I have never used a flex before but...

So I was talking to my wife about this site and she pretty much made me feel stupid as it seems I have been pronouncing the name of the forum totally wrong. I was pronouncing it auto-peea She told me it should be autopeeyah Boy do I feel stupid. Has anyone else made this mistake or I...

So this may sound like a dumb question but my Blackberry curve has some light scratches on the screen. I thought to myself why not try some Plastix on this as the screen is made of some form of plastic. Before I try it I wanted to see what the autopian's thought....

So I have been on the boards for some time now and I have recently purchased a Flex, pads, and ONR. I just placed my first order with autogeek today for the below items. OC OP DP Glass Restorer 845 303 I live in New England and I was planning on doing a full detail once the spring...

Ok. I have done a lot of searching and reading about how to clean and protect coated leather. I will be cleaning the leather with Lexol (and will try Woolite as well). I was using Sonus conditioner but have realized that conditioners don't do much (and can be harmful)for coated leather so I...

So I have found out my G35 has protected/finished/clearcoated leather and it appears the Sonus conditioner isn't really helping keep my leather "conditioned" as it isn't being absorbed. Actually judyb said this could actually be making it worse as the conditioner attracts the dirt and oil...

After reading several threads on leather conditioners on autopia I decided to pick up some sonus leather conditioner based on people's comments and reviews. I have an 03 G35 with willow interior. I bought it with 30k on it and have cleaned the leather twice in the past 6 months. I use Lexol...

Hello, I have burned through my paint (in two spots) trying to do some touch up work. I didn't realize how easy it was to do when using 3000 grit paper. I was wondering if anyone could let me know if I can fix this. My first thought was to rough it up a little with some heavier grit sand...

So I tried doing some touch work on a bunch of scratches and dings. I tried to follow Dave's tutorial but it was a lot harder then I thought. So the results were very crappy and look worse then before I tried to correct them. I actually got down to primer in a couple spots on accident...

I have been doing a lot of research and have a few peoples opinion but I want to run it by you guys one last time before I place my order. I plan on using a Makita rotary with some Edge wool pads. This will be my first detail and I have heard/read that OP can be used as a compound and as a...

I have searched a ton and couldn't find a good answer. I have a bottle of Meguiars Leather Conditioner kicking around that I haven't used. Does this leave a glossy or matte finish. If it leaves a glossy finish I will order some Sonus. Thanks

I am back again with another couple of questions before I go ahead with my first polish. I have decide to use my friends Makita (no higher then 1000-1200 rpm) rather then buy a PC or UDM. I plan on watching some videos and reading up a ton before I do it. He is also going to show me some...

I want to start out that ever since I found this site I can't get enough of it...it is friggin addicting. I can't wait to clean my car. I plan on doing a full detail in the below steps. Please let me know if you have any suggestions >Interior I am not really sure on the order of the...

Guys, I was wondering where you all buy your detailing stuff. I was hoping to find a place that had a large range of products. I have found many sites only carry a few brands. I am looking to buy Lexol and Z10 and don't want to pay for shipping twice. I did a search and looked at the...

I was thinking of buying an DA polisher (which is the same as an oribital I believe) and I don't have the cash for a PC or UDM. I saw a couple of cheap orbitals on eBay and I was wondering if any of you had any experience with them. This is my first time polishing which is why I am not going...