Recent content by Rob Tomlin

I loved Acrylic Jett Trigger on my silver Lotus.

Is the site that I am typing this message on related to this one: http://www.autopiaforums.com/forums/ We have Autopia.org (here) and Autopiaforums.com? I don't get it.

I learned a difficult lesson last week. Actually, I think it was more a case of just not thinking things through than it was learning something new. Last week it rained like crazy here in SoCal. I had to drive to the desert, which is known for flash floods. Sure enough, I had to cross over...

Even though I have a stupid amount of LSP's, the vast majority of them are sealants (I do still have some Trade Secret which is the only LSP I have that has Carnauba in it), so I think I am going to order a LSP with Carnauba in it....just for fun. I think I have narrowed it down to Collinite...

My friend recently picked up a '66 Chevy II Nova SS. I've actually lost track of how many of these cars he has owned since high school, but it's quite a few! The prior owner, who is also a friend, had owned the car for a long time (10 years?), but he never buffed the car out. It appeared to...

I am going to be trying to salvage a 30 year old lacquer paint job on my friends 1966 Chevy II Nova that he just picked up. The paint is in bad shape. There is lots of etching, shallow scratches, and oxidation. We have decided that we will wet/color sand the car. We don't know how much...

I detailed my sister in laws Denali quite some time ago but never got around to posting about it and my impressions of M105. It should be noted that this Denali is not well cared for. It stays outside 24-7. It goes to the local car wash. It was a real mess, full of swirls everywhere, and...

This is the biggest sale I have ever seen on detailing supplies. Now I have to come up with the biggest list possible. Finally time to try UPGP!!! :woot:

I got over to my friends new house, which has an 1800 s.f. shop, to detail his 1957 Ford F-100 pickup. It was nice having such a big shop to work in, plenty of room and decent lighting (he may add some more lights). Anyway, he bought this truck from a father and son who had it as a joint...

I finally got around to detailing my Lotus Exige S. I did clay the car when I first got it (in Sept 07), and went straight to the LSP as the paint was in pretty good shape, with very few swirls (and what swirls existed were very minor). I figured the paint might benefit from some polishing...

We spend a LOT of time in this section of the forum discussing various LSP's and how they look compared to others. I am about as guilty as anyone, having tried many different sealants of the last year or two. But how much difference can the LSP really make in the overall appearance of the...

I used Opti-Seal for the first time late last year. I used it as my LSP after using SIP and 106FF for the first time as well. I was completely blown away by the Menzerna polishes. The depth, reflection, sharpness, and squeaky clean feeling it gave my yellow paint was incredible. I posted...

I mentioned this in another thread, but I had to start a new thread because I still can't get over how great these products are! Simply incredible. I think the SIP says something on the bottle to the effect of "high performance polish". This is not marketing BS. I had polished my yellow...

Has anyone compared these two products? I am definitely intrigued by the idea of having a spray on wax/sealant, as this will make it much easier to maintain the protection and shine on my cars. So, I am looking for advice between these two products (and will take other recommendations as...

I've had my Velocity Red RX-8 for nearly 8 weeks now, and decided it was time to post some pics. This paint is pretty cool. When looking at it in direct sun, it has some cool gold flakes in it that really jump out at you. These are somewhat hard to photograph, but I gave it a shot and I think...