Recent content by shinnster

I've had so many problems with trying to get my car taken care of. It's been two weeks and nothing. No work, no finalized estimate, no word on when it will be finished. the claims agents have been telling me lies. They tell me one thing and do another. I've got our business's attorney...

Around 5am i was driving on the highway traveling about 60mph when all of a sudden i notice that my side airbags deployed and i was traveling sideways about to hit the highway median. Hit the median spun around and stopped. Didn't get hurt but i was pretty shaken up. The guy who hit parked...

Well, i washed my car for the third time after using blackfire. This is also after several rain showers. BF seems to still be protecting as the water did bead and sheet. But After i dried the car off it felt like there was no kind of protectant on there. Felt like bare paint. Not...

I've had blackfire on my car for about 5 weeks now. I used ppcl followed by bf polish then 2x bf protectant, then 1x ppg. After i finished drying the car it had lost most of it's slickness. felt like there was not much of nothing left on the paint. Water did sheet off, and the shin was...

I was wondering what effect you might have with layering klasse and bf. I was thinking something like 1x kaio multiple coats of bf(maybe 3 to 5) then top it off with 2x ksg. Just wondering how this would effect shine and durability. You've got to understand why i'm asking---late at night...

I tried to help my friend take out his swirls on his black eclipse with 3m smr. I washed then worked on the hood only. I spent close to 2 hours and couldn't get good results. I used a foam pad and worked very slowly. I worked the same areas two to three times then finished it off with ppcl...

Here in atlanta it'll get about mid 50's tomorrow so i'm gonn help my friend detail his 2001 eclipse black. It's got alot of swirls, waterspots, and debris in the paint. I thought about washing, claying, polishing, then using class. I figure i'll be able to clay in the morning start...

I've been reading that some of you guys are using the abc car wash system. I was wondering what exactly it was and where i could purchase it. Thanx

My brother has got an 99 300M metallic black. He hasn't taken really good care of the finish, usually just taking it to the cloth wash and sometime waxing it. It has lot's of swirls and water spots. I just put on some winter protection. i ppcl then blackfired it several times over then...

hello everyone, I just discovered this forum and i can't say enough about it. I feel like i've found a bunch of others like me who love their cars finish. ANyway, somone keyed my car a few weeks ago, from the hood all along the side all the way into my rear taillight. Most of the...