Recent content by tstead

I've read in other posts where people will cut IP with RMG 70/30 in order to extend the working time of the IP. How do you physically mix the two? Do you, for example, put three small dots of IP on a pad and one dot of RMG or do you add them to a dedicated clear plastic bottle in the right...

I have been using my PC with LC 6.5" pads from CMA. I'm about fed up with the CMA pads - the velcro on the white pads keeps coming off (so far, 2/3 pads have died this way). Sure, CMA replaces them without any problems but I'd rather have pads that I don't want to keep replacing. Oh, the blue...

I have a number of 6.5" LC CCS pads that I ordered from CMA 2 months ago. I noticed something alarming with the pads and now I'm almost too freaked out to use them. CMA uses a blue "constant pressure foam" that is bonded to the pad foam. When I feel the edge of the pad at the interface of the...

Wash, clay, and 2 coats of Z5 followed by one coat of Z2 with Z6 in between each coat. No polishing. Tim

O.K., I've been detailing my cars for a while and to repay my neighbor for some favors, I volunteered to detail the exterior of his 2-year old Camry. This car had numerous scratches al the way through the paint as well as a ton of swirls. I did not do the interior. My Process: Sprayed...

I have the following polishing products: PC with 6.5" LC backing plate white, orange, and red LC CCS pads from CMA Menzerna IP Menzerna FTG Zaino ZPC 2 500W Halogens (this qualifies as a polishing tool :) I just placed an order for some PO85RD. A few months ago, I polished my car...

I just worked on my neighbor's dark red camry. There were plenty of stone chips on the front bumper and the leading edge of the hood before I started but they weren't standing out so much. I washed, clayed, washed again and polished the car. I used a PC and Menzerna IP with orange LC pad. I...