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My friend told me the other day that when he last stopped by my place to see my car after I had rejuvinated it, he saw the most amazing thing he said I went out to the shed to get some more boutique products to show him and as he was waiting by my car, a moth flew full tilt into the drivers...

Been practicing at work with a rotary and 3M Perfect it III extra cut. Read the label and it stated use light to medium pressure Tryed it and it did a good job but I have read here many times that you should use no pressure Even DIY channel had a guy with a 3M foam waffle pad and perfect it...

Just got a 16 oz bottle of this from pakshak to try out and tonight I used it on my 1998 falcon XR which usually gets water only wash Opened the lid and had a whiff. Yummy, smelt like cherry ripe and has a highly slippery feel to it. Did the two bucket method wash with an ultra microfibre...

Now that I have done plenty of both, claying with the car soaked in shampoo and the traditional way of after washing with QD as lubricant, I can't decide on which one I should do permanently Wet way Pro's - do it in half the time - no lube required as the shampoo does that for you...

Whether it be USA or from australia, I really want one of these in the near future while being taught the art of rotary buffing and wet/dry sanding and for use in my shop one day (when the time comes for a shop) Thanks

For all members of autopia from VIC and NSW I am coming over to melbourne on Feb 25 for the Ford Performance vehicles weekend and there will be some time when there will be nothing to do and I thought maybe all the OZ autopians from melbourne and hopefully a few from NSW could get together...

Earlier this week I purchased 3M PIII RC from body shop supplies, which is a short walk from my workplace I had read here a while back about using this stuff to remove orange peel with a rotary. Couldn't find the thread though. Have also got PII RC which is 1200 grit and I am wondering what...

On monday morning I forgot that I had put on a coat of SG the day before and drove to work. End result, a very hard coating which was damn difficult to remove but actually left a very nice finish. Wouldn't recommend to do it but at least it shows that SG is damn durable I wonder what the...

Today at my new workplace, city mazda, I was given the task of machine buffing with one of their rotaries, a mazda mx5 in green color. Unfortunately this buffer only had a low or high setting unlike my makita which goes from 600 to 3000 All they had was farecla g3 and 3M perfect it waffle...

My car's wheels and customer's ones are coated with at least one of the following sealants PB EXP Wolfgang DGPS Klasse AIO & SG Omikron Bodyseal (polymer) Four Star UPP GPI dura glaze (white colored polymer) I use Detailers Pride Gel wheel cleaner and love it but will be getting other...

The jet black 22 year old porsche 911 which I got the job of sprucing up was delivered on wednesday night and I got stuck into it next morning It turned out that the monkeys at happy wash in the city of adelaide left water spots all over the hood and roof when they washed it two weeks ago...

Yesterday at one of adelaide's car dealerships, I came across a vehicle with rotary holograms the worst I have ever seen The detailer at the yard has buffed in overlapping motion from front of hood to the fr windscreen. Holograms are most shocking ever Some hazing and marring also. Now I'm...

Did some quick research using the links section here and came across finish kare. It has been talked about a little bit here but not to any great extent The site was quite interesting, I am interested in the decontamination system, the super concentrate shampoo and the...

I have a couple bad blemishes on my car's finish that were there when I bought it back in august Most of my work is done by hand. I have a pro rotary but need some edge 2000 pads and more practice, however my new job (if i get it) will give me the training I need. Is there a point when you...

This is my current AU falcon. The replacement for the forte that was written off (not my fault:mad: ) I have CM clayed it, followed with many prep steps (about 9) including VM, Menzerna and have sealed with AIO x 1 and SG x 4 Have UPP X 3 to go yet All done by hand since my rotary pads...

Just curious what sealants you would recommend for a fully restored resprayed two pack jet black late 70's porsche 911 Was thinking of klasse but then remembered how hard it is to remove most of the time I have wolfgang dgps, dura glaze, four star upp, poorboys exp which will be going on...

Those who have used Pinnacle's coconut oil based shampoo, please give me your opinion on it. I have received a very small sample and want to do some research on it before paying $80 USD ($120-140 AUD) for a 3.78 litre container of it. How long do the suds hang around? AUTOSOL metal polish...

In a few weeks I will have a few cars to detail that have very severe swirls and would like to know your ultimate swirl and scratch removing combo's for hand and rotary use This is what I have PB 2.5 and 3 Menz IP and FP Meg's #9 These are the combo's I'm thinking of trying PB 3...

The other day I was watching classic car restoration on how to channel and there was a ten minute segment where a guy wet sanded the white 60's thunderbird's oxidised paint and then got out the 3M P III rubbing compound(one with nascar on the label) and applied with 3M waffle foam pad. He...

Just saw the advertising blurb for the meguiars detailing clinic and it mentioned that one of theaspects of the clinic is wetsanding Recently I read australiasian paint & panel magazine and there was an article on how wet sanding is messy and is being replaced by crash repairers and...