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Is there a website which lists the paints used by each car manufacturer. I'd love to know The only ones I know are Subaru Impreza - acrylic laquer with very thin clearcoat EF-BA Ford Falcon PPG 2K Holden - 1 coat non metallic paint, 1 coat clear Mercedez - PPG ceramiclear (latest ones)

For the past few months I have been watching every episode of Monster Garage on discovery channel and really like the part near the end when Tom Pruett from Damon's house of paints comes on and tells what paint he is going to use on this latest creation One day I want to be the tom pruett of...

A few questions for the master detailers here. Does being an autopian detailer actually help you get more business? Are your customers told about this place while or after detailing there cars? If there was such a thing, what do you think would be the requirements to be certified as an...

My friend Jason, vice president and fellow member of Falcon car club SA has been struggling to get work and in desperation, got a job at a coin op and valet car care place in the heart of Adelaide in South Australia I dropped in to give him some business cards for my detailing and couldn't...

After the sad demise of my first AU Falcon, here are some pics and details on my new one, AU1 Tickford XR6 falcon sedan, with 48,000 kms on the clock in galaxy blue PPG 2K color which has heaps of metal flakes Got the car from private owner and paint had faded a bit Magnum Top Gear super...

As I continue to refinish my replacement AU falcon tickford xr6 I came to some problems After washing with fallout remover, I came up against a heap of crud on the paint so had to get out the claybar. Fixed all that up and got to the PB ssr 2.5 step. No trouble applying or removing but when...

My friend Jason from our falcon car club came over and for one, gave me his dad's meguiars W-7000 and 9000 foam buffing pads. He had hardly used them and a simple JAL Chemicals wash brought them up like new. But he gave me his full set of $1000 each geniune Speedline Wheels. He got them from...

A friend of mine told me many years ago you can't buff plastic and I know why (can melt the plastic if too much heat) but today I was practising with the makita rotary using Top Gear Final Glaze and 3M Rub Compnd and Farecla G3 on the paint of a very neglected white toyota utility that I've been...

How many of you use a hand glaze after compounding such as 3M Imperial, omega Glaze or Farecla Black Top Secondly, what polish or sealant did you apply over it. Finally, are there any polishes or sealants that will clash with a glaze. recently I used imperial on a red car and then...

Well we have talked about this one before but I have been doing some research and have found that it's spreading all over the world and even Honda will soon be endorsing it. I will be ringing Magic Seal in NSW, who use and sell this brand and even though half of me is thinking it's BS and...

There are a few products in the One Grand range that I want to try but for the life of me, I cannot find a US supplier who can ship to australia at reasonable rates. Most use UPS and only express mail which was way overpriced. I HATE UPS (ULTRA PRICEY SHIPPING) - USELESS POSTAGE SERVICE I...

After doing a massive search on modern car care and buyers guide of carwash.com, I am amazed at the amount of detail chemical manufacturers So I'm curious, what do you pro's really use. As many of you know, I don't believe in using one brand and am constantly on the lookout for products that...

The other day when I was on the phone talking to the SA autosmart distributor, he told me that one professional detail shop in adelaide he went to was using Mr Sheen as a quick detailer and there was paint overspray everywhere and it was an absolute mess of a place. Furniture polish trigger...

Yesterday I ventured out around metro South Australia for more supplies and located two wholesale warehouses who stock a diverse range of automotive paints, crash repairer and exterior detailing supplies TOR wholesalers stocks Autoglym premium, bodyshop and professional ranges plus standox...

After a couple of years of putting of buying some products from this UK company, I have bitten the bullet, found the SA supplier and next thursday will be receiving my first batch of stuff 5 Litre Glass Glow Non Tinted Glass Polish G101 Non Acid Wheel and general cleaner Engine Lacquer -...

Microfibre has revolutionised the detailing industry and I'm really getting into layering now but I'm interested in your thoughts on what will be the next thing to revolutionise the industry and will certain methods and products used today, come to the end of their era. Circular motion...

With more and more car, home and industrial cleaning products featuring TEFLON or du pont xonyl as it's technically known (according to malco) I want to offer my observations and opinion I saw an TV ad for Clorox cleaner for home surfaces which made me mad. Teflon was mentioned in the ad as a...

This topic hasn't been done that much and I am really interested in seeing proper pics (not reflections off car hoods) of everyone's detail supplies. Once the stuff I order this week arrives I will grab the old man's new digital and take some pics but in the meantime if you got them, show them...

Ok I'm very new to microfibre and have started my collection with Aquatouch ultra MF 290-310,000 FP Inch towels, wash mitts and wax/polish applicator pads. These are made in Korea and I know that China also make them but probably inferior but where else on this planet are all brands of MF's made...

The old man has just picked up his new WRC Blue colored STI WRX and I will be in charge of detailing it. My plan in a week or two, (can't do it yet as we're off on interstate trip to race his 1971 MGB in a few days) is check for fallout and acid wash it if neccessary, if not then water...