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  1. Greg Nichols

    Deer vs. 140mph BMW (warning: graphic pics)

    A buddy emailed these pictures to me of a deer that was hit by a 140mph BMW. How would you like this detail??? Cheers, GREG
  2. Greg Nichols

    PC pads for sale ORANGE

    I have 5 orange low profile lake county pads with the very good velcro backing, not the cheaper style. 2 are used slightly (top) and the other 3 are brand new. These are the 5.5" and very good for the PC. These pads help make short work while using the PC polisher, I found them the best for...
  3. Greg Nichols

    1966 Ferrari 275 GTB/4

    The first posting has the befores, and inprocess photos. The second posting has the follow up photos. the paint was in pretty good condition. Process: Blue clay 106FF and 6" Blue LC CCS (Rydawg) got me hooked on this combo!!! IPA wipe down LSP.........UPGP Just cleaned the tires...
  4. Greg Nichols

    Wax removers

    I've been trying to get a better idea on good wax removers when the wax gets on trim, or plastic. What are the choices of the pros, since I want to to work well the first time with min efforts. cheers, GREG
  5. Greg Nichols

    Utah Detailed RED Cobra

    Here is a 10 hr job on a tired cobra convertible . The owner won this detail in an auction were I offered my services. Process: Wash with Chemical Guys CWG APC the convert top and power wash Hit the wheels with dil purple power and lots of elbow grease 1hr total Clay Purple foamed wool...
  6. Greg Nichols

    WTB: Boat polishes

    Hello, A guy wants me to do his boat, I've read what others have used. I'm thinking I could use my OPTIMUM line and Menzerna and a wool pad. Howerver, If anyone has some 4-6oz products they would like to sell please PM me pronto as I have to get this boat done in the coming month. I...
  7. Greg Nichols

    57' Ranchero w/427

    Here is a local guys car. A very fun car to work on since the paint had 8 coats of clear and it was painted 15 yrs ago, this stuff was very hard to get correction. Process: CG Citrus Wash and Gloss Clay with ONR Orange CCS pad on a rotary OHC 1000 - 1500 OP 1000 - 1200 Opti...
  8. Greg Nichols

    Menzerna vs. Nissan Max.

    I got this beat to death black Nissan Maxima where their kids had taken a lava rock and drawn on the doors, see the pictures. It was a friends that is going to sell it, so I decided to try out some processes and product to see what I could do. Total time 6hrs just on paint. This car is 10yrs...
  9. Greg Nichols

    Metabo Pe 12-175

    I have a chance to get a Metabo for a great price, I know they are expensive so many don't have them for that reason. I have the following questions: Will it take a standard backing plate of 6,5,7"? Can you use the EDGE 2000 spindle with it? If price were no option does this...
  10. Greg Nichols

    Poli Seal for Trade

    I have some Poli Seal, OHC, OP that I'm willing to trade out or sell outright. I have about 50% of the OHC and OP, and 75% of the Poly Seal. I would really like some SIP or 3.02. I also am looking for some very good condition LC pads................purple foam wool, white, green, black...
  11. Greg Nichols

    Detail from HELL O

    I was asked to detail this 06 CrossFire with 2000 miles on it, it had some marring and I felt it should be easy to corrct.............boy was I wrong. I'm perplexed by the way the paint acted. I tired to use a orange LC 5" and OC that just marred the paint more. Tried a green CCS with OC...
  12. Greg Nichols

    CCS not all equal?

    Hello everyone, I ordered some new ccs green pads for my PC, when I got them they look totally different and act very different, more like a green scour pad! Here are some photos of a the pad along with another ccs pad. The one on the left is the one in question, the one of the right is...
  13. Greg Nichols

    Utah Detail:Beat to Hello paint

    I have here a paint correction that really needed some loving. You will see this guy has had some hack using a rotary with a wool pad and 3000rpms! He had been trying to sell this truck for 10days with no real buyers, he gave it to me to "spruce up" and within 48hrs it was sold for more than...
  14. Greg Nichols

    Utah Detail: 1/2 done for effect

    My mother-in-law, truly she is a gem no dislike at all, has this Red Tahoe SUV that has never had any work done on it, sits outside all the time. I stole her car one day and tired some IP on the paint with a wool 8" to see how good that combo is. I was truly impressed by the speed of...
  15. Greg Nichols

    Utah Detail: 1/2 done for effect

    My mother-in-law, truly she is a gem no dislike at all, has this Red Tahoe SUV that has never had any work done on it, sits outside all the time. I stole her car one day and tired some IP on the paint with a wool 8" to see how good that combo is. I was truly impressed by the speed of...
  16. Greg Nichols

    Weekend detail: Utah winter fix

    Here is a detail I did to bring the car back to life after a hard utah...read salted roads winter. The car has 90,000 miles with several weekly trips to the ranch and gravel roads. I used my PC and: ONR Blue Magic clay with ONR lube OHC and orange 5" pad OP and white 6" pad Opti-seal x2...
  17. Greg Nichols

    Am I worthy Yet?

    I have a contact that I've made that wants me to work on some of his collection. This is an amazing collection! here are some of the cars. If anyone has worked on these cars let me know your process and ideas and I'll compare them with mine. I'm a bit scared to touch some of these. All of...
  18. Greg Nichols

    Lexus paint SS or MS

    What year did Lexus change over to a multi stage paint process, from the single stage? I have searched and cannot find a list of maunufactors that use single stage paint process. Can we create a list and then sticky it?
  19. Greg Nichols

    WTB: 6" counter weight

    I need a 6" counter weight for my PC. Anyone have one they want to sell, they seem too pricey online to order just a weight and not a ton of other stuff. Shipping just a weight from the online guys kills the deal. Cheers,
  20. Greg Nichols

    New Paint Work

    Hello, I tried to search on this topic with no hits. I have a buddy with a NEW car and he wants to increase the gloss and protect it. I ran my hand over the paint and it feels "sticky" and not the normal slick feeling. The color is silver (07 toy tundra) What would be the least invasive...
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