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About a week ago I asked about applying products over an existing detail. The situation is, I did a thorough detail in April, and some swirls and marks are coming back. I tend to wax every couple weeks or so, and my finish is so slick that water droplets bead and dry as "dust drops". What I...

OK, here's the situation. I keep my car pretty waxed up. I like to keep it waxed up, I'm here because I'm that type of person. I did a complete DACP/IP/FP/PPCL/Souv thing at the end of April. Now some minor swirls are coming back; hey, it's not in a bubble, after all, that will happen. No...

It came out pretty nice; thanks, Jngrbrdmn, for the insistence on this product. It's still a Malibu, though. What I need is a product (other than money) that will turn it into a Benz. LS is easy to use; I used the black pad and the PC. One thin line around the pad is enough to do two panels...

I do; I just can't throw anything away, it seems. Most of this stuff is from before I discovered Autopia, when I was still looking for the truth on my own. On my "disgraced products" shelf: blue Zymol cleaner wax: short lived protection "The Wax Shop" sealant glaze (actually a wax...

Here is a beautiful '92 that we finished: This '94 was a serious mess before we started; the hood and nose were all oxidized: LVMOC = Lehigh Valley Miata Owners' Club. Detailing small cars (without tops) is like eating cashews; once you start, you have to finish them all...

Sheesh, first, hardly any pictures, sorry. Here is a beautiful '92 that we finished: This '94 was a serious mess before we started; the hood and nose were all oxidized: LVMOC = Lehigh Valley Miata Owners' Club. Detailing small cars (without tops) is like eating cashews...

My car, the Classic Red done with Souveran, reflected in my friend Kurt's car, done with Zaino. For a report on Detailing Day (aka Shine and Dine), see the detailing forum. Mosca

The product reviews are another area where you vets can help us new guys cut down on the signal-to-noise ratio. Wondering about a product, what it does, how easy is it to work with? Look it up in the product reviews. Actually, I'd recommend that EVERYONE consider writing a review of products...

I have both products, but want other opinions before I experiment. Mosca

Or, about the differences and similarities! I have a handle on it a bit, I think it just needs some sorting out. Here's what I think I know, please correct the mistakes. Menzerna FP: all abrasives, no fillers. 3M IHG: All fillers, no abrasives. Meg's #7: some abrasives, some...

A customer I was talking to. He said, "It's a unique feeling, putting $70,000 down on a car and still owing $50,000." Then he offered me the keys! I got about 15 minutes in it. Top down, of course. Highlights: 1) POWER. Gobs of it, at any speed. It feels like a motorcycle, like a hand...

The pictures of all the detailing cabinets shamed me into reorganizing. I'm moving stuff across the garage to the new location (a cabinet that sat basically unused) and I found this: "Nissan Car Wash Concentrate". I last worked for Nissan in 1987, so that dates this product fairly accurately. On...

OK, so I asked about leather products. I found a bottle of Johnson & Murphy's Leather Balm in the garage (if you look in the pic of my supplies, it's a little tan bottle right in front; but that's not important now). I opened it, and it smells alright, kinda earthy, but not strong or...

I use Lexol, which I like OK, and which keeps my seats nice and supple. However, there IS one thing I wish I had; that leather smell. Japanese leather seats have been deodorized. As I understand it, it's a cultural thing, a distaste for a smell that I personally find heavenly. I'll never...

I mean, for that deep, deep non-synthetic look, but with Collinite durability? If you did so, would you use Collinite 915, or 476s? Why? (I can think of good reasons for each, with different benefits.) Would you think that a different product would make a better, more durable base? Would...

Folks, a lot of the good that you do us acolytes goes unnoticed and unthanked. When I go through Autopia finding information through the "search" feature, or when I lurk, I can find the information I look for but I also lose the social dimension of mentor/trainee, and also the ability to close...

...because that's what the previous owner must have used it for. Anyhow, I'm still a noob, even after a year of fun, and I'll always be learning. Here's my latest experiment at tackling the sandbox: 1) DACP with wool cutting pad, 3x. 2) Menzerna white with orange compounding pad, 2x...

I don't think I really understood what QD is all about. As I understand it NOW, it is about cleaning a car without washing it. (Insert long, exaggerated "OHHH" here). Here is how I HAVE BEEN using QD, and I gotta say, this is one neat trick. I understand that I'm probably sharing common...

I've tried the cheap Korean ones from Walmart, with the edges trimmed, and the expensive ones from Pinnacle and PrAuCare. I've laundered both. Other than the different sizes of towels, I think they both work about the same, really. The WalMart MF towels induce no marring nor scratching to my...

Uh, well, I have products from both manufacturers. (Actually, like many here, I have SHELVES of pruducts accumulated over the years.) Where do the Menzerna Intensive and Menzerna Final polishes fall on the scale? How do they break down, compared to the Megs polishes? Mosca