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Ok, so I'm looking for a new backing plate for my PC. I have one of the 5" (it might be 4.5, I never actually measured it) from Patrick at Exceldetail that I got probably 3 years ago now. It's just a regular old urethane backing plate, looks just like this one that David sells in his autopia...

Hey guys, So I've been struggling with some spots on my doors for the past two summers now, and this year will make three. Right at the bottom where the door skin folds around and is tack welded to the door frame it is starting to rust and pop off the paint. Yeah, I know, it basically...

So I was bored today and was just wandering through different stores, and in the back of Big Lots I found Meguiar's Wheel and Tire brushes for $3 a piece. I bought a wheel face brush, a tire brush, and a spoke brush, all for $3 a piece. They also had the body brush for $10 and a 20 pack of...

Hey Guys, So, basically I currently own a $50 Casio watch that is giving me fits, and honestly I am sick of throwaway watches. That being said, I am a college student and don't have a ton of money to spend on a TAG or something REALLY nice, so I'm looking at spending less than $200, less...

Hi guys, This summer my dad and I are going to redo his garage, and I am looking at different flooring options. The garage is about 30 years old with just bare concrete. The garage is 22x22.5 feet (comes out to almost 500 sqft), and I initially though about going to go with a product called...

So, I understand that the green clay is super fine for regular use, and the gray is for more "regular" applications (like the 3-4 times a year claying). I guess I'm wondering when the shift from green to gray usage occurs. For example, I don't clay that often. Usually once every 2-3 months or...

Going to preface this with a "sorry for the long post." Now that that's delt with, we move on. So I have been tinkering with my wash technique pretty much for about the last year and still I am not satisfied with the results I get. What I currently do is a type of two bucket wash. I use 2...

So, I have one set of good Propel pads on hand, and to this point they have only seen the paint on my own clear coated car. My dad has a 67 Tempest that has been repainted at least once, I think twice, with single stage paint. He wants to get it done again, but who knows when that will be, so...

Ok, my dad has a 67 Tempest (some of you may have seen the pics a while back) and for Christmas he got a kit to completely redo the seats. Last night, my dad and I took off the old vinyl off the back bench and recovered them with new vinyl, new rings, the works. It looks awesome, but I was...

Well, I've been working on my car for about 3 months now, never really getting a chance to do it all at once. Before today, all that had really been polished was the hood and passenger side, but today I did the whole thing. Process: Wash with Accumulator-esque wash method Clay PB SSR...

So, I'm a big fan of the woolite/APC/Oxyclean mix for carpets. Only thing that seems to screw me up is that whenever I actually scrub the carpets for stains or whatever, the Woolite starts to suds a lot, and then takes literally forever to rinse it all out. I was doing a minivan the other day...

Is there any special trick to removing the SSR's from pads? I seem to be having more and more trouble removing the old polish from the pads after I use them. I usually just wash them by hand with laundry detergent, but that didn't seem to work today, so I tried dish soap also, but to no avail...

So, I'm just going to lay it out, and let people voice their opinions. I am a college student, with a decent job (still doesnt pay enough to support this habit though :D ) and I like to think a pretty decent set of skills. I joined Autopia a little more than a year ago shortly after I got my...

Ok, so today I was using my Orange Propel pad that I got from Patrick to polish some nasty scratches and other junk on the roof of a car. Finished up, and brought it down to the basement to clean it up. It while i was looking at it before I cleaned it (just something I do), I noticed some...

Hey guys, Been lurking for a while, and finally joined up. Not a noob exactly to detailing, I know some stuff (limited as it may be) and am a member of other detailing forums (see several familiars round here :) ). Just wanted to say hey. Prometheus

So, I was thinking about this today after reading David's thread about polishing too much. Everybody says that a rotary achieves its results because it heats up the paint. So, would polishing in the sun with a polish that can be used in the sun (the SSR's are the ones I'm thinking of) make the...

So, I generally clean my towels after every time I use them (with the exception of the one I keep in the car for quick wipes). My MF's are pretty much reserved for the "cleaner" jobs, like applying 303 or #39 or interior glass cleaning, etc. I use my older Terry towels for the heavy duty...

So, I was in Wal-Mart today (was looking for a half-way decent tire brush) but I ended up finding what they called a "Soap Dispenser/Sprayer". I was intrigued, with all the recent posts about foam guns, I kinda wondered how it would work. I was really quite suspicious (being it was only $6...

So, I recently got the SSR line of polishes from steve, and I was wondering if there is a temperature that they should be worked at. I'm wondering because I have some time off this week, but the high is only like 45 F, and I was wondering if i would still get good results with the temperature...

So, I am stocking up on my polishes for spring, and was going to order some of Poorboy's SSR polishes. I'm going to order SSR1 and 2.5, but I'm wondering how often you use SSR 3 and 2? From the sounds of it 3 is some strong stuff, and I just wonder how often I would use it. Is it worth buying...