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Compared to previous vehicles I have owned, my new Honda Accord Coupe had moderate orange peel in the clear coat that was reducing the reflectivity of the beautiful sapphire blue metallic paint. I went to Anthony wanting to eliminate or reduce significantly this pesky "feature" of modern...

Truck started out very clean. Only 3000 miles since Feb '04. It was virtually scratch/swirl free, it has been recently clayed, but never been polsihed. The owner wanted me to "spruce it up" for a show today and Houston's Autorama the weekend after Thanksgiving. Put my new Metabo rotary...

Polished out a heavily swirled and scratched Lightning on Sunday (sorry no before pix) The owner and his son clayed the entire truck the day before, so I didn't have to do that myself. Started with Menzerna Power Gloss with LC cutting pad and Makita 9227 rotary (used 1Z Ultra and PC in the...

Been hanging over at autopia for over a year now, and thought I might explore some other sites/forums for a better understanding of what I do to paint and how to get it to the next level.

I'm looking to replace the factory wheels and tires on my new '04 Honda Accord Coupe and have been browsing at TireRack looking for alternatives. So far I have come up with 3 choices in 17x7 on which to mount Michelin Pilot Sport A/S 225's ASA AR1's in chrome AT Italia Alps in bright...

A crisis at work kept me from attending Meguiar's NXT Tech Institute Paint Polishing Workshop last weekend :wall :wall :wall :wall and now that the crisis is over, I'm champing at the bit to find out where and when the next one will be. Next time I shall arrange for the crisis to be at some...

In order for the speedometer to read "true" as the factory wheel & tire size, is there a formula that will allow me to find another wheel & tire combination? For example the stock Honda Accord v6 Coupe comes from the factory with 16x7 rims with a 205/60 tire. I am considering an aftermarket...

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Another - the sun just caught the fender and the "star" was natural - no camera filter used

This truck was "Swirl City", but with two of us working on it for 9 hours or so, we brought it back. Mother's Clay Menzerna Power Gloss (SSR 2.5 just didn't cut it!) mostly with a rotary. By the side steps where the curves are tight, PC with 1Z Ultra 1Z Paint Polish with either...

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I am contemplating the purchase of one of these soon. Looking for pro's and con's. Any input would be appreciated. Thanks

This morning on the way to work at 5:30, traffic on either side of forced me into a blob of "white stuff" on a freeway frontage road. I felt the right front tire hit the blob but it didn't make a bump - it made a squish and splat sound. Oh sh__, what was it? I pulled into my regular...

So today I had a go at the wife's beater - a metallic green B--UK according to the stick on letters just above the radiator. I began with a full wash and dry. Then I broke out the AIO and applied it with my Cyclo using the cutting pads to the hood. Note to self - move some of the AIO from the...

Take 1 Cyclo, stir in Menzerna Power Gloss (yellow pads), add a pinch of Menzerna Intensive (green pads) and baste well with Menzerna FP I (green pads). Bake at 80 degrees at 90 % humidity for 3 hours. When done, glaze with AIO and SG a la BN and a sprinkle of rain from a heavily overcast sky...

http://www.adp-inc.com/ A friend used it to remove Hoosier drag slick rubber that had been on his paint for several weeks. He said it came right off with minimal effort, but he is not sure about any damage that might have been done to his paint. Yeah, right, slick rubber on paint for weeks...

The one pictured below is the 2500 PSI version. Lowes was out of those, so got a 2600 PSI version @ 2.5 gallons/minute, 25 foot hose, quick change tips, Honda engine; at the same price (Houston, TX, Westheimer & Kirkwood store). Tried it out and I'm very impressed...

this weekend at the 2nd Annaul HALO (Houston Area Lightning Onwers) Charity truck Show. There were 35 entries and we raised $640 for The Firefighters Ministries (who help the families of firefighters who are lost in the line of duty). This is my Lightning and me. Good fortune smiled - I took...

I'm thinking it is time for me to get one, not only for under vehicle cleaning but for other around-the-house duties as well. There are multiple manufacturers, some producing a good product and others you have to throw away every year. Is there any consensus on the brand to purchase? This is...

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