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am about to use PBs 2.5 and or 2.0,1.0 for the first time. awhile back on a posting it was mentioned that your pad SHOULD NOT be pre moistened with a fine water spray; that the PB polishes worked better without it. i believe that post went back about 2 years as does my original purchase of the...

I once saw a professional detailer "pre-soak" the vehicle in certain spots, extra dirty door and fender panels etc, with what looked like an all purpose cleaner. He let it sit or run down the paint for awhile before he suds up the entire vehicle. His rationale was this loosened the heavy dirt in...

anyone try this new megs w66 yet; easy buff backing plate. is it much of a difference or is meant to replace the w64 that been used for so long ? incidently, the backing plate that comes with the makita 9227; what's the major reason for wanting to change that to one of the above.

kid just got a new '07 accord lx. was reading the owner's manual regarding maintenance. manual very specific when adding /changing brake fluid, coolant, power steering fluid etc. they say only honda fluids bought from dealer are to be used as other brands will "contaminate" system. for years...

has anyone tried these "new" pads yet or can give some sort of review ? thanks.

have '03 impala with 30K on it. just went out of warranty last week would you believe. check engine idiot light came on and stays on. must have been set to go on at end of warranty. checked gas gap and cap was off. figured that was it. retightened it but cap didn't seem to lock. kept coming...

sorry no pics but i'm sure you've all seen swirls posted here before and mine don't look different than any of them. can't figure what i'm doing wrong. foam gun wash, easy blot dry, optimum,megs, or clearcoat polish, megs 66 or nxt. premium mf, light pressure. finish is as shiny & smooth as a...

Was surfin' and came across these; www.ultimatemicrofiber.com. These people took great pains to explain and highlight their products. They look pretty good. Anyone try any of their towels ? What about the "edgeless" ones. Do they really reduce the possibility of scratching?

See i need to get some towels soon. Also see alot more towels and brands available. Interested in only the best. Know most of you prefer the paks, excells, waynes, sonus, etc but what is confusing me is the way they are classifying their towels; ie regular, plush, ultra plush, ultra fine, mega...

Besides the obvious color, what is the difference between the Eagle One Blue vs the Red ? This brand is suppossed to be pretty easy on your LSP and I was wondering if it made a difference if you used one over the other. Additionally, regarding stripping your wax(using foam gun) by having to...

Just learned finish care products were founded by member of meguiars family back in the 60s. has anyone used these products extensively? what's your take on them.

Was in Sears tonight & saw this small portable 13watt florescent work light. was wondering if this type could also be used or would work to highlight those nasty swirls we all don't want to see. On sale price was $11.99.

As anybody tried the detailing/polishing/waxing cloths sold by NAPA. they almost remind me of the old fashioned cheese cloth. the package i had, the cloth was in a roll and i cut a size out that i wanted. used it on the oldest jalopy with no problem. no scratching,washed out easily. not that i'm...

on a few posts i've seen a 50/50 mixture of water & alcohol recommended to be used after polishing . can someone explain the reason for this & what's it suppossed to do ? exactly what kind of alcohol ? is thsi step really necessary ?

believe i saw it somewhere in one of these forums and naturally can't find it now that i need it !!!! a search didn't help. any suggestions on maintaining/detailing a wrangler hardtop ? would something like "back to black" be appropro or "303". thanks for any thoughts.

finally bought a da. having no problem w cleaning/ polishing. believe it or not, waxing with it confusing me a bit. naturally, i'm used to hand pressure and when applying by hand, i'm used to seeing my layer of wax on the car. i tried both megs liquids nxt and dc3 on 2 different cars with the da...

Thanks again to all who helped me locate the last few cans in existance. ranney at pakshak came through and i got the last 2 of 3 cans from hawaii. he even threw in a couple of free applicators. on the same day i got these 2 cans, another 2 cans came from a site i had tried to order from but was...

i know its discontinued, but does anybody know where i can still pick up a can or two ? thanks