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    2003 Porsche 996

    Detailed this a few weeks ago. It was a lot of fun. Simply a rocket ship on wheels! The owner has a family of Porsches. I have been priveledged to work on them all - 911(mauve), Carrera S(Silver), Cayenne(Black), and two MB e55 AMG's. One half the car was swirled up badly and the other half...
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    2003 Porsche 966

    I had the opportunity to detail this automobile. It was a great experience. Subsequently, the owner was so pleased with the detail, he commissioned me to detail his family of 3 additional Porsches (mauve 911, black Cayenne, silver Carerra) and one silver MB E55 AMG. I am happy and humbled...
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    2000 Black MB S500

    Had the opportunity to work on this gorgeous automobile. Wash Clay It had a tremendous amount of water marks do to sprinklers, however, they were not etched. Also, the entire car was swirled. It is a Daily Driver. Menzerna FPII - with a meg's polishing Pad x 2-3 passes depending on...
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    Adam's line of products..1st experience....

    Revive Polish Scratch & Swirl remover Brilliant Spray Glaze Butter Wax MF Applicators Dense Sponge Applicators MF Towel After enjoying the time savings of Revive Polish and Scratch and Swirl remover used at once. They performed admirably on a well maintained vehicle. I applied by hand with a...
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    XJ6...1997 body style....Detailed.

    This was an absolute pleasure. However, the paint was marred with cobwebs & swirls (thousands of them), scratches of varying depths. Here was my Game Plan... Meg's #83 DACP Klasse AIO - just because I like it! LOL! Meg's #80 Speed Glaze - this is a very nice product! S100 Originally I...
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    Sealents on Single stage paints?

    Can I use a WG, UPP, Poorboy's sealent on a single stage paint or should I contain my enthusiasm and stick with something like: #83 AIO #82 3M IHG Carbuna of choice..... S100, Pinnalce Cycle Paste, NXT..... Any thoughts? I know #7 was designed for single stage, however I do not like applying...
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    Claybar more abrasive than Rubbing Compound?

    Here is a cut and past of a new member of the car club I belong to. This person has 20 yrs experience in a body shop and has a totally different skew on detailing....this is an example of his response when I questioned him about clay vs rubbing compound and their abrasiveness. Does any of this...
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    WG vs Liquid Souveran?

    Anyone use these WG on a dark or black car? Any conclusions compared to LS?
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    Do I need a Rotory?

    I wasn't getting anywhere with the Meg's polishing pad and #83 DACP....I switched to the Meg's maroon cutting pad and made two passes on speed 5 and working very slowly....All looked great under the 1000 watt halogen lights....then today, I see all the water marks again while looking at the car...
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    Craftsman Wet/Dry Vac

    Does anyone have any experience with this model? http://www.sears.com/sr/javasr/product.do?BV_SessionID=@@@@1241361505.1081078698@@@@&BV_EngineID=cckladcldkjmkklcehgcemgdffmdflh.0&vertical=TOOL&tab=description&pid=00917037000&vertical=TOOL&com.broadvision.session.new=Yes...
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    PC Pads vs. Speeds

    What speeds on the PC with the different cutting, polish, finishing pads are members most comfortable using? Any reason to use 5-6 vs. 1-3? I would think the job one is facing will determine what to use. Usually I am in the 4-4.5 range with all pads, but I couldn't tell you why. I certainly...
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    Liquid Souveran longevity.....

    According to autogeek.com ...Liquid Souveran has a "polymer like" quality ( I am not calling it a polymer) for longer lasting effectiveness. Similar to a sealents' lasting ability... Are you guys not "seeing" this effectiveness, ie:longevity? please advise....thanks....
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    Vinyl Graphics - How to Approach?

    I have a possible gig with a PT Cruiser with Vinyl Flames on both sides of the car.....Any suggestions as to how to approach this car since it will need a full detail ....Clay/Polish/sealent/carbuba?
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    Any suggestions- on which wax/sealent

    I will be taking a look at a 1990 BMW midnight blue with minor sun damage to a small amount of paint in certain areas......Car was babied by the owner however it was always parked outside in Los Angeles. I would think, if minor damage, the Meguiar's Clearcoat Body Scrub would be good to...
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    Any way to change the user name?

    When I re-registered I was 1/2 asleep and didn't place my user name correctly. :boohoo I would prefer my old user name CrobarCars. I messed up....any suggestions on how to change my user name? Thx..... P.S. I am glad to be back! :mohawk
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