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We recently did this major paint correction that lasted about a week...far longer than originally anticipated. My initial assumption was the paint would be ultra soft, until I got into it and realized 2/3rd's had been repainted and was hard as rock. The owner had completely fallen out of love...

Perfecting a Dodge Challenger with Prima Products used: Meguiar's C2000 Clay Megiar's Hyper Wash Prima Swirl Prima Amigo Prima Epic The client showed up with this beautiful Dodge Challenger. He asked me if there was anything I could do. Inspecting in the light showed towel scratches and...

How much better can a simple spray wax help the finish? Here's a simple wash and wax I did yesterday on a Nissan 370Z with a body kit. Products used: Prima Mystique/Meguiar's Hyper Wash in my Kranzle foam cannon Prima Hydro The paint is hazy and dull and really needs polishing which will...

Hi all, just saying hi from OctaneGuy at ShowCarDetailing wearing my Black Wow hat of course. Richard

Last week during our rains here in SoCal, this 2008 BMW 335i was dropped off at my shop. Although the paint was dirty, I could see the poor condition of the paint. After it was cleaned up and the restoration process began, I discovered that the paint was ultra soft, softer than Jet Black...

Just wanted to say hi now that I'm back, hopefully for good. :D

Just wanted to say Hi. I'm a professional quality minded paint polisher and work along side a company that builds and restores hot rods. Richard

The owner of this great looking 2006 Porsche Cayman S contacted me to see what I could do about the swirls on this car. It was preowned and he's had it for about 3 months, but it never looked as good as he wanted it to. Let's take a closer look at what he's talking about. Preinspection...

Well, I got a PM from this BMW owner about working on his "once loved baby." I invited him down to my open house for an inspection last Saturday, and he told me the sad story that some construction workers had gotten concrete on the hood and they tried to wipe it off--scratching the paint. Then...

Today I'm at GT Pro in Fullerton restoring a 2007 Z06 Corvette with only 200 miles on it. I wasn't clear if the poor finish was caused by a detailer the owner hired or it came from the dealer this way. Regardless, it was going to need some help. Because this...

Here we've got a really nice "flame orange" 1972 Buik Skylark. I didn't even know Buik had a "hot rod", shows how much I know about Buiks. I was only 2 years old and not even in the country when this thing was tearing up the track. My memory of a Buik is a huge brown station wagon that we all...

Here's a 1999 Porsche Boxster with over 100,000 miles. The current owner purchased this car off eBay, and it was supposedly in Excellent condition. Let me tell you, when I saw the swirls, I had a grin from ear to ear! But oh man, this job really challenged both my physical and mental state...

Here is todays car all polished out and ready for delivery. LSP was M21 applied on speed 3 with my PC and W-9006 polishing pad. Prep: Washed with QEW APC 4:1 for convertible top and engine bay Meguiar's Clay Bar from Quik Clay system Blue and green painters tape Newspaper Polishing...

These are just some pics from an Infiniti I worked on recently. Polished with M80 with the PC and M82 with the rotary finished with #7 and M21. Owner already did a good job at keeping it looking good, I just made it look good from 6 inches away. :chuckle:

This thread is about a great looking black Nissan Skyline that had some swirls. Nothing out of the ordinary for a black car. An inexperienced detailer with a buffer caused some damage. I visited him today to do a free inspection and perform a little test to fix his paint...

This is a car that I maintain a few times a month. However due to holidays, scheduling, and rain, it definitely took a beating that normally isn't seen in other months. It's not really an "Extreme Makeover" but the segment on polishing wheels might be interesting to anyone that's had to deal...

Today's detail is a 2005 Black Corvette with around 15,000 miles on it. Overall it was in pretty good shape. There were some light scratches and swirls in the paint, and two major scuffs. One was on the right rear fender and passenger mirror where the owner had backed into a garage and hit a...

While this Mercedes may look like any other Mercedes, some have hailed it as the greatest sleeper ever manufactured. With only around 1400 in existence, and a joint venture between Porsche and Mercedes, this super car was a joy to restore. Here it is fully restored after 14 hours of work...

The PC (Dual Action Orbital Polisher) can go a long way to keeping the finish of your car swirl free. With the right foam pads and chemicals, it doesn't take a lot of effort on a car that's in relatively good condition. But when you've got a car like this (yes it's been washed already)...

Since it seems my my last detail, the 1965 Red Mustang was so popular, I thought I'd bring over my 1968 Camaro that I restored previous to this Mustang. We scheduled a full day for buffing. I estimated around 11 hours of work needed. In hindsight a second day really could have been...