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Hello, In detailing my personal vehicle this past week, I ran into the first time, in a long time where my compound really met its match. I have a 2009 CTS-V in Tri-Coat Red. The clear on this car was rock hard and heavily scratched and marred. I didn`t even take before and afters because I...

Hello, Its been a few years since I have posted but I am a very frequent reader on here. My wife has a classic corvette that has low miles, all original and was in mint condition until a family member (thankfully not me) backed into it and damaged the bumper. She is really upset about this...

Hello, I ran into an issue recently with a set of "leather" seat covers I had installed. The covers were supposed to be leather but are actually a vinyl, leatherette, or some other type of unidentifiable synthetic material. The issue came when they tried to "shrink down" the seat covers using...

As I am sure most of the people in this section are, however I am impressed because they are a forum sponsor. Till recently my go to was always M105/205. I have been buying bottles of different products for years; i really just enjoy trying new things. So when a new bottle of something comes...

Hello, Just finished detailing my 2005 corvette. Decided to try out Opti gloss coat. When I first saw how little 10cc's was I was kind of disappointed, but after using the product I found how amazingly far it goes. I only used 1cc to coat the entire car. The gloss is amazing but I can't help...

Hello, Decided to detail my 2005 Corvette. Everything was going well until i decided to tackle the glass. Car had some water spots I couldn't get out of the windshield. I started by using glass clay on the windshield. Then I started on the passenger side with a Carpro Rayon Pad on my Rotary...

Hello, In October I got a great deal on a decent car. I know the previous owner. Car has 125K miles. It was used for commuting and nothing else every day. Spent all its time on the highway. As you can imagine the front bumper could use a repaint (and will probably get one) but the rest...

Whats good for removing love bugs from a Zaino finished vehicle. This is all of a sudden a problem as it seems the bug species decided to move into my neighborhood. I am trying not to use anything too aggressive as the front bumper is freshly painted, car is swirl free, and I don't want to...

Hello, I have a Zaino question. I am looking to top coat my six coats of zaino (3 coats of Z5, 3 Coats of Z2) with Pinnacle Souveran. I am under the impression that once i coat with pinnacle I can no longer add coats of Zaino because a sealer won't bond to a Nuba. With that said are there...

Hello, I recently detailed my 2005 C6 Corvette. Car came out great. I will post pictures when I have an opportunity. I have been using proline grout sponges from Lowe's Home Improvement for the past couple of years on all the cars I do and for the most part it has worked pretty well...

Hey guys, I am finally detailing my 2005 Corvette. Car is black. I am running into a very interesting issue. Car is daily driven so I am not being to particular, but at the same time I would have expected different results. Here is my process. Wash with Dawn Clay Bar Wash with Dawn...

Hey, I just had the bumper on my corvette painted. Took a 300 mile trip this week and acquired a nice little chip right in the center of the bumper. That didn't last long. So my first question; the paint was done exactly 30 days ago. I spend time on one of the autobody sites and they are...

Hey guys. Last week I got my 2005 Corvette back from the paint shop. I had the bumper redone because it looked horrible. It was sprayed with PPG. The guy who did the work coated it with some Meguiars Wax (not sure which one) and I brought it home. The next day we had a light sprinkle in...

Its a very long story but I got talked into purchasing a bottle of Ace-It. I don't know what it is, what its made up of, what its really used for, if its safe... I know nothing about it. I was going to throw it in the back of my box and never look at it again but then I decided to type it in...

Hello, So I am getting ready to pull the trigger on a Tornador. After my buddy lent me his to try I am addicted. However I have also had my eye on a foam gun. I can't afford both at the moment but I am thinking I may not have to. Went on the autogeek site tonight and took a close look at...

As the title states... I recently did a car for a friend of my father... charged him relatively nothing, and today a Snap-on Paint Thickness Gauge arrived on my door step... most thoughtful present ever. I decided to Mil up my hood tonight on my car... 6.8 the gauge shows... one of...

I recently ran into a car that threw me for a loop. Panels where not necessarily repainted but I later found the car had been hammered by a previous detailer prior to myself. Made me realize that a paint thickness gauge was a vital tool. Like many of the other people on this site i was...

Next car I am doing; the leather seats are horrendous. The seats surprisingly have no damage or wrinkles for that matter, but they "were" tan at one point, now they are dark brown from all the dirt. I searched the forum high and low for this information and the opinions are very varied...

Here is my predicament. I am not completely against wet sanding although I feel it should be a absolute last resort. Same with heavy compounding (M105-3M Extreme Cut). I tend to like to clay first and start with a white or orange LC pad and a mild polish and work my way up. Lately I have...

I personally bought a 46 Chevy Stylemaster a couple of months ago. The car needs alot of work. I just realized when I was washing it the other day that its COVERED IN CHROME. I have metal polish, but that's the end of the story. Never had a car literally comprised of 1/3 chrome parts. Now...