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    Grttty feel of clearcoat on half of hood and pillar

    I have a 2013 FR-S. Its Silver so this issue may have been present from the factory And I didn't notice it. The gloss and DOI look fine but when I waxed it I noticed a very rough surface on half of the hood/pillar/top of fender on the drivers side. It feels like there is no clearcoat to the...
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    Collinite 476S

    I used Collinite 476s for the first time today, I have never used anything but caranuba. It was for a 2009 white Toyota so it was difficult to see where the wax was, but all in all it went pretty easy. The only thing I noticed is that caranuba tends to be more aggressive in pulling off...
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    headlights 205?

    Can I use M205 to restore headlights? Which pad should I use? I also have pinacle fine swirl #1 if you think 205 is too agressive. I have a porter cable XP. Never done this before but headlights are dim due to the scratches.
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    Meguiar's Deep Crystal Carnauba Liquid Wax

    What are the thoughts of Meguiar's Deep Crystal Carnauba Liquid Wax? I've been using it alone on new paint. I've been getting 2 months of water beading leaving the car out 24/7 in the PA sun. It also is doing a good job of protecting the clear from having tar and road paint etch, its a...
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    Pinnacle XMT #1

    What lake county pad would you recommend for Pinnacle #1 on a new white car with a PC. Mainly to prep after claying before Klasse AIO+SG.
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    Starting point

    I have this white 09 Yaris. It had the door&fender reprayed do to a deer hit. The body shop had zero downdraft and there is a lot of over spray. I am going to try the the chem guys elastic clay, if that doesn't work I'll try laquer thinner + aggressive clay. I am about to place an order...
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    Safe to level CC on new Toyotas ?

    Is it safe to wetsand or use the KBM to level the clearcoat on the orange peal full OEM Toyota Yaris paint jobs or would you not risk it?
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    2K Clear Overspray from Body shop

    I have a situation where 2k-over spray i3 on the door and hood of a white toyota. It won't come off with clay, it is the kind you can feel but not see. At my disposal I have: 2000 grit paper 3000 grit paper 3M Finesse It Purple Pinnacle XPT #4 Pinnacle XPT #1 Klasse AIO Klass SG...
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    3M Performance Finish

    White Toyota Yaris couple months old. I bought the Klasss AIO& Glaze. It really sounds like this Klasse and a lot of products have suffered since the VOC solvent laws. I have just been using meguars caranuba and it lasts about a week mabey two. Thinking about trying this 3M performance...
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    Last Minute Advice

    New white Toyota, first two months just caranuba. I just recieved my porter cable kit. Here is my plan: 1. Power wash 2. Clay bar 3. Klass AIO with white pad with porter 4. Klass High Gloss SealantGlaze by hand microfiber cloth 5 wait 10 hours and put o another coat of Glaze 4...
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    Fresh from the body shop

    I just got my Toyota back from the body shop, they ended up painting half the car. I asked them if they used heat cure enamel , heat cured urethane, or air dry urethane. The guy could only say we use factory spec paint. So when can I start polishing, Klasse AOI & Klasse acrylic on this...
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    why people still using rotary?

    At work we switched to 100% DA for polishing scratching even 2000 grit sanding. I hate my Dewalt, I always get swirl marks, thought seriously about ebaying it to help pay for my new Porter D/A. But decided to keep it in case the part doesn't have the power to remove wetsanding. I plan on...
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    Dewalt rotary to ebay, bought poter RO

    Just seems that it is impossible to find the right pads/accessories for the dewalt. It is also difficult to use. At worked we switched to all pnuematic Rando Orbital so its time for me to get with the times.
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    New Member 20 year Paint Engineer

    I've been a paint engineer working both for the paint companies and the OEMs for 20 years. I currently work for the largest american made motorcycly company. I've been on the management side of things along with robotic programming for a decade. Its been 15 years since I acutally spot...
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