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    optimum hyper spray polish or ??

    Hey guys, been a while since I have posted. Its time for me to get back into the detailing game. These are the polishes that I currently have HTEC Megs 83(I only bought this because I can get it locally, really dont like using it that much) I had Optimum Polish but for some reason it went...
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    spit shine clarification

    Hey guys, I have been reading up on the spit shining method we have here on autopia and it seems that there are multiple ways of doing it, but there is one "true way". So I wanted to ask the veterans to see which way is the best 1) mist chilled water on panel, apply wax, wait until it...
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    Classy Chassis Houston Tx 2008

    Hello everyone, I took these pic a while back and thought I should share them here. All pics were taken with the Canon Digital Rebel XT kit lens Enjoy!!
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    2008 Honda Fit Zaino detail

    Hello, its been a while since I posted here, been busy with school and what not. We just got this 2008 Honda Fit with only 18 miles, but the dealership monkeys had got to it. I really liked working on this car, takes about half the time as normal sedans. Here was the process, sorry no before...
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    As we wait on this hurricane...pics

    I thought I would share some pics I took of the sunset we got here in houston Hope yall liked em
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    Got my first DSLR, pics!!!!(56k warning)

    Finally got my first DSLR and although I have had it since last December,I haven't not had a change to post some pics, its a Canon Digital Rebel XT. I would also like to thank everybody who helped in the decision. I got a great deal on it from eBay, ($420 body and lens shipped) I think I have...
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    1997 Honda Accord Coupe

    Hello everyone, it has been a while since I have posted here, been busy with school and whatnot. Although this may not be as exiting or exotic as some of the other posts, cars like this still deserve some attention lol. So, on to the details. The car has been though alot, dings, fender benders...
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    Need advice on SLR Camera Lens

    I plan on purchasing a digital SLR camera in the near future and although I have decided what camera I want (Canon Digital Rebel Xt) I am still unsure about some of the lenses sine I am a beginner. I saw this deal on ebay and was wondering if anybody could comment on the lenses that it comes...
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    Glaze and Polish Question

    I have noticed some people here use a combos such as RMG and IP mixed together when taking our swirls, I am guessing the reason is so that they can work the poilsh longer. Has anyone tried other glazes combined with polishes, how about something like HTEC/megs 7/megs5? Thanks
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    HTEC and 1500Grit Sandpaper

    I decided to experiment today and see if I could buff out wet sanding marks by PC, I know there are some people here who have in the past. First I tried 2000 grit sand paper and I used a Yellow Sonus(i think) Cutting pad with HTEC alone. It worked like Magic on GM clear, I let the polish break...
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    2001 Buick Regal

    Finally got a chance to work on my moms Regal, The paint was so dirty that it had changed colors from white to grey almost :mad: . So I gave it a full detail. The whole car has the following process 1) Wash ONR 2)Clay 3)Htec OP with Cutting pad at speed 6..(this combo works great with PC at...
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    Cleaned up the GS300

    Its been a while since ive posted on "click n brag" but I have been working on this car for a past few weeks, The whole car will soon be painted, the horizontal panels are beyond repair(major etching, water spots etc). Sorry I have no before pics, but this is whats been done to the car in the...
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    For all the duragloss 105 users

    I used to be a zaino user, but since Iam almost out of zaino it gave me the opportunity to try other products, souveran, AJT, and duragloss(111 , 652, 105 and aw). I was browsing through the zaino posts and noticed that a unique method that was used(forgot who came up with it tho, g35syles?) ...
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    Touchless car washes in houston

    Does any one know how I can look up touchless carwashes in the houston area? THanks
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    Going to be painting my car

    As some of you may know, painting cars is a hobby of mine. Since I recently purchased another car, and since the paint is completely full of water spots, etched beyond repair, and its black of all colors. Here are a few pics of the car. So the question is , what color should I paint...
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    Just outta curiosity

    Just browsing on the web and was wondering why cant we use something like this and attach a pad to it for polishing, it goes upto 10 000opm.. unlike the PC 6000opm http://www.7corners.com/7c_store/showdetl.cfm?DID=1&offerings_ID=310&ObjectGroup_ID=73&CATID=6 It would be nice if we can make...
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    Single Stage Paints and Sealants

    I recently have tried out many sealants on my car (95 Gs300 single stage blk) but after a few weeks it doenst bead like it should. I ve applied the same sealants on cars with Clearcoats and they are doing fine. We have been having some crazy weather in houston and it rained non stop for 12hours...
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    Duragloss SMR 671 and 281 for tires

    So since the recent duragloss prodcuts I purchased have been good I decided to go visit my local carquest and pick up some more products, I decided to try their SMR671. Is it me or does this prodcut tend to smear? I tried to apply it via pc and it was a mess, I had to go over it FPII to clean...
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    duragloss paste wax 104, dissapointment

    So I decided to try out this wax after hearing about it in a couple of forums, but I was very dissapointed. On the instructions it says that I have let the wax "haze" prior to removing it. So after applying it to the fender, and I allowed 20-30 seconds atleast and then tried to remove it...
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    Can single stage paint be wetsanded?

    I have some major water etching marks on my hood, roof and trunklid...ive tried everything...but they still wont go away...ther are no swirls...but there are so many etch marks that all the horizontal surafces are not shinning like they are suppsed to.. So again, my question is, has anyone here...
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