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I am going to be doing my Spring polishing on my car this weekend, and I plan on using Meguiars M80 to clean and polish the car. I haven't polished the car in well over a year, so I am a little rusty on what Edge 2000 pad I should use on my PC to apply M80. I am thinking either the Blue...

I have decided that I want to put together a foam gun. I have chosen the power sprayer that I will be using: 1800 PSI 1.5 GPM Electric Pressure Washer What I need to now is, what sort of attachment do I need to buy specifically to create the foam cannon? I plan on using Meguiars Gold...

I have been all over looking for microfiber applicator pads, and the only ones I can find are of the typical variety, like 4-5" in diameter, way too big for what I need. I am getting sick of applying Opti-Seal to my car with the sponge pads they came with. They grab the paint way too much...

I have recently begun to get a little intrigued with some Foam Guns I have seen. From what I understand, you simply pour in your auto wash of choice at a determined concentration rate, and then the foam gun sprays out sudsy water onto your car. I assume the theory is that it will work at...

I just got done detailing the exterior of my car and putting another layer of Souveran Paste Wax. The car looks beautiful! That said, I am very annoyed at all of the area's on my car where I can see dried white wax. It's in the usual area's, creviced between moldings and the door, in...

Just a little background. I have a black car that that I use Opti-Seal as a base coat on, and then top it off with Souveran Paste Wax. I really like the look and durability that I get with both. That said, I am in the market for a QD. I am not looking for a spray wax or a wax booster. I...

I have about a 4 month old 2007 Honda Accord, Nighthawk Black Pearl car. I baby the thing like crazy, have spent untold hundreds of dollars on detailing equipment, and park my car at the farthest reaches of the galaxy everywhere I go. Yet I pull my car out of the garage today and find a...

I thought I had everything figured out. Well, I was in another forum and read a thread asking for good combinatinos for dark colored cars. A good number of people suggested a particular Glaze followed by any number of carnauba paste waxes. What exactly is a Glaze? I know what a Polish is...

After I bought my new 07 Accord a few months ago, I ran into this site and have been a car detailing aficianado ever since! I finally have all of my products and tools down pat for both my exterior and interior details on my new car. One thing I haven't learned how to do yet is to detail...

I know there has been a lot of new AIO's enter the market over the last year or so and I am looking to see what others think are some of the best. That said, here is what I am looking for. I am looking for an AIO that thoroughly cleans the paint in preparation for a Carnauba LSP while also...

Does Poorboys PWS(Polish with Sealant) sufficiently clean paint to apply an LSP? I ask this question because I just dropped $70 on a tub of Souveran Paste Wax, and the instructions explicitly state that you only want to apply after the paint has been cleaned. I own a 2007 Honda Accord...

I have been washing cars for nearly 20 years now, and I just finally tried Optimum No Rinse. Bottom line, I am simply amazed. It was so easy to use, left the paint slick and clean, and cut my car washing time at least 50-60% with better results than I typically get with a traditional wash...

What happens when you mix ScottWax with Opti-Seal, why these beautiful pictures of course! I wanted to thank ScottWax for the wonderful detail he did on my car. I tried to do some initial polishing on my own when I first got the car and only managed to make it worse. I had to call in a pro...

I am in the market for a swirl remover and paint sealer. I was looking at Poorboys SSR2.5, Meguiars M80, and then the Optimum products. I haven't really seen as much feedback on these products as the others. I was curious what thoughts people had on the Optimum Polish for swirl removing and...

I recently purchased a brand new Black Honda Accord, and performed my first detail about 2-3 weeks ago by doing this: Wash Clay Klasse AIO P21S Carnauba Wax I thought the car looked excellent when I was done. Well, fast forward two weeks until today. I had a rock hit the hood of my...

I just got a Porter Cable 7424 and am awaiting the delivery of my Edge Pad system along with Poorboys SSR2.5. In the meantime, I finally decided to play around with it a bit, and I have a couple questions. First question. My porter cable came delivered with a 5" backing plate already...

I just purchased a PC 7424 and am in the process of ordering my 6" Edge pads for it. I will be using the PC on both of my cars along with the XMT3 an XMT2 swirl removing compounds. My first car is only a few months old, but does have Black paint and is already showing swirl marks. Our...

I just got my porter cable from UPS yesterday, and after opening it up and looking at the directions, I am thoroughly confused. I have seen multiple Porter Cable videos on how to actually use it as well as the technique to use, how to break down compounds, etc. That said, what I haven't seen...

I recently got into auto detailing when I picked up my new car a few weeks ago. After reading this forum and others like it feverishly for the past few weeks, I learned about the miracle microfiber towel. I have washed cars for nearly 30 years the way my father taught me, using old discarded...

I wanted to brag a little and show off my first REAL detail job ever. I have been washing cars since I was a little kid with my Dad. Only in the past few weeks searching this forum and few others like it, have I been able to figure out how to correctly detail a car. Here is what I did...