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Hey guys, Im about to completely re do my dads hood on his 1997 ford explorer. The thing is completely sun baked, clear coat failed, paint faded and chipped. ANYTHING is better than its current shape. I want to keep this cheap and I know that I will not get OEM quality, I just want something...

Hey what’s up guys? I finally got my hands on one of the sexiest pieces of machinery that Honda Motor Co. has EVER produced; it was a 1994 Berlina black Acura NSX, the import benchmark of driver integration. The car was very tastefully modified and very well kept. The cockpit of this car is...

UPDATE: Feb 5, 2009 The Megs body solvent just came in about a week ago and I was able to try it out on this exact same car. Conclusions you ask?? Megs body solvent hits like a little girl and barely did anything noticeable. Maybe this stuff does work wonders, but in this case it did little to...

What’s up guys? I arrived on a very foggy morning hoping that it wouldn’t rain. The car was a 2005 Mercedes Benz with about 46,000 miles on the odo. It was in decent shape with the exception of moderate swirling left behind from gas station and dealer car washes. Claying the car was a...

Hey all, happy holidays! Ive got a question for you makita 9227 users, while working on my car I noticed the rotary would all of a sudden lose power on me while polishing, turns out if I wiggled the electrical cord that led into the polisher it would suddenly turn back on. I sent the polisher...

Hey autopians, the owner of this black s2000 contacted me for a full on interior/exterior detail on this Berlina black s2000 that he had just purchased. When the car came to me it seemed as if the previous owner(s) had washed and dried this car with either steel wool or sandpaper and then used...

Hey guys, looks like Menzerna came out with Powerfinish PO203, and states that its a one stepper type of polish that you can go straight to LSP with. Its time to build up the arsenal again and was pondering whether Id have more use of getting PO203 (powerfinish) over PO106FA. It seems that tons...

Got my hands on an S4 recently and since this was the owners weekend toy it was in good condition with the exception of scuffing on the trunk, water spots, and mild to moderate swirling. After soaking the car down it was quite noticeable that there wasn’t any wax protecting the dolphin gray...

Hey guys, I got my hands on a real classy looking s2000 a week back. It got the usual 2 stage polish treatment plus an interior detail and engine bay wipe down. The rotary made quick work of the soft honda paint and swirls were pretty much abolished after a few passes with an orange LC pad. LSP...

Hey guys, a client brought over his 525i wagon that he just purchased and wanted it brought back to like new condition, so he got the full auto spa treatment. Headlamps were a bit tough but I worked my way up from 1000-15-2000 grit followed by M95, and SIP. It seems that almost every bmw that I...

Hey all, well it looks like ill be purchasing my first car in the next few coming months. Ive read the purchase tips on this forum and would definitely like to know more. Most likely the car will be a used s2000 in the 17-20k range(never cared much for the newer s2000's). Im assuming itll be an...

Hey all, its time to purchase more goodies and Im trying to see if there are any complaints about optimum hyper compound? Ive read some info where it says that it has an "infinite" working time where as M105 has a work time of under a minute. How does OHC finish off?? Ive heard awesome reviews...

Hey there again everyone, I was wondering, if im going to do any scratch repair whatsoever and the touch up paint I'am using has a base coat (actual color of the paint) and a top coat (clear coat) which do I layer to become level or slightly above the rest of the surrounding paint?? Im thinking...

Hey guys during a detail I snapped the ground prong off my 1000watt halogen work lamps. The whole ground prong came off and what looked like 2 pieces were still attached to the actual plug. Is there any way to fix this?? I hope I dont have to buy another set :(

Hey guys, I parked outside of this house and as I was leaving there were massive water spots all over my car (sprinklers). The car was left out in the sun for about 8 hours so it really had time to bake in the 100+ degree heat. I tried polishing these water spots out using a 5 inch yellow LC...

Ive heard all the horror stories about this car how it was impossible to get a shine, reflection or gloss from it so I knew I had my hands full. The car arrives and from a distance it appears to look clean but when you approach the car within 10 feet low and behold the whole car was covered in...

Hands down this was definitely one of the best kept and maintained cars that I have ever detailed to date. It’s a MINT 1993 Mazda RX7 that just clocked over 40k miles on the odo. After a few conversations through PM’s it was decided that I would be traveling all the way up to Glendale to...

Well i almost about used up my bottle of M105 which I purchased here online. None of the local auto stores carry it and I need some by thursday. Any of you guys got a bottle that your looking to get rid of? Ive got $$ waiting if its a reasonable price. Thanks!

I just refinished a wood stand for my salt water tank which I stained dark cherry red. I first sanded the wood with 120 and then followed it up by 220grit sand paper on a sander. I used a one step urethane gloss stain and allowed the first coat to dry for about 18-24 hours. I then scuffed up the...

Well for some damned reason after fully detailing my car about 2 weeks ago It has more swirl marks than it should after giving it a bath last week. I was wondering if I would get any correction using 85rd or UF SE on a grey LC pad?? Which has more bite? The swirling is very light but i think...