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whats the difference i noticed you use sfp religously but if the abrassive scale is @ 4 for sfp, and 3 for smr i dont get why wouldnt you use the 9?



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Because I like #82 more. Both have diminishing abrasives and end up basically about as abrasive once you work them properly. I also think #82 has a wetter looking shine. Not a huge difference though.



BTW, #82 is at a 3 on the abrasive scale. I just looked at the gallon I have.
 
Sorry to shift topics on you, but where does #82 fall in the DACP/SMR/GEPC range?



VV



P.S. I've been here forever and still can't keep all the #s and acronyms straight :p
 
#82 is very close to #9. Maybe Mike Phillips will see this and let us know for sure, but I am pretty sure he has said previously that #82 is slightly more aggressive than #9.
 
6']['9, if you just have a question for only one Autopian, you can use the Private Messaging (PM) function. That way, you won't clutter-up the public forum with those questions. :up
 
Lynn said:
6']['9, if you just have a question for only one Autopian, you can use the Private Messaging (PM) function. That way, you won't clutter-up the public forum with those questions. :up
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Lynn, I get 5-15 PMs a day just from Autopia. I prefer if someone has a question they post it in the proper forum then PM me the link. It also enables others to see the answer as well as offer their input. I don't know everything and I often get questions about products I've never tried. This way, everyone learns something.



Honestly, it is getting to the point that I am tempted to turn off PMs for me because I get the same questions over and over or some seem to think I am here to personally teach them everything I've learned about detailing. I certainly don't mind helping people, but I just get too many PMs now to do so one on one. If the questions involve detailing, I prefer they are placed in the forums and I am directed to the links. If the questions are not about detailing, then PM me by all means. :)
 
Scottwax said:
Lynn, I get 5-15 PMs a day just from Autopia. I prefer if someone has a question they post it in the proper forum then PM me the link. It also enables others to see the answer as well as offer their input.
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What he said :xyxthumbs



I fired up my computer hoping to do some editing on some copy I wrote and the entire day all I did was answer PM's, (on multiple forums), answer e-mails that covered the widest spectrum of questions.



Not complaining, but sometimes I just like things posted to a forum.



Then, it's a matter of finding time to answer all the questions on forums. Catch-22 I guess.



It's more fun to wash and wax a car, I sure am looking forward to this one,



http://www.showcargarage.com/forum/showthread.php?s=&threadid=677



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Mike
 
My third car in my life was a 1948 Plymouth Coupe. I painted it 1976 Ford Truck Bright Red in acrylic enamel. I talk about it in the introduction of my un-finished how-to book.



I never was able to get my first two cars drivable, a Model T Hot Rod, and a Model A Hot Rod, and this was in the Disco era, not the 1930's, 1940's, 1950's 1960's, etc, it was the late 1970's. (I'm not that old)



When I was in high school, most of my friends either had the first generation of hand-me-down Datsuns and Toyotas from their parents, or Mustangs, Nova's, Camaros, Dodges, etc.



I just never fit in... I like Hot Rods. (Now days, I like 1959 & 1960 Cadillac’s and I sure miss the Milk Truck… man I should have never sold the Milk Truck)



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Anyway, when I saw this black Plymouth in the parking lot I circled around it and as luck would have it the owner walked out of the store and to the car. I told him what I wanted to do and he said... "Yes, you can buff out my car"



So, hopefully next week I'll fit it into the schedule. It actually has a basecoat/clear coat finish from Maaco. There is supposed to be a lot of paint on the car. I'm going to do a number of different things to it starting with the new ColorX by hand, followed by ColorX by PC, followed by NXT just to see the capabilities of these two products.



Here's what the finish really looks like, in the sun it's so hazy it almost blinds you to look at it. (Hope Jerry doesn't see this, sorry Jerry).



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I also stumbled across a 1974 Capri that's still on the road today... hmm... wonder if he would like his car buffed out....



Mike
 
Mike:



Could you comment on use/difference of #83 (DACP, right?), #82 (SFP), and #9 (glaze...I assume equivalent to GEPC, which I absolutely love, but #9 is available locally)? Now I know #9 is just a glaze and a "next to last step" type of product, and I understand the more aggressive cleaning/polishing nature of DACP, but I'm wondering if #82 just splits the difference or what.



Also, make sure you post your findings on colorX. It is another one of those "where in the product line does it fall" type of things that isn't self evident after reading the bottle. I'm curious to see if it is close to #82 or #83. The only products available locally are #9, colorX, and one auto parts store has NXT. I want to give some new things a shot, but shipping on heavy liquids is usually ~50% of the cost of the product.



Thanks if you (or anyone) gets the chance to reply.



VV
 
Mike Phillips said:
I fired up my computer hoping to do some editing on some copy I wrote and the entire day all I did was answer PM's, (on multiple forums), answer e-mails that covered the widest spectrum of questions.



Not complaining, but sometimes I just like things posted to a forum.



Then, it's a matter of finding time to answer all the questions on forums. Catch-22 I guess.



It's more fun to wash and wax a car, I sure am looking forward to this one,
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Mike,



Maybe you shouldn't keep starting new forums then? ;)





Not that I'm complaining :up
 
butchdave said:
Mike,



Maybe you shouldn't keep starting new forums then? ;)





Not that I'm complaining :up
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You have a point there ;)



That said, I've been posting to the web on the topic of "How-To" for paint polishing since at least 1994, so it's in the blood now.



But the point I think Scott was making was questions sent to him in a PM are sometimes better asked on a public forum because when he answers the question through the forum for one person, there are probably others that had the same question but just didn't ask.



I get an e-mail once in a while with someone asking me all the steps I did to do this,



http://www.showcargarage.com/blackbmw.html



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I started writing up the "Write-Up" here,

http://www.showcargarage.com/restoring_a_show_car_shine_to_a_1991_e34_bmw.html



The reason I started writing the "Write-Up" was because I don't have the time to answer individual e-mails asking me how I do something step by step. That would take forever. As it is, it still takes forever.



As to starting forums... Well I like staying busy... :bounce



Mike
 
Mike Phillips said:
But the point I think Scott was making was questions sent to him in a PM are sometimes better asked on a public forum because when he answers the question through the forum for one person, there are probably others that had the same question but just didn't ask.
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Let me try to clarify. Scottwax (and, by extension, Mike): I was not bashing you! Tons of us count on your valuable input and experience. But, personally, it really ticks me off when somebody creates a thread that asks for only one person's input -- like this one, which was entitled, "? for scottwax." That tells me the person does not care to hear from anybody else. And typically, I do not even open those threads; I opened this one by accident, and couldn't restrain myself from weighing-in. When I have a question about my Jag, I don't post it as "Question for BradB." I post it in the public forum as a general question, then I'll PM Brad, asking him -- if has time and inclination -- to take a look at it. And, like Mike said, I post it in that more general way because I do expect that other people have useful comments and experience that will enrich my understanding.



For me, this is not about you, Scott -- it's about basic courtesy among those posting the threads.



Lordy, I sure am glad I don't face the volume of PMs that Scottwax, Mike, and some others face!
 
Lynn, I know you didn't mean anything towards me at all ;) However, you did provide me an opportunity to let everyone know that I prefer detailing questions be put in the forum then a link sent to me. Other questions, topics, etc, PMs are fine.



My view is that PMs are used for communicating between board members about non forum related topics.
 
Scottwax said:
Lynn, I know you didn't mean anything towards me at all ;) However, you did provide me an opportunity to let everyone know that I prefer detailing questions be put in the forum then a link sent to me. Other questions, topics, etc, PMs are fine.



My view is that PMs are used for communicating between board members about non forum related topics.
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What he said... :D



Mike



(but if anyone want's to PM me, go for it)
 
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