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    Re: The Aggressive Approach to Washing a Car

    I'll echo what Mike has said about using IronX on a dirty car....

    My wash process before a polish is -

    1. Rinse car thoroughly
    2. Mist IronX evenly over car while still wet and dirty (Mike...
  2. Thread: PBL coatings...

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    Re: PBL coatings...

    Sizzle -

    I have used the PBL "surface" coating on glass (the multipurpose paint, glass, wheels version) and I have had the same results as you have described. Very un-impressed and my partner...
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    Re: BMW paint questions

    I've had 2 BMW's now, a 2011 X3 and a 2015 X3 that I have had 13 months now. The '11 had Jet Black non-metallic paint and the '15 has black sapphire metallic (bsm as people call it on here).

    I...
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    Re: Happy turkey day (tomorrow)

    :iagree:

    Everyone have a safe holiday and spend time with the ones you care about. Life is short and use your time wisely:xyxthumbs:

    - Jerry
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    Re: coatings useless or fantastic? what do you think??

    My experience has been limited to the DP and PBL coatings - I have our 2 daily drivers coated for 6 months now - a '15 X3 and '12 GMC Sierra. I've coated about 12 other cars for friends and family,...
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    Re: my new pickup , work in progress

    Looks great PSD.... dark blue is one of my favorite colors.

    Have one question for you though, and i'll go ahead and claim ignorance up front, but when you said you were burning through pads -...
  7. Re: Tracers - RIDS - Pigtails - Cobweb Swirls - Rotary Buffer Swirls - Holograms - Water Spots - Bird Droping Etchings - Micro-Marring

    Does anyone recognize the defect in the picture and what it is called? I don't know what to call it exactly. I've seen it twice on vehicles I've polished and I've not understood whether it is...
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    Re: Pinnacle Paint Coating ???

    Ok, so no more Dawn. I only started recently using it before coating a vehicle in an attempt to strip any prior LSP. I will pick up some Megs APC to use before coating a vehicle.

    I've been...
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    Re: Pinnacle Paint Coating ???

    Thanks for everyone's responses!

    A couple comments (please bear with me)-

    Here are the vehicles I've coated so far -

    DP Paint Coating ....

    2015 BMW X3 -05-04-2014
    Basically the same...
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    Re: Pinnacle Paint Coating ???

    I have tried to scour the forum for some more of the specifics to the DP and PBL coatings and made some notes of my own. I'm sharing them below. It would be nice if these could be elaborated on and...
  11. Re: Intro - I've Been Busy Coating - DP and PBL - Pics...

    Thank you. I've coated 6 vehicles now, the first was my new '15 BMW X3 in the first weekend of May this year. I'm trying to pick different cars, with different people with different cleaning...
  12. Re: Intro - I've Been Busy Coating - DP and PBL - Pics...

    And here are the after pics, not perfect, but much better. This polish and coating was supposed to be her 40th Birthday present.... do you think I can skip a Christmas present this year????
  13. Re: Intro - I've Been Busy Coating - DP and PBL - Pics...

    And here are some of the pics during the polishing - after I had figured out my test spot and had completed the drivers side of the hood, but before starting on the passenger side....
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    My sister’s “new to her” 2011 Mercedes R350 -

    And the problem child – my sisters recently purchased 2011 Mercedes R350. This one could be the poster child for the DISM (Dealer Installed Swirl...
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    Pinnacle Black Surface Coating - My friend Brian's brand new 2014 GMC Sierra

    Since this was only a few months old - this is what we did -

    -wash with Dawn
    -clay bar with a fine grade Nanoskin...
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    The After Pics with DP Paint Coating....
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    My Coworker’s 2007 BMW 328i – DP Paint Coating
    Marshall has had this 3 Series for about 4 years now, it was an off lease car that the former owner’s used the hood as a “package tray” as he...
  18. Intro - I've Been Busy Coating - DP and PBL - Pics...

    First, I've pretty much been a lurker on the forum, spending endless hours reading. I've recently become immersed in cars again, starting to collect some older cars. I've always been a car "neat...
  19. New '15 BMW X3 - Concerns with applying Paint Coating on it so soon?

    Hi everyone -

    Just took delivery of my '15 X3 last night - told dealer not to wax it. They complied. Car was produced in early April and dropped off at dealer late last week.

    I was thinking...
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    RIDS in 80's GM Clear Coat??? How to Solve???

    Hello – hope someone can share some insight on my issue J

    I’m a newbie to detailing at this extensive level, pretty much just been a wash and hand wax person all my life. Paint correction to me...
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