Lol I didnt wash with dish soap. I said i would be damned if i ever did! I do know better than that haha. No the car WAS polished correctly and checked with a ipa wipedown and a high powered LED...
I love most of Griots products and most of my supplies are from Griots. Im not too sold on their polishes though and feel like Meguires is still my go to in that department as well as LC pads over...
Ok so a couple months ago i spent about 15 hours polishing out the BLACK paint on my 2008 Corvette Z06 and had it damn near to perfection! Used orange/M105, white/m205, wolfgang DG, and finished with...
I just wanted a black one, simple as that. And the only thing in worse condition is the condition of the paint which im confident that I can bring back to like new except im just not sure what to do...
Hey all, so i just traded my pristine Silver 2008 Z06 in for a Black 2008 Z06 and im getting ready to do a full paint correction on the new car cause its kinda hammered! The car only has 20k miles on...
Ok this is the car AND THESE ARE CRAPPY iPHONE PICS!!! The only pics i have at the moment! I dont own a nice camera... Yet. AND... I also dont have any pics to post of the condition of the paint or...
Ok thanks for the advice, i have some brand new orange pads and so I think i will just go with what i know and start with a wash, clay bar, M105/orange pad, M205/white pad, and finally a sealer
I just bought a 2008 Corvette Z06 with 16k on the clock. Its has a beautiful Silver metalic paint job, called Machine silver. The car is in very good condition overall without any deep scratches...
Hey all, I just picked up a Machine Silver 2008 Corvette Z06 with 16,500 miles on the clock. The car is not bad off at all and seems to be taken care of by the previous owner pretty well but I can...
thank you for all the eplies everybody. Its starting to help me come up with a ballpark figure in my head which is kinda what I was looking for. I think I will charge him $200 plus some suplies that...
dude, come on, the first thing I thought of when I saw the after shots of the car outside was "ok... HDR,HDR,HDR, where are the real pictures!?" Nice HDR's but those hardly count. The ones inside the...
So i am defiitely no professional and I do not do this on a regular basis for money but, lately I have had some of my friends and aquaintences hit me up for a detail job after seeing the condition of...
looking to complete my arsenal and am about to complete my order but im stuck on what sealer/wax to get. I am looking at either colinite 845 or Wolfgang Deep Gloss 3.0. what do you think? any other...
wow, thank you for the prompt and in-depth response! I guess Ill just quit being a feakin cheap skate and go buy some QD. Or... were you also implying that a QD wouldnt be good to use either?
can you use other types of liquids for a clay lubriacant or should you only use a QD with it? I am asking because my friend gave me a brand new bar of detailing clay but no lubricant with it. I...
BUUUUUZZZZZZZZZZ! Oh im sorry bob, wrong answer! We were looking for Kenne Bell Cobra FTMFW :poke: but thanks for playing and well see you at the finish line.
Well actually I do have a california car cover for it just ist on 100% of the time its parked though. And I park under a car port on the side of my house.
Thank you everyone who has replied so far and thank you for the compliments Zinc02GT. IT is a very nice color. I forgot to mention a couple things I guess. I will be using the Griots DA polisher for...
I will be doing a detail soon on my 2004 Mustang Cobra which is Orange in color (a nice dark orange). I Think I will be going with the Megs 105/205 combo (having trouble deciding between using...
So I'll just start this out by saying that for a living I drive a dump truck. The truck I drive is a 2006 Kenworth and its a constuction vehicle so its not like its babied and the paint is easily not...
I use one on my car and I like it. I also had this fear for a while, but after using it a few times its really no big deal. I have a nice one with the wooden handle and if you actually read the tag...