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    Re: Removing Polish Spatter

    Prewax cleaner works. Or what I do is if it's a very small spots here and there I will hit it again with the same pad I used the product it (so it leftover product still moist in the pad) break the...
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    Re: What's up with these pads?

    I have done many repainted panels.. one car RIGHT out of the paint booth that was black and it did not turn any of my pads any color. Unless they just used single stage paint during the repaint and...
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    Re: Need serious help with my pricing!

    Sully if you don't mind, I'm gonna take a few notes from your price list and use them in mine. It is such a complete list! So if you don't mind!
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    Re: What's up with these pads?

    Did you buff over exterior trim? Either rubber or plastic... that will make your pads black.
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    Re: Need serious help with my pricing!

    Oh, here is my gallery btw. I only do sports/performance cars. Being a vette owner myself, I have done a TON of vettes but didn't take any pics cause they get redundant.

    EpicDetailing's Photos
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    Re: Need serious help with my pricing!

    I have never finished a multi-step polish in 3-4 hours.. maybe I am doing something wrong but 3-4 hours is what it takes me to do the first compound.

    For a 2 step polish, wash, clay, wax/sealant,...
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    Re: ipa wipedown

    I tend to have trouble getting the IPA to come off completely with 1-2 wipes, so I generally spray the IPA onto a towel, wipe, then take another towel and wipe so I can get a clear look at the...
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    Re: Polishing Problems

    I have ran into this problem a few times with different cars and different panels. My solution has been using my 2nd step (i.e. if I used 105 I'll follow up with 205).

    105 with the yellow pad is...
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    Re: Any have a Springfield Armory XDm?

    I have XDM .40 and have shot about 1000 thru it no problem. Very light, accurate, and easy to handle. It does not have a traditional safety though, only a double trigger and a grip safety. Just...
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    Re: Camaro Clear and my take...

    Beautiful Results Mike! I have done 3 black 2010 Camaros and I use that exact same combo you do, Wolfgang's TSR and Finishing Glaze. I do not have a rotary, just a Flex and a PC and to get rid of...
  11. Body shop messed up this 2010 Camaro.. and I fixed it!

    I had detailed this camaro back in Febuary, and recently he had a SUV back into his front bumper, so he took it to a Chevy Dealership to get it fixed. Well they fixed it.. and he told them...
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    Re: Applying a finishing polish?

    Mike, I just started detailing cars recently back in Febuary, so with only 2 months of experience, I am still an amateur but I have done over 30 cars and I only do this part-time, but the most...
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    Re: How Do Ya Make White Shine

    Maybe I am doing something wrong but I simply cannot get Liquid Souveran to come off easily. I have tried it on 5 different vehicles, 3 different methods. By hand or polisher, and from immediately...
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    Cleaning Glass

    What do you guys use for cleaning glass? I have Diamonite's Perfect Vision and it works great, but I cannot get the embedded dirt, oils, etc etched into the glass to come out.

    I see there is clay...
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    Re: New Dodo Juice Giveaway

    I have a customer with a black 2010 Camaro SS scheduled for a full detail on the 24th of this month... This would be a perfect time to try it out!

    I promise to give a review and want to try out...
  16. Pics of my personal car, 4 months after detail

    I noticed that I never had any pictures of my personal car, only alot of pictures of customers cars haha. I detailed mine back in January, which was 4 months ago, last coat of wax applied 2 months...
  17. Re: 5 Polishes Compounds you can't live without

    Meg's 105/205 for sure. Menzerna 85rd.. I used it for the first time on my car and wow it does finish nicely after the meg combo.

    But I have to ask.. I have not used Menzerna's SIP/Nano/106FF...
  18. Re: I tried Wolfgang Fuzion Wax... wow what a finish!

    It started raining on me JUST as I finished the last panel... so I quickly pulled it into the garage and wiped it down. Then it was cloudy the rest of the day so I was going to wait until it cleared...
  19. I tried Wolfgang Fuzion Wax... wow what a finish!

    http://i580.photobucket.com/albums/ss248/strictlypro/MonMar08132331AmericaChicago2010.jpg

    This was taken by my Motorola Droid.. which has a 5mp camera but look at that finish! Well worth the...
  20. Re: PCXP, any tips/tricks for removing heavy oxidation/swirls?

    Mike, thank you for the response you are always so helpful and I learned alot in that thread. It's funny cause I read it once before but it didn't register with me until just now LOL.

    Then I must...
  21. PCXP, any tips/tricks for removing heavy oxidation/swirls?

    I have done a few customer cars that seem to have an area of heavy swirls, or just slashes across the entire car and sometimes I have to really just sit there and work in one small area at a time to...
  22. Thread: 2009 c6 z06

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    Re: 2009 c6 z06

    haha, check out the blue C5 Z06. It says "LOL CYA" :)
  23. Thread: 2009 c6 z06

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    Re: 2009 c6 z06

    Thanks for the compliments!

    As far as pads go I used orange/105, white/205, white/360 and grey with the sealant. I had to really work the 105 to get some of the deeper swirls out but it turned...
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    Re: 2009 c6 z06

    PCXP was the polisher and for the hard clear I had to use meg's 105/205. Since the Menzerna 85rd was on backorder, I had to try something else so I use Pinnacle's 360 and then topped it with...
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    2009 c6 z06

    A few of the car over the weekend. I didn't have my camera on me, only had my phone camera, with the overcast so the pictures aren't spectacular but it works. Looks muuuuch better in person, as...
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