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    Re: How to get white gelcoat back to white

    Phillps is no longer with Autogeek?
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    Re: How to get white gelcoat back to white

    Bueler........Bueler.......Bueler........


    Nobody has any suggestions on cleaning this up?



    Thanks
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    Re: How to get white gelcoat back to white

    Is it possible to lighten the gel a few shades with wet sanding it, or using a different product, or possibally wiping it down with a solvent (mineral spirits, aceatone, etc prior to buffing???

    I...
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    Re: How to get white gelcoat back to white

    Heres how the side turned out.
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    In these you can see the difference between the original swiss coffee and the fresh pure white and some of the original white that was covered up...
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    How to get white gelcoat back to white

    I`m working on a project I picked up and I`m wondering if it`s possible to get the white gelcoat to either lighten up a few shades or more or get it back to ultra pure white.

    There`s thousands of...
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    Re: What's the best DA

    Ok HF DA has been fully repaired so it'll remain in the stable and lives to polish another day!

    At this point since the HF is fully functional, I think I'm going to use the HF with a 3" pad for...
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    Re: What's the best DA

    "Trailers" with Fiberglass smooth sides? If so that material is very different from enamel aluminum panels.
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    Re: What's the best DA

    Did this spent a half a day trying a bunch of different combos, this is not clear coat, it's raw oxidized enemanel that's a coulpe thousands thick when it's new, not when it's 22 years old and been...
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    Re: What's the best DA

    Thanks everybody for their feedback, it helps clarify things.

    One last question, still Recomend the G15 at $260 (retail) over the G9 at $125? Is the difference between the two worth an extra...
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    Re: What's the best DA

    There is a "best" given my situation, that's why I provided so much info. Basically is it best to get a G9 or a G15 & PC?

    Don't want to believe the latest hype on the G9 and buy something that...
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    What's the best DA

    Been using the Chicago Electric (HF) DA for 8 or so years and it finally kicked the bucket (it fell off a bucket and broke the body in two internally) so it's time to get a new one.

    Not new to...
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    Best source for DI resin

    Setting up a larger DI system to make it easier to deal with my 550 ppm well water and very little shade on a dirt lot in the 2nd hottest spot in America.

    Who has the best quality and cheapest...
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    Glossy tire dressing, which one?

    Used to use Mark IV tire dressing ran out and their long out of business so then I tried 3D and don't like it. The 3D dries Matte, doesn't seem to keep the rubber hydrated, very disappointed in this...
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    Re: Nano Shock vs. Aquawax, DG 931, MG D156?

    First I live 1,000ft from a freeway that gets a a million cars a day and I back to street that gets 400k cars & trucks a
    day and my vehicles are outside 24/7 so I get a lot of fallout.

    Also the...
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    Nano Shock vs. Aquawax, DG 931, MG D156?

    This is a bit of a review and a request for feedback on other comparable products.

    My normal matience schedule on my personal cars is hand wash & wax, HD Speed, topped with Colonite 476. This...
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    Re: Sealants vs Coatings

    Budget Plan,
    So out of your list of features/benefits here, which coatings or combo of coatings achieve which of these results?
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    Re: Blackfire si02 spray after 2 months

    I normally "wax" with speed then top with Colonite 476, can I just use this like a "spray wax" either after the wash or after waxing with my normal combo?

    Researching going "coatings" as I'd...
  18. Poll: Re: Longest lasting Synthetic Paint Sealant for Daily Driver? (poll)

    Cruz, I'm in SoCal also so I'm interested in the position of your testing as I'm currently using speed/476 combo and it lasts 2 months before I need to wash it and re-apply so contanimates don't too...
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    Re: HD Speed Topping Question

    Speed with an immediate top of 845 or now I usually use double coat (paste version of 845). Speed alone in so cal is 30 days max with lots of impurities imbedded, speed with 845 is about the same...
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    Re: What Polisher(s) to Buy?

    Lucky I totally agree, the flex seems very nice but for the $$$ I can get a good rotary and a good DA, and nave two different tools that in combination with different pads that can be used in a wide...
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    Re: What Polisher(s) to Buy?

    THANK YOU for the super detailed response Mike :dblthumb2:

    There is lots of great information here and it has helped me clarify and get a better idea of what machine can do what. I guess what it...
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    What Polisher(s) to Buy?

    Hi Mike,
    I am looking for some advice on what polishers to buy/use.

    I used to detail back in the stone age (before DAs), using a rotary with a wool pad, hand polish, and hand wax. I would like...
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