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Unbelievable that dealers care so little about the delivered condition of a vehicle.

I have fixed a lot of brand new, fresh off the truck vehicles for dealers.

Amazing save.

I've battled this myself - and I have no reason for these wood splinters, or whatever debri to be in my microfibers. It's obviously coming from my machines - somehow they are getting into my washing...

I want to mention that while there are pads specified for each step of a compounding/polishing job - each cars paint reacts different to any given combination of pads/compounds/polishes. You should...

Hey everyone,

I am looking to dive into the ceramic coating side of detailing. I have been in touch with a few companies that don't offer any products to the general public, only certified...

Car was a total repaint. Could see tape lines & build up around doors and edge of panels. Believe it or not, the hood had the deepest damage - the rest of the car cleaned up with M205 on a hex logic...

Few more photos from this nightmare car. The reflection shot is the hood!


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Nailed it! The dealership actually sent this car to me prior to retailing it.

I have a library of photos from cars that are run through my shop. Thought I'd share a major repair from last winter. It was a dealer car that their detailer attempted to fix. Looks like a wool pad...

Unfortunately the vast majority of my work is major correction like this. Don't get me wrong, I prefer to have work like this so I can correct these cars to my standards. Any time a customer requests...

Holy smokes man. I thought my CG Glaze & Butter Wax was the ultimate combo on Black.

$600 was my price not including materials. I used 12 Hex Logic pads and a full 32oz bottle of compound. Didn't use much finishing polish, she finished out unbelievable with minimal effort, I have...

Quietest DA I've come across is a Shurhold. Felt a tad underpowered (unsure, didn't do any side by side comparisons), but it operates extremely smooth and it's sound is not obnoxious, it's a soft...

I should have taken some photos of the rear quarters. Awful. The vehicle was basically Gray under decent lighting, nevermind in the sun.

Here's a in-progress before & after.

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Forgot to mention, the finished photos have NO glaze/wax. I didn't do that until the morning before delivery!!

Did a few bad areas with my DeWalt Rotary & the rest with my PC. About 13 hours total! I wish I got a few better inspection photos, I finished this vehicle to perfection. It went extremely, extremely...

Had a Cadillac Escalade ESV in the shop for a full buff. It was in really rough shape but I was able to save her. I had some touch-up to do on the front bumper and a few spots on the lower half of...

No responses, but I've done plenty of research and the techniques used for big rigs seems simple. Angle grinder or rotary with aluminum polishing wheels with various grade bars seems to be the best...

I have an entire fleet of Freightliner rigs to polish wheels to a mirror finish.

I've polished my own aluminum wheels, but it including stripping the clear, etc.

I've never had my hands on raw...

These ThinPro pads:

How durable are they?

Are they are easier to wash & dry by hand?

Do you have to worry about the backingplate hitting other parts of the vehicle more so than thicker pads...

Few things here:

People are recommending a wide assortment of pads & stock of pads for a reason: to properly polish a vehicle, you need several pads of every color (cutting/polishing capability). ...

That's funny...the toughest thing about having proper work lights is re-learning when to stop working a particular area, and it will also expose every bit of marring you leave behind...that you had...

Wow those looks great.

I would love to switch, but HDX halogens 500x2 watt lights with stands are $34 at Depot. Is there a way to retro-fit just the LED units to the stands?

It looks like curb rash that was probably hidden by dirt/grime/tire gel and he uncovered it by cleaning. Those scratches are almost too perfect in the 3 directions I see them running.

Pick a...