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  1. Re: DA Haze - SF3800 - Black Metallic - Please Help

    Having read most of what you have written..

    Seems you are using a mild combination on an assumption the paint is soft..

    Seems it's not and you have overworked the polish and the pad..

    I'd...
  2. Re: Paint Correction Necessary for a Brand New Car?

    Every new car I have ever had has needed something whether it be full decontamination and a paint cleanse (ie zero defect removal, but proper paint cleaning) , or in one case a full correction.. ...
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    Re: Need New DA Pads

    Personally I use and prefer;
    For DA:-
    Scholl Spider pads (Honey, purple, blue and white cut).
    Scholl waffle finishing pads (jewelling on softer paint or LSP application).
    Buff and Shine MF pads...
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    Re: backing plates kept breaking down

    CAN'T HELP RE THE ALTERNATE BRAND SORRY , BUT THE FREQENCY OF FAILURE YOU ARE HAVING IS EITHER BAD LUCK, OR YOUR METHOD IS CAUSING EXCESSIVE HEAT E.G. OVERLY HIGH LOAD AND HIGH SPEED, WITH TOO LONG A...
  5. Thread: white bmw

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    Re: white bmw

    The LSP you select will only optimise the prep done..
    Spend you time and effort polishing the finish to as high a gloss as you reasonably can..
    Look into jeweling... white is hard to make it pop...
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    Re: Glass Coating or Ech2o?

    "IME" Ech02 does no more then a multitude of detailing sprays / waterless wash / ONR achieve... ie light cleaning and leaves a trace gloss enhancer and can in some cases be e little more finicky to...
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    Re: Coating with highest gloss and build

    IME reloads appearance is no different from 1 - 3 coats.. ie its great after 1 correctly applied even coat... so maybe there is a saving for you there..

    IF you have an uneven surface and coat it...
  8. Re: Using IronX properly- avoid brakes/calipers??

    Just a couple of points on Iron-x;

    Some callipers can discolour following application. Any coated or finished callipers are usually OK, some bare metal ones can discolour (blacken).
    I have...
  9. Re: CQuartz UK topped with Reload, PLEASE advise me on future maintenance

    ONR doesn't harm the coating at all. Doesn't seem to add or detract to the performance markedly either.
    Personally I have switched to echo2 for waterless and detailing spray on my coated car...
    Use...
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    Re: Wanna see a grownman cry..........

    feel sorry for the trolley.... It got cleaned up..
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    Re: Easiest Wheel Protection there is

    Some have used a garden sprayer and apparently achieved a good result. But I imagine this would be sufficient for wheels for example where the surface to rinse is smaller... As opposed a full...
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    Re: How do you guys do it?

    Using iron X or similar to clean the ferrous dust off the rotor as well as the wheel, completing the wash and blow drying with a leaf blower reduces the re appearance of iron oxide noticeably...
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    Re: Easiest Wheel Protection there is

    Yep... Slapping c Quartz on the barrels and face helps a lot..

    maintaining with Hydro 2 makes weekly cleaning pretty effortless..
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    Re: Easiest Wheel Protection there is

    Same here... On multi spoke AMG wheels anything else is a PITA...
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    Re: Need Opinions: Used Car Value w/Full Detail

    Hit it with iron X.. Before you use the nano disc.. for a spray on rub in step its gonna take a lot of work off the disc.. also dissolves the ferrous sunk into the clear. where as the claying only...
  16. Re: 1-step polishes with no wax/sealant/coating... whatever?

    Scholl s20 with their Blue spider pad...
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    Re: How to clean and maintain MB-TEX

    I used Megs APC at 20:1 on MF...
    Removed minimal dye transfer, general dirt and the occasional small spillage. Finished with plane water on MF to ensure no residue left over and it always returned...
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    Re: Best coating to apply outside

    OP re CQUK Keep in mind its upper temp range constraint and that darker paint surfaces are noticeably warmer even in partly shaded...
    IF the rapid flash off is of concern you can use regular...
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    Re: Cleaning Crevices

    Either a paint brush trimmed down, a Q-Tip, or for long thin runs; hotel key cards with thin MF over them.. rotating the working face of the cloth practically continuously..
    Usually this is with...
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    Re: Carbon Fiber road bike protection

    On matte surfaces on my bikes I only use ONR adter normal washing and lube..
    On gloss I have cQuartz and use reload.. Basically whatever you want same as car clearcoat..
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    Re: Piano Black Gloss Interior Trim

    Well I'm on the Gold Coast in Oz, so my supply chain will likely differ from yours ;)

    Carpro have very good distribution. (There are numerous other options for a superfine diminishing polishes, I...
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    Re: So, How many times do you wash your car?

    Gold Coast Oz, dry, HOT, the odd bit of rain every few weeks.

    My car (white)
    Weekly 2 bucket wash (Autoglym shampoo conditioner), blow dry, towel finish spritzed with ONR). Carpets cleaned...
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    Re: Soft black paint....

    Scholl honey spider pads also finish very well with essence IME... just as an additional proven option.
  24. Re: Car Pro Reflect & Essence - seem similar,are they?

    Reflect will produce very high gloss through polishing without filling.

    Essence will produce very high gloss by more mild polishing and a little fill leaving its Si02 sealant.

    IF you have light...
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    Re: Dust attraction by surfaces depending on LSP

    I have noticeably less dust sticking to he back of my C Class wagon (White) following Carpro essence and reload, vs collinite 845...

    Demonstrably so when after a few days commute I waterless wipe...
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