Search results

So I'm sitting at work eating my lunch and I'm watching the parking attendant "wash" one of the owner's car. I say wash, but I'm not certain you could call it that. Basically... he was using the dish soap from our kitchen in a small bucket and I believe it was also a dish rag (although...

So I have two cars... a white Mustang and a Metallic Gray Mustang and I just ordered some Souveran in my latest "let's try some new stuff" phase :) Anyway... of course AFTER I ordered it I read that it's really only formulated for red or black paint DOH! And that the "Signature" series wax is...

I was wondering if RMG would remove Zaino or would I need to use another polish before the RMG. I got this back from Everett at Clearkote: Thank you for taking time to write and ask a very good question. I don't know the answer to that one. I have never used Zaino. Please write me and...

There were a couple of posts concerning the Optimum line of polishes and someone who is relatively new to using a PC. Anyway this is the first full car I've done. I did some spot corrections on my own cars and so on but this is the first full car and my friend remembered to take pictures...

I did a whole car finally with my PC the other day. Up to now I've just done sections that needed work. Anyway it was a friend's '07 Mustang. It pretty much had marring everywhere. Had some water spot etching on the roof and trunk and also had some pretty bad scratched areas. So anyway...

So this weekend I took my car to a show at Knott's Berry Farm. I saw this guy's Tungsten Mustang and MAN did it look sharp! I asked him what he used on it and he said he worked at a dealership and used the stuff they used on Aston Martins. He said he wasn't sure what it was called...

So I got some Pinnacle Souveran with my PC and decided to try it over my Zaino. I did one half of the hood just to see if I could tell the difference. Honestly I could not tell ANY difference between the Souveran-topped side and the non-topped side. It looked exactly the same... looked...

So I'm probably going to be doing a friends Miata and trying to buff out some scratches and cobwebbing. Just wondering if there is anything particular I should know before I do the polishing. I know Corvette's have a notoriously hard paint so I was wondering if I needed to know anything...

So I have friends that have pretty much taken the piss with me about detailing. Saying I was crazy, anal, etc. etc. etc. for washing / detailing my car so much. I just had a guy (not a friend) come up to me this weekend while I was polishing my car and say, "You know you can pay people to do...

I'm quite new to the PC polishing. I've only done it three times now. But I must say that I love Optimum polish. It's strange. I tried using Menzerna FPII to get out some light (very light) scratches and swirls from my finish and it just didn't seem to make a dent. I'm pretty sure I just...

So I've polished some swirl marks out of my other car with my PC via Optimum Compound and Menzerna FPII. My question is should I polish my 2006 Mustang? It doesn't have any noticable marring or swirls or anything. The finish looks good but I wondered if I could make it look even better after...

I have Optimum Compound and Polish and I use Zaino for my sealant. Should I use Poly Seal if I use Zaino or no? Just not sure if I need to use it or if it would be a good idea. Thanks.

I've seen people here taping the edges of the hood and doors... do I need to do this? I know the paint is thinner in those areas and you have to be more careful but I thought you only need to tape the trim and whatever you were not polishing. Thanks for any help.

So I have a strange problem. I got my car repainted and noticed that on the roof, on the driver's side, the paint looks very cloudy and hazy. It almost looks like someone took tape and sectioned off the drivers side and did something to it because right down the middle of the roof you can...

Wow I just finished using my 7424 PC and after all of the excellent advice and instruction on this site my results were nearly perfect first time! I was VERY nervous doing the PC. I was afraid of damaging the paint but I followed the steps many of you guys laid out here and everything went...

I just got my PC yesterday. I bought this package: Pinnacle Porter Cable 7424 Kit - two huge names in car care I've since bought the Optimum Compound and Polish per others recommendations. My question is how long do these pads last? Are they a one-time deal or can you clean them? And...

I just got my PC from Autogeek with the Pinnacle Advanced Swirl Remover and Finishing Polish. But I haven't seen too many use this on here. Are these good polishes? Or should I go with Optimum? It seems a lot of people here go with the Optimum polish. I'm very new to this polishing...

So I just got my hood painted (aftermarket hood) And today I saw some spotting... etching or whatever on the hood. It was in the rain this week, and I suppose that's what did it. Strange though, I drove it to work in the rain and drove it home... it's not like it sat out for weeks but I...

So I just bought a PC from autogeek and the package comes with two Pinnacle polishes and a bottle of Souveran wax. I got the package for the PC and the polishes and all the pads, but wasn't planning on using the wax... however I've seen that some people put the Souveran OVER the Zaino? You...

I just bought a PC from Autogeek. I have some hazing from a new paintjob and a few light scracthes where it looks like they lay down the hood so I'm hoping to fix both of those problems. Will a PC do that? I'm assuming it will from what I've read here. I got with the Pinnacle twins and...