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    I think i have to buff again

    I have a black g35x and for the first time buffing this car i thought i would remove most of the swirld/scratches. i have a pc 7424. Honestly after 12 hours, paint is very smooth, but the swirls and some heavy scratches or i dont even know if there heavy are there still. im not blown away from...
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    Poorboys SSR Line

    Well I finished my full detail buffing few days ago and if you see from my previous threads. I told you what my process was. Well when I applied SSR 2.5 and 1. Ya I saw the directions and said about the dusting/flaky. I swear when I used the PC, it seemed like I was sand buffing or whatever you...
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    Cleaning everything (pads, etc)

    I saw the thread with dawn power dissolver. I just cleaned my pads for the first time and seemed like everything came out besides the white pad with SSR1 on it. It still is some what pink stained. I soaked them in hot water in 5 gal bucket with some simple green and dawn. I dont have dawn power...
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    Give me buffing advice

    I am very excited tommorow to buff my whole car. I have a thread up before on which pads to use. Tommorow its going to be in the 90s so i guess clearkote and poorboys wont be a problem. :) When applying pink moose, im going to use the grey/black pad, since i just used ssr 2.5 and 1. Now am i...
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    Rusted Rotors

    I just got new front rotor and pads and it seems like th inside of the rotors behind the wheel it is rusted.If you look at a angle inside the wheel you can see a layer of rust behind the rotor. I thought my rotors are new from speedy monroe? I know when you wash a car, the actually layer on the...
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    Apply by hand or PC

    These are the last 3 products im going to use other than the polishing and glaze. Some people say apply by hand, but I really wanna use a PC since it works really good. How can applying by hand be better? PC works it in good. Applying by hand with applicator pad, would you do circular motion? So...
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    My PC Combo - black car

    Well its that time to fully buff my black car. This is what Im going to use, please critique. I have used the products before besides Nattys that I just recently bought. Also pink moose. This is my whole process. Dawn soap Clay magic Duragloss #901 wash Poorboys SSR 2.5 Poorboys SSR 1...
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    Cd-2 discontinued?

    I thought this was discontinued, the site is no longer there. Turtle wax shows the cd-2 bottle. I know there was a discussion about this awhile ago. I got some cans off someone off this board, since i could not find it at any autozone. I was just going to autozone to see what they had, since...
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    People using Foam gun

    I just got the gilmour foamaster II and I use duragloss 901. How do you actully do this? I read you fill up the quart canister 2-3oz then fill the rest with water and shake it?. What setting do I put it at? A? When i look at the ratio dial chart, it says A 1-128, 1oz/gal. Im guessing 1-128 is...
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    Spray detailing question

    I was thinking if this would work for these products to save a step. Can you use #425 or quikshine after you rinse your car. I mean im drying the car now and then I most likely will apply a SD after so then i have to go over the whole car again. Can you spray this over the car after you rinsed...
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    Hose reel kart

    Whatever you call them, my hose is so annoying to get it ready to wash my car and put it away. I just drag it from under the porch the hose. I have that reel wheel kart, but i never used it again. It doesnt work good, it needs to be sturdy and not hold onto it while reeling. Ive seen the ones...
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    Which Waffle Weave?

    Well I have the Excel Monterey Waffle Weave Drying Towel, which is the best drying towel i have ever used. Nice and soft. Problem is I only got one to try out and it cant do the whole car. It gets too wet half way 3/4 done. So then i use my Viking yellow MF drying towel that i got in that kit...
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    Fk1 #108

    When I bought #425, they gave me a sample size of the #108 for interior. I just tried it yet yesterday. Sprayed down with the usual megs interior spray detailer then i used this and applied a coat. Well looks nice and good, but when i went back in my car the next day it smelled horrible. Worse...
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    When should buffing start?

    Well i know its summer around the corner, i wanna buff my whole car with the PC. What should be the temp outside to do the whole job? Obviously it will take the whole day. Some days it gets kind of chilly, its not hot hot out.
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    Mothers powerball

    Who is using this? I just did a complete detail, wash, QD, interior and polish wheels. Now the wheels were such a pain in the ***. I applied mothers mag/alum polish to my wheels. Then I had to buff it off. This was such a pain doing each wheel. Now I have saw mothers powerball for so long and...
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    quick connectors dont understand

    Im ready to buy my gilmour foamaster, probably get the brass one. Now about all these shut off valves and quick connectors. Seems like AG sells them and there not cheap. This is what I want to do. I want to have a shut off valve on the end of the hose, where you connect and disconnect your foam...
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    New Tires

    I just got new tires put on and on the tire wall there is a yellow circle dot and a white circle dot, probably stamped since new tires. How do I remove that safely? It seems like its on there good. Its not a sticker. Rubbing alcohol? This is a silly question, but if im driving at high speeds do...
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    Which Gilmour Foamaster?

    Which one do I get, seems like the foamaster II is newer, but has plastic pieces versus the old one is brass. I heard that the brass is better and lasts longer no breaks? Same price. I am not using a power washer, just a regular hose hooked up. Gilmour Foamaster - #75QGF4 Gilmour...
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    Now Dextrose, Protein

    I have 10lbs of Now Dextrose and 1 brand new bag of syntrax matrix 5.0 protein, perfect chocolate 5.32lbs. I also have a bag of syntrax matrix 5.0 protein, perfect chocolate that has 5lbs left. Let me know
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    Foam Gun people

    I am thinking of getting a gilmour. I think its the one with 75 in it. I want the metal brass one, not the plastic one. A lot of people on here have the brass piece one. Do you think this is a waste of money if someone does not have a power washer? It looks like it works awesome with a power...
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