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Replied, sorry about the delay.
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George,
Recently I picked up a 2006 Volkswagen GLI that is metallic black. The paint is in pretty good condition so I'm going to go with a light cutting polish. I have the Menzerna PO106FF that I purchased from you. I see now that it has been changed to PO106FA. Is there much of a difference between the two? Also, what finishing polish would you recommend? I have tried to pick one out but you have several of them so I'm wondering what would work the best. It will be followed by the Chemical Guys EZ-Creme Glaze, Chemical Guys JetSeal 109, and finally Natty's Red. Thanks for your help.
Recently I picked up a 2006 Volkswagen GLI that is metallic black. The paint is in pretty good condition so I'm going to go with a light cutting polish. I have the Menzerna PO106FF that I purchased from you. I see now that it has been changed to PO106FA. Is there much of a difference between the two? Also, what finishing polish would you recommend? I have tried to pick one out but you have several of them so I'm wondering what would work the best. It will be followed by the Chemical Guys EZ-Creme Glaze, Chemical Guys JetSeal 109, and finally Natty's Red. Thanks for your help.
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George,
Recently I picked up a 2006 Volkswagen GLI that is metallic black. The paint is in pretty good condition so I'm going to go with a light cutting polish. I have the Menzerna PO106FF that I purchased from you. I see now that it has been changed to PO106FA. Is there much of a difference between the two? Also, what finishing polish would you recommend? I have tried to pick one out but you have several of them so I'm wondering what would work the best. It will be followed by the Chemical Guys EZ-Creme Glaze, Chemical Guys JetSeal 109, and finally Natty's Red. Thanks for your help.
Recently I picked up a 2006 Volkswagen GLI that is metallic black. The paint is in pretty good condition so I'm going to go with a light cutting polish. I have the Menzerna PO106FF that I purchased from you. I see now that it has been changed to PO106FA. Is there much of a difference between the two? Also, what finishing polish would you recommend? I have tried to pick one out but you have several of them so I'm wondering what would work the best. It will be followed by the Chemical Guys EZ-Creme Glaze, Chemical Guys JetSeal 109, and finally Natty's Red. Thanks for your help.
PO106FF is a great finishing polish, you can go right to CG EZ Creme Glaze if you want. As superchargedg mentioned, PO85RD would be the only finishing polish that we offer that could potentially bring out more depth and gloss, so you could opt to apply that with a black pad after the PO106FF.
Everything else looks great, be sure to keep us posted on how everything turns out for you.
Cheers,
George
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Hey George I bought some products from detailed image a couple months ago but I live in South florida and it rains almost every day so its kinda hard to wash my car properly with the products I bought. I live in an apartment complex with no garage so I cant hide it from the elements.
So I washed my car yesterday after it had rained but the humidity was so high that the car always had moisture on it. When I went to use my chemical guys EZ creme glaze and poor boys world exp sealant, there was a good amount of moisture present when I applied it. Does this affect the products in any way and if so how much. Also any ideas on how to avoid this is the future? And by the way this thread has started a whole new obsession for taken care of my care properly so thx.
So I washed my car yesterday after it had rained but the humidity was so high that the car always had moisture on it. When I went to use my chemical guys EZ creme glaze and poor boys world exp sealant, there was a good amount of moisture present when I applied it. Does this affect the products in any way and if so how much. Also any ideas on how to avoid this is the future? And by the way this thread has started a whole new obsession for taken care of my care properly so thx.
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Hey George I bought some products from detailed image a couple months ago but I live in South florida and it rains almost every day so its kinda hard to wash my car properly with the products I bought. I live in an apartment complex with no garage so I cant hide it from the elements.
So I washed my car yesterday after it had rained but the humidity was so high that the car always had moisture on it. When I went to use my chemical guys EZ creme glaze and poor boys world exp sealant, there was a good amount of moisture present when I applied it. Does this affect the products in any way and if so how much. Also any ideas on how to avoid this is the future? And by the way this thread has started a whole new obsession for taken care of my care properly so thx.
So I washed my car yesterday after it had rained but the humidity was so high that the car always had moisture on it. When I went to use my chemical guys EZ creme glaze and poor boys world exp sealant, there was a good amount of moisture present when I applied it. Does this affect the products in any way and if so how much. Also any ideas on how to avoid this is the future? And by the way this thread has started a whole new obsession for taken care of my care properly so thx.
For example, I mist my applicator pad with some water or quick detailer while applying a sealant to help the product spread as thin as possible. If it was only a tiny bit of moisture you probably got a similar effect as that. Hopefully it was clean moisture though and you weren't grinding contamination into the paint.
Hope this helps,
George
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haha yea it wasnt raining but the humidity in the air caused lots of condensation of the car so it helped out with spreading the products but I didnt know if the water would affect it in a negative way. Here are some pics after the glaze, sealant, wax- it rained on it before the pics so I had to wipe it off but it was beading really good.
this may not work
http://i693.photobucket.com/albums/v...g?t=1248997300
http://i693.photobucket.com/albums/v...g?t=1248997255
this may not work
http://i693.photobucket.com/albums/v...g?t=1248997300
http://i693.photobucket.com/albums/v...g?t=1248997255
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I used meguiars deep crystal soap to wash, clayed it with the meguiars clay kit, used chemical guys ez creme glaze, then sealed that with poor boys world exp sealant, waited for that to cure 24 hrs and finally topped it off with some natty's red past wax. All great products which I highly recommend. I applied them all by hand which took a long time but they all go on and come off quite easily.
#1212
Question--
So I decided to try out a new local shop that LOOKED like they knew what they were doing...big mistake. Lack of time and garage has forced me to take my G places instead of doing it myself. Anyway looked good when I picked it up but not till I washed it in the coming days did all these swirl marks come out.
What's my my best course of action to remove these swirl marks that are all over the car? The reason Im asking is because I dont want to wait for whatever they used to wear off, need to get this fixed asap and Ive never attempted detailing on recently detailed car. It's a '05 OB and feels good to the touch but just has HORRIBLE swirl marks...
Thanks guys.
So I decided to try out a new local shop that LOOKED like they knew what they were doing...big mistake. Lack of time and garage has forced me to take my G places instead of doing it myself. Anyway looked good when I picked it up but not till I washed it in the coming days did all these swirl marks come out.
What's my my best course of action to remove these swirl marks that are all over the car? The reason Im asking is because I dont want to wait for whatever they used to wear off, need to get this fixed asap and Ive never attempted detailing on recently detailed car. It's a '05 OB and feels good to the touch but just has HORRIBLE swirl marks...
Thanks guys.
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There are more powerful wheel cleaners out there, such as Poorboy's Spray & Rinse, which utilizes acid to cut through caked on brake dust, but it can potentially oxidize and fade rims when used excessively or not using the proper dilution ratio for the job at hand. Use the same technique I mentioned above, minus the 2 hour dwell time. This product I'd only let sit for a couple of minutes tops.
Pick up an EZ Detail Brush to clean the inner barrels of your wheels, unless you plan on taking them off the car when you detail them.
To prevent this from happening again and to make future cleanings significantly easier, I'd suggest protecting your wheels with some Poorboy's World Wheel Sealant.
Question--
So I decided to try out a new local shop that LOOKED like they knew what they were doing...big mistake. Lack of time and garage has forced me to take my G places instead of doing it myself. Anyway looked good when I picked it up but not till I washed it in the coming days did all these swirl marks come out.
What's my my best course of action to remove these swirl marks that are all over the car? The reason Im asking is because I dont want to wait for whatever they used to wear off, need to get this fixed asap and Ive never attempted detailing on recently detailed car. It's a '05 OB and feels good to the touch but just has HORRIBLE swirl marks...
Thanks guys.
So I decided to try out a new local shop that LOOKED like they knew what they were doing...big mistake. Lack of time and garage has forced me to take my G places instead of doing it myself. Anyway looked good when I picked it up but not till I washed it in the coming days did all these swirl marks come out.
What's my my best course of action to remove these swirl marks that are all over the car? The reason Im asking is because I dont want to wait for whatever they used to wear off, need to get this fixed asap and Ive never attempted detailing on recently detailed car. It's a '05 OB and feels good to the touch but just has HORRIBLE swirl marks...
Thanks guys.
To begin learning about the process and selecting the right products, I'd recommend reading over our polishing how-to guide.
A good starting point for polishing is Menzerna Power Finish with a green or white pad. It's a medium cutting polish that finishes down nicer than most polishes, so it's a great 1 step product to gauge how bad the imperfections really are.
After reading the guide, let me know if you have any specific questions or feel free to post up a pic of the imperfections so I can get a better idea on how bad the imperfections are on your paint.
Cheers,
George
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I got a question. Some ****ing bird pooped on my car.. The day right after I waxed my car. I immediately scratched the bird **** off when I saw it, but it had stained the hood of my car. The bird pooped in another area, but for some reason it did not stain there.
There is now a silhouette of the bird **** on my hood. I tried rubbing it out w/ ScratchX and Poorboys 2.5 and even rewaxing it. It does not come out!
How can I remove this? I tried taking pictures, but with my camera the silhouette does not even show up. It is pretty visible to the eyes though!
There is now a silhouette of the bird **** on my hood. I tried rubbing it out w/ ScratchX and Poorboys 2.5 and even rewaxing it. It does not come out!
How can I remove this? I tried taking pictures, but with my camera the silhouette does not even show up. It is pretty visible to the eyes though!