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Very true. Sal's terminology is slightly different from the industry norm.
wow I used the sonax wheel cleaner that is safe for all finishes and that stuff took it all right off that stuff is great! I am gonna get some of that brown royal next to try as well on the other wheels to see which is better...
GoFast what are your favorite products to use on Sebring Silver colored F-body's? I am looking to get a Porter Cable 7424 kit and want to get the best products to use on this new color. Thanks!
I searched "silver" and "sebring" within this thread and didn't come up with anything helpful.
I searched "silver" and "sebring" within this thread and didn't come up with anything helpful.
GoFast what are your favorite products to use on Sebring Silver colored F-body's? I am looking to get a Porter Cable 7424 kit and want to get the best products to use on this new color. Thanks!
I searched "silver" and "sebring" within this thread and didn't come up with anything helpful.
I searched "silver" and "sebring" within this thread and didn't come up with anything helpful.
GoFast what are your favorite products to use on Sebring Silver colored F-body's? I am looking to get a Porter Cable 7424 kit and want to get the best products to use on this new color. Thanks!
I searched "silver" and "sebring" within this thread and didn't come up with anything helpful.
I searched "silver" and "sebring" within this thread and didn't come up with anything helpful.
For a nice 'nuba, P21S 100% looks REALLY good on silver. If you can find it....I'd get Megs #16, but good luck finding it.
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Apologize if already asked as this can't be an isolated occurrence. The previous owner had a dash pad/mat and held it on with some type of glue or adhesive. The remnants of it is hard and clear so I am guessing super glue? Is there something out there that will remove the spots without discoloring the dash? Oh and it is on both sections, hard plastic by the windshield and softer dash pad.
Nobody? ...local guys and friends of mine say to try goo-gone. Has anyone used it on a dash before?
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Verdad Gallardo Well the Menzerna (SIP/106FA) or Meguiars (105/205) PC kit will do a great job of giving you a phenomenal finish. You just need to pick what LSP you'd like to use to protect it. Blackfire Wet Diamond is great, so is Meguiars 301, though I'd give the durability edge to the BFWD.
For a nice 'nuba, P21S 100% looks REALLY good on silver. If you can find it....I'd get Megs #16, but good luck finding it.
For a nice 'nuba, P21S 100% looks REALLY good on silver. If you can find it....I'd get Megs #16, but good luck finding it.
One thing I forgot to ask. I bought a cheaper rotary buffer, variable speed. This is my first buffer and first time using it on a car. Is there anything I should look out for? Or should I go ahead and buy a PC dual action guy instead? I got the rotary buffer for $30 at Harbor Freight tools. For the frequency I'll use it, its fine.
I guess my questions is, will the rotary be fine? Or should I really invest in a PC?
I guess my questions is, will the rotary be fine? Or should I really invest in a PC?
One thing I forgot to ask. I bought a cheaper rotary buffer, variable speed. This is my first buffer and first time using it on a car. Is there anything I should look out for? Or should I go ahead and buy a PC dual action guy instead? I got the rotary buffer for $30 at Harbor Freight tools. For the frequency I'll use it, its fine.
I guess my questions is, will the rotary be fine? Or should I really invest in a PC?
I guess my questions is, will the rotary be fine? Or should I really invest in a PC?
Here's a quick video on the diff types of machines, white.
http://www.griotsgarage.com/text/con...l_why-use.html
http://www.griotsgarage.com/text/con...l_why-use.html
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By the way, if you purchase those polishers with a kit, that makes them significantly cheaper. If anyone needs a coupon code, I can get you one for Adam's. Just PM me, I'm not going to post it in this thread. I do give it out near the end of any video series that I have done.
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Orbital polishers and dual action polishers are two different things. A dual action polisher (like the Flex3401-VRG), is significantly more powerful than any orbital polisher and will be rated in OPM's & RPM's. The polisher you're talking about is only a orbital polisher (rated in only OPM's) and thus, performs similar to the Meguiar's polisher as well as the PC. Thus, there is no advantage of one over the other except for cost. You can't call a orbital polisher more powerful than another unless the OPM's are significantly higher than the other. For example, those cheap, China made orbital polisher in the auto stores have a max output of 3000 OPM's. The PC, Griots and Meguiar's machines get up in the neighborhood of around 6800 OPM's. That's significant.
The OPM difference between the PC7424XP and the older PC-7424 is 800 OPM's. I have both. Used side by side, you cannot tell the difference between either and the newer one does no more faster correcting than the older one. Eight hundred OPM's is not a significant difference. Thirty-eight hundred is. Thus, all three machines that I have mentioned are equal in performance.
Look at it as horsepower. It's that power that gets to the wheels that matters.
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