A8-fan

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OK, some of your true "axis of detailers" folks will cringe when I tell you exactly what I did, but at least my car is detailed.

It was still too cold for a full wash job outside, so I went through the touchless place and got the cheapo wash without any wax. Then I rushed home and dried the car off in the garage and gave it a full clay bar treatment.

I went over the whole car with both Menzerna IP and FP using my newly acquired PC 7336 (had a lot of water spots, I didn't get them all, but hey it's my first try).

Finally I topped it off with BFII. That was amazingly easy to buff out. Wow! I always remember "wax off" really sucking big time!

And let's just say I'll be a son of a bitch if I ever do this kind of thing without a PC7336! &lt;Insert a raving Howard Dean yell here&gt; Yyyyyeeeeeeeaaaaaahhhhhhhh!!!!!!!!!

A8-fan

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A8-fan

<center><img src="http://home.earthlink.net/~totenhosen/im001846.jpg"></center><p>At first glance the hood looks pretty crappy, until you realize the pattern is from the ceilling in my garage.

JohnLZ7W

Great pics!! The ceiling reflection came out very nice

Seattle Scott

Looks pretty. You have have a Porter Cable or need to get one?

A8-fan

I got one at Lowe's with the 10% movers discount for under $100.

I think I used too much product most of the time (especially with the BFII) and I know I need to wash the car better, but hey ... it looks pretty good anyway.

I'm a sucker for stupid advertising claims so I bought the orange/green pad combo from CMA and also the Surbuf pads. I think they worked fine, but I'll probably get a yellow and white pad just for fun.

A8-fan

My orange pad (the one I used IP with) came out very silver. Is that from oxidation or possibly the heavily clouded chrome trim? I'm having some trouble cleaning this pad now.

I ran it through the washing machine and worked on it by hand with some handwash soap.

Any ideas?

Seattle Scott

I try to do is get a pad and only use it with one product. I use a permanent ink marker to write down the product name on the back of the pad (Menzerna FP, 3M SMR, etc., etc). Then I just rinse in a warm bucket of water to get the grunge off of them as needed. I rarely rinse my wax pad, just beat it once in awhile. A wax pad lasts about 1-2 years for me. I have a five gallon bucket full of pads right now. As they get "bad" I demote them to the truck, parents and friends cars, etc.

Whe I first started using the PC I did try to get a pad or two beck to "brand new" condition after use. Never made it, there was always a "stain" from the product I used.

I think the main thing is to get the car clean before you use the pads. Sounds like you did that.

I have washed pads in the washer once on a "double rinse cycle". They didn't come out perfect. I probably cross contaminated the pads with what was on them when they went in the washer too. They came out plenty good for the pickup truck. ;-)

I've never used the orange or green pads so who knows?

raco

hehe looks awesome...