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Old 02-23-08, 09:48 PM
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Just a couple of cars I have worked on over the last couple of weeks.


Swirl marks all over the car:



Got out most of them:


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Old 02-23-08, 09:48 PM
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All of the people were happy
Old 02-24-08, 01:22 AM
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Very nice. What products & tools did you use?
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Optimum No Rinse, Meguiars Clay, Optimum Polish & Compound, Portercable, P21S Wax and Klasse Sealant.
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NICE!!! Remind me WHY you brought the IS to that lil punk One-hot?
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NICE!!! Remind me WHY you brought the IS to that lil punk One-hot?
lol because he was my teacher and learned from how he did it. Now that I know the tricks of the trade im game haha.
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Looks great Andrew..Glad I was able to help..Looks like you got real good at using a PC, why not step over to a rotary..you can work 2x faster than PC plus its way is more fun..
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Looks great Andrew..Glad I was able to help..Looks like you got real good at using a PC, why not step over to a rotary..you can work 2x faster than PC plus its way is more fun..
Soon lol. I got a 27ft sea ray boat this guy wants me to do so I am going to practice on that even though the paint is way harder on boats then on cars.
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how is the optimum compound treat you, what pad did you use with?? did you need to follow up with the OP?? Damn...couldn't wait to get a hold of an ONR!!! ahahaha...
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I used a Meguiars heavy cut pad. Optimum compound and polish work wonders for me and recommend them both.
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Looking Good.. night and day difference..
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wow looks great..thats the only reason not a big fan of Black..but good job bro!
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Great job!
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