rtbiscuit

i've been looking at the chemical guys hex logic pads they seem to be very good. just got to email them to find out if their 6.5" pad fits the 6" face plate. as thats the largest apd they do. they reccomend the 5" plate for a 6" pad. but never say what to use for the 6.5" pad?

BM has experience with them, and i've been to meguiars for a detailing seminar, and have a good idea of what i'm doing, and would have used it by next weekend, we're both in suffolk, but i'm sure between the 2 of us we could do a little getting to know your polisher tuition.

cheers BM, it was the ultimate compound they were using on the zed at the megs day and it worked well, what else do you reccomend for a polish to use on something like soft jap paint?

a DA wont get out every single blemish, so the black hole glaze is to help finish the job

47 out of 50 only did the first one as i got bored after that, i never revised for my original and i didn't cheat on that and i've been driving 12 years. you have to be a complete moron to fail those tests, most of its common sense.

i'm no pro i just go on what the manufacturer was saying, they used megs paint cleaner, but lime and prime is also a paint cleaner. i suppose it bepend son how anal a cleaner you are. i have a load of it sat doing nothing so i suppose it wont hurt to use it up. nothing ventured nothing gained. as for the RM, i tend to leave it about an hour before going over, as its just a sealant.

i read your write up a few days ago, i'm a fairly competant detailer, i'm bringing in a machine as the next step as i'm bored of getting a sore arm as for yuor machine you don't state what size backing plate you used with the pads? as for mine i got it for 75.00

really? its a 7" pad it needs an inch space all round? so does that mean i need to find an 8" pad for a 6" backing plate? on i4 detailing they say a 6" backing plate is good for pads from 6"-8"

i use CS5 and its v good

i used a pioneer double din satnav in the cubby, and a JVC in the main slot, the JVC fitted really well.

only reason was to use it as a paint cleaner, when i was on the megs seminar they used a paint cleaner before any wax, not to polish but to remove all and any contaminants that the clay may have missed. as for the red mist ontop of wax, i thought this as well, but a pro valet/ detailer on here was doing it at i think the last big meet in wales, and when i asked, he said you can use it straight after waxing.

plan is: - snow foam - wash - dry - clay - dodo lime and prime light (polishing pad) - meguiars ultimate compound (polishing pad) - poor boys black hole glaze (finishing pad) - dodo purple haze pro (apply by hand) - dodo red mist (apply by hand) not sure if i should use a polish pad or a finishing pad for the paint cleaner stage like lime and prime.

ah ok.

i've always used pioneer stuff, love it,

I have just purchased a kestrel DAS 6 DA polisher, i know how to use it and what fluids polishes etc that i'm using, but i've hit a stumbling block. my DA will come with a 6" plate, but i'm struggling to work out what size bads to buy for it. this may sound silly, but all the megs ones i've seen are 7" and lots of the pads are resessed, so i don't know if the measurements they give are for the outer diameter or the size of plate they'll fit, i need 3 pads and at 10 quid a pop they aren't cheap so i want to get it right first time. any ideas or suggestions. also i;m looking at the megs pads, and the dodo pads.

??? never heard of it try using fuchs titan pro S

my first car was a rover 214, and i blew the head gasket cost 500 quid to fix, and i bought the car for 300 origianlly. and that was over 10 years ago. mine was easy to tell you could see where the gasket blew out. plus it had the creamy coolant. there was a revised and replacment gasket that fixed the issue,

would that be a Jaaaaaaaaaag ? not saying anything at the moment, got to sell the s2k first. new tyres are in the garage awaiting fitting, just ordered a DA polisher to make the paint gleem, and booked in with a smart repairer to touch up a few chips. once its all doen its on to piston heads and wait and see. once sold i can go look and buy and when i've made my choice i'll share it on here

millie miglia exhaust on a masser

pizza appeasement

it will be worth it in the long run, a new toy = new project = new fun. i'm getting my baby ready for selling at the moment, i'm both sad and excited, i'm really sad that i'm selling her as the Stook has been great fun, but also excited about the new project and supercharged v8 i'm looking forward to seeing what you get ian and also what you do with it

have to agree that going for the original wheel is better, but if you don't have the cash, the rota's aren't a bad alternative.

http://www.speedtest.net/result/1283283094.png not too shabby tonight, but still not what it should be