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Old 05-10-2013, 12:04 PM
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Hey Phil;

I'm a HUGE fan of your work...I so wish you were here in FL as I've had to sell a few cars after they've been attacked, errr I mean detailed by people here..

Anyway, I'm refreshing my detail supplies (I used to detail on the side as well) and need a new buffer and was thinking of just getting the Griots 6" Polisher Plus kit you sell ...Do i need the 6" hook and loop with this kit as well? Let me know as I ready to press "checkout" and just want to make sure I have everything!

TIA - randy
Randy I may be able to help you here before Phil responds but the Griots polisher comes with a 6" backing plate so you should be good to go, its a great machine

Make sure you get the uber pads, they are great!
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Old 05-10-2013, 12:39 PM
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Thanks, After I re-read the info I saw it came with the 5.5" BP as well so I fugured I was good to go...now the wait to make them all shine!
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Hey Phil;

I'm a HUGE fan of your work...I so wish you were here in FL as I've had to sell a few cars after they've been attacked, errr I mean detailed by people here..

Anyway, I'm refreshing my detail supplies (I used to detail on the side as well) and need a new buffer and was thinking of just getting the Griots 6" Polisher Plus kit you sell ...Do i need the 6" hook and loop with this kit as well? Let me know as I ready to press "checkout" and just want to make sure I have everything!

TIA - randy
Randy,

The kit is a good one. You will have a 6 inch and 5 inch bp on that kit. the kit comes with the pads as well.

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Thanks, After I re-read the info I saw it came with the 5.5" BP as well so I fugured I was good to go...now the wait to make them all shine!
the machine comes with the 5 inch uber pad so you will have both bp.
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Thanks Phil,

Just got the email that it's already shipped!!!! Can't wait to get started.

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that's great no problem at all.
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Hey Phil,

Just did my first correction over the weekend on my wife's car and LOVE the FG400 from Menzerna, on a 2 year old car after doing the FG400 it was ready for LSP! Amazing! I noticed the D300 and FG400, although minimally dusting products compared to older compounds, do get a decent amount of dust, and just wondering what you recommend for a wipe down, say after compounding and before polishing/sealant phase if you weren't going to give the car a full soapy rinse down like I've seen you do before?

I currently have Adams Waterless Wash in a bulk gallon and since there is no gloss enhancer like the detail spray I'm wondering if that is ok to use? Or should I use something like a Menzerna Top Inspection? Will both products give me the same result of a clean surface and help get rid of the extra dust/compounding residue?

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Hey Phil,

Just did my first correction over the weekend on my wife's car and LOVE the FG400 from Menzerna, on a 2 year old car after doing the FG400 it was ready for LSP! Amazing! I noticed the D300 and FG400, although minimally dusting products compared to older compounds, do get a decent amount of dust, and just wondering what you recommend for a wipe down, say after compounding and before polishing/sealant phase if you weren't going to give the car a full soapy rinse down like I've seen you do before?

I currently have Adams Waterless Wash in a bulk gallon and since there is no gloss enhancer like the detail spray I'm wondering if that is ok to use? Or should I use something like a Menzerna Top Inspection? Will both products give me the same result of a clean surface and help get rid of the extra dust/compounding residue?

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you can use the Adam's WW to clean up the car, but I would say use the Top inspection after the compound and polishing.
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Old 08-15-2013, 02:47 PM
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Hey Phil,

My X5 is ready for a late summer detail (lot of repair work this year so I've just been washing to keep clean) and wanted your opinion. I used autoscrub last year with D300/SF4000 and Power Lock on top, that was probably in June/July. I've only put on about 5k miles since then, can you walk me through what I should be using?

Obviously I will autoscrub/clay the car again, do I need to go through a full compound/polish/sealant process again after autoscrub? Last year was the first time I believe the paint was corrected, got about 85-90% of the imperfections out, I was very satisfied.

I use FG400 now for compound (worked awesome on my wifes car), still have the SF4000 for final polish, and still use Power Lock for sealant. I also have a bottle of Netshield coming in the mail that I'd like to use on top of the Power Lock to really "lock it in" (can you tell I like what you guys sell?)

Is it safe to make a few light passes with FG400 to clean up any imperfections from the past year after I'm done auto-scrubbing, as well as finish polish and seal it all? Or is compounding once a year too much for the clearcoat (removing too much material), and should I just stick to polishing then sealing?


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Hey Phil,

My X5 is ready for a late summer detail (lot of repair work this year so I've just been washing to keep clean) and wanted your opinion. I used autoscrub last year with D300/SF4000 and Power Lock on top, that was probably in June/July. I've only put on about 5k miles since then, can you walk me through what I should be using?

Obviously I will autoscrub/clay the car again, do I need to go through a full compound/polish/sealant process again after autoscrub? Last year was the first time I believe the paint was corrected, got about 85-90% of the imperfections out, I was very satisfied.

I use FG400 now for compound (worked awesome on my wifes car), still have the SF4000 for final polish, and still use Power Lock for sealant. I also have a bottle of Netshield coming in the mail that I'd like to use on top of the Power Lock to really "lock it in" (can you tell I like what you guys sell?)

Is it safe to make a few light passes with FG400 to clean up any imperfections from the past year after I'm done auto-scrubbing, as well as finish polish and seal it all? Or is compounding once a year too much for the clearcoat (removing too much material), and should I just stick to polishing then sealing?


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sure thing that would be fine fg400 followed by the sf4000.
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