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**davey g-force** · May 23, 2013, 04:26 PM

Re: Car Show next week...have to detail 2 days before

Any of those three polishes you mentioned will do a great job and will easily last the two days. The sealant / wax you use on top of them is what determines that.

My personal preferance would be M205. Be sure to share some pics of your car at the show!

**Michael Stoops** · May 23, 2013, 04:43 PM

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A pure polish like M07 will not last long at all if it's the last product you apply to the car. By your description, that won't be the case so you've got nothing to worry about.

From the list of polishes you mentioned, and from Davey's suggestion of M205, we'd definitely go M205. Interestingly, though, you mentioned a 50/50 of M07/M81. If you're actually thinking about blending two different polishes together, give this a go: 50/50 mix of M205/M81 and then apply it with a W9207 black foam finishing pad at speed 4 with light to moderate pressure on a DA. (You guys don't really think you're the only ones who experiment this way, do you?????)

As for the wheels, removing them will make life a whole lot easier. Just make sure you're using a cleaner that is appropriate for the finish on those wheels, and use it according to the directions on the bottle. The Wheel Woolies are great for cleaning all surfaces of the wheel, but if the barrels are really dirty you may need an actual wheel brush to clean them. Or maybe even some clay - our C2000 Mild Professional Clay works great for this.

If you've used 0000 steel wool on your exhaust tips before and it worked well, there's no reason it shouldn't work well again. But do you need to get that aggressive with them? They Dynacone and All Metal Polish may be plenty, so try that first.

**s word** · May 24, 2013, 12:25 PM

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Thanks a lot guys.

M205/M81 is the new combo of choice. I can't wait to see the result.
About the pad, black pad was suggested. But my paint is very very very hard. I have to use the DAMF to do corrections. Should I be using the DAMF kit with the M205/M81 combo instead? Again I don't need any corrections though just need to apply polish. So would the mild black foam pad be better just to apply? Yes yes try a test spot, but just wanted to check if DAMF is a viable option. I also have a choice of Rupes 21 or G110v2. I would probably team the G110v2 up with black foam pad and Rupes 21 with the DAMF 6" finishing disc depending.

For the wheels I will wait to see what happens after applying correct cleaner. I wouldn't have thought about clay use so thanks for that suggestion. I happen to have a fresh tub of the mild waiting for use. Instead of washing my car this weekend I will just pull of the rims and do them instead.

With the exhaust tips I do get carbon build up rather easily. I am running a larger non-stock turbo and have no cats. Sorry environment. But this combo leads to carbon colored exhaust tips. The combo worked great previously. I tried the dynacone with metal polish by itself and it just turned black but left a lot of carbon the exhaust tips. That's why i ended up using #0000 followed by dynacone. I don't know how thick typical chrome plating will be and how much I am impacting it but I'd like to polish them at least 4 times a year the way i describe. Would there be a better alternative to #0000 that is abrasive enough to get the carbon but is less abrasive than #0000. would mild clay work?

**s word** · May 27, 2013, 11:21 AM

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Wheels complete. Everything came off easier than expected. I used some Sonax, let sit for a few minutes. I had an unused fender cleaning brush so I used that to scrub the stubborn spots on the rims. Then used clay to clean the surface. Followed by a coat of Ultimate Wax.

Exhaust tips complete. Did process as mentioned and they turned out great.

Pending wash and polish. Will likely get this in on Thursday night.

**s word** · May 29, 2013, 11:46 PM

Re: Car Show next week...have to detail 2 days before

Originally posted by Michael Stoops View Post

From the list of polishes you mentioned, and from Davey's suggestion of M205, we'd definitely go M205. Interestingly, though, you mentioned a 50/50 of M07/M81. If you're actually thinking about blending two different polishes together, give this a go: 50/50 mix of M205/M81 and then apply it with a W9207 black foam finishing pad at speed 4 with light to moderate pressure on a DA. (You guys don't really think you're the only ones who experiment this way, do you?????)

Was able to apply M205/M81 mixture. Applied by W9207 pad on speed 4. I had deep reflections already. But this really enhanced the depth and brought out the shine.

first I spray detailed car. Washed the car Monday so only had very light dust. Then 2x2 area by area I did about 4 passes each direction with M205/M81. I changed out the W9207 at half way point. One thing i Noticed is that the M81 must settled pretty quickly. I had shaken the bottle at the beginning and by about half way, around the pad switch, I noticed a change in my ability to remove the polish easily. When I shook the bottle the product I put down after became easy to remove again. Usually I shake bottles more often but I misplaced the lid for that time. Just something I noticed.

Applied powerlock sealant. Plan on applying AGHD tomorrow night because powerlock has a 3 hr wait time to apply additional layer. Big thanks to you guys for the suggestions and Marc for sharing. I am sure to impress.

**Marc08EX** · May 30, 2013, 07:54 AM

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You're very welcome.

Now I think someone has to say this...

**s word** · May 30, 2013, 08:59 AM

Re: Car Show next week...have to detail 2 days before

Originally posted by Marc08EX View Post

You're very welcome.

Now I think someone has to say this...

The two products side by side.

Making the 50/50. White M205 Green/Olive/Beige M81 (Megs do you have a name for this color?)
This is probably the worst 50/50 application I did all night, the others were more balanced.

Took this in the morning at corner store. In direct sun it reflects too much to show the shine well by camera. Maybe tomorrow when I apply wax it will help mute the shine a little.
Will add photos of other details later.

**Marc08EX** · May 30, 2013, 09:03 AM

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Damn Chris your car looks sick!!! Hope you win the show. The stance is perfect!!! Wheels really compliment the car very well.

I wonder if mixing M205/M81 in the bottle will make a difference as opposed to laying each product individually on the pad.

**s word** · May 30, 2013, 09:15 AM

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Thanks about the car. I have been working out the stance and trying to push the widest tires possible under that fender.
With nearly double stock HP on a front wheel drive car I have issues getting traction when pedal is applied.

Marc I am glad you said that.

I forgot to mention I did just that on the back half of the vehicle.
I wanted to try both methods out.
There was no noticeable difference to my eye. Chemically I wonder if there is a benefit to either.
But I guess if the results on the car don't differ would it even matter? I'd like to know if someone could chime in.
Marc have you tried either method and noticed a difference?

**Marc08EX** · May 30, 2013, 09:31 AM

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Originally posted by s word View Post

Thanks about the car. I have been working out the stance and trying to push the widest tires possible under that fender.
With nearly double stock HP on a front wheel drive car I have issues getting traction when pedal is applied.

Marc I am glad you said that.

I forgot to mention I did just that on the back half of the vehicle.
I wanted to try both methods out.
There was no noticeable difference to my eye. Chemically I wonder if there is a benefit to either.
But I guess if the results on the car don't differ would it even matter? I'd like to know if someone could chime in.
Marc have you tried either method and noticed a difference?

I've only tried mixing it in the bottle and shaking it up really well before applying it on to the pad.

If you didn't see any difference visually then I doubt there's a difference. But like you said, I'd like to hear it from the experts.

**s word** · May 30, 2013, 12:10 PM

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Originally posted by Marc08EX View Post

I've only tried mixing it in the bottle and shaking it up really well before applying it on to the pad.

If you didn't see any difference visually then I doubt there's a difference. But like you said, I'd like to hear it from the experts.

I would think both would virtually do the same thing minus the initial pass. Which I primed the pad with a mixture prior to doing to offset any effects of.
Between the activity of polish in the pad and on the paint they probably equally combine whether applied separately to the pad or as a mixture.

Other than a weird event where when chemically combine in a mixture something else occurs, I am going to think it won't matter.

I have also done this using both methods with my compounds when doing 50/50s. Neither has ever yielded a great result to my eye.

One benefit of not premixing would be that you could control the proportioning. I worked on a car with a repainted door. That door was far harder paint than the rest of the car. In that case I could dial up the M101 and turn down the D300 for what I saw to be additional cut.

But if you premix I guess you could also just add more of one or the other products to the pad as well.

Just something I noticed.

I hope someone chimes in.

**s word** · Jun 3, 2013, 10:45 AM

Re: Car Show next week...have to detail 2 days before

Staging at the show.

**s word** · Jun 3, 2013, 10:56 AM

Re: Car Show next week...have to detail 2 days before

This was taken morning before I headed out to Las Vegas.

**davey g-force** · Jun 3, 2013, 02:06 PM

Re: Car Show next week...have to detail 2 days before

^^ Car is looking beautiful!

How'd you go at the show?

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