The Official Car Care Thread

[Allergic2BunnyEars]

@Allergic2BunnyEars, I think I will order a Porter-Cable soon! Tell me how much it costs to clear when you get it in your hands.

Yeah will let you guys know total cost.

stephon,its the PC 7424xp

"Your Amazon.com order of "Porter-Cable 7424XP 6-Inch..." has shipped!"

Yeeeeessssss!

good stuff, make sure and buy a velcro backing plate to use with meguiars/3m pads

First time ordering this stuff so dunno. Why do I need a velcro backing plate? Polishers don't come with everything required to use with pads?

[dok_tec]

^^^ nah the 7424 could only be used with porter cable pads which have a backing pad permanently attached to them so you need the velcro backing plate to use with hook and loop pads such as from 3m and meguiars pads

[Rainman]

^^^ nah the 7424 could only be used with porter cable pads which have a backing pad permanently attached to them so you need the velcro backing plate to use with hook and loop pads such as from 3m and meguiars pads

Maybe I misunderstood what you're trying to say, but I have a 7424XP, been using it for the past 2 years and have used many different combinations of backing plates and pads. Meguiars, lake and country, 3M etc...


Can you clarify what you meant?

[dok_tec]

as is the 7424 needs the velcro backing pad to be used with hook and loop pads otherwise only the porter cable pads with already attached backing pad will screw in

[Stephon.]

I need some help, so I washed my vehicles a few times, and I've used the Meguiars Hot Tire Shine on them. Now I realized that every time I try to wash the car, the rims keep getting harder and harder to clean, to the point where there is a particular spot on the rim on one of my vehicles that cannot get any of the dirt off, it seems to be "a part" of the rim, if that makes sense, and no matter how hard I scrub it this particular spot wont come out. I wipe off any of the tire shine that gets on the rim when I spray it, so this shouldn't be happening right? Advice?

[S_2NR]

^is it a hard water stain?

[Stephon.]

^is it a hard water stain?

Not really, it just looks like dirt from regular driving stuck on the rim.

[S_2NR]

if it looks almost embedded, its the same thing i have ..
go back a few pages where i asked karim about it.

or just power wash the b!tch if u brave enough, it helps.

[Allergic2BunnyEars]

clay bar wouldn't get rid of that?

[Stephon.]

Ok, thanks!

[Stephon.]

Well I'm gonna try this first

S_2NR, if its a painted surface and it looks like hard water stains, try some of the cleaner wax, it should either remove it or there should be at the very least some improvement.

[Blackbyrd]

Where can i get a buffer machine like this? I don't want a very expensive one, it will be much easier than polishing by hand.

Also what pads should I use for applying and removing the polish ?

[Karim Khan]

Guys here are some pics of day one of my international Autoglym training course in England.

Front of the building



Wet bay



Me doing some detailing

[pyung99]

^^ daz wah we sayin

btw is autoglym really so good that yuh cud fahq up ur paintjob if ur not a pro?

[Karim Khan]

This product is wicked . Check out the water beading in the pic . The secret with the Autoglym high definition wax is knowing how to apply it correctly.



Amazing isn't it !

[trvs]

Good stuff there Karim.

[Aaron 2NR]

yuh wanna demo on one of my cars hahaha

[shogun]

Wow Karim. Good stuff.

[SR]

how many so called "local" detailers this dedicated and trained

[S_2NR]

very impressive Karim!

[gfbl]

Well I'm gonna try this first

would also try an apc, diluted of course

S_2NR, if its a painted surface and it looks like hard water stains, try some of the cleaner wax, it should either remove it or there should be at the very least some improvement.

[jdeen]

FYI use coupon code "RT10" at checkout to receive 20% discount on pinnacle and Wolfgang products on their respective websites.

[Karim Khan]

That's me receiving my Autoglym certification @ the Autoglym International training centre in England.



I was able to get a tour of the Autoglym facility and it was amazing .

Here is a pic of me in the room where they make the Autoglym HD wax. Not much people get to see inside this room

[Aaron 2NR]

well done again Karim.....raising the bar again...too bad so many detailers would never do this.....

[TriniGT]

Too bad for them but good for Karim . Has anyone ever seen a detailer with a certificate hung up in their place or under their house?

[DSM_05]

Well done. Good to see Karim moving to a higher level of products now!

[gastly369]

lika bawse

[r3iXmann]

that's good stuff man...there's hope for trinidad after all

[aidan]

rip up man Karim!!good stuff!

[S_2NR]

Thread should be renamed to "Official Car Care Thread" or something of that sort. Would be more fitting now.