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    Tried two new (to me) QD's today...

    1Z Lackfinish. I had been wanting to try this for a long time, but was waiting to put together an order from PakShak before ordering it. I got it today over my lunch hour and used it on my slightly dusty/buggy Corvette which has Zaino on it. I was pleasantly surprised at how nice this QD...
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    Applicator pads/ Zaino ZCS

    So the second time I used my new ZCS, I dropped my ZCS only Zaino applicator pad on the garage floor. In the trash it went, I'm not taking any chances. I don't have any other Zaino applicator pads that haven't been used before. What other kind of applicator pads work well with this stuff...
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    Gratuitous shots of my two Vettes

    These aren't really detailing pictures, but more just showing off my new car, although they have both been detailed, the pictures aren't close up or anything like that. Anyways, I just thought I'd share these pics. Thanks for looking. :getdown :getdown
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    Selling my GTO

    Not sure if this is the right forum for this or not, but anyways, I'm selling my GTO. You can see the details here: http://www.ls1gto.com/forums/showthread.php?p=1834055#post1834055
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    Honda Polish

    For you bikers out there, this stuff is awesome for bugs and general road grime after a long ride. I am using the Harley-Davidson labelled equivalent. I rode my bike today about 110 miles on business and when I got back it was covered in bugs. I first tried S&W but it didn't do much. I tried...
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    My take on a few Griot's products

    Speed Shine -- Griot's carnauba based QD spray. I absolutely love this stuff. It's $9.99 for 35 ounces. It is super slick, has great cleaning ability, and refuses to streak over carnuabas. I have not tried it over sealants, as it does have a small (<1%) carnauba content so I prefer to keep...
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    Favorite liquid carnaubas?

    I finally got around to applying my wax with the PC and a finishing pad. I had always just done the LSP by hand before, usually a paste carnauba for the GTO. Needless to say, I'm hooked on PC application now. The only liquid carnaubas I had on hand were CMW, #26, and 845 (hardly a liquid). I...
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    Favorite carnauba based QD's

    I'm just curious what QD those of us who still cherish a good ole pure carnauba like to use after washing to renew gloss, slickness, etc. Number one for me is probably Griot's Speed Shine. I love the heck out of it. It has never streaked for me (although I never QD under direct sun), it...
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    Anyone have any luck removing swirls from chrome?

    I had some nasty stuff on my exhaust pipes on my motorcycle. Nasty enough that I had to take #0000 steel wool soaked in lacquer thinner to remove it. It removed it alright, but it swirled up my pipes in those areas. I've tried all the metal polishes I have by hand and with a Powerball...
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    So my house is infested with spiders

    ...and not just any spiders. Brown Recluse spiders, to be exact. I saw one in my kitchen after being out of town for two weeks. That freaked me out, so I called the bug man and had him come out and spray. He found several (and by several, I mean 10-15) while just here spraying in my small...
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    What's the low down on the Smart products?

    What made you decide to bring these to the store, David? How do they compare with the Sonus offerings?
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    Looking for simple 2 channel home stereo receiver

    I have two Monitor Audio RS-8s as my main speakers and I just love them to death. They are simple, yet elegant, and have just the sound I was looking for (lots of bass even for their small size). I am running them with a simple Yamaha receiver I bought from a retail store 5 or 6 years ago. I...
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    Mitsubishi clearcoat woes via PC

    So my best friend broght his wife's Mitsu Galant over today and asked me to remove some of the swirling from the horizontal surfaces. I thought, no big deal, sure. So I wash it, clay it, wash it, and break out my PC. The swirls were not bad, but there were some random scratches that I thought...
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    A few pics of my 2006 Victory Jackpot

    They're not the best pictures and it's certainly not the best scenery, but I pulled it out of the garage today to snap some pics for my Victory forum and I thought I'd post them here in case anyone was interested. The paint is nowhere near perfect but it was polished with Scratch-X by hand...
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    Music buffs.... looking for band recommendations

    I consider myself pretty well versed in the style of music that I like.... hard rock and heavy metal. Everything from Disturbed to Metallica, Mudvayne to NonPoint, Fuel to Seether, Rush to Rage, SlipKnot to Godsmack... Zep to Silverchair. you get the idea. Well today I was listening to one of...
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    Sonus Leather Conditioner

    I had the pleasure of giving this stuff a whirl on the seats of my GTO a few days ago. I have been using Z10 religiously for several years now, and it is one of my very favorite conditioners out there. However, on my GTO's seats, which are more textured than the smooth leather seats in my...
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    Interior trim protectant w/o strong odor?

    I have been using Poorboy's NL on the interior trim of my work truck and GTO because I love the smell and the finish. However, I was working on my Z06's interior this weekend and decided I wanted to give the dash and door panels some protection (I used 303 previously, hated the smell) and found...
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    Souveran has won me over again

    I pretty much always use either a glaze/carnauba or sealant/carnauba combo on my GTO as I feel that gives me a little room to slack with regards to hiding some marring rather than polishing it ALL out. Right now I've pretty much got a different carnauba on every panel. I've got Max Wax on the...
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    Why are you here?

    Did you get into detailing through a love affair with a car, or do you really enjoy detailing regardless of what you're working on? Personally, I can honestly say that I am here first and foremost because I am a car guy through and through. Cool cars get my blood pumping, but clean cool cars...
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    Meguiar's #21 Synthetic Sealant?

    I had a nice talk with one of the Meguiar's reps this past weekend (Jim Lawson) as he had a demo tent set up at a car and motorcycle show I was attending at Sparkle Auto in Garden City, KS. He was doing product demonstrations on a Ford pickup and I walked over, introduced myself and stated that...
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