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I want an orbital. blah. :rolleyes: Either tomorrow or Saturday, I'm gonna redo my 'Bring. Dawn wash (again), SMR, AIO, SG, P21S (I managed to swirl it to hell with crappy towels...). I would, of course, like to do this in a manner other than by hand. So, my question is (and I know it...

Yeah, I'm sure this is a previously discussed topic, but I'm asking because I want to get the most recent opinions and thoughts and because I'm hoping to get some input from people of all ... er, "ways". First off: How do you dry? Big Blue, Absorber, terry cloths, MF's? Secondly: Do you...

So... yeah, dumba$$ me. I had SMR'ed my car a couple weeks ago, hit it with AIO, and topped with P21S (wanted to finish it that weekend and didn't wanna wait for the 24-hour cure time of SG, although I will next time). Looked great. No swirls or those streaky-looking marks (I have a black...

I finished up my car this afternoon, and decided to use EO's aerosol tire dressing in the wheel wells. I managed to get light overspray on much of the car (Meg's QD... I think I got all of it off :mad: ), along with a few spots of dressing on the treads (nothing major; I'm guessing it'll be...

Well, I dawn washed and SMR'd, and I'm about to go do AIO and SG. If I get the SG on there before I go to sleep tonight, do you think that I could top that with P21S tomorrow afternoon instead of waiting a full 24 hours? Or should I really get an extra layer of SG on there? I haven't really...

I know, I mentioned this in another post, but I have a new question. You know those "other" buffers? The ones you can get at Autozone for half the price of, say, a PC 7424? How are those? How safe are they? How are the results? Anybody that's used something like that... love to hear...

I was reading the back of 3M's SMR, and I noticed it's called a "glaze" a lot. Which, of course, only fills in swirls and light scratches and does nothing to remove them. So, does SMR really *remove* swirls and not just hide them? Any other recommendations? (wash > clay > SMR (or...?) >...

I was just watching a video on using the PC 7424, and it kinda made me wonder: is it possible (without really trying, of course) to swirl or scratch the paint with an orbital like this? Like, I think he started w/ a speed of two and then went up to buff it out completely. How is that on the...

After I wash, clay, and SMR, there's no need in washing again before AIO, right? And about Dawn washes: I'm not too crazy about using that stuff on my car. I would think that clay and SMR (and AIO) would remove everything there, but even then, I'd like for the clay and SMR to hit the paint /...

So... yeah. Wash > Clay > SMR > AIO > SG > P21S, right? (I'm thinking of starting over sometime soon). Question is: washing and claying is for obvious reasons, as is SMR to polish / remove swirls and/or light scratches. Should I still use AIO for a *paint cleaner* and not just as an SG...

My car looks pretty damn good, but being black, it tends to show *everything* and it's kinda scratchy in spots, with few swirls. But anyway, I've recently gotten the motivation to do a full detail on my car (which some of you probably, or might, remember the pics of... the black 2001 Chrysler...

So... yeah, there's AIO + SG x2 on my car right now. Tomorrow, rather than layer SG further, I'm going to top with P21S. In a few days, I'm going to wash, do everything else (wheel wells, engine, interior, ...), and use P21S one more time. And then school starts again on the seventh. So...

Since I got the idea of using Klasse from you guys here at autopia, I figured I'd post my pics here also (I just put them up at the Sebring forum, ASOG, I'm at a lot) to see what you guys think. Unfortunately, since I seem to be having problems posting pics (DOES ANYONE KNOW WHAT CAUSES THE...

Just did layer no. 2 of SG after washing my car. Have any other Klasse users noticed that, because the paint isn't AIO'ed before layering, the subsequent coats of SG leave the paint smooth but NOT slick? Just checking. ;)

AIO is supposed to strip wax and prep for SG, correct? I did NOT dawn wash before using AIO (which I'm buffing right now), and I tried the "squeak test": rub a clean towel on the paint. If it squeaks, there is no wax. If it's smooth, then there is. After buffing AIO, there was no squeak...

First off: Just one quick thing: I want to confirm that both of the K-twins, AIO and SG, are indeed perfectly clearcoat safe. Second: just how much better does SG get by the layer? (I know, very much an opinion, but that's what I'm looking for. Just wanna see what all the autopians that...

I've heard two methods of applying both AIO and SG: (a) use it straight on an MF or cotton towel, or (b) dampen the MF / towel first, and THEN apply the AIO / SG. I haven't tried either yet (glad they came in before the weekend, though), so I dunno how hard they can be, but I don't like the...

If I had recently Scratch-X / #7 / #26 (x2)'ed my car, would AIO be sufficient for me to set up the base for the multiple layers of SG? Or should I Dawn wash as well?

mmkay, when I get Klasse, I'm gonna wash, AIO, SG. Obviously. But from monday to friday, I'll have put on about 200 or 250 miles or so (depending) on the first layer of SG. Is a Meg's Gold Class wash sufficient to prepare for coat no. 2 of SG? And once I get to the fourth or fifth coat...

Okay. It's long, sorry... the questions are all listed at the end. I'm 18, have a black 2001 Chrysler Sebring LXi w/ stock 17" chrome and stock spoiler, and am very, very much a perfectionist, my 'Bring included. Which is why I'm here. Anyway, I've had the car for a little over a year...