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Not at all my friend, I was under the impression you did have superior hands... That's what Alan has told me anyway...

Why has AR put superior hands in quotation marks?

Lol.

600? Fook. Different PDGs lad; http://www.defelsko.com/applications/paint-thickness-on-plastic.htm IIRC the 200 is good for plastics, the 600 is good for metals. Hence the different PDGs in Clark's threads.

Nope, variable.

Correct. You'd be amazed at the ranges of readings on a car as well. From a far they look perfect, get up close with the PDG and I've seen 72-372 on the same car. Think one of Jim's posts on a car a while back had near to 1000! Or maybe it was Clark from PB... can't remember now...

It varies Gaz. You can get them to read different levels of clearcoat, primer etc but that comes up as a calculation on the screen.

Yes I would suggest so. The idea of removing swirls, Todd, is to do it with the least amount of paint removal possible... So detailers always start with the least aggressive polish they can. However, with a DA you will not be removing anything like enough paint for this to worry you. The 3.02...

What does better mean? 3.02 is a stronger, more cutting polish. The 85 is then a refining polish. The 203s is better suited to VAG/BMW paint which are hard.

You mean for the wheels Flex? I hadn't really covered that tbh, but good point.

Yeah remember you saying you were going to test :) Silvery grey doesn't count as a colour though ;)

Yes. Lambswool over MF (Richy will argue here) because it traps the dirt better and holds it off the surface, whereas an MF mitt holds it on the surface of the glove, thereby washing around your bodywork.

Oh and a lambswool wash mitt, not a MF one.

SRP is good to have for wheels etc, but not necessary in the above list. You don't need Demon Shine. Sealent for you, get Chemical Guys Blitz Spray sealent. Will last ages and looks good. Applicators, get some foam applicators in your order from I4Detailing. Polishing pad, the Orange Lake...

Agree with the above. Friend had a similar issue with a 2.5k Focus. Small bump, but the price for new parts, fitting and spraying came to the same amount. Rip off, but hey, new car.

OK. But doesn't have to be my approval lad, but get what you're looking for. Post it up and we can have a looky and advise.

Clio's are soft.

D Day - no PM thus far... dum dum deeeerrrrrrrrrr.

I wouldn't recommend it for you starting out, no. But hey, I wouldn't recommend getting a car over 2ltrs as a first car as it will be more difficult to drive... but people still do. It's up to you. If you think you can handle it, I would go for it - saves making the stepup to it later in your...

Todd, DA = Dual Action. It doesn't spin round one axis like a rotary. Rather, it immitates your hand movement while polishing. Therefore, it doesn't build up as much heat and is safer for newbs.

Do I need to look, Kev?

Your car will be dry, but will be dirty again. This is NOT a get around of drying during a process (before polishing/sealing etc). It is a quick fix to give some good gloss for a week or so, if you don't have time to dry the car.

Nothing sad about that at all. People were wowed by the guy who built the Rarri replica over 20 years, this is the same skill, just with a more child orientated building toy. I loved LEGO, especially technic when I was young and had loads of cars with gearboxes and pretend engines that looked...

Depends what you want from the products lad. If you're not that bother about correcting the swirls, how about covering them? For what I think you're getting at, I would suggest; Lambswool mitt Dodo Juice Born to be Mild SRP to cover the swirls, or one of the Moose Glazes A decent wax, or more...

It shouldn't harm the products too much at all - might be wrong, but don't see any reason for it to. The products that are more water based will have their H2O molecules frozenedeedddeedddd and therefore might separate... but a good warm through and shake up should see them right again.

Made a mistake with some Megs QD last year. Inside they be. Well, heated garage ftw!

Purely depends on the time you have. I use it when I have no time (or wishes in this weather!!) to dry the car. It means I can zoom off straight away without worrying too much about water spotting marks. No, it is in no way a replacement, but drying is a major cause of marring, so a touchless...

Best bet is to search "machine polishing" and have a read of the guides on PB.

Same as megs lt fella, yes. They drive off. Idea behind it is it traps the water molecules in a bubble of demon shine compound and this runs off the car panels more easily as it has less friction than water.