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About Reichler
- Birthday 10/18/1979
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Gender
Male
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Location
Royersford, PA
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Vehicle Year
2005 & 2006
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Vehicle Make
Pontiac
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Vehicle Model
GTO
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Real Name
Charlie
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mc2hill reacted to an answer to a question: Impact of Humidity on Ceramic Coatings
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Impact of Humidity on Ceramic Coatings
Reichler replied to dfettero's question in Exterior Protection & Enhancement
I've done 3 white vehicles. 2 were left outside to cure and one was left in the garage. All 3 came out fine and still look great. That said, I did one medium blue car in June when the humidity wasn't that high, but it was warm out, and left it outside overnight to cure. I polished and coated the car in the garage, then pulled it out into the sun to look the whole car over. It looked perfect, so let the car sit outside overnight. Attached is what I saw the next day right before I went to boost it. After boosting the "holograms" went away, but they do reappear occasionally as the boost wears down. As a test, I took some PCP on an orange pad and lightly wiped a section with my hand. The holograms were gone instantly. Only thing I can think of was the uncured coating combined with humidity in the air caused the coating to not cure properly leading to the cloudy holograms. YMMV, but I won't ever ceramic coat a darker car and leave it outside again. I did it as a test to see if it could be done, and well, it really shouldn't be. My suggestion is if you plan to coat a darker color and are worried about the appearance, then find a garage to park it in overnight if you don't have one, or avoid using a coating altogether. -
There is Another Machine Polisher at Adam's!
Reichler replied to Adam's topic in Company Info/Announcements
Huh? Unless there was an announcement somewhere that I never heard/saw, he sure does if you bought it from him back when he sold them. -
Rick72 reacted to an answer to a question: Washing on a windy day?
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BRZN reacted to a post in a topic: 1969 Carousel Red GTO Judge
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If my memory serves me correct, it's a Ram Air III. It was rebuilt most likely back in the 80's with a more aggressive cam and has unknown mufflers. Hidden headlights were an option only; fixed headlights were standard. The vast majority of all 69 Judge's were Carousel Red too.
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Absolute blast working on that car. Really doesn't get much better than polishing out a 69 Carousel Red, 4-speed Judge. It's arguably one of the most iconic muscle cars out there.
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Clear protection
Reichler replied to teamcrossworks's question in General Detailing Discussion and Questions
I've done (3) clear-bra installs and countless headlight kits in the past 5 years. Patience and experience are key as there is an inherrant nature about the clear-bra material, how it reacts, and how to best install it that simply can't be tought. There is a reason professionals charge so much. Each and every clear-bra install that I have done has come out better than the previous simply due to experience. My best advice is to shy away from any compound curves. If your car does have them, take it to a professional. It takes lots of experience to know how to get around them without damaging, stretching or creasing the material. That said, if you have the patience and desire, give it a whirl. I've ordered all my kits from clearmask. -
BRZN reacted to a post in a topic: 2013 Chevy Malibu
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Please. Let's start off the life and story of this Malibu correctly. The headline of this thread should be: "2013 Chevy Malibu & The Fantastic Voyage". A 500-some mile road-trip, stop at a good local brewery for lunch, and the hysterical ricer fly-by on our way home deserves mention. That was indeed a good road-trip.
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Paint defect?
Reichler replied to IrishCurse's question in General Detailing Discussion and Questions
Leave it alone. Having a dealer or body shop try to mess with something so insignificant is going to open up a box of worms. As far as nothing being better than factory paint, that's only true if you don't pay for a high end paint job by a reputable shop. A true high end paint job is FAR superior to anything a car manufacturer can and will put out. I've also yet to see a factory paint job that didn't have marks and/or other minor imperfections in the paint. -
BRZN reacted to an answer to a question: My Turn: Restoring/Polishing Billet Aluminum Rims
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My Turn: Restoring/Polishing Billet Aluminum Rims
Reichler replied to BRZN's question in Wheels, Tires, Trim, & Undercarriage
Silly waxer... -
Kev - Drive your butt back up to PA and I'll help you polish out your GTO again. I have a Flex now and we could tackle that thing in no time.
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Orange pad clogging issues
Reichler replied to CrawlinTBSS's question in Paint Correction & Polishing
Versions of the Adam's pad conditioning brush have been around for quite some time. -
Orange pad clogging issues
Reichler replied to CrawlinTBSS's question in Paint Correction & Polishing
The pad conditioning brush, as Dylan noted, is the key. Hit it on the side of the pad for a few seconds and it will "brush" out any dried up polish and leave your pad looking almost brand new. I NEVER use my orange pad without this in my pocket. I can do an entire car and am left with a pad that looks new by the end. -
They are called utility towels for a reason - you don't use them on your exterior paint. Door jams, engine bay, exhaust tips, etc...
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Fixed for the truth.
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Yup as Dan said. My 06 was built in April 06, so no wiring harness. I also did not want to patch into the cluster harness and luckily found a thread over on ls1gto outlining an alternate install method. I crimped on a spade connector to the end of the ground wire and secured it beneath a steering column bolt. I then landed one of the wires to the rear of the OBDII port and the remaining wires to the fuse panel. I zip-tied the wires at 2 locations on the bottom of the steering column for a clean install. You can't see the wires once I re-installed the kick panel. As far as the banners? The GTO side emblem badge was on ebay. The 04 GTO poster was something I picked up at the NYC Autoshow back in early 2004 when the GTO came out and right before I purchased my first GTO (2004 IBM).
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My fav IBM GTO out there. Can't wait to see how it looks this year up at GM Nationals.