Recent content by 97FLAIRSIDE

I finally cleaned off a section of my truck today to just get and idea at what im up against. My truck hasn't been detailed since I first got it in the fall of 2005. I never done anything since then. Its got some major swirls in it. But i know once its detailed it will shine real good especially...

I need to clean the interior of my jetta bad. I've neglected both my jetta and f150. I haven't detailed the jetta in well over a year if not longer. The interior is all black. There is a metled tootsie roll in one of the cup holders and i can't remove the holders to clean. What can I use to...

Well this nor easter pounded us here in NNJ. My job in hackensack was surrounded by water and since i had a truck was able to make it to the front door. There was maybe 10" of water on teh streets already and it had risen to maybe 15" total. But at around 1am we all started to smell fuel oil...

I just had my truck fixed from an earlier accident. Paint is ok, the did forget to fix the hood which is getting done on wednesday. But i had asked about repainting the entire truck, $300 per panel to sand down to base, respray base and then clear. Wasn't to bad, but the shop owner said find...

I had an accident a few weeks ago and it should be fixed by tomorrow. My truck needed a good detail before the accident and i want to get it done afterwards. How long do i have to wait before i can detail the truck with fresh paint?

I would do it myself, have all the tools to do so. But the freezing temps, i just can't do it. That and the outside water has been shutoff for the winter. My truck really needs it, i've had it done once when i first picked it up. And i kept saying to myself i'll do it this week. I kept...

Ok if its somewhat decent out im going to try and clean the jetta and f150. But i dont know who mix the APC, Bug squash, spray and rinse, etc. I know i see some guys talking 2:1, 3:1 and so on. What are the numbers representing?

starting to get stuff ready for spring and first wash of my f150 and jetta. I bought one of those pesticide sprayers to pre-soak the rims/tires with wheel cleaner or whatever i decide to use it for. Might come in handy soaking deep into engine compartment. But i need to know what i can use as...

Well today was really nice out, and was off from work so i decided to test out my new LC pads. Did a small section to see how they would work out. First thing i noticed is how stiff the foam is. I mean it did not give that much at all. Especially the cutting pad. I started with the cutting...

Well i said screw it, why wait any longer. My megs pads started to fall apart and i wanted a new cutting and polishing pad. I ordered: 1. Orange Light cutting pad 2. White polishing pads 1. Grey finishing pad 1. Blue finissing pad On my truck i need to go at it with ssr3, ssr2.5, ssr1, the...

What kind of pad could i use on the pc to apply chrome polish and buff off?

I stopped by the local paint supply shop hoping to pickup some new megs pads. Well they didn't have any, only 3m. I asked which i could use on the PC, and they showed me a few but all had like 8" velcro pads. I found 2 that had 5" velcro pads. the pads themselves are nubby. I've never used...

Ok we had gotten some snow on thangsgiving and the dot put down salt to melt the ice on the roads. It had been on the truck no more then 4 days before i could get the truck washed. Went to a hand wash place that cleaned the truck. When i went to work this morning, right on the flareside of my...

While trying to see if i could rectify a detailing on my truck that i paid for and dind't like after it rained. I went to see if I could remove more of the swirls with my megs maroon cutting pad and ssr3. It worked and i followed that up with the polishing pad and ssr2.5 followed by ssr1. But...

Well i picked up a 98 f150 a few weeks ago and well have not had anytime to do the detailing myself. I have no place to work right now. I stopped by a place a few miles from me to see how much it would cost to just do a full all out exterior detail. The guy i bought it from said it was done...