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    2 Lexus GX and 2013 Hyundai Elantra Opti-coat weekend

    Ok SO Let me preface this with the disclaimer: By no means am I to even remotely considered an expert; this is simply the approach I took with what limited knowledge that I retained. Any guidance and tips would greatly be appreciated as I'm still eager to learn. Also, I tried, but many of the...
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    Help black hyundai not finishing down

    For some reason I can't get this car to finish down swirl free I used LC white pad with optimum hyper polish to remove a good amount of rids and holograms from the dealership THEN tried using lc black to try to get rid of the swirls from the white but I can't seem to get rid of it...
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    Rightlook.com?

    So a friend of mine told me someone called him about these detailing classes? I think it's called Automotive Opportunities on rightlook.com. I've never heard of them personally and maybe because of that fact I feel that it's a bit sketchy...can anyone vouch for this place?
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    Any Manyunk PA Detailer in need of shop space

    Friend has a garage in Manyunk who's thinking about bringing detailing into the mix--my talks with him have been very preliminary--but I have a mon-fri job so all I have are weekends..I was wondering if there were any of you heavy hitters that's looking for some shop space...
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    Theory craft time!

    So my Gf and my brother both bought new cars: Black Hyundai Elantra White Lexus IS Now for whatever reason ;) they've entrusted me to get it opti-coated. My question to you wise gentlemen. Is what pad/polish combo/prep would you suggest? I've realized that I could go with a new set of...
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    Leather protection

    geez it's been a while! hope all is well with you all! Let's get right to it. My brother just bought the new lexus with light leather and I was wondering if you had any recommendations for leather protection especially since he loves his jeans... I have the leather ique twins but I didn't...
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    Friend looking for wetsand job in ny (i think staten island area)

    so a friend of mine asked me to wetsand his car but I don't have the balls to do it (i don't touch wetsand jobs) and I know there are some magicians in the ny/ nj area so let me know please! Sent from my DROIDX using Tapatalk
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    ...yea that'll buff right out...

    So my gf's friend comes from a family of fire fighters and they were doing demos for kids but I thought you guys would get a kick out of this. Talk about paint burn Gone in seconds Hey scott, I don't think woolite's going to fix this one... hey barry, remember when...
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    I've been away but never gone.

    Not that it really matters, but I've been gone for quite some time just working and getting my life in order but I've often wondered how you guys were doing these days. I regret to admit that I haven't had much time to pick up my toys in a while either but I suppose since we don't live in a...
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    Meguiar's MF system backing plate for Flex?

    Did anyone need to get some kind of conversion piece for it to fit on the flex? or is it not flex compatible? after I took off the flex backing plate I saw that the housing for the flex doesn't seem to be compatible for the MF backing plate from meg's...anyone have a solution for this?
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    If Lake Country Pads are Fail--what are you guys now using?

    I'm sorely disappointed that Lake Country Pads are still having issues with the way their pads are cut--I have been contemplating using the Meg's 2.0 pads... but i mean...what are you guys using these days? I didn't think that the Meg's MF pads would be sufficient for everything even if I...
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    Traveling--but what is there to eat/do around here?

    I travel for work and I was wondering if you guys could give me some pointers of where to eat, what to do in some of these places? Mobile, Alabama Michigan(not sure where in michigan...I want to say Grand Rapids?) Mostly it's just places to kill some time after work--most times I think...
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    How would you price packages for a Car meet?

    A friend of mine was asking if I would detail for a Nissan and Infinity car meet, and was asking what packages and pricing I would have available for these meets. I started the preliminary price sheets and I think I have an idea of how I want to setup the packages, but my question to you is...
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    Does Meg's New MF system effectively replace our current AIO 's?

    I read somewhere that 'polish/wax' step in the MF system is for intents and purposes, an AIO, and from what I can tell...the protection seems to hold for at least a month or two? So I've been thinking..would this system end up replacing aio's in our arsenals? The reason I'm asking is...
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    WOuld you buy any of the shampoos on sale?

    I'm in the market for a new car washing shampoo/soap/etc for this year--and I remember someone being stuck between the CG ones--but since DI is having a sale--I was wondering if you guys could recommend me one? or if the ones on DI sale are bad if you guys could direct me to a good shampoo...
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