Recent content by Andrewc-c

I sure haven't posted in a LONG time as I sold my '00 Celica a year ago and picked up a '92 toyota pickup. I would just give it a normal wash and wax but never thought about posting it up since it's not the cleanest thing compared to what you see around here. Anyways this weekend I took...

I'm looking to sell my car soon and it has 5-6 noticeable spider web marks from eggs on the driver side. I was wondering if it would be worth my time to toothpick in black paint and then polish it out to make them less noticeable. I saw a thread a while back about doing this with some paint...

Any detailers in the Colo Springs area? A friend of my friends dad came up to nebraska this weekend and we detailed his Mach 1 The owner of the car use to take time to keep his car clean but he is an architect in the springs with not much time on his hands now. He said he may be interested in...

Can bug guts etch paint? I ran into a few bugs while driving a few weeks ago and I never had the time to wash my car untill now. I used clay lube on the bugs and you are still able see where the bugs were. Did they etch my paint from being on there so long. *about 2 weeks* Or did the clay...

Today I detailed my car and decided to wet sand my left headlight. I forgot to take before pictures of my headlight, so I tried to find the best picture I could of my headlight. Before After I taped off around the paint and used a little squirt bottle to keep the headlight...

Is it safe to wash applicator pads? I'ved used washed some cheap turtle wax applicator pads that I used with Megs scratch X, AIO, SG, Nattys Blue and reused them on my car and now I have some holograms showing. Is this because it's not wise to reuse app pads? Or is it from poor technique...

I'm living down south of lincoln in beatrice so if theres any detailers in beatrice that would be great, but I'm not thinking so. This is why I'm asking for a detailer from lincoln nebraska that would be interested into tackling some marred paint and 3 or 4 spider web marks from egging. Its a...

Ok I don't have money for a highend PC so I bought my brothers Wen 10" Random Orbiter. Will I still be able to get the job done with this polisher? Also are there anymore bonnets I can buy for it, like the way you buy different pads for other PCs? Thanks for the help

I have a friend that wants to take the trim off his 2000 Mustang doors but isn't sure how its attached. Glue or screws? If its glued what would be the best process to remove it? Heres 2 pics of what I'm talking about

I got a new camera so I thought I'd post some pics of the results from a wash and detail. Enjoy

My floor mats are quite dirty and I'd like to wash them but I don't have any wash that is made for automoble carpet. Would Tide work? Or should I wait and by something that is made for carpet?

2000 Toyota Celica GT Winter isn't fun for washing cars. Luckly the weather changed for the good here and its been in the 40s-50s for a few weeks so I was finally able to get my paint protected other than just a wax. Process: Wash with Sonus Deep Gloss AIO SG (2 coats) Topped off with...

I'm pretty new here and I'm just getting into detailing my car so I finally got some cash to order a few things and I'd like some expert advice. Order: Klasse Twins #40 NXT Glass Cleaner Plexus Sonus Cockpit Detailer Clearkote Quik Shine QEW Poorboy's Natty’s Wax Optimum Spray Wax...

I'd like to polish out my cars paint to get rid of the swirls but I have a some clear coat coming off my back bumper and a few "spider web" marks from egging :angry Since polish is an abrasive will make the spots with out clear coat look worse? What can I do about those areas?

I noticed on my back bumper I have a spot of clear coat coming off about the size of a quarter or 1/2 dollar. Is there any way to repair this with out going to a professional? Thanks for the help