Recent content by dublifecrisis

Hello Autopians!! Hope everyone is enjoying their Holidays despite doom and gloomy times. Need a little help. Tomorrow I will be working on a friend's Lexus LS or GS, can't remember now. It is metallic gold about 2002. He says there are NO swirls but really needs waxing. My take when he says...

So here I found myself doing a detail for a friend. This time, a mother in law's 1997 Malibu. Not only has this car been completely neglected, it's constantly parked under an acorn tree and it drops all sorts of nastiness on it. The interior wasn't that bad really so it got a quickie. who wants...

Worked on my buddy's AMG last Friday. I lent him my GTI for the day while he left the Benz with me. Needless to say he was overwhelmed by the boost in the Vdubb vs. his supercharged V8...LOL Anyway, I got the car thursday night and went right to the interior with a carpet scrub on the mats...

Tonight I will begin a full detail on a friend's E55 AMG (light blue). It has some light swirls but a pretty decent finish overall. My go-to (only solid choice) at the moment is the IP/FP Menzerna combo that I got with my PC. My questions are: Will these work even though not technically...

only call it professional cuz I got paid for it:chuckle: I'm far from being a pro. I just did a black CTS last Friday and I posted my thoughts on that as far as lessons learned etc...Well, I must have picked up some mental and physical gains from the CTS because I did a Red/Burgundy Chevy...

Rather than hijack one of the many relevant threads, I wanted to start a new one to get some feedback on my experience with Menzerna. I'm kinda new to all this but I must say, I didn't expect to go through all 6 of my pads so quickly. It seems like I could barely finish a panel before my...

Ok, it took me frickin 9 hours. this is the 1st real detail I have ever done outside of my own cars or family members. Now I see why you guys charge so much. I'm sore and I'm tired and need to figure something to make it go a little smoother or quicker. Def need to find a good AIO. -Interior...

Hello everyone! I am tackling a job tomorrow for a friend's husband that has been in the hosptial for several weeks and she wants her husband to come home to a nice detailed Chevy Avalanche (burgundy colored w-light to moderate correction needed). I've seen the vehicle and have my plan down...

Hey guys-I'm not a pro-detailer, just do it on the sides but I was doodling some packages trying to figure out what to offer and/or how much. Maybe this is a stupid idea, or one that has been discussed but has anyone presented their services offered in a restaurant menu format where the...

Geesh, how many "advice threads" can we have around here? I'm doing a full detail this coming Friday on a friend's Avalanche. It's burgundy colored and the plastic body panels were custom painted to match the burgundy. I took a look at it and looks to be a quality custom job but since it WAS...

I saw this at Carquest when picking up some DG products. It wasn't on the main car-care aisle as it over with the more 'serious' paint stuff. Looked like they were about $25 for a bottle. They also had some sort of 3 bottle kit but it had slightly different labeling, then they had some sort of...

ok, other than my own cars or family, I have NEVER detailed someone elses car. I would say I'm doing it for free but this friend of mine actually paid for half of my PC/polish combo order and I agreed to detail her 07 Black CTS. She's been through the machine washes (both gas station and more...

I'm going back and forth. My selections are packages that have a PC with some polish products. So far, I am leaning towards the Optimum. Seems to be a good all around choice. Will the OP remove swirl marks on a black GMC as well as my black VW GTI? I see the Optimum Polish can be made more...

Hello all, Love this forum. I'm not a 'detailer' but I absolutely LOVE the reward of a clean car...even if it's not mine. If I had the gonads to quit my day job I would take up detailing as a FT job. For now though, I'll do my cars and relatives friends etc.... Today, I have a wide collection...