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    Urgent Help Req'd In Houston, Tx

    I got this e-mail this morning, but being 2 1/2 weeks post (hand) surgery I cannot do the work. If any takers, please PM me. Below is the only information I have, but I can put you in contact with the person who is seeking help "I have an urgent need for an auto detailer. My company has...
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    Hey Moderators / Mayor

    Is there any way someone can search the membership lists to find another Autopian in the same city? If not, could/should that be a function available to the community? The reason I ask is that today I was asked to do a detail, but for medical reasons, could not. The enquirer then asked for...
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    Living through RITA

    What follows is an exerpt from a letter to my daugther in Canada describing what happened to us in NW Houston - all in all a pretty "easy" hurricane for Houston but absolute hell for those east of us in Beaumont, Port Arthur and most of Louisana. We were sent home from work about noon...
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    Behold the Power of KLASSE!

    I polished this Vette between Christmas and New Years 2004. The owner has religiously washed using 2 bucket method and added at least 1/2 dozen layers of SG since then. There is very little swirling. This car took Best Of Show at Hooters (Willowbrook, Houston, TX) on August 25. It is a daily...
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    OK, MODS, what is the secret?

    Mods, Please advise how I can edit my profile. Thanks
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    Fianlly - the new ride

    Showing unsane reflections after wash with NXT, Mother's Clay, AIO and only SG x 1 :woot:
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    Wheels and Tires need a new car

    The sapphire bue Accord is no more! How does a white 2005 Pilot sound? Light grey leather interior, 3500cc VTEC 6? Seating for 8, not 2 and a bit -3 row seating, with everything behind front 2 seats foldable to flat floor. I CAN SEE DOWN THE ROAD AGAIN! It is not "Gonzo'ed" yet so pix will...
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    Buy your tire dressing in 5 gallon buckets soon

    http://www.michelinman.com/difference/releases/pressrelease01102005a.html
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    A Word Of Warning

    I saw a hand specialist today re middle finger of left hand going "trigger". The first finger is on verge of trigger also. Both are very painful, especially in the morning and the primary cause was hanging onto my polishers. The Doc said all is not lost - - Cortisone shots into both...
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    Back at it - sort of

    Washed my Honda on Saturday for the first time since I had the double cervical fusion. WHOOT! :woohoo: Water "stuck" during the wash (3 month old SG without any TLC in the interval) - not much beading or sheeting during the flood rinse, but I expected that. :wall I even put some 4* UPP on...
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    Involuntary vacation

    Gotta hang up the polishers for a bit. My right arm is going numb from shoulder to fingertips. Also pins-and-needles. also phantom temperature changes - cold to hot, then normal for a while. Xrays show disk shrinkage/collapse/erosion at C6-7 and symptoms confirm this. Specialist says first...
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    PO85RD & FMJ updated with pix link

    Here........ http://autopia.org/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=53296&perpage=12&pagenumber=2
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    Big new order today

    :D :D :D :D :D PO106FF x 1, PO85RD x 2, Finishing Touch Glaze x 2, FMJ & Hight Gloss Acrylic Shield, both x 2 :D :D :D :D :D
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    Brutally Hard Paint

    I was polishing a white Lightning yesterday (http://www.haloclub.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=11565) that had after market hard tonneau and shaker hood - both fibreglass contstruction. I started on the tonneau with an orange pad and Menzerna PG being spun with my Metabo. NADA. OK, up to yellow...
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    Blast!

    Row, row, row your boat! :grrr Yet ANOTHER rained out weekend in Houston! :furious: I seems like I might be in danger of loosing my skills.... :shocked
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