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Established Portland based auto detail shop with a reputation for excellence for sale. February 2010 will be the third anniversary for this growing business. My second business is getting busy to the point I no longer have time to work both companies. Sale of the business will include...

Hey guys, I have a Cobra H extractor and some of the best chemicals out there to do what I do and I have a clients vehicle coming back in approximately a week to hopefully remove a stain that everything I tried so far has not removed. Whew, ok, the point. I am curious because I have not...

Hello, Chris here from Perfection Auto Detail and Accessories. I am looking to hire a detailer as soon as possible. I have had a guy working for me for 6 months that I thought was going to be long term and it didnt work out. He was driving over an hour each way to work and had to find...

Hey guys, I have an account that I have become to busy to service any longer. It has been requiring me to pick up and deliver two cars for basic wash services and a detail once in a while or other needed services. One of the two cars is no longer at the location I service and with only one...

Hey guys, I thought this would make for good discussion here. I am looking to upgrade and improve greatly, ALL of the lighting in my shop. Can you please share your thoughts on what would be the most cost effective solution for my 3K sq. ft. shop. My shop is currently lighted with a...

Hey guys, Im curious if anyone is using any kind of filter system to deal with your waste water. I hear some shops have gone out of business as a result of the local EPA wanting filters in place for your waste water. The problem being the filter equipment is sooo expensive that the small...

Hey guys, Im thinking about trying Zaino for the first time. It seems to be spoken highly of here and the testimonials I have read are great. What if any of their products would you recommend I buy. The way the web site I looked at tonight makes it sound, is you only need Z2 Pro, Z6...

on extractors. I am looking at purchasing this unit. Possibly as early as tomorrow unless you guys have a better idea. Here is a link to the unit. This is not who I am buying it through though. US Products Cobra Series Portable Extractors I am looking at buying the Cobra 300H from...

Hey guys, Just curious if anyone here is going to SEMA? I am expanding my detail business in to accessories as well and will be there for the week shopping and of course playing too!:) If anyone is interested I would like to hook up with some people and talk shop maybe at dinner...

and most easily available product to remove swirl from black and should it be used with a rotary to start or can a PC be used for the whole process from start to finish? Thanks for any advice here. I have a black Porsche 996 coming into my shop tomorrow and I am really wanting to try a new...

Wanted to post a pic of my car before it was cut and polished. I took this pic at a show here in Oregon. The paint was about a year old at this point. Now that it is cut and polished I will be sure to post pics as soon as I have good outdoor light to do so. Here it is. My baby...

:help: I need to know if anyone recommends what shop vac I should buy that is as quiet as possible. I am tired of losing a certain percentage of my hearing after using my current "Jet Turbine" of a vacuum. Thanks for any pointers here...

New to this forum! Tons of good reading here. A great resource! I followed a link here from the Pelican Parts Porsche Forum. I am starting up a detail business here in Portland with a partner. We just got a 3000 sq ft shop about 2 miles from downtown Portland. We are both very...