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2006 BMW 750iL with 100K on the clock My son plans to flip this one (and thank God it didn’t throw any codes when we hooked it up to the shop computer). These are exceptional driving cars, but unfortunately when you stack up miles, repairs come, along with $$$$$$. Car looked like it sat...

2004 MDX (Belongs to my neighbor) Last polished in March 2007. The paint was in immaculate condition. No need to polish this one because there only a few isolated trace mars in the paint –nothing worth busting out the polisher for. Process Used: Z7 Wash Z6 QD to dry Z16 on the...

1997 Nissan Altima: 150K on the clock. I watch a neighbor wash his family’s 2 SUV’s and son’s Altima weekly with a bucket & boat brush, dried with beach towels. Ahhhh the horror!! The son asked me for some help a few weeks ago. This one took ~ 5 Hours (and...

2002 John Deere @ 300 hours on the clock. It was time to change the oil, plugs, air & gas filters, lube the suspension & deck, etc…. so I decided to go all out and detail the mower. Yes, I’m pathetic.:think: Process Used: Compressed air to blow off the yard gunk...

Pollen season is finally over, so I decided to give the Tahoe a quick once-over. It was polished out this spring, so I didn't have to bust out the buffer. Process Used: Wash: Z7 Dry: Z6-Z8 mix to QD Paint: CS & Z8 Tires & Wells Z16. Wheels, Flares, Boards, Trim, Glass: CS Time...

After a week of heavy rain-thunderstorms it was time to clean up the STS. Process Used: Z7 Wash (paint, wells, wheels) Z6-Z8 mix QD to dry CS Z8 Z16 to dress the tires & wells Time Spent on the Exterior: 90 Minutes.

Summer Clean-Up :: 2003 Tahoe-Z71 & 2005 STS Pollen Season is finally over, so I decided to clean up our rides for the summer season. Process Used: Wash: Z7 & Foam Gun & Euro Mitts, & Brushes Clay: Z18 & wash mix for clay lube. Wheels: Hi-Temp Tire Cleaner & EO A2Z. I’ve...

Summer Clean-Up :: 2003 Tahoe-Z71 Pollen Season is finally over, so I decided to clean my wife’s Tahoe for the summer season. Process Used: Wash: Z7 & Foam Gun & Euro Mitts, & Brushes Clay: Poorboys (almost out of the hard to find yellow clay). I used my wash mix for...

When you guys buy foam pads, what are your durability expectations? In the past year or so, I've had serious durability issues with foam pad backing material -on both the PC and Rotary. (LC pads, Edge, etc.... -all are in the same ball park) Are you guys seeing the same thing? If I'm paying...

When you guys buy foam pads, what are your durability expectations? In the past year or so, I've had serious durability issues with foam pad backing material -on both the PC and Rotary. (LC pads, Edge, etc.... -all are in the same ball park) Are you guys seeing the same thing? If I'm...

A few weeks ago we were gifted with damage on the hood of the Tahoe. Either the bug/stone guard “just missed” or someone decided to lob a rock about ½ the size of a brick on the hood of the Tahoe. It left a $700 blemish. :wall I gave the body shop instructions (and several...

We were gifted with damage on the hood of the Tahoe. Either the bug/stone guard “just missedâ€� or someone decided to lob a rock about ½ the size of a brick on the hood of the Tahoe. It left a $700 blemish. Ahhhh!!!!! :furious: I gave the body shop instructions (and...

This past weekend I had to pleasure to detail a 2007 Black GMC Truck. The owner picked it up last Fall and has done several tasteful mod’s to the truck: de-badged, wheels, tires, exhaust, and a few performance upgrades to the engine. He cleaned, painted, and cleared ALL exposed pieces in the...

This morning I had to pleasure to detail a 2007 Black GMC Truck. The owner picked it up last Fall and has done several tasteful mod’s to the truck: De badged, Wheels, Tires, Exhaust, and a few performance upgrades to the engine. He cleaned, painted, and cleared ALL exposed pieces in...

2005 Buick CXT. This car sits outside 24 x 7, and was in the body shop this past October for a fender-bender fix-up. The kind folks at the shop absolutely hammered the paint via an inexperienced rotary operator, then filled it with some glaze to make her ‘good as new’ looking. The paint...