Recent content by mini1

Hello all, Could anyone assist? I have a vehicle that I put tuf shine on the tires about 2 years ago. I want to renew the gloss as its faded and the sidewalls of the tires have been stained with pigmented dirt and brake dust. What is the best way to go about stripping the tuf shine off and...

I have a Durrmaid Super 1600 extractor. It is out of warranty. I just tried using it yesterday, for the first time a few months and something is very, very wrong! The water heats, but when I turn on the suction/pump I just hear grinding and it smells like the motor is burning. The "idle"...

I used to buy CarBrite (Eagle One) "wheel cleaner II". It was the concentrated version of Eagle One A2Z wheel/tire cleaner. It was the best volume (inexpensive) wheel AND tire cleaner I have ever found. The stuff was amazing on all types of wheels and it actually cleaned both tires and wheels...

I'm about to submit my new google and yahoo local listings. I used to have a business in a different area of FL. I sold it and moved. The problem I had with the google/yahoo listings is that since I'm mobile, the listings made it look like I had a shop location. People were showing up at...

What is everyone using for lube in volume? I've been making my own out of car wash soap/water and its been working, but the clay gets too wet and starts to fall apart. The clay does not work as well, especially the megs red pro clay, when it gets wet. The instant detailer evaporates much...

I want to get a survey of all the pros that offer paint correction. 1.) What do you charge? Is it hourly or flat rate? 2.) How do you bill it (example: is the wash billed at the same amount as the correction?) 3.) Where are you located? I just recently moved from one end of the state to...

I have been detailing for years and I have always used a Makita rotary, but I'm starting to think it may be time to get a Random orbital such as the Griots 6" due the high number of super soft Honda/Toyota black products I'm starting to see. I can do these with the Makita and they look fine, it...

What happened to the sub-forum "Pro details before and after"? Has it been combined into the amateur section?

Do you all see the same thing I see? Lots and lots of dreamers? I service the moderate to top end of the market and generally seem to attract a lot of dreamers. People will call me up and tell me they have 2, or 3 or 5 really nice cars to do, they want full on paint correction, headlamp resto...

I'm looking for large magnetic signs to put on the side of my Ford E250 cargo van. I cannot place signage or a wrap on the vehicle because of HOA rules where I live, plus the vehicle is used for another business (dual income van). I have been looking around and it appears that the largest...

The time has come to upgrade from wet/dry vac extraction. I found a Durrmaid Super 1600 on CL, in good shape with little use, for about half list price. The owner will demo it for me so I know it works. It has the Lexan upgrade too. I haven't been able to find many reviews online for this unit...

I sold a detailing business that I built from the ground up, based on a royalties agreement. I get a certain percentage of the job total every time the company, which I sold my client list to, completes a job. I had initially thought that the detail company that I sold out to would be able to...

I have been using a set of two Craftsman yellow lighted locking end cords for the past 4 years. They were under a lifetime warranty until Craftsman decided to stop making cords! Sears has no lifetime warranty cords anymore. I had exchanged one of them 2 years ago because the locks stopped...

I had been emailing the owner of MX-7 last year. He hasn't gotten back to me in 3 months now. I have no idea what happened to him. I wanted to buy his window water spot remover and paint water spot remover. I hear it is the best on the market. The problem for me is that he only sells it in HI...

This question got me thinking as it state sales remittance tax time for most of us. Lawful deductions or annual resale certificate use....what exactly do you consider a lawful tax deduction against the sales tax collected or use of your certificate, and what do you not? Some people I talk to...