Recent content by ocd dave

Hi Everyone! First and foremost I want to take a moment to say :thx to Autopia and its members!!! Some of you I have shared conversation with and some of you I have just read your threads, but ALL of you are why I have gotten to the level that I am at now. This before and after thread is a...

Hey Everyone, I've been reading a lot about 915 and have a few questions. Is it best suited for light or dark colors? Or does it matter? Does it work good on clear coat and single stage paints? Or both? Does it mute the look of metal/pearl flake at all? What is the range of...

Hey Everyone. This past Saturday I did a friends '94 F-150 long story short, it went from this: to this: and a few of my LC pads went from brand new, to this: (they were 2 yellows and an orange) This was by far the worst oxidized paint I've ever worked on. I started off...

any good tips on getting motor oil out of trunk carpet (thanx to the previous owner) from a 02 Z28 Camaro (typical trunk fabric). The wife and I already tried scrubbing and vac the crap oughta the carpet with some duragloss ultimate orange. any advise?

Anyone have good tips on restoring neglected leather? My wife and i just bought an 02 z28 and the seats haven't seen any love in some time! we cleaned them with some duragloss 462 & i didn't have any leather/creme conditioner on hand so we had to get some megs gold class rich leather...

Hey everyone, Anyone know if wheels from a 88 monte carlo would fit on an 02 camaro? the wife is about to buy a Z28 :D:D:D yeah i know, still not an ss. still gonna be fun though! gonna make for a fun project!:woot:

so i had to vent this out somewhere else cause the wife was tired of hearing about it :chuckle: so as some of you know I'm still working at a dealership that i cant stand. EVERY DAY I see things go on that make my head spin or I am ordered to do something that makes me wanna put in my 2 weeks...

Anyone else sick and tired of loosing/rescheduling jobs due to these past/present runs of crappy weather, can i get a :woot::woot: today i got half way through a 350Z then the bottom fell out when weather.com wasnt calling for showers till late evening.:angry:angry:angry just had to vent...

Hey Everyone, I had some questions on how my new shipment of Clearkote/Blackfire products would work with my 3M polishes (rubbing compound, machine polish, & ultrafine machine polish -1, 2, & 3). I just got in: VM, RMG, CMW, YCW, and Blackfire Wet Diamond. (Also some ONR, cant wait to...

Hey whats up everyone, Just stopping by to say Hi & introduce my self a little. Ive been detailing for 3 years for a dealership (not happy about that). I'm not a fan of how everything there is about getting cars out while disregarding quality. In my 3 years there I have been fortunate...