Recent content by smokinfastlegen

I had bought a second Highline Meter since I misplaced my first one. Found my first one, so I dont need the second one. Will post pictures when my camera charges up. A paint thickness gauge is an indispensable piece for any detailer's arsenal. Asking $175 shipped obo.

First and Foremost, I want to thank HD Products and the whole crew for sending me the samples of Speed and Polish. Initial Impressions: When I first received the products, the bottles were striking and glossy, almost like the finish you could expect from using said products but to my disdain...

Well its not really a correction thread, but just wanted to share what i have upgraded from to what I upgraded to. I started with my faded as crap 92 Civic: To my 2002 Protege5: To having my protege5 Blinged out just a hair: I did do a full detail on the P5 including...

Just curious as to how many of the professional detailers on here use the Griots 6" da polisher. Also on average, how many hours a detailing session do you use it? Just doing some research. I already know of 2 detailers, but im trying to find more. Ill explain more once some members chime in.

For a while my drying medium of choice was a huge fluffy Microfiber drying towel, but when I found that after a few washes these towels had begun to lint significantly I decided I should search out a better drying choice. I contemplated a silicone blade (lol, just kidding, those have their...

I am trying to clean out a few things in my detailing closet and thought I would post these items up: First up are the pads. They are 8" pads in the white compounding pad, black fine polishing, and blue ultra-fine polishing (one blue pad is only single sided.) 1 white, 1 black never been...

As you guys know, I had the pleasure of detailing for Top Gear US Host Rutledge Wood. This car had to be cleaned in order for him to sell it for something more practical. The before pictures werent the best since I did not have my SLR. But I removed the rear seat bottom and found...

I had a customer of mine refer me to this cars owner, and i was told "this car is not that bad." Words we hear all the time. When I saw it in person i :tape: but did say it all wouldnt come out. Method: Washed/Foamed with CG CWG, wheels with Valugard Custom wheel cleaner I wanted to cut...

I had a customer just drop off a BMW 5 series. Looks like it has seen brillo, scotchbrite, and stiff bristle brushes most of its life! heres a video, first test spot shows Megs microfiber pad + d300/m105, second test spot on the left side is surbuf + m105/d300. There are some deeper pieces...

I was at my local Sherwin Williams Auto and asked to look through the meguiars product book they have which is dated for 2007.... But to my surprise, i found something that I never noticed before. Megs had been dangling the microfiber system in our faces since 07! Just thought I would...

This customer has been a really good customer of mine as of late and he wanted this beast cleaned up before his wife took a trip in it this week. Of course when I first inspected it, it wasnt in full sun, so it looked like it was going to be light polish. He didnt want to go extreme just wanted...

I had purchased some prometheus microfiber towels about 3-4 years ago from my local sherwin williams, and unfortunately they are no longer able to get them, but I have to say they are one of the best towels I have used. They are soft and edgeless and I wanted to get more of them, but cant find...

I have searched but cannot find anything pertaining to this. I know someone else might have better luck, but anyway, whats the difference between the two besides manufacturer? Does one work better than the other?

I had a customer call me asking to come take a look at his 1988 Porsche 944 because it was dead and lifeless. He was on the fence of getting it repainted, but luckily a friend of mine mentioned that it could possibly buff out. I went and showed a few test spots using m105 by hand and 3 small...

A customer brought this by wanting it cleaned up. I did not realize at first that this car was this low of mileage because the paint sure told a different story. After looking at the windsheild for his next oil change, I noticed it said 21000 miles..... Odometer said 19300! I was floored...