Recent content by stainbuster

Well, the old brick has met its maker. She was t-boned in the rear pass. quarter by a 2003 Hyundai Sonata spinning me 270 degrees. Fortunately neither of us were injured. The front bumper, front pass. quarter and wheel were practically in the windhield, instantly totalling the Hyundai. The...

Yeah, I know. Sundays are for football, not work. But with these hurricanes and all, duty calls. Actually, this customer was a big spender yesterday; money is always a motivator. On with the show... 02 X-type with only 13k miles. Customer is leasing this vehicle and has decided to keep...

This 2002 Ranger recieved a full detail about a year ago. Customer's main concern was the mold/deterioration of the window sills. Truck had about 50,000 miles on it when it was done. Another thing that was adressed was the horrible ferrous oxide from transport and paint overspray on many of...

Hey all, Have a customer with a black Camaro that was recently repainted (to an excellent standard, IMO). He wants me to add pinstriping (tape). Probably silver. Have removed bunches of striping, but have never applied any. I have access to 3M tapes and have all other supplies I need (I...

and used it for the first time on Saturday. Did an 01 white Ford Ranger. Ordered the 6" velcro backing plate and 2 foam pads from my chemical supplier. Yellow and white. They suck. Any opinions on the Edge pads for the PC? I know there are a TON of threads on this, so I'll do some...

Hey y'all, Anyone have any idea how to repair this or at least make it look less noticeable? It's on the driver's door panel of a 2001 Saab 9-5. Owner's not sure how it happened, (hmmm) The scratch is about 1" long. Here's a couple pics:

These 2 Saabs, (2001 9-5SE, and 2002 9-3) belong to years-long clients. Nobody has touched either one of these cars except for me. They're almost like my babies. Anyway, did the semi-annual detail on the 9-5 yesterday and decided to polish the pipes, as they haven't been done in almost a...

Well folks, we have here a perfect example of how not to treat your car. The customer is a young, single mom, 2 kids ages 6 and 11. Mom works two jobs (bless her heart) and never really considered car upkeep a priority. Until she met me. She was referred from an existing client I've service...

This is the hood of an 02 Accord, black of course. Saw this at one of my new dealer accounts where I do headlight restoration, cig burns, dye, etc... The ENTIRE car looks like this. I figured maybe it was traded in that way and their detail shop didn't have the skills to correct this, so I...

One can see all sorts of beautiful things in Fort Lauderdale, including something like this:

Here we have a 1995 Polo Green Corvette that was recently purchased by a regular client. The paint condition you see was present when he bought it (great deal, imo).

This is a two-part post: 1) Do you use botique products (Meg's, Klasse, Flintz, etc.) or products from a chemical distributor (AutoMagic, CarBrite, Ardex,etc.), or both? 2) Are you an enthusiast detailer, or do you detail for profit (full-time, sole income)? Not writing a book, no...