Recent content by subygirl

It seems like every car I get to work on that has been resprayed has the hardest clear coat ever. This time it is my car. It had body damage about 3 months ago. The whole drivers side was fixed and resprayed mid March. Due to my schedule and working on everyone else's car, I am just now getting...

Full paint correction for a black 1997 Mazda Miata in prep to sell it. The single stage paint was fairly oxidized, to the point that swirls were not very evident. Bug splatter, bird poo, and leaf prints were etched into the paint in several places. Very tiny speckles of sap were all over the...

Full interior detail done. Carpets looked like they hadn't had attention in a while. Door panels and dash needed a mid level cleaning though. Carpets: Pre spray with Meguiar's APC + at a 10:1 ratio Second spray with APC and scrub with stiff bristle brush Steam clean/ extract with APC...

I am working on cleaning up a flood car. The back seat has mildew in the leather only on one panel. I have tried Leatherique and leaving it in the sun for a day. I just cleaned it with the Pristine Clean this morning and most of the mildew is still in the leather. Would heating up the leather...

A guy from a local car group asked me about correcting the paint on his miata. I looked over the car and gave a price quote. Fast forward a few weeks. Car is dropped off on Friday evening for a full detail - engine, interior, and paint correction. Interior and engine went off without a hitch. I...

The Process: Wash with the 2 bucket method Clay with Meguiar's yellow clay M205 with an Uber orange pad PO87MC with an Uber green pad Meguiar's #26 Yellow Tech Wax Leatherique for the leather Meguiar's APC to clean the vinyl top 303 Aerospace protectant on the interior dash and vinyl top...

The owner of this mazdaspeed 3 contacted me about large amounts of tar going down the sides of his car that he couldn't get off. When it arrived, we found out there were also micro specs of black paint overspray down half of the car. What about 70% of the car looked like: The tools...

This has to be the most frustrating car to date! I was working on a 99 Miata, dark blue metallic, last night, and it goes to show - don't work when there is no sun to check your work! I was set up in my garage with a halogen work lamp always at my back. The car had light swirling, so I used M205...

I am looking to add rock chip repair to my arsenal of services offered. I have tried several methods and have settled on the best one for myself. Now the real question - Do you buy the touch up paint for the customer's car and keep it, or do you have the customer come in touch-up paint in hand?

I've been lurking on here for a while. I got introduced to the site from various members on nasioc. I really got interested in detailing cars once I got my new wrx and wanted to keep the paint in great condition. I've detailed several other cars since then and now can't stop! I am working on...