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This 2002 Maserati coupe came to me from a longtime customer. He had bought it at an exotic car auction and rebuilt a pretty significant portion of the internals. The auction detailers and previous owner had definitely had their way with the paint - RIDS and holograms were all over the soft...

Hey guys, Is anyone else here into video games? I've got a few PS3 games I'd like to trade for games I haven't played yet. I figured if anyone else is looking to swap they could post in here too. I've got GTA IV and Grand Turismo 5 Advance, I'm looking for Call of Duty 4: Game of the year...

Has anyone else tried the foaming sprayer heads from ADS? My buddy bought a couple and I grabbed one for my wheel brightener - the effect was awesome. It foamed up impressively and the dwell time was better than usual, plus I swore it cleaned a little bit better. The foaming is far more...

Has anyone else had problems with mechanics/tire shops making totally unacceptable mistakes on their car? I took mine in today to get 4 new tires and swap out the tie rods, and they lost two of my lug nut covers, lied about it, then the assistant manager told me "oh it's no big deal, they...

If anyone else has photos, add 'em in. I only got a few while I was there. 'Vettes (I detailed the one in the middle) Classy license plate Gerry and I with the vette Demoing Meg's Solo with Autopians David Fermani, Jgh1987, and jfsully Totoland Mach with System 1 and his...

Happy April Fools guys.

This was a 2006 Corvette that I detailed for Autogeek's Detail Fest. It came to me in pretty decent shape, but I still managed to put 14 hours into the paint alone. Upon first inspection in the shade, the car had excellent wetness, but had room for improvement in depth and gloss. I washed...

Does this strike anyone else as a terrible idea? When I first heard of it, I figured it was for cc'ed or painted rims. But nope, it's for the car as a whole. Has anyone here tried it?

About a week ago, I got a call out of the blue asking if I could detail an older Corvette. I figured it would be easy money on a recent repaint, or maybe just a wash and wax. I was not expecting what showed up on Thursday night: She was a 1970, numbers matching 454 Convertible, restored...

Hey guys, I've got a job in progress that I can't wait to post. Since I won't have it up for a few days, here are a couple teasers: It's a numbers matching former NCRS Nationals contestant...

I've got a Edge/Cyclo DoublePrecision kit. It's a great polisher for someone new to machine polishing, and a big step up from a PC for an experienced user. The Cyclo offers a power increase from a PC but it won't create swirl marks or burn paint like a rotary. The Edge system virtually...

This is a 2002 MKIV Golf that came to me from a longtime customer. He picked her up preowned with a bit over 20,000 miles, and the previous owner had definitely not been kind to this car. The hood had been freshly painted, and despite color matching by VIN, looked a bit more orange than the rest...

Hey, I'm looking to trade a sample of UF SE for Super Intensive Polish. Drop me a PM if you're interested, I have a variety of other products as well. Tim

This is a 2nd Gen Audi RS4 that I did for a fellow Autopian. It came to me with around 3000 miles, and some mild dealer installed swirling. After evaluating the surface and talking to the owner, we decided to pass on the wash, clay and seal package and go for perfection. Before...

This car came to me courtesy of a fellow Autopian. It had quite the story behind it - the original owner was a personal friend of Steve Dinan, and this car was one of only 5 Stage III conversions ever built. She's pushing around 625hp on pump gas, 700+ on race. When I first got to it, the car...

Has anyone else had a really random crime happen to them? I went out last night at around 1130 to run to the store, and the mirror glass was missing off my car:sosad. I got about 100 feet down the road before I noticed. Someone stole the glass off of both sides, but luckily there was no damage...

This is a 2007 Montego owned by a client's father. He initially brought it to me for a wash, clay and seal, but a full sun inspection revealed significant dealer installed swirls. This is some of the deepest marring that I've seen induced on paint this hard - UCCL on a green wool pad wouldn't...

This is a 1991 LS400 owned by one of my best customers. It's only driven in the summer and detailed yearly - approximately 110,000 miles on the clock. Unfortunately, the paint is showing some signs of age - clearcoat failure on the driver's A-pillar, quarterpanel, and part of the trunk. Because...

I'm cleaning out my supplies in preparation for a move back to Florida. All of these products have been kept closed in the garage and between 50-95 degrees at all times. Some of the packaging is in less than perfect condition (FFP comes in 2 8oz bottles). I would very much like to sell this as a...

This 2004 Highlander is owned by a friend of the family. She's got a couple of cats, and they have a habit of getting on the hood, quarterpanels, etc, and causing a pretty nice set of RIDS. The hood also had some minor holograms and the car was covered in *deep* swirls. Before...