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The wife and I got to entertain to guys from the UK location of her comapny Saturday night. One of them had a really good time and drank a bit too much. As we pulled up the driveway to the hotel for the night (about 2:00 am), he began to puke out the window of the rear door. I pulled over and...

I always thought that the internet was around as a good information resource. It should make us smarter and able to do things on our own. But, I seem to think we are sliding backwards. Whatever happened to the ability to write a comprehendible sentence? I swear that the concept of spelling...

After seeing so many positive reviews on Optimum, I thought I’d give it a try. I have a 32 oz bottle of the polish and the 17 oz bottle of the wax. Normally, I would use the Lake Country Cured Edge Variable Contact pads, but I had some sample Saul at Edge pads sent me. So, I figured I would...

My 98 Grand Prix GT is hitting 98,000 miles and I think itâ€â„¢s time to move on. I bought it used in October 2000 and am frankly kinda tired of it. It runs well, is fair on fuel (20 mpg), but itâ€â„¢s a bit slow turning only 15.25 in the quarter-mile...

We got a light dusting of 18 or so inches over the weekend. My only employee decided to take the day off. What's the deal with that?

What's the going price for #16? I've never been able to find it locally. A guy in one of my car clubs is trying to sell some Meg's stuff from his parents store and I'm wondering how much of a deal it is.

I've seen a lot of funny things said in car detailing forums. This, however, is a new one to me. The thread was about how to avoid swirl marks. The topic of microfiber came up. Here is one of the responses. 1 More thing.................. Do the pepsi/coke challenge on the car. And u...

I set aside today to get my car ready for winter. Snow is coming tonight and tomorrow (finally), so I thought it was time for me to get my black Grand Prix ready. I got her int eh garage and jacked up to put the snow tires and wheels on. Each wheel was cleaned with Spray and Wipe and then got...

The wife's grandparents were packrats and gave us a bunch of stuff when they sold thier house. I have boxes of Jim Beam, Grenadier and other assorted decaters, old car parts and Lionel trains (I'm keeping those). I'm in the process of puttin gup the decanters on ebay, and found some old...

This is a reply to a post about waxing for winter: I detail cars for a living at a dealer ship. If you are going to wax your car I would clay bar it 1st, if not find something like Meguiars deep gloss wax it comes in a black jar. Wax is wax thou, as long as you have carnuba, and make sure you...

I am hoping to get teh wife's black Envoy ready for the winter this weekend. I have some Edge pads I want to try out, so now I just have to determine product selection. I have so many products, I just don't know what to use first. The truck currently has VM/EX-P/Natty's on it, so I'm looking...

Is there a cure for white paint tha gets chalky quickly? I was once told there is a compound in white paitn that makes its way to the surface over time. Can the chalkiness be reversed once it starts? I'm sure it is oxidation that can be removed with a good paint clear and some work, but...

Does anyone use these pads? I think some online guys carried them for a while (PAC included), but I haven't seen or heard much about them since. Does anyone use them at all? I've got the new Makita, so I'm looking for pads to use with it. These caught my eye, but I don't see them being...

I haven't seen much mentioned about these in a while. Is anyone using these pads? I just bought my Makita and am looking for some different pads to try out. They seem like a good idea, but I imagine they are only for those using a rotary. I love the 7.5" Curved Edge Pads, so I...

There was a thread in my GP forum about how people there love Liquid Glass, but nobody at Autopia does. I reponded back that Autopians (many of which are pro detailers) basically have higher standards and use other products to get the finish to what they consider perfect. Here is one guy's...

What pads are your favorite when you use the PC? I like the Lake Country Curved Edge pads (CMA Advanced Pad) myself, but I still see some people using the smaller Variable Contact pads too along with those from Edge and Meguiars. What is your choice when buying pads?

It's getting to that time that I seal our driveway. I didn't do it last year when we bought the house. I read a thread in this forum last year about using some from Latexite. I will go that way unless there has been a sudden revolution in the driveway sealing industry. Also, how bad is the...

I was at a fair sized swap meet at Dunkirk, NY for the past two days. One of my wanderings brought me to a guy selling un-marked Lake Country 7.5 curved pads for $6 each and 6 for $30. They only had yellow and black, and there were no markings on the back of the pad with a name. Just some...

I decided to finally get around to detailing up the wife's Envoy. I did Vanilla Moose, then EX-P x 2 topped by Natty Wax. I think it turned out ok. :) And the side shot. I would've had more, but the camera battery died. :(

I decided to make the wife's Envoy look all nice and perty. Vanilla Moose, EX-P x2, Natty Wax looks pretty damn good on black. :)