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This truck belongs to one of my oldest customers, I was 17 and going door to door in my Dad’s truck when I first started doing work for him. I still have not convinced him on the proper wash methods, but he doesn’t seem concerned. He just calls me when they get filthy, swirled, or are...

This is another detail that I did over the weekend. The car came from a local stealership so I knew exactly what to expect—lots of swirls and half-a’ interior job. At least they didn’t try to buff it. :o The paint was in rough shape to say the least. I also knew that the clear...

This car belongs to a friend of a very good customer of mine. The car needed attention and it was my job to bring it back to life. The car has a bit of story behind it, so I sort of went above and beyond and did a few little extra things. I probably have about 15 man-hours in on this car...

I have had a run of BMW’s as of late—no complaints. :D First up is an Imola Red ZHP, beautiful car!! The owner purchased the car off of ebay. The stealership buffed the car and it looked like they used either a very tattered foam pad, or had some type of contaminant in the pad as they...

Had a very busy weekend of details, not much time for sleep, but I have tomorrow off. :D First up(Friday night) was a Lincoln Navigator that was purchased from a dealership, then immediately taken to a local speed shop for heavy modification (10 grand plus), I was contacted by the shop to...

So I have been slowly getting the hang of the Z system for a few months now. My first experience with the product line was in 99 or 00, pre ZFX. So I have a few questions. Can I prep, finish with FP-II, wipe down with Z6, then apply Z2PRO (no zfx). I hate mixing the ZFX, I feel that it...

I am not exactly sure how to describe how nice it was to detail under these conditions, but let me see if I can try. I am typically in the heat all day long when I detail and while I am in the shade, it is HOT!! So on Saturday, I was able to detail in a 3 bay garage that was AIR CONDITIONED...

Man, these cars were really cool to detail. The curves, molding, and chrome accents made them a bit of a pain to buff, but I made it. :p The cars are driven to and from the shows that they enter, otherwise they are stored in this barn/gage. It’s really pretty cool�up front you...

A few weeks ago I got a call from a now friend of mine (I have done work for him in the past) Alan, who owns www.speedofsoundllc.com, he needed me to prep two Mustangs for him. The cars would both be present if Speed of Sound’s display booth at the World Ford Challenge. I love detailing...

Detailed this car over the weekend. These are really nice cars to drive, they feel great on the highway. :D The owner is going to sell the car and wanted the paint to “shine� and wanted a few deeper scratches addressed. He also wanted the interior and engine detailed. The...

Today I detailed a 1994 Honda Prelude. The paint and interior both needed attention. The paint on the car was showing signs of clear coat failure so I decided that heavy polishing with a rotary buffer would compromise the integrity of the paint. With proper care, it can last a few more...

I thought this was cool, it's the first time I have seen them. I also didn't know that Nissan was using this paint system as early as 00. I do appreciate the heads up though. :D First time was on this baby(01 Q45) a few weeks ago: And then again this weekend on a 00 Maxima...

This car belongs to the owner of Wheel Workz, it is his daily driver but was going to be pulling “show duty� Sunday at the DUB magazine car show. He needed it spruced up a little and got in touch with me. When I was contacted three weeks ago I was already taking appointments for...

Any electrical gurus around here? :D I have a detail Friday and I *think* that I will only have acces to one plug. Can I run my extension cord, split it at the end, plug in my halogens to one side, then run my polisher off of the other? Will I notice a decline in performance from either...

After working on this the day before: You can see why I almost fainted when I showed up to my Sunday appointment and the car is in the garage, washed, and ready to be buffed!! Actually, this is the second time that I have detailed for this customer and I knew that the car would be...

This is a heavily modified 97 Toyota Tacoma truck, the paint is mostly custom, but some is factory. The swirls were bad, real bad. Add to that the fact that the paint was so contaminated with other paint (parked outside of a custom shop all day, every day, the over spray adds) that it...

This is a heavily modified Cobra. I wish that I knew more about the mods as I am sure they are extensive�I had to focus on the paint. :D The car was very clean, but needed a bit of reconditioning. The paint had moderate to severe swirls, heavy contamination (sap, tar, industrial...

CLIFF’S NOTES BELOW Sorry for the length, but I wish that someone would have shared this with me when I was first starting out, perhaps someone can take something from this experience. So this paint really gave me fits, typically GM is paint is fairly hard; this was so soft that it took...

This was sort of a last minute detail for a customer of mine. He needed the paint detailed before a show this weekend, they were leaving for Jackson, TN this morning. I arrived on the scene at about 6:00 p.m. Thursday night and proceeded to buff until about midnight. The paint was soft and...

I replaced my old fluorescent fixture with this unit, much better lighting for finding swirls. The build of the unit seems cheap, but it will serve me well I am sure. I could notice a huge improvement in the ability to spot marring with this light--highly recommended for those on a budget. :)...