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Hello, Been driving the winter beater for a few months now. Part of the reason I have not been on here in a while. Glad the warm weather is on its way back; I look forward to more summer detailing this year. I still try and maintain the beater. I take it to the local machine wash...

Hello guys, Working on my thesis for a business course I am taking. Decided to base the plan on a Detailing/Customizing Shop to keep things interesting. I am looking for any advice or information on... 1. Legal Requirements 2. Financial Planning and budget 3. Operating Expenses...

Hello, I may need a little bit of help with this one... heres the situations. My girlfriend bought this car about a year ago. When we purchased it, we knew the paint was aweful. On the huge list of TO DO's is a new paint job but that is not one the schedule till next winter. For now I...

Hello, Next weeks project is going to be a 1991 Dodge stealth with heavy oxidation and marring. Body is in good shape, and with the exception of a few chips all the scratches are in the paint. I already hit the hood with a Heavy Foam cutting pad and some 4STAR LLC followed by SMR, then a...

I know most of you are going to have to read this twice. Probably half of you will sob after reading this, hopefully I won't get banned from the site. Heres the problem, I am going back to College this year to finish up my education. And although my campus is beautiful, the neighborhood I...

This past weekend I detailed my fathers 97 Toyota 4Runner SR5. I did it with the intention of trying a few new products... and was hoping the vehicle would look good afterwards. This was sort of a test. Up until now I have been using Zaino Sealer System on all my cars. I wanted to try a...

This is a dumb question, I don't know where i heard this but after being on this site a few months I know I am under some sort of misconception. I believe the body guy I used to work for (who knew less then me) led me to believe that wool pads are outdated and unnecessary. Thus, I have been...

Ill try and keep this short and sweet,... I think I know the answer, but I am hoping you guys will come up with something better. A month and a half ago I FULLY and I mean fully detailed my 96 Impala for a car show I was going to. It went a little something like this. Zaino Z7 Car...

Heres the situation. Bought Zaino Clear-View a while back and have used it 2 times. The first time I used only a drop. It removed "some" of the water spots on the windows but not all. Today I accidently spilled the bottle on the windshield of dads corvette. Oh, well, might as well get out...

I think my girlfriend is going to kick me out of the house when she finds out I just bought more detailing products. This is getting addictive! Placed an order with Danas for Some Collonite 845, Red Moose Machine Glaze, Four start SMR, Four Star LCC, and a few applicators. Will this be enough...

I was on the website for ClearKote taking alook at some of the products. I am currently hunting for something other then Meguiars 83 to remove swirls, random scratches, and oxidation. I stubled across the glaze section and I couldn't figure out where this would fit into my detailing routine...

Hello, So this is my next detailing project... Its not a Ferrari, or BMW, or a Corvette no, its a 97 Toyota 4Runner. In any event I still want it to shine. Heres what I am looking to do. I am slowly accumulating detailing products and would like to try a couple of new things. Build my...

Hello, Well, I applied the Zaino System from start to finish last month on my 1996 Black Impala SS with outstanding results; but i would like to try something different. First for a couple of observations I made. The car was "almost" perfect when I finished the first time around: Clay...

So now for a couple of updates,... sorry for the delay on pictures. Like I said before, you really can't tell if the ZCS did anything at all. The car looks freshly detailed although not much different then when I use Z8. The product also left a few holograms on the car which are rather...

Hello, On my 96 Impala the one thing that really stands out is my Borla Cat Back. Unfortunately it is in pretty poor shape. It is extremely dull, has hardened pieces of rubber pratically glued to it (the occasional tire resurfacing) and just looks awful. I tired 0000 steel wool, which got...

Today, for whatever reason, I caught that detailing bug and spent a few hours out in the driveway. I mostly worked on the interior, which didn't need much aside from a little leather conditioning. I tried out that Zaino Leather in a bottle. Another Zanio product I really liked. What I liked...

Hello, I'm back with more questions. A few weeks ago I detailed my 96 Impala SS with the Zaino System and the results were outstanding. I haven't used a good Nuba wax in a while so I really have nothing to compare the results with, but in any event I am pleased... for the moment. Today...

First off I would like to thank everyone for all the fantastic support and help I got from this site. I have always been interested in auto detailing, and its nice to finally do something right and actually see some decent results. Although I didn't win anything at GM Nationals I can honestly...

Hello everyone, Another 96 Impala question.... this is day 2, I am taking off work tomorrow to try and get this done... I tried a little spot of ZPC on my paint to try and remove the water spots, and swirls with no luck, so I moved right to the Meguiars #83 and a white final finish pad. Got...

So, today I was outside from 11am to 8pm prepping my car with a Zaino clay bar using a little bit of Z7 car wash and distilled water. I don't want to doubt the product just yet; Although I spent about an hour on each panel of my 96 Impala,... lets call it user error for now. I can't seem no...