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I have been using a vehicle lift to polish cars now for quite a while. Usually when I lift cars I need to use boards strategically placed, to get the car high enough to clear the lift. Until now. I decided to have a concrete company come out, cut a hole in our floors, and pour a new...

This one came to us pretty dirty, and had never had a real paint correction, as there were sanding pigtails all over the car, and quite a bit of marring. This is definitely the world's only Carrara White Scud. As you can see in this picture. The...

We have joined forces with Project V Distillery and starting a unique car show experience. Sunday March 11th. join us from 3-5PM at Project V Distillery in Woodinville. There will be great cars, and great vodka tastings. Join us for the cars, join us for the booze, but definitely join us for the...

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I'm looking to get a CMS system (Content Management System) for my website. I'm looking for a system that will send out automatic reminders, thank you's, reminders, etc. I think it's important to become more automated as my business has grown, and this may be a great marketing tool.

This car came to us with some serious swirls and scratches all over the vehicle. Looks like some professional at a body shop may have had a hack at it before we did. The paint was very hard, and took a long time to correct. We spent over 8 hours on the paint correction alone using Menzerna...

Yup, it's a Datsun. It is getting shipped down to a concourse event, and will be judged with the white gloves, and graded out of 300 points. Although this car come to us fairly clean, a good amount of work was needed to get it looking perfect. I started by nibbing a few dirts out from...

Pretty simple to use, put this together in about an hour, but would be even faster the next time. What do you think? YouTube - ‪Metropolitan Detail Maserati Quattroporte‬‏ John

I haven't been posting much in this section, but will try to bring more to the table soon. Sometimes we just don't have the time to spend taking photos of all the nice cars that we do. This one came to us with just some minor scratching and swirling all over the car. Although the car really...

This customer wanted a completely custom look for his F430. This is what we delivered. A complete color change from Grigio Silverstone to flat black with carbon fiber accents and 3M Window Tint. When we got this car a couple of weeks ago we were determined to perform our installation better...

This Mustang came to us after it was painted. As you can see in the pictures, there was a lot of dirt to nib out, and several runs all over the car. Most of the runs had to be scraped off using a razor blade, then sanded flat. I used 1000-1500-2000 grit STARKE sand paper using a D.A. then...

What does everyone recommend as a non greasy sealant? I'm helping out a dealership for a few weeks, and would like something that doesn't need to be wiped down with a spray wax. Something that is quick and easy preferred.

I figured if I'm going to try a new wax, I better try the best one that they offer. I recently detailed up a friend's Volvo S60R. I did a two step machine polish using SIP with orange CCS and Super Finish with white CCS. I used Migliore Wheel Seal on the wheels which definitely gave the...

I have been wanting to perform a test showing the actual gloss reading difference between a rotary polisher, a dual action counterbalanced polisher Cyclo, and a dual action forced rotation polisher FLEX for a while now. I finally had some time to perform this test. This car belongs to an...

Turn-key spot for professional detailer. We are moving shop. Tons and tons of walk in traffic, conveniently located on Highway 99. PM for more info. 4000 sq. ft. including indoor wash bay. Thanks, John

Check it out, and let me know what you think. YouTube - Metropolitan Detail - The Top of the Line John

A customer of mine recently had her rear bumper painted. Unfortunately, there was a paint sag in the bumper that ran about 6". I just wanted to show a proper removal of a paint run or sag. I start by using a fresh razor blade, angled 90 degrees against the paint, and scrape off a majority of...

It would be fun to meet up with some autopians and grab a beer.

This beautiful Rolls Royce Phantom came to us in need of a show car preperation for the Kirkland Concours d' elegance. There were a lot of difficult nooks and crannies on this car, not to mention the stainless steel hood that needed to be polished, and also all the sterling silver, like the...

This beautiful car came to us for a concourse preperation for the Kirkland Concours' which is our local version of Pebble Beach. Some of the most expensive, and extravagant cars in the world are here on display. The detail was fairly straight forward. I sanded the paint with Trizact 3000...