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What's the best way to remove mold from a fabric convertible top? '03 Saab 93.

I'm usually a bit iffy about their products since they are aimed more towards high volume shops and car washes. I was given a couple samples of the Miami Shine wax and was told it was made to be comparable to the durability of Collinite 845 but easier on and off. I tried it and quickly went...

Acura TSX that was in the garage with the windows down during a house fire and got smoke soot all over the interior. The owner was able to clean most of it up, but there is still alot all over the headliner. What would be the best way to clean it without damaging the headliner? I'm thinking I...

A dealer who I never met before dropped off a car last Friday and has not been back to get it. I asked for his card before he left, but he just said ok I will give you one later today when we bring the other car we want done. Then never showed up again. No dealers I work with have heard of...

I just got a call from a customer that has a mouse problem in her 2000 Accent. While the car sat for about 6 months, some mice made it their home and won't leave. They brought the car to the dealer who took everything apart, used some kind of spray and said the mice are gone now, but they are...

The upholstery shop next door has an Escalade coming in with a 5 gallon latex paint spill in the back seat. I haven't seen it yet but he said it's all over the carpet, seats and door panels. The carpet will be replaced by the upholstery shop, but what's the best way to remove latex from door...

I'm almost ready to go live with my new website and was wondering what everyone thinks. Just disregard the About Us page for now, it's still the wording/pictures that came with the template. I'm mainly wondering is it easy on the eyes, does the layout look good on different monitors/different...

Does anyone offer a loaner car to their customers? I'm thinking of picking up a used Ford Taurus or similar car to let customers use while their car is here at the shop. My biggest question would be about the registration/insurance. I know that when you rent a car, you can use your own...

I was thinking of setting up a referral network this year. I was thinking something like someone will join the network and I will give them a bunch of business cards that they will write their name on the back of. The cards may even have a 10% off or a free wax upgrade to entice people to come...

I have a client who needs someone mobile to go to her mother's house and clean her interior. This is for an older lady who is on a fixed income so she needs someone with a very reasonable price (under or close to $100). She said it's about 30 minutes from Hartford. I'm not sure of the exact...

Excess dog hair is one of my least favorite things to deal with. My assistant brought in a pair of these latex and cloth builder's gloves that he uses doing masonry work. I just finished cleaning out a Jetta with these that was completely covered in white hair on black seats/carpet. Wow did...

I would like to get some tips from everyone for getting windows completely streak free. This is the one thing that drives me and my assistant absolutely nuts! We use Meg's D120 Glass Cleaner. Our process is spray the window, wipe with one MF, then follow up with another dry MF and keep wiping...

I was checking out the OCDetails Detailing Blog and found his write up on leverage craigslist very inspiring so I decided to give it a try. This is just a quick template that I put together on use.com and will be adding text a little later when I have more time. I just wanted to share this to...

I'm looking for something with the heaviest fillers I can find for certain dealer cars that I do. These dealers don't care about correction whatsoever, they just want something that will make the car look good until it sells. I've given up on doing any kind of correction work for these guys...

I just had this card designed by Jeff Strong of Strong Keepsake Images, you can find him on Facebook. This guy is a top notch graphic designer, you can spend a couple hours looking through his work on FB, mostly all car related business cars, show boards, etc. What do you think of the...

Has anyone used the Jiffy steamer in the link below? I'd like to get a VX5000 but it would only be used lightly once or twice a day at most and I don't really have the funds right now and the Jiffy costs half as much. It looks decent in their videos, not nearly as good as the VX5000 but not...

Ok so I've got a wholesaler, a cheap SOB who is always trying to haggle the price and get more work done for less money. I've got a Ford Lightning at the shop that I've had here for about 2 months getting a full wetsand/compound with a HUGE break on the price which I'm now kicking myself for...

I saw a sign somewhere that said that and was pondering if it would be something acceptable to put in a detailing shop? I'm thinking more about my employee on this, he busts his butt and it would be nice if more people tipped him. I think it's a huge morale booster for an employee to get a tip...

I'm going to offer a protection package with 2 coats of wax/sealant and a coat of wheel wax. I'm looking for the most durable wax or sealant that can be immediatly double coated without waiting for the first coat to cure. And the most durable wheel wax for a single coat (maybe double coats)...

It was all very unplanned and unscripted and I've never done anything like this before so it could have been better. But I think it came out pretty good. What do you think? (Click on the bottom right clip in the video window) Better CT - WFSB Channel 3