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    The 15 coats of clear job! :)

    The customer arrived today in the rain, which didn't surprise me with Winnipeg's current weather. I'll give you some history on the car. It was originally repainted by the owner, after every third coat of clear he'd wetsand with 2000 grit and apply the next coats. He took it to a shop to...
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    Something a Little Different

    I detailed a goldcart and a lawntractor today. Polished both up, dressed all the plastic ect. Before: After: More coming in next post!
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    15 coats of clear. Anything Special?

    Hey guys, I've just recieved a call about a car that has about 15 coats of clear on top of a candy apple red flake base with white pearl flames. What kind of products would bring out the shine in that bad boy? I've got Klasse, Pinnicle, NXT, and other minorities. ;) Thanks guys :)
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    Wickedly Beautiful RX7, SpecV and Caviler

    UPDATED WITH SUN PICTURES ON LAST PAGE! I just got back from a very full day. From 7:30 am till around 6:30 PM I have been detailing a 93 RX-7, with close to 360 whp, a warmed over SpecV and his wife's caviler. :) Befores of the RX-7: Afters: More afters coming up.
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    Red Tiberon vs. Ex, Int, DIRTY!

    I detailed a 2004 Tiberon today for a buddy at a local car club. Described the car to me, so I thought I'd give it a go. At first he wanted just the interior, but after seeing the interior work, he got me to do the exterior too. In the works for the interior was the normal, just taken to...
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    What is this stuff?

    Hey everyone, My dad knows some people from 3M and he convinced them to give me some donations for my business. I got 5 bottles of 3M Finesse-it, Final Polish, and 5 of these things. They're 5 inches in diameter. I'd like to know how good they are, and if they're good for paint. What...
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    Construction Work's Mess (Smaller Pictures this time)

    Surprisingly last night I got a call from a guy wanting his truck done, so I took the liberty to get him in since I wasn't doing anything that night. Its a 2002 GMC Sierra. Interior only detail, but he wants the exterior done in a little while, but he's building his house right now. (Home...
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    2003 SpecV Dripping Wet

    My schedule has been pretty busy recently, so I'm posting up a lot of pictures. This car looked much worse than pictures showed in the befores. Problem areas of tar that wasn't removed by clay, I tried a little bit of Acetone. Got it off, and it looked perfect again after I washed the residue...
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    Recent Detail vs. BAD! Interior

    After doing the Buick this afternoon, I had anouther customer want me to do her interior of a Sunbird. It was horrid, and I couldn't do much to bring it back to life, other than extract the carpets and use some good dressing to bring back a little bit of gloss. No need to show processes...
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    Recent Detail vs.13's Sec Senza

    ***UPDATE, PICTURES LOADED ON NEW SERVER*** Today I detailed a buddy's Black 1998 Buick Regal GS. With over 200,000km, the paint was horribly swirled, and impossible to get looking perfect again. Some swirls were permanent and not possible to remove. I did the exterior, while my friend...
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    Horror House vs. 9x Honda Civic

    I've been very busy all weekend with details, (4 to be exact), and I am very upset at myself for not getting any picutures of the first 3. But I finally remembered to take some before and afters of a nice honda. Exterior: -Wash with Turtle Wax "Platnium Edition" -Clay with mothers...
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    Passat Paint?

    I'm doing a customer's car tomororw, and wanted to make a quick check in if there is anything to look out for with them?
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    Face Lift vs. '92 Camry

    For this Camry, I was feeling pretty shaky about it at first. Looks pretty ragged when it rolled in. Interior came first. I used a combination of products, to get rid of the smell, and get them new. Processes were: -Vaccuum -Scrub with Sear's Commercial Stain Remover (EXCELLENT...
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    Buick Finally Got What It Deserved vs. Swirls (BIG pictures)

    Well, since it was a really nice temperature today, figured I'd give the buick a once over since my customer cancelled due to medical reasons. First was 3M's Fine Cut Rubbing compound on the hood, and trunk. It was pretty bad, but I only had the stock pad to work with, so I wasn't expecting...
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    What Product In A Hurry?

    Well I'm about to place a order on www.eshine.ca and want to buy some polishes. I'm getting SSR2.5, but I'm looking for a middle level aggresivness polish for the PC, what would it be, SSR 2 or 1?
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    Turtle Wax Platnium Soap

    Well, noticed this at Costco for $9.99 for a gallon and a 1/4. I thought I'd try it out, because I was down to my last 20 ml of my Megs Soft Wash. Anyone have any experience with this stuff? How are the suds, slickness? I'm going to try it once I fix my waterline going to the garage...
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    What to use?

    I'm doin a customer car that had his buddy vomit all over the passanger side. Any products to get rid of the smell? I'm going to scrub like hell with Oxyclean, and then vaccuum, then steam clean to kill the bacteria. Any other solutions?
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    Big step ahead.

    I was recently offered the job of detailing a local car museam, that houses over 100+ cars. They range from collectors items, to Vettes, and even a car that Queen Elizabeth rode in! I've been told this guy likes to have them done every month or two, is very maticulate. Now, on the other...
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    S10 rebirth

    Well I did a wax job for my friend today, then took a little photoshoot session. Before: Sorry, I didn't feel like adjusting the car and stuff. Afters: Shutter Speed: 4 Seconds Lens Aperture: F/5 Flash mode: none Focal Length: 9mm Shutter Speed: 4 seconds Lens...
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