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I know it depends on how close they are, but if you just met them a couple of times, and they're asking for a favor, would you do it for free or charge them, say the job calls for a $300 detail.

I'm wet sanding a car and my orange pad / HTEC combo isn't cutting it. I would like to have a wool and yellow pad available for use. PM with prices shipped to 95133, San Jose, CA.

Problem: 1) I was sanding with 3m wet/dry 2000 grit sand paper and I couldn't get the sanding marks (not the haze) out with HTEC/OP 50/50 mix w/ Megs Burgandy Pad & Makita Rotary (1700RPM). 2) I coudln't even touch the light swirls with the same combo. I know BMW paints are tough, but is it...

I was working on a 2002 Subbie WRX headlights the other day, an Autopian had sanded it from 800--> 2000, using other finer grade inbetween. He didn't have a PC so he came to me to help. When I got the car, it was the normal haze that you get after sanding with 2000 grit paper. I used HTEC on...

A member on here contacted me about his TL. Great car, taken care of very well (well it's been washed but luckily there wasn't any heavy swirl marks. It was hard to make a silver car shine, but the sealant did the perfect job. Products Used: Zymol Wash Megs 26 (PC speed 3 megs finishing...

Has anyone tried all three of the procuts, TOL Best one-step polish and sealant, optimum poly-seal, and poorboys polish with sealant? I'm thinking about buying the TOL one since they seem to make some great products. Here is the link: Best One-Step Wax Let me know if you guys have tried...

Got a call from Bunmango telling me that his friend needs his car detailed (thanks for the refferal). I called him back and it happened to be a new Black e90 335i, I was stoked to work on it. Anyways, it just went through a wash and wax. There happen to be some swirling below all the grime so...

I have a almost new Ridgid Shop-Vac, the 5 horse power peak power, 12 gallon shop vac. I took it out of the box but found it was too big. Used it for about 2 minutes. This thing is POWERFUL! It's retailing at 69.99 at Home Depot right now, Looking for $60. Shipping is too much for this so...

Last week, I tried washing all my LC 6.5 inch pads using hot water and dawn. Every polish came out except for those that had Optimum Polish on them. Question: How do I clean out the Optimum Polish off my pads. Last resort is to use my finger nails to get ever bit off, but it doesn't seem that...

Hey Guys it's 1:41am and i'm way too tired to write my steps. I'll do it tomororw but here's are some before and afters. The hood was the major concern since birds... in LA seem to be pretty acidic, and etched right through the paint. I used a rotary for that. The rest of the car got OP with...

After your last step polish, OP, some people use glaze. I go straight to my NXT or Klasse twins. Is it really necessary to add a glaze? Will it really improve the looks? Will the NXT strip off the glaze if you top it? 2nd question, which glaze do you recommend. I currently use the 3m imperial...

Exactly as how the title states. How well does The Hi-Temp extreme cut with optimum polish work on a PC? I know it works well with a rotary but i don't have one on me right now. Also for those who have been using the hi-temp products, should I get the Heavy Cut, or just get the Extreme Cut and a...

Steps: Wash/dry Cleaned engine (simple green) cleaned inteior (woolite) Polish (Menzerna IP), could use FPII but needed a extra pass but i got lazy. Straight to Wax. Meguairs NXT Paste. Dressed Tires: Meguairs Hotshine Spray (non-aerosol) Any suggestions? I had a problem with the wax...

Products Posted on post: http://autopia.org/forum/showthread.php?p=756275#post756275 Sorry for the link, but double posting the same thread would be useless. Any suggestions guys?

Hey guys, I've been lurking around the forum for a while, and noticed that a lot of autopians uses the Hi-Temp brand from Topoftheline.com. Irene from TOL recommended it to me when I ordered it before, and that was after I ordered the Menzerna FPII and Menzerna IP. I'm also currently using the...