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In a perfect world, you wouldn't need to polish your car's paint.  Cleaning and waxing is all that's really necessary to protect and beautify your car's finish.  Unfortunately, we don't live in a perfect world.  Your car's paint is bombarded by contaminants and assaulted by foreign objects every...

This is one of the most significant chapters in the book, and rightfully so.  Healthy paint is the foundation of a good-looking, well-detailed car.  Detailers struggle with paint-related problems more than all other surface issues combined. <h3>BIRD BOMBS (THE STRAIGHT POOP!)</h3> Without a...

The Porter Cable 7424 dual-action car polisher started the pro-consumer car polisher market life more than a decade ago.  The machine started as a sander for woodworkers.  Much like custom car builders, fine furniture artisans sculpt a piece of furniture, stain it to a desired color, then spray...

I have been reading a lot of threads on the Autopia forum (http://autopia.org) lately that basically start with people asking "what polish should I use?" I couldn’t help but think, how do I best avoid using an abrasive polish all together? While the two previous chapters hail polishing...

People often ask me how I make and keep my cars looking so picture-perfect.  "What wax do you use?" is the question that comes up most often.  Unfortunately, it's not quite that simple.  If you want the perfect shine, you have to do a little work, and you have to work to keep it maintained.  If...

I met a Porsche Boxster owner a few years ago who had just won best in class at a national show. I asked him how he managed to get the undercarriage of his car so clean... he finally admitted that he  taped a toothbrush to a stick. Have you ever noticed how show cars look really fresh and...

As long as there have been cars on the road, there have been professional detailers. The profession dates back to the days of horse-drawn carriages and professional carriage drivers. In the 1940s, professional detailing shifted from services rendered to elite motorcar owners to car...

The Klasse acrylic car wax system makes paint radiate energy like the dessert sun. Voted the #2 synthetic wax available by independent test magazine Guru Reports, Klasse All-In-One and Sealant Glaze are among the very best paint protection products available.  With the advent of Polycharger...

<h1>PREPARING A USED CAR FOR SELLING</h1> <div style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; padding-left: 4px; padding-right: 4px; padding-top: 4px; padding-bottom: 4px; background-color: #E0E0E0"> Author's note, January, 2009 -- DO THE WORK AND SELL YOUR USED CAR! We all know the...

Autopians, Those of you on our mailing list will get this same message via email. This week we are having our last sale of the year. While we typically start to think about holiday shopping, this year we’re making our year-end sale event all about you. With that in mind, we’re offering...

Detailers: If I built you a "Detailer's Directory" (that allowed you to list your business by city/state and potential clients to find you by city and state) would you use it? If YES, what features would you want it to have? db

A couple of months ago we had a thread started that was basically poking fun at how another forum was discussing detailing. I let the thread go on for a while until it got to the point of giving our community a bad reputation. I later thought "Hmm..., what if Autopia could reach out and be...

Autopia Car Care is pleased to announce a WEEKLY sweepstakes contest offering a $50 Gift Certificate to the sweepstakes winner. * You must enter to win. * You must be an Autopia.org member to enter. * Single entry only. * Winner drawn automatically by random number program every...

:argue By now most of you will have noticed the Google Ads. If you didn't... please do! :chuckle: Let me explain the purpose of the Google Ads and get your feedback. First of foremost, the Autopia.org site is increasingly expensive to run: -- Later this year we need to upgrade...

Autopia Car Care has expanded its international shipping service to include the following countries: Austraila Canada New Zealand Japan Singapore France Ireland Spain Denmark Finland Germany Greece Iceland Italy Netherlands Norway Portugal Sweden Switzerland United Kingdom...

Did you know that Autopia.org membership has rewards? Benefits include: 1. 10% Shopping Discount 2. $10 Gift Certificate on your Birthday 3. Automatic enrollment in our weekly sweepstakes No other community offers as much, and it's ALL FREE! Why do we do it? It's simple... your...

I'm overstocked on Sonus Polishing Products going into the winter months so here's your opportunity to save 10-20% on: SwirlBuster Pad & Polish SFX Polishes SFX Foam Polishing Pads DAS Foam Polishing Pads Click here to see all polishing products on sale. Don't forget to check out...

We got bad news from Porter Cable several weeks ago. They raised the distribution price of the 7424 and variants by $5. That means retail prices will increase by an average of $8-10. We will be raising our prices by an average of $15. With our price increase we will also offer a 1-year...

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