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Helped out another neighbor today. This is a 60K mileage 2003 model Highlander and the paint was in pretty good shape. I used the following process P21S Wheel Cleaner Z7 soap Z18 clay Z7 soap PakShak Waffle Weave ZPC polish Z6 QD Z2 Pro ZFXed, X2 Z8 Z16 Pro on tires using PakShak...

I bought this kit today at Advanced Auto Parts and it worked out very well. This is basically a foam sphere that rests on the end of 7" extension rod with a plastic black covering. It attaches to a drill and I used a DeWalt with 18V battery. I used P21S Polishing Soap which is one of my...

http://www.pakshak.com/ultra-edgeless-micro-fiber-towel-16x16-1.html More stuff to buy and try! :getdown

My friend Bret and I will be there checking out the cars and hopefully the Mother's booth if Forrest plans to attend. Anyone else going from Autopia? Let us know, maybe we can have a meeting place/time...

Back in business today with a well maintained G35 in graphite color with 17,000 miles. Working with the owner Gabe, we did the following process: Michelin Wheel & Tire cleaner on wheels and tires (great stuff!) Z-7 Wash Z-18 Claying with Z-6 Z-PC polish, paint was in very good shape...

I've been trying some Nick's new high tech microfiber towels for QD work. This is a great, great towel: a brand new type of extra plush microfiber that seems well suited to shoes final polish stages. It appears to be two mfs stitched together...Here are some pictures... They are...

http://online.wsj.com/public/us Sad....

Bret and I worked on this car which we renovated for my mom. The process was: 1. Z-7 2. Z-18 Clay 3. Z-7 4. Menzerna 106FF, rotary on horizontal, PC on vertical panels 5. Rinse with slight PB SS&S soap to remove 106FF dusting 6. Z-2 Pro Times 2 with ZFX 7. Z-8 Used the Indigo...

Bret and I worked together on this beauty but Bret did more work and handled the polishing. Process was a Z-7 wash, the Menzerna polishes, Z-7 wash, Z-5 Pro X 3 (ZFX), then a Z-8. We used Z-16 on the wheels and cleaned the interior plastic with 1Z Plastik Reiniger (great stuff!) followed by...

We have a flat tire on our Camry which we noticed late tonight...are there tire stores that are open on Sundays? Any other places we should check for a basic flat tire fix? Ideally we need it done early in the day as my wife needs to go to work tomorrow. Thanks for the help. :)

Looking for some basic easy to find recommendations... Anyone have some insight on electronic vs. magnetic ballast? T8 vs. T12? Thanks! :2thumbs:

I used this product over the weekend on a Red C5 Corvette convertible's wheels and it worked very well. One of the better well polishes I used. Anyone else out there a fan?

http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,202171,00.html

Sources are telling me that Max does not really exist... http://www.autogeek.net/meetstaff.html Is this true? Why would AutoGeek make this up?

David, I sure would like to get some T-shirts to wear during this summer's detailing season. Any possibility we could do a run of Autopia T-shirts (short sleeve)? Anyone else interested?

This car is Evidence A in why GM can't win the hearts of Americans to buy its product anymore (at least in Pontiac brand). Even though it has low miles here are some annoying features: 1. The profile of the steering wheel is triangular! Looks ugly and very, very uncomfortable. 2...

I helped out a friend today with some detailing work on a high mileage, ten year old Maxima. Process was Z7, Z18+Z6, Z7, SSR2.5, ZPC, Z-6, Z2 Pro & ZFX, Z8. Did some Z16 on the tires. Before pics: Afters: It's hard to capture the beautiful white pearl paint on this...

http://www.casanovacars.com/mercedes_benz/car_dealer_sues_mercedes_as_17_million_clkgtr_wont_travel_10_blocks.php Another story in a long list of reliability issues at Benz. What do folks buy this garbage brand?

People I talk to seem to be using new stuff...what are you using on your wheel wells these days? Do you clean with a wheel well brush every time you wash the car?

I'm doing a new personal detailing website in Apple's iWeb. I've created some content and wanted to see if anyone here had comments on the major categories: 1. Welcome Page. 2. About Me. 4. Quick Overview of quality detailing process. 5. Detailed overview of detailing process. 6...