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Question about doing burnouts in a rearwheel drive car. You have to hold down your breaks to do it. How do you do it and not blow out your back breaks?

I just finished QD'ing some of my truck with Meguiars Quick Detailer. I did the tailgate and stepped back and though, "Ohhh F*** Where did those swirl marks come from!" I then touched one and noticed they smeared! I then wiped the tailgate in a different direction with the towel and the marks...

I just finished applying Klasse SG and Meguiars Gold Class to my hood. Klasse SG has the driver's side. Meguiar's Gold Class has the passenger side. The hood was first clayed with Eagle One Clay Bar (Yes, I still hate this clay bar but I need to use them up). I then polished it with 3M Swirl...

Though I'd snap a few pics under the hood while I was out buffing the hood. They are low quality but you can still see the cleaness! No dirt in my engine compartment! I've been working on it a lot trying to get as far back and as far down as I can go! Kinda hard to get all the way to the...

I'm currently outside working on the hood right now. I've got the flood lights out and I'm buffing away with meguiars #9. As soon as I finish I'll be apply a few coats of Klasse AIO to the entire hood. I'm then going to wait until tomorrow. I'll rewash the whole truck cause it is raining right...

Help me out guys. Just jog on over to this thread http://www.autopia-carport.com/forum/showthread.php3?s=&threadid=7616 and vote! It'll just take two seconds! I'm planning on doing this job this weekend! Go now, vote!

Is there anything bigger or more powerful than the PC? I can't seem to find any other orbital besides that cyclo polisher

Just a few words about the work I did this weekend. I'll also need your help for something but I'll save that for last. I applied rain-X to my windshield with a new method I learned here. I applied it twice and left it on the windshield for awhile. I then washed my truck like I normally do on...

I'm currently working on Klassing my whole truck and decided I would have a little fun. I'm going to polish my whole hood. I'm then going to apply several coats of Klasse SG to one side and another wax to the other half. I'm not going to go buy any more wax so I'll leave it up to you guys to...

I wouldn't mind getting an older car to Rice out. I just want something to tinker around with and not have to worry too much about messing something up and not having anything to drive to work. Eventualy fixing it up to be a Rice Rocket. You know, Make it go fast, Sound like a buzz bomb, 6"...

I've never been in a group buy and am not too sure how they work. I just know you can get products cheaper. Could someone please explain group buys to me?

I would like to start mobile detailing on the weekends for some extra cash and eventually start doing it full time until I can hire more people and get a brick building. I just would like to know where to start. Like what kind of insurance do I need. How do I protect myself if someone...

Tried to do a search but didn't pull up much. I'm thinking about buying a steam cleaner that I can use for a lot of different tasks. Engine compartment, interior, wheel wells, etc. I'm not to sure how to use one though. Are they that hard to use? Does anyone know a guide for one? What...

I was just at a local ford dealership and they have a new black Lightning :D I was talking to the guy about it and he gave me his card. Told me to call him and he'll set it up for me to test drive :bounce I've never done a test drive b4 :eek: When I got my F-150 I had already driven...

For those that know I've been working on my truck witha rotary buffer. Well, I just got finished using Meguiars swirl remover 2.0. Well, the swirls are pretty fine and can now only be seen in the sun at extreme angles. Will AIO remove these swirls? I wil be following up with around 5 coats...

I used a buffer on my truck yesterday. Well... It removed the swirls I wanted it to remove but put its own circular swirls in. Yay! Now ppl know I've used a buffer on my truck. Only the tailgate is in the sun right now and I can see them. I'm about to back the truck up into the light to...

I was at a local hotrod show not too long ago. There was an eagle one rep there and he was selling a lot of stuff. Well, I couldn't resist and spent about $70 there :D Well, He was selling the eagle one clay bars two for $10. I couldn't resist cheap clay. Well, I just got around to trying...

I'm looking for a water tank that'll fit under the snugtop on my truck. No higher than 19" Does anyone know a place that sells 50 gal water tanks?

I ordered some towels from a webpage (don't want to say the name and I'm trying not to give away who it is) Well, I just assumed that they were 100% cotton. When I looked after I recieved the order all that is said are "cotton terry cloth towels." Well, they arrived and they a 86% cotton, 14%...

I was working on the interior of my truck today. Vacumed it out, cleaned the windows, and then was wiping down the dash and all. Not sure what you call it, but when you open the door, the bottom part of the truck? The part on floor of the truck in the doorway, next to the seat? The plastic...