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A client needed his f250 detailed inside and polished wheels so I went today and saw a big stain in the carpet that i was not expecting. Luckily I had my Folex and went to town. He is trying to sell the truck so thats why its being cleaned. The wheels were horrible, some thing all over them and...

how much difference is there between Nattys blue and P21S carnuba paste wax? Which do you perfer, or is it just like everything else.....depends on the person? Thanks

Just wondering if anyone has put Folex on a headliner to clean spots. I have read on here that Folex is pretty top notch so I bought some today and have a guy who wants his interior detailed tomorrow. Headliner has spots on it and its very dirty. So I was wondering if Folex would be good for a...

What do you all put on exterior trim pieces. I don't want to use the same dressing i use on the inside cause i dont want it to run or get all over the paint when it rains. Shiny, or matte(spell) finish, it doesnt matter, just something that will not run onto paint. thanks

just wondering if z8 or z6 offers any protection, or any other QD. if a vehicle does not have any polish or wax do any QD's offer protection and if so, for how long? thanks in advance

when you use your pads on SS paint do you have to replace the pad? i have two pads that are white and now they have some black in the middle. most came off but there is still black on them. i dont want to have to buy a new pad each time i do a vehicle with SS. that would suck.

Just wondering what size tank you are running for water, and how much water are you using per day. if you have a 50 gallon tank are you using all 50, less or more? and also how many vehicles are you washing with it. Thanks

So the other day I went to wash a truck and a few fleet vehicles for one of my weekly customers and i couldnt believe what I saw. First the pics of one of the trucks, the others are just fleet trucks so no big deal, this one is his personal truck. Then the picture of the idiot of the month...

has anyone had the luxury of detailing one of these cars? if you do not know what it is, it is a kit car with a lot of dibate wether it is coming back or not. anyway like i said its a kit car with an H22 honda engine they placed in the rear. they made them, or sold the kits a few years ago and...

I was wondering how much people charge to pressure wash the trailors of the 18 wheelers. i drove by academy (corporate) the other day and saw a company out there just pressure washing the trailors, no dryin or soap just rinsing them off. does anyone know what the rate is for that? there were...

if you dont use zfx can you apply z5 then z2 right after eachother or do you have to wait 24hrs? i dont want to use more of the zfx unless i have to. i just want to put a quick coat of the two on but dont want it to streak if i dont use the zfx. let me know

I was wondering if there was a true detail supply store in houston where they only sell products. I'm not talking about autozone, pepboys etc. i mean with products like zaino, menzerna and pc's, pads, good products. i was thinking about if it would be worth opening one up in a good part of town...

I'm trying to find a good clay bar. looking for fine clay and something a little tougher. also what do you all think is a good QD. Im using z-6 z-8 right now and its getting a bit expensive.

any precautions i must take? i was contacted earlier today about a ford ranchero that needs to be detailed and i havent done any SS paint so didnt know if there was anything i needed to be careful with. ill be useing a pc. thanks in advance for the info

a while back i was reading that some of you were having problems with the kit coming apart. has there been anything done to fix the problem? i would like to get the system but cant afford to have it mess up on me.

I took Blackfire compound and the BF finishing polish to get these mirrors back to good. After, since I was in a hurry I just sprayed them down with Z8 and Z14 where the plastic non painted area was. Only one before pic of the driver side but they both looked exactly the same. Oh and it was done...

so I was using my ROB yesterday and i went to pull off one of my pads and the pad came off no problem, but the velcro stayed with the buffer. that sucked. so i used another pad... same thing! you have got to be kidding me. ive used those pads maybe 4 times and now what? well now i have a 6" hand...

I'm sure there are some threads about this. have any of you run into problems? Im mobile, and was wondering if the epa has sprung up on anyone and caused problems. are there still chemicals that arent voc? I use auto magic, black fire, zaino and some megs. and im pretty sure they're all voc. the...

So does Autopia sell or make shirts or anything? If not I think you should. lol Since it is becoming a bit chilly out side you should make like a windbreaker or nylon type jacket that keeps you warm and doesnt soak up water, throw AUTOPIA.ORG or what ever on the back. I'd sport it. If theres...

#1). I am an organization freak and when I'm not organized I start to freak out. (I know its weird) I was wondering if you guys used any type of software to book your clients, I guess this is for the mobile detailers. Right now I just write them down in my phone but I'm starting to get more and...