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1. Why is the yellow WW "Heavy" cut and "medium in the rest of the set? 2. a. Does the adapter that comes when I buy all Edge 2000 pads through Autogeek (the Edge 2K adapter) work with both doubles sided & WW? b. Does it work on my rotary for both 6" & 8"--can I get a 6" pad and use it on my...

I'm hiring someone full-time this week (I hope full-time). This is an economically depressed area, so I've gotten 20 resumes for a part-time leading to full-time ad that I made sound as unappealing as possible. I'm waiting on a grant possibility for a student; if I get that I'll start there, but...

I started a thread about a local dealership that ask me to train their head detail guy. http://www.detailcity.org/forums/professional-auto-detailing/17599-did-i-shoot-myself-the-foot.html They never showed up for their first appt, and have been too busy to get in. Fair enough. They are kind of...

For those who are willing to share, could you tell me about your pro hand wash? I'm trying to find ways of saving time in doing mine. Materials: Two buckets--one with a drop of soap and one with lots o' soap. Pressure washer. Wool mitt California Water Blade WW APC & Wheel brushes BS Remover...

A new Rain-X product was voted most innovative at the Vegas Car Wash Expo recently. Here are the news releases: http://www.carwash.com/news.asp?mode=4&N_ID=61144 http://home.businesswire.com/portal/site/google/index.jsp?ndmViewId=news_view&newsId=20060420006033&newsLang=en Does anyone know more...

From the thank you to Steve thread. I have of Simoniz (Canadian Tire): -brushes -mitts -microfibres -APC -window cleaner -Pressure Washers They are all, absolute crap. Except ... they do honour the warranty on the pressure washer, so they sent me a new one, and now they are sending a third...

I love when someone says: "I heard about this stuff called clay. Wazzat?" or... "What's your favourite wax?" or whatever. Then someone sensible says: "SEARCH." Then someone says: "YEAH!" Then someone says: "My favourite wax is Nu-Finish" And there we go. So, let's do it officially...

This is an 11th hour request. I'm printing coupons (today) for a local mail drop. The printer said, "yeah, we have an awesome classic red car pic to use." The guy had not idea, using a before pic of a grand prix with a 70's MG after. And the MG is great on its own, but it is surround by Palm...

I'm hoping to draw on your experience here. I've seen all kinds of oxidization here, but this particular project is beyond what I've seen. It is a '93 Nissand 240 sx, rag is in brilliant condition, as is the interior. The black paint is badly swirled, and there are still buffing marks from a...

I have a shop in PEI, and have been working at getting dealers as clients for paint renewal and reconditioning--they just laugh when I suggest they pay me $25/hr to detail the inside of a car. Most dealers pay $7-$9/hr for their detailer, and do a glaze on their cars in the parking lot. There...

I was on www.kneebouncers.com, and 16 month old somehow changed my keyboard to Hebrew. No English. What do I do? It looks like this: שדגכשק׳שדגהשדגכשדגכ

One of the things I thought was interesting about the detailing world, when I started paying attention, was the lack of any real good associations. There are training groups like Rightlook that sell you a whole package of products, training, image, and a sweet little cult-like smile. But even...

I don't know when spring comes in your area, but here it breaks in early April. It was nice to see some sun today, but more than that it seems like the spring detailing season is coming to me. We had a good February, for February, only losing a few hundred dollars. January was poison, but...

Had a nice, black BMW 325 in last week. It had been in an accident or something, and there was a chunk of paint out of the where the trunk lids lands down on the body. The owner tried a Dupli-Color touch up kit, and it didn't stick. I went further, washing and drying the car, using a body shop...

I got to thinking when JoeDetail was talking about his new job, whether anyone here has a small shop or coin op and offers self-serve dog cleaning in the winter. Our shop is pretty slow (in three average February days I did better than all of January, so maybe things are picking up). I guess it...

What's the deal with the combative nature of some folk on the board. Why are we getting hot under the collar, doing gritty pm's, flaming, trashing, etc.? What's the deals? No product will replace the need for other products. Most things come down to experience, desire, smell, tricks of light...

Is this the future of consumer automotive? To Learn More: www.michelinman.com A wheel without an inflated tire may seem old-fashioned—think wooden buggy wheels—but the Tweel from Michelin is anything but retro. A shock-absorbing rubber tread band distributes pressure to dozens of flexible...

I have used Coca Cola and Aluminum Foil as a chrome polish to make it shine and remove surface rust. I've found it doesn't work great on deeply corroded or oxidized chrome, but removes surface rust. I was watching Mythbusters tonight, and they had a Cola Myth test. They tested many things, but...

This may be a dumb question, but what is the purpose of a glaze. I've tried to :search but didn't find anything. I have a gallon of commercial glaze that my old boss used to use as an LSP because it is easy to use, but leaves only a month or so of protection. Mostly with a rotary it leaves a...

I'm curious, being fairly traditional using a foam applicator (pinnacle typically). I've not tried mf and I find the terry applicators work better for KAIO than wax/sealant. What do you think?