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2008 BMW M6 I’ve always loved the BMW M cars, and it was a pleasure to work on this beautiful M6 in Black Sapphire Metallic. This is an amazing machine at all levels…what’s not to like about a 500HP V10 motor coupled to an automated clutch and 7 speed sequentially shifted manual gearbox. It...

2002 35th Anniversary Camaro SS Limited Edition To commemorate the Camaro and the end of its production, Chevrolet developed the Limited Edition 35th Anniversary Camaro SS for 2002. Just 3000 units were scheduled for production in the U.S., and 152 for Canada. The LS1 V-8 powerplant produced...

1979 Toyota Century Every now and then we get the opportunity to work on some very special vehicles, and I was pleased to get the chance to restore the finish of one of Japan’s finest luxury cars…the Toyota Century. The rare Century is hand-built in limited quantities (usually...

2008 Corvette Z06 The owner of this beauty is a regular customer of mine. I worked on his two M3’s last fall. His BMW’s are their daily drivers so they don’t put too many miles on the Chevy! :) He took delivery of the Z06 in the fall, and we planned on detailing it...

Here we have a '99 Chrysler LHS that quite frankly has been a bit neglected for the past 10 years. The paint was in bad condition, but the customer simply wanted it cleaned up, protected, and shiny. Their big concern was to bring the interior back to life, as well as repair one of the...

2004 Mercury Marauder This nasty vehicle belongs to the person who built my website. I've detailed his DD before, and did a quick cleanup on this one last fall before he put it away for the winter. He moved to Ohio from Florida last year, and was a customer of Todd Helme of Bella Macchina...

2006 Subaru WRX This post ended up with a lot more reading, and less eye candy than what I normally do, but given the nature of the detail, I saw it as a good learning opportunity for those who are newer to detailing. The owner recently purchased the car, and the exterior had been...

2008 Lexus RX350 Pebble Beach Edition in Truffle-Mica. I’m not sure where the Lexus design/marketing team came up with the color name “Truffle-Mica�, but I’m glad they came up with the color! The Pebble Beach Edition is the only RX model that this color is available...

Or you'll receive a bill! I usually go to my local Acura dealer to get my oil changed. They all know me, they know what I do, and they know to be extremely careful with my car. I was in a hurry today so I stopped by my local Jiffy lube where I usually have my van done. When they're...

2006 Mercedes Benz SL500 This week’s featured detail is a highly refined SL500 roadster in Aegean Blue Metallic with 302HP and 339ft/lb of torque. It is also kitted with the AMG Sport Package…not to be confused however with the full-blown AMG SL55. These are stunning vehicles to...

2008 Lexus LS460L The owner of this beautiful car contacted me the very day that he received his AutoWeek magazine in the mail and saw me listed in the detailing article. Given the fact that my new website had just gone online days before the article hit, the timing couldn’t have been...

Extreme Garage Makeover! My house was built 9 years ago, and unfortunately the garage has been a neglected area as it is in many homes. I finally decided that it was time to do something about it, and I started on the project late in December. It was originally supposed to be a “2...

I've got a referral for somebody in the Indy area...a 94 Acura NSX. It most likely needs a full correction job. Please PM me if interested. Thanks.

I wanted to publicly thank Greg and George at Detailed Image for some very professional customer service that they provided during this past week. I had placed an order with them a few weeks ago, and the order didn't come in on the day I had expected it (I was monitoring Fed Ex tracking). The...

I want to take the opportunity to publicly thank forum member resek for his true professionalism! There are some really good people here on Autopia, and he is clearly one of them. He had contacted me from Canada a while back asking for some help and advice. He was new to detailing, wanted to...

Less than 2 years ago I decided to try (ice) Speedskating...nothing like starting a new sport at the age of 40! I'd never even been on a pair of ice skates prior to that. Last year I made it to 5 competitions, and had some decent results. During the offseason (April ~ August) I was training...

The owners of this M3 also have another '98 M3 that I recently polished and performed leather restoration on. Next up is their brand new black Z06 Vette! This 10 year old classic has about 110K on the odometer, and was actually in pretty good shape. It had moderate swirls, but time had left...

BMW's M3 is a classic regardless of the year, and this 1998 model was in exceptional condition for a 10 year old vehicle. The owner of this car has another '98 M3 in Purple (Techno Violet I believe it's officially called) that I will be working on in a few weeks...then comes his brand new Z06...

I received a call from the owner a few weeks ago about his 05 Viper. He said that it was in pretty good condition, but wanted me work on it and "take it over the top". He stopped by so I can inspect it and come up with a plan, and I was really impressed with this vehicle. He has done a...

I met the customer of this hammered Mustang on a local car club forum here in Columbus. We've been trying to put together a schedule for me to work on it, and finally got the opportunity this weekend. He had purchased this used, and the previous owner seriously abused and neglected it. The paint...