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    Detailed: Subbie wrx and BMW 335i

    The Subbie was a friend of mine's that wasnt too bad when it was brought in, but needed some loving. Process was M105 with cyan pad,m205 with tangerine pad and meguiar g110v2. Topped with Autoglym Super Resin Polish. This BMW on the other hand was beat. The paint was swirl city, it...
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    First Celebrity Client

    Today I had the honor of doing a local celebrity's vehicle. I had actually started talking to him after finding out he knew the owner's of the NSX i have cleaned up in the past. And who is this local celebrity? He is a correspondent for speed channel during nascar season, and is one of the hosts...
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    Megs G110v2

    Most places at the moment seem to be out of stock, but Amazon actually has some for sale at $150, and if you sign up for prime (then immediately stop it) you can get free 2day shipping or $4 overnight!
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    How to remove diesel from interior?

    A friend of mine was a victim of vandalism and had probably 5 gallons of diesel spread inside of his Toyota Tundra. What would you recommend to get rid of the smell? All i have is a Rigid vacuum and a bissel little green machine. Any help is appreciated.
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    Detailed: Miata, Solara, and trucks galore.... Picture intensive

    It seems alot of people dont like cleaning their own trucks, but im not complaining :P I couldnt get many befores because when they were dropped off it was 8:30-9ish, and not much could be seen on the indoor lighting. Anywho, since my last thread of a vdub jetta, i have been busy. These...
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    Detailed: Vdub Jetta

    This one started with me being woken up at 9:00 friday morning by my dad telling me our audio guy had a car he wanted me to check out. So i get up there and saw the car. It was trashed, and was asked if i could make it look better. Heres the car as it sat outside the garage before being cleaned...
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    PPG Glass treatment vs aquapel?

    I went to pepboys and picked up some of the PPG Glass treatment, but it didnt say aquapel on it. Is there any difference between the two? I used the PPG Treatment, and it has worked well, but i want to make sure these items are similar.
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    Detailed: 96 Dodge Ram 2500

    I was asked to check out this truck this last Sunday by my neighbors friend. I looked at it and was like :scared: They asked me could i make it look better, and i answered of course, but its going to take a few days. here is what it looked like when i brought it to the house to clean...
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    2000 Porsche 911

    Got this one in today to detail, a friend of mine asked me to do her car, so I was very happy to do it.. Didnt get any befores because I wanted to finish this in a day, but this cars exterior was dirty! Wheels were dark, paint wasnt shiny, just all around it was a Porsche that could use some...
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    93 Acura NSX 56k warning! Lotsa pics!

    Well i finally got my hands on an nsx to detail. Unfortunately not to own, but its an honor to be allowed to touch it anyway. The car was original Red but was painted blue with purple flake (surprising the purple overtakes the blue.) Anywho, the owner used to do paint work, and only was able to...
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    Scratch removal q: should i bump up to m105?

    Hey guys, Im working on an NSX that is scratched and swirled like crazy. Im using Megs So1o burgandy wool pad and the #86 Solo Compound, and i still have scratches in the paint (this is after working it pretty good.) My Arsenal consists of quite a few Meguiars pads such as the whole solo series...
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    Hot and cold hoses?

    Just recently my family and I moved into a new house that has a nice surprise. Down by the garage the previous owners had installed 2 spigots, one for hot water, one for cold water. I thought this was pretty nifty. Is this common? Just thought I would share.
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    3m Perfect It 3000 Ultrafina SE

    I just picked up the polish and pad for my dewalt (was reluctant because of how much megs i have and the price comparison to Megs.) The guy at my local PBE told me its what my competition uses (gmblack3, surprisingly lives just down the road from me) so I bit the bullet since i had the spare...
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    Rotary help please!

    I just recently purchased a dw849 and this past weekend had the pleasure of trying it out finally. Polishing with a DA is not a problem for me but polishing with the rotary is. I bought the dewalt and as a surprise my parents purchased the Megs So1o kit for me (#86, 7 in wool and foam pads, and...
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    How to deal with the feeling of overcharging a customer?

    I know I have posted plenty of pics on this forum of cars I have done, unfortunately though, a good majority have been family member's cars. The few cars that I have done for clients though (Like the 500hp RX7 FD, or a white acura legend coupe) have received the full treatment. Though im not...
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    Katzkin leather is awesome!

    At the end of June I was lucky enough to get the opportunity to have my interior changed out. My leather was showing its age (14 years) by cracking, threads falling apart, hardness and shrivelling in places. The only real pics i have are of the seats when we got the car nearly 2 years ago...
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    500 HP FD Rx7

    I just got finished detailing this gem of a ride for a local restaurant owner. This was one of his fun cars to play around with on weekends. He used to do the upkeep himself but with a back injury he has not been able too. In his words this car was neglected because it had some oxidation on the...
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    2006 Toyota Matrix

    I had the joy of washing and waxing my moms 06 'Yota today and it came out better then I expected. I washed using Meguiars #62 wash, then the front and rear bumper had to be "deoxidized" so i used Meg's PPC on them by hand, then I topped it all with S100. Didnt clean the wheels but did a quicky...
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    95 Honda Legend Coupe

    This is a special click and brag for me as I cleaned my coupe so that when pictures were taken. It was buffed using a g100 with #83, topped with Adams buttery wax and then cleaned up with Ultimate Quik Detailer. Tires were done with Armor All Tire shine. These were taken during a recent national...
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    Dodge Ram Texas Ranch leather

    Hey guys, im working on a Ram right now for a friend, and I have to do soemthing with the interior. Question is, this leather in the non worn areas looks like leather but in the areas that its not worn as in 100's of miles, but more like its the look of the material. I only have a few meguiars...
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