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I am a total newb to the world of detailing, but I have conducted a ton of research and am starting to do it on the side when I have time. I educate my prospective clients on every approach, wash methods, claying, paint correction stages, glaze vs sealant, wax, etc... I am member of the...

This was my first detail on a car other than my own and my buddy let me use his 2004 Imola Red 330CI ZHP as a guinea pig over the past few weekends. The ZHP was not in the best shape since she had only been washed and never sealed or waxed. The surface was pretty dull and there was a lot of...

My neighbor in my parking garage noted I take crazy good care of my car's finish and asked me to take a look at some damage he has on his 1984 Mercedes. The affected areas sat under a leaking drain pipe for weeks, if not months on end. I washed the area's with ONR and then clayed, tried...

I am a huge fan of FK425 as my QD, but I have a major issue with it streaking when any panel is remotely warm. Example: I parked my DD in a parking structure the other day for all of 20 minutes to pick up a few items from a local business and as I made my way out of the parking structure my...

This is not an exciting thread just a FYI for weekend warriors like myself :). I'm not too particular with my spray bottles so I pick up the local Home Depot bottles ($0.96 each) and I can get them whenever needed and don't need to wait for them to ship, but I hate the fact they are covered...

My buddy is getting ready to sell his 2004 BMW Imola Red 330i ZHP and I am prepping it for him before he sells. He doesn't want to spend a lot getting it ready so the initial plan was just a wash, clay, glaze (DWG) and wax (1Z Einszett Glanz Wax ), but in good faith I can not put my name on...

Touched up the hood and bootlid this week and since it was a slow day at the office I figured I would hit the city and take a few pix. My photography skills are less than desired, but it was fun regardless. Enjoy Wrigley (Hood) Wrigley (Bootlid) Hancock Building (Hood)...

This will make you cringe. YouTube - How to Detail a Car Exterior :shocked

TITLE UPDATE: This should read as an Out-Gas issue. EDIT: Pix Added EDIT: Solution added (see post #20) I need some help. I taped (3M Scotch Blue with the orange "for delicate surfaces" interior label) off 2 small areas (6"x6" and 3"x3") on the hood of my DD, hit the areas with IPA and...

I'm thinking one pass with P106FA might do the trick. Thoughts? :lol :lol :lol

EDIT: My bad, it's Dr. ColorChip, not Dr. ChipColor. I applied Dr. ColorChip a few month's ago and obviously did something wrong in my prep as my front bumper needs more work and all evidence of my initial application is no where to be found. My previous prep method was a wash (MGC) and...

I'm running out of my quick detailer and have been looking forward to trying FK 425 after researching this board. I called FK today (July 6th) and they have the same message about being back on July 6th (obviously not happening) and their online ordering is still off-line. Does anyone have...

I'm looking for some advice on following up my first paint corrrection. My first correction didn't fully correct 2 deep scratches (one on the hood and the other on the roof) and I have since been hit with 2 bird dropping etchings (one on a different area of the hood and the other on a different...

EDIT: For follow-up see Post #15 ***************************************** Finally had a chance to apply some CD-2 to my engine bay and all I can say is this is a great product. I keep my engine bay relatively clean with water and a Target MF towel, but the application of CD-2 takes it to...

Wanted to give some well deserved props to Chemical Guys. In the last 2 months I ordered Pete's 53 wax and on a separate order picked up some Jet Seal 109. After the fact I saw on their website they had a special combo deal on the 2 products (Pete's 53 and 109) and the combo deal included in...

EDIT: Last tipped learned this weekend. After reading this forum and performing my first detail I put together a few generic hints that may help out other n00b detailers like myself. There are better options out there for a few of these hints, but these worked for me...

Been lurking for awhile and I now have an obsession. Great to be here. Here's the first detail ( http://www.autopia.org/forum/car-detailing/119967-newbie-s-first-detail.html ).

Not sure if this is the correct sub-forum to post this, but I took the plunge and performed my first detail/correction on my 2005 Carbon Black M3 over the Memorial Day weekend. 1) Cleaned up close to 100% of the swirls and spider webbing. 2) There was minor evidence of a single water mark...