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I was lucky enough to find a local PBE/Detail shop going out of business and scored a ton of Meg's Stuff. Of course wife said, pick what ya want, get rid of the rest!! So I am selling a bunch of stuff over the coming weeks. To start, I am selling off some NEW unused Meg's Burgundy, Yellow and...

Hiya everyone! Well my new baby got her first oil change today and as all us autopians know, you can't get an oil change without following it up with a detail, right? Okay , yea, I am obsessed too! Well today, after the oil, my 06' Corolla got her first full detail :getdown (As an aside, if...

Many of you have seen this Lexus before. I detailed it about 8 months ago using primarily Meg's chemicals. Well after months of owner installed swirls, I was time for round two. I decided to use an all Optimum approach this time since it was warm out and didn't want to risk having to deal...

Figured I'd add some more of my work to Click and Brag. These two beauties belong to a new customer of mine. He is one of those customers you HOPE to have. Excellent work environment, willing to work with my part time detailing schedule, SWEET cars and to top it off, he bought me lunch! (Thanks...

:eek: :doh Oops, I guess there is a double entendre in that title!! Well anyhow now that I have your attention..... Okay, I think I have found my least favorite car to detail! This H2 is gorgeous and the paint is in pretty good condition, but man.....who'd a thunk there were so many...

I have a question for the full time detailers. I am starting to generate a bit more business and want to offer my customers the assurance of insurance. I am curious to know from others, 1) Do you have insurance? 2) What is the general/avg cost? 3) Who insures you and what are the...

My friends are taking these two beauties to a car show tommorrow so they asked for a quick detail. This is the second time I am got to work on them and I think I am finally getting the hang of this detailing stuff. I also think I am falling in love with my Cyclo! Still have a lot to learn so far...

Hopefully this is right place to start this thread...if not I am sure I'll be thoroughly chastised by the moderator. In order to prevent adding 20-30 new products to my garage, I 'd like to know if anyone is willing to trade "sample" quantities of various products. I'd be willing to trade equal...

Greetings all. Well it is a balmy 95 degrees here in southern California and of course I forgot my E-Z up. Not to mention, my friend couldn't fit his car totally in to his garage, but, that being said.... I think the finished product isn't too bad. I labeled this "shotgun approach" for the...

When my friend and coworker begged me to detail out her red Civic I thought, "sure no problemo... I can fix the little thing". Of course she failed to remind me that the car sits outside most of the time, in the Southern California hot sun. Well I quickly learned why people hate the 90's Honda...

Okay I figured it was my turn to brag a bit. My friend just got this Lexus at the dealership. Once I properly washed it, you could see where the dealer's detailer tried to hide many of the swirls!!! Well it's not perfect...only had about 4 hours, but I think it came out okay. List of...

Greetings to all my fellow Autopians and detailers! (Part time detailer here and full time Autopian!!) Anyhow....... is it just me or is silver one of the most ....ehhhhh colors to work on? I detailed out a Mercedez c230 today, silver in color, and although the car is slick as a baby's butt...

Being as I am new to much of this, I am asking for some advise from the Veterans of the detailing world. I have both the PC-DA and a rotary buffer. When it comes to backing plates I see a huge difference in the more rigid ones from Meguiars and SA Arnold and the more flexible ones like...

Hello everyone...new guy question here. I am learning that I have tons of options with products. My question is...when using a premium product for detailing, do you charge a bit more to cover the cost of boutique products compared to mass produced items like Chemical Guy et al? Also,in...

Okay folks...told ya I was a newbie. I am working on my second paid detail this weekend. A friend wants me to detail out her silver Lexus. Paint is in good condition, no major scratches or dings. Has the standard swirls but that is about it. I figured if I was going to do this job, I'd do it...

Hello everyone. I am new to this group and to detailing as a whole. I would say I am a true newbie to the business and am mostly doing friends cars on the side to get a start. I was just curious...Has anyone else used Mark V Products? I have been using their "Depth Restorer" and polymer/carnuba...