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    New car time!

    Ok so all my taxes are in order and I didn't have to spend my nights on the coner with a wig on to pay them! Sooooo I'm gonna buy a new car and give my Jeep to my girl. I'm debating between an SL63, GTR, or 2010-2011 911 turbo.(trying to keep it all around around 100k give or take 20) I'm...
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    Orinda Auto Detail - Jet Black 135i Full correction

    This 135 was in need of some serious TLC! I see this car from time to time as it belongs to the daughter of a very good customer and friend of mine. About a month ago I noticed it was having the starting signs of clear coat failure on the roof, not to mention holy lotta swirls! After washing...
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    Cadillac XLR - My little brothers first time with a polisher!

    So I got my little brother working with me and since he's been around me a lot I figured i'd throw him right in the mix. Showed him how to wash, decon, and some beginner polishing with a flex 3401. I started on a customers car because it was a very forgiving color and it wasn't in bad shape. So...
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    Orinda Auto Detail - 2013 Panamera new car prep

    This car was actually pretty bad for a car with less than 2k miles on it. Lots Rids and swirls. I was a little puzzled when I started working on this as the last 2 new Porsche's I did both had really hard paint. This one was soft like sneeze and scratch the paint soft. Also this has been a long...
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    Orinda Auto Detail - 2006 Vette Red

    For anyone who has worked on one of these you know the paint is really hard and there is a lot of it. I was lucky enough to have a ton of experience with vehicles like this or I'm sure I would of drove my self insane when it took 4-8 passes with M105 to get rids out of this car. I didn't take a...
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    Orinda Auto Detail - Ford F250 Super Duty Correction + Opti Coat

    The customer of this big truck is part of the coast guard. Originally from Ohio he loves trucks and had wanted this truck since he first saw it years ago. When it arrived I was talking to him about the truck and we decided on a 2 step correction followed by Opti Coat. The truck is always outside...
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    Hey Todd Permaplate or BFWD?

    So I'm doing a new car prep saphire black mini. This car has 500 miles on it and the customer paid like 1000$ to permaplate it. My understading is this is just a normal polymer sealant? The customer asked if I was going to remove it, and if so if I would put it back on. Here's the thing though...
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    Orinda Auto Detail - Jet Black HAMMERED 650ci 3 day detail

    This jet black 650ci had seen better days.... The whole car for sure had been repainted but the owner knew nothing about it and bought it brand new. I didn't know about the repaint until I washed it then I saw some of the obvious signs here and there. When I first saw the car thinking it would...
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    OTC Covertible top protectant?

    So I'm working on a JB 650ci right now and I dont have anything to protect the top with.... Didn't notice I was out what I usually use as I dont use it that much. Anyone know anything OTC that works well? I need it today lol. Any suggestion would be greatful :autopia:
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    I'm such a die hard Black Fire fan I ......

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    Hearts and prayers.....

    What is up with the world today??? Some poeple just suck... Sooooo tragic I can only imagine how it would feel to see this or get this phone call.... Gunman Identified as Ryan Lanza in Connecticut School Massacre - Yahoo! This guy got off to easy just being dead.... My heart and prayers to...
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    Anyone need any interior detailing tips?

    I'm about to tackle the inside of a destroyed kid wagon. Since I hate doing interiors the only way I can keep my soul from dieing while I'm doing it is to document. So is there any specific area's anyone want me to go crazy with documenting on? Some area of interiors that gives you trouble? My...
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    My 30bday party!

    Here guys check out the pics it was awesome! My girl set this all up and I never even knew till an hour before. Party bus!!! Thanks to my awesome girl friend! Lots of girls on the bus and me and one friend :P blurry pics I might of been drinking at this point Truly awesome for my 30th It...
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    Orinda Auto Detail- Turbo Panamara jet black- quickie write up!

    I don't have many pics of this one because I was in a race to get it done on Sat night because of Bday plans. I will say I have to give a shout out to Big "A" on this! Andrew was chatting it up with me while I was doing this and I learned a lot just by taking a few tips from him. I thought I was...
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    Need some computer help! I know someone here must know how to do this.

    I need to convert a photoshop file to HTML, or A jpeg to HTML anyone know how to do this?
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    Paint correction sneak em peak em!

    This is fun let me tell ya!!! Love black seriously neglected cars!!!! Pretty much hammered to the max.... Touching up rock chips on this one is gonna blow Probably be done sometime tomorrow
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    Did your BFWD seperate? Shakin not stirred please

    Flex = wax shaker - YouTube BTW I tryed this on a rotary first and it turned the bottle of BFWD into a plastic bullet :P. D/A or flex probably best bet
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    Holy frejoles! Glad this wasn't my car

    Well i'll let the pic explain I saw this yesterday... When I saw this I was overly happy because it's a pruis(You would understand if you lived 10 min from berkeley, TREE HUGGERS! *Caugh*:dance1)
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    Presentation when doing an interior detail

    I'm a firm believer that presitation makes a huge difference when giving keys back to customer. Just a little extra that others don't do to set you apart. This customer picked this up and was soooo happy I put stripes in the carpet and they were dry. Apparently last place that did his car left...
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    OTC Metal polishing- Mothers metal polish

    So I love my BF metal polish but I was put in a situation where it was at the wrong shop so I had to go buy some OTC. I picked mothers mag and aluminum here's the results I got. Here's some wheels I was doing The shine was increased a lot but I couldn't get some of the scratches out and I...
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