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Doing a 71 mini cooper right now that had bad swirls... plus it's got a car show to attend in a few days. DACP and SSR2 got the swirls out, now trying to make it look it's best. Wondering if I should apply #7 Show Car Glaze and THEN a sealant, or just go straight to a sealant (bonding issues...

Hi, I'd Dan and I'm a detailer. Came here from autopia, because I'm not impressed with the direction that forum is going. Phew, first step of the 12 step is out of the way.

Threw together something tonight in my stupor. Should I include more information like "fully mobile", or keep the minimal approach? Hmm.

How long does it take most of you to do certain procedures? Wash and wax, full detail, etc. I want to know what I need to get my times down to. I spent about eight to ten hours doing a full detail, including interior, engine, and swirl removal + sealant + wax and polishing the rims. I'd like to...

Full detail on this one. Started with a wash and clay. Bad swirls and dirty interior. SSR3 on the hood and doors with the PC SSR2 on the whole car with PC Autoglym's Super Resin Polish all around by PC, let dry for an hour. Poorboy's EX-P sealant all around, let dry for an hour. Meg's #26...

Did my friends Civic the other day. Washed, clayed, scratches were wetsanded off, Rotary with meg's burgandy + DACP on some tough spots. DACP'd the whole car with the PC, applied Autoglym's Super Resin Polish. Waxed with NXT Paste. In retrospect, I think I'll be using NXT less. After using #26 +...

I'm half asleep, so this is probably full of errors. Just wanted to get things figured out. I'm going to be practicing on a few friends cars for free to time myself and get a feel for how much work is involved in everything so I can fine tune my prices. I'd like to end up with $35 an hour...

Did my friend's 2000 Camry today. First off, I gotta say... this is the car for people that hate cars. And the paint is very thin. But I wanted some practice on different paints before I start going mobile, so I did end up learning a lot. First off, I washed the car with some Dawn just to...

I put my brand new propel pads to use on a Camry today, I like them more than my Megs pads. However, my yellow pad's backing decided to come off after about an hour of use. I soaked it in soapy water whenever it became gummed up (learning DACP). Would this have any effect on it? Also, is there a...

It's a good thing I'm doing this for free for a friend. Just practicing. Was wetsanding a scratch out... the scratch came out, but a burned an edge. Ugh. I'm too used to Mercedes paint I guess. I'll post some pics later.

Some of you might remember me, I wet sanded my 1990 Mercedes w126 a few months back. Well, decided to start a new detail from scratch. Got all the layers of waxes, glazes, etc off and the paint is squeaky clean. These pics are taken before any polish, wax, clay, etc. Just a bare surface...

No more orange peel, hooray. Here is the car after two passes with #7, a coat of NXT paste, and two coats of S100.

Sorry, no before pics. It's an 05 300C with all wheel drive. Sweet car. All I really did was wash it, clay bar it, use scratchX to get a couple of scratches out, and then wax it with Zymol cleaner wax. I didn't really have much time, so that's why I decided to go with a one step product. This...

No, not one of those new ones made by BMW, but a 1971 Austin Mini Cooper. Unfortunately, the sun set after we finished, so the pictures didn't turn out very well. Washed it with Meg's Gold Class, used some of Meg's Fine Cut Cleaner, then some Show Car Glaze, and waxed it with either Zymol or...

If anybody has a Kragen, Shucks, or Checkers in their area, this might be usefull. They sell Meg's QD for 6.99 in the 16oz form, but the 32 ounce bottle is only 7.99. I don't know who screwed up with that one, but grab it while it lasts. Also, they aren't carrying Stoner's speed bead...

I guess you could use it to see what products you need to buy for each level, or use it as an interchange to switch brands around. Also has foam pad chart. Basically, just some stuff I found in a few different posts and decided to condense together for easy use. Feel free to suggest additions...

Anybody know any good ways to remove overspray from chrome trim? There is a bit on my bumpers. Tried a clay bar, but to no success.

Totally washed, degreased, and partially detailed (time started running out) the engine of my Mercedes 90' 300SE. Used a few cans of Gunk Engine Brite foam, gel, and original. The foam is great for really cluttered areas, like around my throttle body. Really gets into the crevices. The gel is...

I've had my Mercedes w126 (90' 300SE) for over a year now. Unfortuanatly, the previous owner got a seemingly cheap repaint on it (long story... let's just say that he NEEDED to change the color fast... I bought it at an auction, after it was impounded). Anyways, I've been reading a lot about it...