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Hey guys, I am putting a fresh coat of wax on the ol' Tahoe. I am using Mothers paste pure carnuba. I am now positive that I put it on way too thick. It took me literally an hour just to get it all off the hood. Anybody have any idea how I can get it off easily? my right arm is completely numb...

Hey guys, I just got a call from a rep at a Porsche dealership in my area. This is a lady that I met at a sushi restaurant who was interested in getting her car detailed. I detailed her Audi, and it came out very nice. Anyway she just called me and told me that her manager wanted to meet me and...

Hey everyone, it is official I have contracted Strep Throat. Let me tell you this disease friggin sucks! It came on strong out of nowhere on july 5(at least it didn't ruin the celebrations for the 4th) and just kept coming. I wasn't able to eat until today. I lost 12 friggin pounds in 4 days...

So this is my car everybody. I was planning on letting it get as horrible as possible so that I could get some decent "before" pictures to use in a brochure for customers. It finally got to the point where I just couldn't take it anymore so I did the detail. The Before pictures don't show a very...

Hey you guys, I just got done with detailing a full sized Tahoe, (pictures to be posted soon), and for a change I decided to use the Clay Magic system. Now normally I am a die-hard Mothers user, however I was at Kragen and they were out of the Mothers Clay. Drat! So I got the Clay Magic and was...

Check this out you guys, simply rad! http://members.chello.nl/h.wesseling2/my_new/camper.html

So I was up in LA today taking care of a somewhat anal customers car. No big deal I am used to people being a bit on the neurotic side when it comes to their cars. However, while I was doing my finishing touches, the owners friend drove up because they were going to lunch. Keep in mind when he...

Hey there everyone this is going to be a 4 or 5 part series. This is the first car for a customer and his self described, "Fleet of thrashed cars". He says the beemer is the least messed up one and that I really have my work cut out for me. I say bring it on, I love a challenge! Anyway, as you...

Hey guys. This is the follow up to my thread from yesterday about doing the car for the girl who I am trying to win back. 2001 Integra LS white. Paint beyond haggard. Well to be perfectly honest, I didn't want to put the pictures in my old thread because I wanted as many people to see them as...

Hey guys, just thought I would share with you what I am going to be doing tommorow. The challenge: 2001 Acura Integra LS, hasn't been detailed in 2 years, hasn't been washed in probably better than 6 months. The car belongs to a girl who I am currently in the process of trying to win back...

Here it is, the LONGEST DETAIL I HAVE DONE EVER! This is the car of a very nice couple, who have a 3 year old kid. They have not had the time to go out to dinner, let alone clean their car. So they hired me. Exterior: Wash NXT soap Mothers Clay NXT wash again SSR2.5 with Propel Orange (heavy...

Hey I was wondering what are the different ways that you guys clean your pads after they get all mucked up? I just used a bunch with Megs 3 step process, and now I have my Poorboys stuff coming on monday and I want to use these pads with the better products. Any suggestions?

So yeah this is a customers car, who can only be described as a complete slob. Interior: Vacuumed Oxy-treatment (thanks again GSRStilez) Woolite cleaning on vinyl Megs Vinyl and Rubber protectant Exterior: NXT wash Mothers Clay NXT wash Megs #9 With Propel Orange Agressive cut pad Megs #7 With...

Hey guys, I am getting ready to do a bunch of detailing in the coming weeks and I need to get a few new pads. Right now I have the PC with a 5 inch backing plate, what I am wondering is can I use this plate with the 7.5 inch pads from PAC? or do I need to get the 6 inch backing plate? Im also...

I was wondering, if I use the SSR2 and then follow it up with the SSR1 will I need to glaze the surface before waxing it? As I have seen it is typical that you need to glaze the surface to remove any imperfections left from polishing? Can you recommend a good glaze if this is so?

Anyone every use Mother's Clay? How did you like it? They were having a special at this automotive store and it was discounted so I bought 2, with the lubricant and whatnot included.

Thanks to GSRstilez for his in depth description on how to clean carpets. I used it to the letter and I got fantastic results on a customers haggard floormats. Also thanks to JngBrdMan for his advice on pricing. The whole detail took me about 2.5-3 hours and made $100 after recouping my...

Do any of you guys charge different prices for SUVs versus regular sized cars? What kind of cost breakdown do you have for different services? What do you charge for a full detail, including claying, polishing, glazing interior etc?

Hey guys, I was just wondering where would be a good place to get the velcro backing plate and various pads for my PC? I'm looking to order on-line, but if I could go into a store to buy them I wouldn't be complaining either. Anyhow, I need the whole range of pads, anyone know one good place to...

Are there any other car-audio geeks on DC? I got the stereo bug at the same time I got the detail bug, the day I got my license. Over the years I have probably spent upwards of 10 grand on various car audio set ups, and it would be nice to have someone here to geek out with. Any takers?