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I was approached by my HR supervisor at work at presenting a pricing break down for doing some light detail work on the company vans. We have 6 Chrysler Town & Country vans that regularly need to be swept out and lightly dressed up inside with occasional stain removal. The women routinely spill...

There is a guy on the Nissan GT Academy on Speed that I recognized from the before and after threads. His name is Christopher Roberts and am not sure what title he makes his threads under. Correct me if I am wrong. Chris if you are on this forum. Good Luck and kick a$$.

I am searching for a local supplier to get pads from and this was a company that came up and they are about 15 minutes from my house. Unfortunately I called their number and someone else picked up. Double-checked their number and I called the right number. What happened to this supply company...

As my summer car is getting prepped to be put and will eventually be put away I wanted to finalize my winter/project car with some touching up of some front end pieces. The car is a 1991 318is in Alpine White and correct me if I am wrong but am pretty sure the paint code is 146? I guess I am...

I had a friend call me up that wants his car done and asked that I do the detail for him. I would have to fly to get to him. 1) If I check my bag will my stuff clear security and 2) How should I go about packing everything so it it safe. Really want to do this detail for my buddy but am afraid I...

I am posting this for a friend but he has a 2005 F-250 King Ranch edition. It is Burnt Orange in color. He wants a full detail package. Paint Polished, shampoo carpets and normal package. Not exactly how much he wants to spend but understand the nature of a professional mobile detailer. If...

I am going to be detailing an '06 Black CTS here in a few weeks and was wondering if there were any tips or things to look out for on these cars? How hard/soft is the paint? Are there any products one might suggest over another for this color/car combo? I have menzerna products and plan on...

I am going to detail an '06 Black CTS here in a few weeks and was wondering if there were any tips or things to look out for on these cars? How hard/soft is the paint? Are there any products on might suggest over another for this color/car combo? I have menzerna products and plan on using...

I picked this up from target since I was recently married and got a ton of target gift cards. At first I was a little hesitant considering it is only 1600 psi but I thought about what I would use it for. Nothing heavy duty enough came to mind that would need a ton of pressure. All I wanted was...

Has anyone used craigslist succesfully? I am really just trying to find some weekend jobs. Are there any tips people would have on putting up an ad on craigslist?

I have been using Aerospace 303 on my interior bits and since being in Alabama the surfaces of the plastics have become very soft and scratch very easily. Almost feels like there is a soft gel coat on top of the plastics. Have I used too much and is there anything I can do to stop this soft...

I am new to the mobile detailing scene and would like to start doing some peoples cars. I did mine and my families cars for the past year or so just trying to learn and try processes. I am not trying to find some full-time work but more just work for the weekends and try to learn and more and...

I have a Carbon Black 2003 M3 Coupe and am in the middle of slowly detailing it and got to the hood and noticed a lot of pitting and water spots everywhere. I am using a PC o speed6, Orange LC pads with SIP. I did about 3 passes for each section and spent about an 40 minutes or so on the hood...

When does one know that they need to throw out a pad??? I am not sure I should get new ones or keep using one? How many times can one use an LC pad?? When should they be replaced???

I have been trying to get my processes down and learn how to use the PC to produce good results. I can achieve some good results but always get the feeling that I could done everything quicker. With that being said I am becoming more aware of the fact that if I were to ever want to detail for...

Ok so I have a single car garage with limited space. It is used for detailing my vehicles mainly and like a warehouse for all of my crap. The dimensions are 21.5' x 13.5'. I want to set up some lighting for it but don't want to go over board. Here is what she looks like now. Front of garage...

Is autogeek running a discount or labor day or anything special?????

On Autogeek there is an option for the PC to select heavy duty. This come with a 25' 16 gauge cord. It states that the PC will be more powerful and not bog down. Will this actually make a difference and for $40 extra is this really worth getting. And also do you guys have any problems with...

I am about to detail my M3 and have a question about engine detail. What would be some items I might want to cover up while cleaning the engine bay? Thanks