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Word's out among friends and co-workers that I'm detailing. So I get a phone call from a friend of a friend about detailing her car. "What kind of car is it?", I ask. "Uh, it's a Lincoln," she replies. "What color?" I cleverly come back with. "Black," she answers. "How much would it cost?"...

Tomorrow....new customer with his own black Lincoln limo, 72" stretch. He just wants a "wash & wax", wants me to "get familiar" with his vehicle before maybe letting me loose on a detail. I can see how past "detailers" have done this vehicle and I can't really blame him, not knowing me. I...

Anyone out there ever use the Kozak cloth? Can it possibly be any good?

I know this may sound a little weird, being a member of this and other detailing boards, but I'm not a "car crazy" guy. I guess I'm an appearance guy? I look at cars constantly, but I'm looking at the finish, the gloss, looking for RIDS, swirls, paint transfer. I'll see a nice sports car go...

I realize that different customers are impressed by different aspects of a detailing. When I first started out detailing for dollars (actually, I'm still a beginner) I assumed women would be most impressed by the interior and men by the shine of the paint. In my vast experience of detailing for...

Please forgive my not-so sharp photos, I need photo practice and a better, newer camera. Forgive my long-winded narrative too, this is my first “Show & Shine.” This was a detail on an ’02 Ford Explorer, gold metallic for a co-worker after doing an ’07 Toyota Camry for another co-worker a few...

The other day a co-worker brought me his wife's new '08 Toyota Camry to detail. Metallic gray. To my surprise there were no swirls at all on the vehicle. None. That's a surprise to me because when I took delivery of my then-new '07 Saturn Aura last year, there were dealer-induced swirls all...

I need some help on calibrating this Harbor Freight thickness gauge. I'm not sure if I'm doing it right or if the gauge is defective. 1) Which is the "bare" portion of the Calibration Plate.. the blue side or the white side? 2) When calibrating off the Test Foil atop the Calibration Plate...

A rainy day off from work finds me in the garage, looking to once again re-organize my products and supplies. I had it organized fairly well some time ago, but a splurge of new product acquisition has returned my shelves and storage drawers to a state of confusion and disorder. Have you found...

As you guys in the chat room know, I've been spending a couple of months widening the space on the side of my house. Grading, widening, building a rock wall, spreading gravel, providing drainage, etc. Well, in that time I've been neglecting my car ('07 Saturn Aura, Techno-Gray). Doing all that...

Hey all, New member, new hobby, new things to spend a ton of money on. I got my PC this week, all assorted polishes, glazes, mitts, towels, a Bosch 1379 DEVS, and am going to tackle my wife's car this weekend, hers being the guinea pig before I dare put a machine on mine:D Been reading...

Hey all from Alabama! Just signed in, new to all that is OCD but showing symptoms nevertheless.....Quick detailing at stoplights, California Dash-dusting everything inside as I'm cruising down I-10, y'all know the symptoms. Waiting for delivery of a purchased G100 DA kit and a Bosch 1370DEVS...