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Hi gang, The other day at Big Lots I found Sprayway glass cleaner in the 19 oz aerosol can for $2.30 each. My local store had several dozen cans on hand. I did not check other stores so it is a YMMV depending on store inventory. If you haven't used it, Sprayway is definitely one of...

Although my folks live in another state, they are not far from me and we see each other often. Typically our visits do not have enough time for me to detail their cars, so when I get a chance, I knock them out (the cars, not my parents :wink:). First up is mom's 2003 Infiniti I35. Bought new...

I detailed this car back in July. The owner, a long time BMW customer, bought this car right off the showroom floor. To me, it's perfect in Le Mans Blue with the black interior and the carbon black leather trim. The weather on the day I detailed it was very volatile, with frequent...

My neighbor has been buggin me to "help him" detail his black 2001 T/A (read: use my tools and products and help me with the work) so I thought it would be a good opportunity to show him how to detail correctly. First, we did a two-bucket wash with new chenille mitts using NXT shampoo. I...

The Cattman himself wanted me to detail his 2001 BMW 325Ci. The best thing about working on his car is that it was in nice condition already so I could spend my time working on the little things. He let me drive it from his condo to my house and keep it overnight - a first, I think, as he...

Yesterday I detailed a 2001 Saab 9-3 Viggen 5 door using my new DeWalt DW849 rotary and my PC7424. Here's a few pics: The hood pic was hard to get right but the drivers side is completely polished and the passengers side untouched By this time it was getting dark so I had to crank...

I've been visiting local stores the past couple of days looking for some new products. Until this afternoon I had not seen much on the shelves. But a local Advance Auto Parts had on display several new products, including all new items from DuPont. I bought a few them but have not tried them...

A previous customer arranged a number of detail jobs for me this weekend in Columbus, GA, about a 2 hour drive for me. I spent the weekend detailing 2 cars, an SUV, and a custom Honda Goldwing. Here's a few pics: The bike is a one-of-a-kind Goldwing custom built as a "1950's theme" bike...

Do I need to mow my lawn? How about tend to the planter? What about the lawn on this side? And look at the door ding!!

Just when you thought you'd seen it all....... here comes Zymol with their own motor oil. Incredible!! Here's the link: http://www.zymol.com/zyntek.htm If Meguiar's comes out with Gold Class oil, I quit!!!! :eek: :eek:

Fellow Autopian, B737GDog, wanted to get his gorgeous 1989 Porsche 928GT looking sharp so we got together and I did a complete detail of his car. The car already looked great, just needed some work to sharpen it to the edge. Took me 8 hours to do it but I think the results were worth the...

Last month while in Orlando I needed to wash my car. My very smart and talented 3 year old niece, Jordan, decided she was gonna help Uncle Bret (or "Untow Bwet" as she calls me :)). As you can see in this first pic, she starts at the tires using Eagle One Tire Cleaner to get them spotless...

http://www.hammerhead.bz/index.htm This thing is unbelieveable!!! Available at Costco for about $700.

I'm thinking I have plenty of Eagle One but I guess I could always use more. What do you think? http://www.autopia.org/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=132

We had a passing t-storm in NE Atlanta today and my car was outside. Since it's already plenty hot and humid I thought I'd take a few pics and use my meat thermometer to show how hot things really get. This is my weather station showing outdoor temp in the shade, along with the indoor temp...

Did anyone catch this show on Sunday and Monday nites? I saw them all and they were terrific. Monster Garage is gonna be a series coming this fall and so far they've completed 4 episodes which were shown the last two nights. Jesse James of West Coast Choppers is the main dude who...

OK, OK, so it was a Wednesday afternoon. Hey, I'm unemployed, what else do I have to do??:D Anyway, I'm checking out the check out girl (who remembers that song?)......no.... wait, I'm checking out the car care aisle and what do I find????? Remember this stuff??? Thaaat's...

I was cruising their website looking for some garage goodies and decided to check out their prices on PC's. I bought my PC from them and was happy with their service. So look at what I found: http://www.coastaltool.com/cgi-bin/SoftCart.exe/a/port/pr7424.htm?E+coastest A PC 7424 "bonus...

Hi y'all, Usually when a newbie to Autopia or, especially, to detailing asks about what products to use or how to do something, I turn them on to the Autopia Guide to Detailing, the e-book written by Autopia Mayor, David Bynon. I bought the book and found it to be a very useful and...

I initiated this topic over in Off Topic but after only 37 views and 6 replies I thought it needed to be more visible. I know that many Autopians never visit the Off Topic area. Here's the link to my original post: http://autopia-carport.com/forum/showthread.php?s=&threadid=9059 Anyway, I'm...