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For wheels and tires... do use a variety of brushes, or use your ole faithful wash mitt?

Here in KC, the detailing business starts going downhill fast when November gets here, then picks up again in late March. For those who live in climates where the snow flies, what will your hobbies be this winter, when there's not much to detail? For me, I'll do some art work, probably...

Just last week.... I was driving the Corvette and got caught in a rain shower on the way home. Washed it in the rain, pulled it into the garage, dried it, slapped on a coat of Z8, covered it with the car cover. (Garage doors open) The entire time, my neighbor across the street was on his...

New threads seem to be at an all-time HIGH!!!:drool5::drool5::drool5: What's up with that?!!!!! :hurray::thumbup::hurray::thumbup::hurray:

First..... My most HUMBLE apologies and regrets for the CELL-PHONE pictures! For the first time in many years, I forgot my camera when I did this mobile detail!!!!:cursing::banghead::cursing::banghead: A guy called me in the middle of this frame-on restoration of his black '70 Chevelle SS 454...

For those of you who detail in return for cash compensation, how do you advertise? Yellow pages? Flyers? TV ads? Word of Mouth? My detailing is limited to a few customers a month and they're mostly specialized cars from people I meet a car shows. I just pass out business cards to people I...

For me, it's One Grand Special Touch..... Specializing in hard water spot removal. It's the best product I've ever used for that purpose.:biggrin: What's yours?

After cleaning wheelwells, undercarriage, etc. : 1. Do you use undercarriage spray? 2. What do you use?

Like the title says...... Between detailing supplies, Corvette stuff, eBay, household goods, just about anything really(!), I'll say 2-3 times a week for me.... We do a lot of shopping on-line. If you shop around and don't mind waiting a few days for delivery, it's just a lot cheaper! How...

My wife and I go to car shows all summer every year. Basically from April through October. We've noticed that this year, in particular, it has been unseasonably cool all year! We were not in miserable Missouri heat all summer long! That's highly unusual. Now, in Early-October in KC, when we...

I'm a retired Project Controls Speci.alist. (In Leyman's terms:) I scheduled major construction projects to make sure they were completed on time/on budget. Airports, Power Plants, Military Jobs, etc.) Current gigs: -Part time detailing -Construction Management Consulting (currently 2...

I don't know about you, but I simply can't stand fogged interior glass... especially on the windshield. 1. How often do you clean the inside glass on your daily driver? 2. What product (s) do you use? I clean mine about once a week, and use Stoner Invisible Glass or Sprayway and the Glass...

Good, old-fashioned American Pride!:thumbup:

When you use ONR or QEW, do you use a wash mitt or a big thick microfiber towel for the wash process? Recently, I've started using microfibers for washing... The thick ones hold an incredible amount of water and do a good job washing. What's your choice?

This is an ALL ORIGINAL 1980 Corvette. Right down to the tires. Nothing has ever been done to the car except the battery. Original old single-stage enamel... hard as a rock and paper thin!!! 20,000 miles, original belts, tires, hoses, paint, interior, everything! These cars are called...

These 1979 Corvette wheels have been sitting in a warehouse since 1985 (and it shows!). Lots of oxidation, mildew and scratches. The owner asked me if I could make them look like chrome if he'd pay me $100. I immediately said... "No. But for $100 I can make them look a whole lot better!" I...

I'm in the process of doing a cosmetic restoration on a 1980 Corvette with 20,328 actual miles on it! It's called a "survivor" because it has never had anything done to it except battery. Original tires, hoses, brake pads, paint, exhaust, glass, etc. No touch ups have ever been done to the...

We drove 350 miles to Effingham, Illinois for the 35th annual Corvette Fun Fest this weekend. The deals on exhaust that were too good to pass up!!! These are Mid-America Cruiser "Bullets". Deep, throaty, and at WOT... LOUD!:D I'll post more pics of Fun Fest tomorrow.

32 Foot Ford/Gulfstream Motor Home.... No.... not a '32 Ford.....32 Foot! This was an exterior detail only. He told me his wife keeps the inside IMMACULATE... so don't touch it! OK. The exterior needed polishing... light to moderate oxidation. I did the entire job with a PC! "After" pics...

When I'm looking for a used car there are certain phrases in the advertising that always make me turn the other way! "This car is FAST!" "Salvage title." "Heavily modified." "Slammed!" "Perfect condition, except......." They might as well say This car has had the pi$$ run out if it!!!! I want...