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    Price increases comin !

    Shipping container prices increasing from average $2000 to over $6000-expect to see in 30 to 60 days.
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    High dollaer cweamic installs by stand alone deatailers going to be see the hundreds of tv ads running for products under $10.

    Gonna take a lot of high dollar jobs off the market. Go to any big box store and DYI. Mass market will respond.
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    Basic chemistry

    Simple question--name the universal, most used solvent, in car care products.
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    Ceramic products

    Anyone else keeping a tally of the names and numbers of these "companies" who are all over the social media, making performance promises??
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    Know your solvents

    Take some time to learn about hydrocarbon solvents before giving advice. Example, often I see the statement "use lacquer thinner", as they have no idea the main active solvent in it is MEK. Spend a few minutes to understand what MEK is capable of. Can be very damaging.
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    International Detailing Association-Hall of Fame - honored this past weekend to have been inducted. into the IDA Hall of Fame,

    It`s official, humbled and honored to have been inducted into the only world`s professional organization of the industry, With over 13 global chapters (2 more scheduled to be announced later this year) around the globe, it is the only true such for detailing. This organization consists of...
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    Valugard`s updated website

    Valugard.net now has their new website up and running. Lots of valid information is available, including Technical Service Bulletins from several OEM`s that relate to Detailing, corrosion, etc.
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    Big price increases coming in near future

    Last week had a chat with an old friend who is a top manager at a large car care products company. He sais that raw materials, packaging, printing has gone off the wall and produts will see a 20 to 40% retail price increase in the next few months. Just a heads up from the top.
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    What is your understanding ?

    Describe the action, Define what each does when used by a person. Abrade--is done by what type of product what term do you normally refer to them by? Burnish -- is done by what type of product--what term do you normally refer to them by?
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    Swirls in paint or ????

    Tip- see swirls a short time after applying your LSP? Don`t assume a cutting/compounding is necessary. Many times the issue is not the paint surface, but, light surface marring in the LSP. A quick, mild polishing, is often all that is required, which does not remove a portion of the important...
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    New factual information from vehicle manufacturers

    rom vehicle manufacturers under EngiValugard.net is slowly updating their web site. First is additional Technical Service Bulletins under Engineers section, not YouTube " I do thiss", but facts, processes etc from vehicle manufacturers. IE-no bull-!
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    You are kidding, right??

    What`s the logic? Person places post saying their 50,000 mile, 10 year old car has never been in the rain!!! ???? Like----So one would assume it has never had a car wash for 10 years??? Logic is not such peoples strong point !!!
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    Rust through corrosion

    Does washing and applications of LSP`s keep your ride during the 60+ months of payments stop it from becoming a rust bucket? Do you "really"understand what causes vehicle "rust through corrosion,how it comes to be? To really understand you need to understand what is below the paint, how the...
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    6 years of payments---Reg washing and LSP`s will stop it becoming a rust bucket?

    ​ Not really Much more to it than how shiny the paint you see looks.
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    IDA ??? Who supports ?

    IDA- for those who are unaware, has the membership and support of this website forum! Has for several years, so as members here, using this site--in a manner of speaking-you support the IDA.
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    McGee ends reseller agreement with AutoGeek and Autopia

    Bob McKee announced today he has ended his reselling agreement with these two (Vision Investments). He listed the distributors that will continue to provide the products.
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    autopia.org is now "part time"?

    Gee, most of the day, the site is not reachable, come evening, I can get on to it. So, is the company cutting costs by having a web site that is only on line half of the 24 hours?
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    This doesn't work

    Post, go to read a post, says it does not exist. WTF?
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    No India allowed?

    When I click on the first one in the thread, says it is not available or found? So, Moderators, please inform us.
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