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Well the detailing gig here has sure been slow as of late. I've been so busy with my other projects that I have not pursued the detailing side of my existance. You guys been slow?

Well I finally did it, after 30 years of working with power tools I had an accident. I was cutting a piece of plywood with my cordless circular saw and it kickekback and got the first 2 fingers on my left hand. Totally my fault, I was tired and did not hace the ply secured.

First off I enjoy this site and have learned alot. In the last 8 months it seems I get 10-15 PM's a month through Autopia of people price shopping. I am getting to the point that I do not want to answer any PM's anymore. I get very few of these shoppers as customers, and I know that my...

This one came to me through Autopia. He wanted to see what I could do with it. He had tried the PC route bu it did not touch the light swrils and scratches. Overal the Vette was in great shape. The Vette is a year old and Black. To say this one KICKED MY BUT is a fair statment. It took me...

Well I have been very busy with my garage remmodel and now I am starting on the side yard. The crowning touch will be a 7-8 person hot tub. After alot of searching and soaking I have narrowed down to Clearwater Spas. My Uncle has had one for several years and loves it. I just was not very...

I soo often read about many detailers mixing up their own batch of two different products and getting great results! Many RMG mixes and Just read of Scottwax mixing OCW and AJ. So lets hear about your fav mixed combo. Please share what works and what does not. I want to start trying some of...

Product: Poorboy's Leather Stuff Packaging: Plastic flip top bottle, perfect for dispensing this type of product Smell: Smells kind of like leather, not too strong What Poorboys has to say: Poorboy's World Leather Stuff has been developed to be your one-step Leather, Vinyl and Rubber...

Product: Detailers Paradise Prima Slick http://www.detailersparadise.com/_System/_AdvancedStore/@Engine/BinaryWrite.asp?Key=6511292005451212%2D691513519625&Type=6511292005451212%2D6915135196251 Price: 16 OZ spray $10.95 Detailers Paradise Statment:Prima Slick is a polymer-fortified...

Well I am getting impatient. I need some more QEW and am putting off buying some more hoping that Optimum will release is version soon. Anyone have any news yet? I am going to have to order something this week. :hairpull

Any recomendations would be great.

This Gilmor gun is very nice. I got in on the deal over at Detailcity through Steve at Poorboys. I have been doing some searching but cann't find out the answer to this question. What ratio of soap and water do you like to use in the guns cup and what orifice setting do you use? All i have...

I think that this is the ultimate in Pastor appreciation. The Pastor at my local church has never cleaned or washed his 2002 Saturn wagon since he bought it new. So I thought it would be nice to clean it for him inside and out. Process Exterior; Wash-Megs NXT Clay-Megs aggresive...

Can anyone tell me more about the silicone in OCW? It seems like something you would not want to put on your car. It seems like we generaly think of silicone as a bad thing in detailing products. From Auotgeek's description "Optimum is the first and only wax that contains UVA and UVB...

http://fiber-works.com/product_info.php?cPath=21_22&products_id=79 Looks like a good deal. Nice way to sample their stuff. :woot:

Please help me learn how to make an avatar. I must be clueless because all my efforts have failed and are too big to use.

I am trying to decide what to get to use mainly on customer cars and vans. Winter prep is getting under way and I have several vans and small SUV's to do. I have a spray bottle of the OCW and like it alot. I have used it on 5 different cars but it seems more like a topper than a good base...

Well I volunteered my time and talents to put on a car wash/detail at my kids preschool during a Hurricane relief fundraiser day. I have no Idea how big the response will be, or how many cars I might get to do in a 4 hour period. The preschool is in the middle of a nice area in Raleigh NC on a...

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A friend called me last night at 7 asking if I could detail a car for him. I said sure, When? "Can you have it back to me by tomorrow? It turns out that this was the groom's car who was married Sat afternoon. My friend had spent several hours trying to remove the "decorations" from the cars...

I got my kit in the mail 2 days ago and was itching to try it out. My wifes car is a black 96 ES 300, perfect test bed! I had been using S100 on the car for the last several months and have loved the look. So here is what I did; IP by rotary on hood, roof, rear deck. Those areas are very...