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It's a nice day today the sun is out the birds are chirping and I can see grass now in most areas. :D On my way into work I was thinking about detailing my red Benz the first day of Spring. Its obviously going to need a good claying and some form of a medium polishing. After PB BH I think I'm...

How's your weather looking this weekend? Gearing up for another storm here in South Jersey. :yay Right now the forecast is calling for 18-24" with temps in the teens to low 20's. Let see what happens... Definitely no detailing this weekend:cheers: I need a break:passout:

Has anyone ordered from Detailedimage.com? They are selling the Flex XC3401 VRG for $299.99 like AG and many others but it comes with a free Flex bag which is very appealing to me. I've never done business with them before so I'm not sure how fast they are with their shipping. :hmmm:I have some...

Just wanted to vent a little. As most of you know I am a diehard Eagles fan. I was listening to 610 WIP on the way home from work last nite. I learned that Brian Dawkins and Corell Buckhalter were being signed by the Broncos. Ok fine. :mad:No, not fine the Eagles are the worst managed team in...

Hi everyone! It's been a while since I posted and it's great to be back.:D It's my first day back at work. I've had a SEVERE case of the flu for the last week and have lost lots of weight and muscle mass.:eek: I don't wish this on anyone in my 28 year this has been the worst flu for me. The...

:help:Has anyone ever used Opti-seal over a glaze before? Now I have used other sealants like EX OR EX-P over a sealant before with no streaking or haze issues. On the other hand as some of us know Opti-seal is like an evaporating alcohol based product. I have a bottle of Opti-seal I would like...

Lately I've been having trouble claying cars. It's really weird because I have used clay bars for about ten years now. I'm wondering if there is some new kind of fallout the clay can't remove. It's really annoying I clay half a roof and it only feels slightly better. Now during the clay process...

Has anyone every did a full detail on one of these? I have one that is in decent shape to do on Friday. The paint will be getting full correction. I told the client I have never done one but would be more than happy to do it. I couldn't give her a price so she came up with the idea of detailing...

Does anybody know if you would be able to leave EX on overnight?:thanks

:help:Recently I bought a 93 Nissan Sentra SE-R as a daily beater. The paint is single stage black and all original with a decent amount of oxidation and swirls. I used SSR2.5 with a LC orange pad with my rotary and instantly the pad turned black. Then I did the same with SSR1 and a white pad...

Recently I purchased a steam extractor. I was wondering what would be the best solution for me to buy? I'm looking for something strong and low sudsing. :thanks

Today I did a quick headlight resurfacing on a 2001 Jeep Grand Cherokee. More and more customers are having this service done. More money in my pocket. :rockon The before pics look much worse in person then in the pictures.:yikes: I think the clearcoat wore off a long time ago. These lenses...

:help:Has anyone found a specific fabric cleaner that will remove spots and stains on many of todays new age cloth seats in cars? I'm talking about that mesh synthetic fabric mostly founf in economy cars. I'm struggling to find a product. I have mixed many of my own cleaners in search of a cure...

My Alkota pressure washer finally died on Tuesday.:( I have owned it for ten years but the machine is 25 years old. The bearing on the pulley shaft finally went. I was not getting enough pressure so it was time to bite the bullit and get another one. The new PW came today! It's another Alkota I...

I was wondering if anyone here from DC plans on attending the SEMA trade show in Las Vegas? The dates are 11/3-11/7/08. The only requirement is that you work for a business or have your own. They need two forms of business I.D. that's it. I'm going because I heard from a friend that it's worth...

Sorry guys but I just needed somewhere to vent. The last few weeks have been a living nightmare for myself. :( As all of us know the economy is in seriously bad shape. I have been really slowing down at the shop. Reason being is the slow sale of used cars. The problem is that everyone wants...

I have a quick question about SSR2.5. Today brings a swirly black 96 benz s class. I would like to level the paint pretty good because the swirls are deep. I will start with an orange CCS pad. Could I use a LC yellow wool blend pad with ssr2.5??:thanks

In the last two weeks I had 2 people come into my shop and try to give me a sales pitch and demonstration with their detailing products. Being up to my head in work and needing a breather I took them up on the demos. The first guy came in with a product called the Baron's Plastic Polish. It's...

On Monday I picked up a new client. It was a referral from a friend. I picked up the car and it wasn't in the greatest of shape. It probably hasn't been washed in 5 months. The interior had some doggie hair and cookie crumbs mashed into the leather. I tried to upsell the client a complete detail...

Next week I have a Nissan 350z to detail. I plan on polishing the HKS titanium exhaust system. The full cat back is polished stainless steel and the tips are titanium. I would like some opinions on what kind of polish to use. It needs to be non abrasive. Has anyone tried menzerna or P21S Metal...