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Hey y'all! Seems like I only come around when I've bought some new car doesn't it? Well...that certainly isn't the case, I read the forums all the time and enjoy everybody's Click & Brag's. Traded the 2010 ES350 in December for a 2013 GS350 with the Luxury package in Liquid Platinum with a...

Hey guys, long time no see. The new site looks great! I finally replaced the old garnet colored '03 ES300 with something new after 152,000 miles. Check it out: The color is called "Truffle Mica" and is a very interesting blend of grey, brown, green & even some purple depending on the...

Hey all... I'm a member of a business networking group that meets in Gaithersburg, MD every Wednesday for lunch to pass referrals amongst the businesspeople in the group. We only have one member from each profession and we're looking for a good detailer to invite to the group and refer...

Hey guys, I figured if anyone would know you al would. I got rear ended lightly last night. Both cars were clean so the damage to the paint was very minor and I was able to totally remove it with the PC. All thats left are three small creased/waved areas in the bumper cover. I'm not going to...

Sadly after 3 years of ownership my car finally has a ding on it that can't be repaired with PDR. The only option would be to repaint, and that just can't be an option for such a small thing. The ding is located on the "dogleg", that little strip of metal between the rear wheel arch and the...

Hey guys- I had a colleague in my car that bumped their shoe against the soft textured vinyl portion of my dashboard while crossing their legs. Not sure if its a scuff or a scratch but its lighter than the black dash. I treated the area with some Poorboys Natural Look and some and it helped...

Hey guys. There's a member at the Lexus Owners Club that has a 95 LS400, single stage black with fairly advanced etchings and oxidation and I need someone in that area skilled with a rotary probably to refer him to. He's willing to travel 3-4 hours away for quality work. Here are some pics, its...

There's a member at the LOC that does a lot of detailing. His process is a little...disjointed and he duplicates a lot of steps, but in the past he hasn't been willing to accept suggestions so I leave it alone. Now though he's planning on doing another members car, a black single stage LS400...

I did this little writeup for the LOC board and thought it might be of interest here too. So...here it is! Well, after reading the thread below about the member that just took delivery of his new GS430, I decided I would saunter on down to the Lexus dealer and take a new GS for a spin. I...

These are just a couple quick shots I took of my car today in a parking lot because the lighting was right. No prep at all, just QEW, SynWax with a polishing pad and the PC on speed 4. For my thoughts on SynWax see my review here: http://www.autopia.org/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=51125...

I poked aroud but didn't see any huge SynWax threads so I decided to start another one. If any mods know of one I didn't find, feel free to merge just shoot me a PM to let me know you did it ;) Anyways I stopped by Advance Auto Parts yesterday and saw the new Mothers SynWax and thought I'd...

Well I use this detail shop for PDR on my cars, they do great work. Its a huge shop and I've always watched them working on the cars and have always been impressed that they seem to do good quality work. They use sheepskin mitts, one for the top one for the bottom, have PCs and rotaries and seem...

Well I completed the full detail of my car yesterday, polished out by PC (gotta get a rotary but thats a topic fer a 'nother thread) PWC and EX-P x2. Lexol for the leather and 303 on all the door seals etc. I had planned to top it with Collinite 476 for the winter like last year but for some...

Hey guys- Somehow I got a gash in one of my headlights, no idea how it happened. Its not bad but annoys the hell out of me, its about 3/4 of an inch long. Its really deep, your whole fingernail can fit in it. My question is, is there any way to fill it in to at least make it less...

I was doing some grocery shopping tonight...in whats left of the hurricane :rolleyes: and I saw the Woolite for dark fabrics, engineered not to fade them. I was thinking about what kind of effect this might have when used in the 6:1 Woolite mixture on vehicles with black interiors. Anyone had...

Hey everybody. For a long time I've been looking for a dash protectant with UV and to alleviate some of the dryness I've been noticing the dash getting lately. Its just been looking sort of blotchy to me. Well after long hard laboring decision making (I have never used a dash dressing before and...

What do you all do about smoker's cars? I find them disgusting and much harder to clean and have been asking when I quote an estimate and charging a $15 surcharge. I had a woman lie to me though, said it was a non-smoking car when I got there the ashtrays were full of ashes and cigarettes...

I'm having an interesting problem. I'm getting resistance to the QEW, even after showing customers my own car they just don't seem to like the idea of a hoseless wash. I had one call me today (a weekly washer) that wants me to do a bucket wash from now on. What should I do? Those of you...

I was watching the D.C. Channel 4 news and who do I find giving a Autopian detail demonstration but GeekySteve! The reporter was priceless "You mean...it won't scratch the car?!?!?!"

I've had these pics for a while but haven't posted them. About 3 weeks ago we got a new Toyota Prius for my fiance, these pics were taken after its first detail. WGX2 and #16. Its a cool little car, talk about a lot of features for the money. Bluetooth phone, nav, keyless entry and start...