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So I'm picking up this bad boy later this week and I wanted to know what I could do to these bare aluminum wheels to polish them up really well. I was look at the Flitz polish, with the drill attachments, but am open to ideas. As well, this is factory original paint (about 13 years old...

I came across this product on another discussion forum. I wanted to pull my hair out. Questions & Answers: Wet Paint Um. Polish over dirt? Don't wash the car? These people are on drugs.

So my boss recently picked up a new car and I found a Houston-area detailer to help him out with washes and full details (MobileJay), but I need to recommend basic in-car and in-garage detailing kits for him. I'm a little out of the game, so I'm looking for recommendations. I was thinking...

Yet another 4th spent detailing. I detailed this car on the 4th, probably a good 7-8 years ago. It's gotten pretty bad since then! I did a couple of test spots with different pads and polishes, using the Flex. I ended up using a white Sonus polishing pad and PO106FF until I got fed up with...

I went to add a few things to my cart and finally decided to pull the trigger on the Flex and extra backing plate when I saw there was a 3 hour free shipping deal. Except I got distracted and lost out. Does anyone know how often these deals run? On top of that, apparently the 10% Autopia...

My neighbor has seen me working on other cars and his wife hired me to clean up his 10 year old Z28. It's seen better days. She opted for the basic in/out detail, 1-step polishing option. I ended up spending too much time on it, but it turned out pretty well. Still plenty of swirls and...

After a couple of years of relative neglect (always an Autopian at heart!) I picked up my tools and polishes and all the goodies and gave my Blackberry Pearl the full treatment. Polish: - IP w/Sonus white pad - PO106FF w/Sonus green pad Seal: - Zaino Z2 x4 + Z8 (and on wheels) Tires...

The Metabo has gone on Ebay and today's the last day of the auction. There is NO RESERVE. So whatever it sells for, it sells for. If you're interested, please head over to: The Auction METABO ROTARY PACKAGE - Metabo PE 12-175 (used) with some wear, but not very much use The speed is...

Yes, this image has been modified a small bit for advertising purposes, but I really love the looks of this car... The rest of the photos have not been manipulated. The wheels are nice, though overspray of the black is a bit of an issue - the 20" rims on the SRT/8 are AMAZING, beautiful...

Ok, so, hypothetically speaking, let's say you were working on one of those new Chargers that has the black stickers on the hood and rear fenders, that are a sort of dull matte black and you inadvertently rubbed a little too firmly when washing and made a slightly shiny spot in this very fragile...

I set up the camera and took some video a week or two ago and thought I'd share it here. Basically it shows use of the foam gun, water beading/sheeting during the rinse stage and rinsing followed by "drying with the hose" to demonstrate some of these concepts in a way that words just don't do...

Found a great deal on Tire Rack (thanks to Luke @ Tire Rack, sponsoring a subforum over at NASIOC) and couldn't pass it up. It was about time to get off the snow tires anyway :D This way I can just swap wheels for the seasons, having summers on their own set of rims. Goodyear Eagle F1 GSD3's...

A friend's father was looking to shine up his bike and sell it, as he's got a new soft tail deuce at the dealership getting accessories installed and can't really afford two Harleys at once... Being out of metal polish and having had a few minutes with the bike to examine its state, little...

I've done some filthy interiors using not much more than my Bissel Little Green and a shop vac (for better extraction), but it's painful on the hands and joints. On top of that, it requires a lot of repeat work on worse-off areas and requires a good bit of drying time if I really try to get it...

Some of the local S2000 owners put together a wash & wax meet at the Honda dealer a few times a year and this time around I volunteered to do a detailing demo and David O. was kind enough to donate some Autopia goodies. Unfortunately, we had a high number of no-shows among the 58 people that...

So you've rinsed it from use and maybe wrung it out real well... Now what? Where do you let it dry? The same place you store it? Where do you store it? Same goes for pads. I usually set them out on a clean cheapo MF and another clean cheapo MF on top until they're dry. Then store them in a...

I was wondering if, like many other communities, someone was interested in putting together some autopia gear (with David's permission, of course - or maybe David & David could make them themselves if there was enough interest). I was thinking at least some static window stickers would be cool...

SOLD A LONG TIME AGO ;) leaving the thread open for whatever reason... This would be an excellent kit for those of you looking to make your detailling photos even better! I'd recommend adding the Canon 50/1.8 lens for about $75 new from online vendors - just a great all-around lens. I've...

Some members of our local S2000 community work at and with a local Honda dealer and they're nice enough to open up their service bays for us a few times a year to do a "Wash and Wax" day. There are three wash bays (hoses, drains in the floor) and enough room for about 30-40 S2000s. The last...

So, as I'm sure some of you have noticed, I've been attacking my six year old 85,000 mile S2000 in stages. Some wetsanding, some headlight polishing, etc. I could attack the beat up front bumper and lip spoiler, but... *shrug* I'm not enthused :D WELL... I've finally polished out the whole...