Glad to have ya here. :welcome Sounds like you've already gained lots of good, basic info. You'll find a ton of good info here that will save you a lot of grief. Let me offer a few of my favorites.
To get started, I’d recommend that you read the
Autopia Guide to Detailing – it only costs $9.95, and that money helps to support Autopia … so it’s a good cause. :up You can also find lots of good, basic info for free by reading David's articles at the "Learn" icon at the top of the page.
And reading the House Rules (upper left of the home page) will tell you a bit about our operating procedures here at Autopia. We're a little different from some of the more free-wheeling forums. (Thank goodness!) We put a premium on civility as well as critical analysis.
Also on the home page you’ll find a link to all the acronyms (AIO, CWB, PC, PUPP, etc.) that get bandied-about regularly. In my early days on Autopia, I kept that page open all the time like it was my "secret decoder ring." lol
Then, what some new folks do is read thru the previous posts in the Autopia Univ forum; in addition to teaching you lots of the basics, that will give you a sense of which questions have already been asked and answered a gazillion times.
Also, a lot of folks take a while to discover our Reviews section, where we've posted lots of our own evaluations of products; it's at
http://www.autopia.org/review/index.php, if you're interested.
And if/when you get ready to place orders, be sure to check on all the discounts Autopians get.
You'll find that Autopians are really happy to share their info and experiences. Read, learn, be sure to ask us for more info. :up
You might think about editing your profile so that folks will now where you are (Arkansas, UK, Brunei, etc.), since we are literally a worldwide forum. You'd be surprised: Sometimes a person talks about having a problem, and somebody else can see their location, lives in the area, and offers to help. Similarly, once I saw a thread by a guy in St Louis who desperately needed Klasse SG that very weekend, and I volunteered to bring him some. So ... if you want to do this … click on "user cp" at the top of the page, then click on "Edit Profile," then (under the Additional Information section) put something in the "Location" box -- something as specific as your town name or as general as what state you live in.
Last of all, it'll help us if you give us a sense of what you have on hand and what skills you already have. For example, do you have a Porter-Cable? and are you adept in its use? What products do you have on hand? -- Meguiar's, Mothers, Klasse, Zaino, 3M, and so on. Sometimes, we can tailor recommendations based on what you have on hand or what you have access to.
