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Yesterday, 09:47

Ron Ketcham replied to a thread Best/Easiest/Safest Way to Remove RainX? in Car Detailing

You got a DA, you got some Cerious compound, that it.

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Yesterday, 06:46

Ron Ketcham replied to a thread Should I use (Dawn) to wash my paint? in Autopia Detailing Wiki

I know. I am the guy that put together the Finish Kare system from products we had on the shelf when I was Finish Kare's Sales Manager. The refusal...

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06-17-13, 06:41

Bill D replied to a thread Should I use (Dawn) to wash my paint? in Autopia Detailing Wiki

The car didn't need claying which was a super time saver too

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06-17-13, 05:14

Ron Ketcham replied to a thread What kind of paint did body shops use 40 years ago in Car Detailing

Would have been either a nitrocellouse lacquer or an alkaloid enamel. If there are no visable cracks anywhere, it's probably the enamel. Lacquers...

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06-17-13, 04:22

Ron Ketcham replied to a thread Should I use (Dawn) to wash my paint? in Autopia Detailing Wiki

That's what it does, something that no clay, no "special towel", no "one step"product, can do. Removes any deep imbedded soil from the pores of the...

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06-17-13, 04:09

Bill D replied to a thread Should I use (Dawn) to wash my paint? in Autopia Detailing Wiki

I just did a detail this weekend on a white SL, used the ABC wash process and wow,is the paint sterile! It was super bright before I even polished it...

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06-17-13, 12:15

Ron Ketcham replied to a thread Vehicle Wrap Wax Recommendations in Car Detailing

Just use HD Speed or such. Don't know about the Google search answer, "Bon Jour", but sounds like some one is not up to snuff on what is in today's...

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06-17-13, 11:59

Ron Ketcham replied to a thread Should I use (Dawn) to wash my paint? in Autopia Detailing Wiki

In the "normal" sense of the word, "salt is a corrosive" in regards to most surfaces. It does some "cleaning" alright, it sort of, "eats" things...

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06-17-13, 11:19

Ron Ketcham replied to a thread Should I use (Dawn) to wash my paint? in Autopia Detailing Wiki

Floyd often used the term, "cold water sulphonated system" to describe a safe car wash product. Base contained "coconut oil" (let's keep it simple...

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06-17-13, 07:39

Wills.WindowsAndWheels replied to a thread 08' Jet Black 335i BMW - The Anti-Christ of paint in Click & Brag

We were doing this red Civic last week and while the car was under our tent while washing it...after washing even the panels in the shade were...

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06-17-13, 07:18

Bill D replied to a thread Keeping Wood Trim Scratch Free?? in Car Detailing

David I have a friend at Ford who I made this aware of I doubt that means it could change anything about it but I just passed the word along to...

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06-17-13, 07:13

Bill D replied to a thread Interior detailer recommendation in Car Detailing Product Discussion

I concern myself most with applying protectants when it comes to convertibles

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06-16-13, 09:50

Wills.WindowsAndWheels replied to a thread How To: Maximize Surface Prep Time in Guide to Detailing

Nice tip Rich! I think there is a fine line between cutting corners...and cutting time. I definitely think this sides with cutting time and still...

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06-16-13, 05:30

Ron Ketcham replied to a thread How Long Would This Take? in Professional Detailer General Discussion

Been doing the work since the late 50's, the answer is NO.

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06-16-13, 05:11

Ron Ketcham replied to a thread How Long Would This Take? in Professional Detailer General Discussion

if you have good equipement, a proven, working process, the vehicle is not totally trashed, everything ready to go, etc. 3 hours to do a decent job....

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06-16-13, 10:54

Bill D replied to a thread Tried 3 new products today in Car Detailing

I'm not surprised anyone likes that Duragloss car wash and PERL. When I'm not using the Griot's car wash, they remain staples in my product...

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06-15-13, 03:15

Ron Ketcham replied to a thread Professional Detail Inspection Form and Customer Acceptance in Professional Detailer General Discussion

We did not put a "diagram" on the form for a few reasons, mostly to do with OEM customers and as it was designed for dealerships, one would have to...

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06-15-13, 02:40

Bill D replied to a thread Professional Detail Inspection Form and Customer Acceptance in Professional Detailer General Discussion

Can't wait to see this form if it's actually posted here. It's got to be the same one that I got from years ago we just need a good diagram for it

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06-15-13, 12:20

Bill D replied to a thread Keeping Wood Trim Scratch Free?? in Car Detailing

I used Opti Coat on all my exterior emblems maybe now ill just apply it to the highly polished plastic interior panels in my A4

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06-14-13, 09:51

Bill D replied to a thread QD better than FK425? in Car Detailing Product Discussion

I get all my sprayers from US Plastics. They produce excellent sprayer heads with excellent spray patterns.

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06-14-13, 09:40

Bill D replied to a thread QD better than FK425? in Car Detailing Product Discussion

Jeez , I feel really out the loop here for a sec: IUDJ That sounds like a Myers-Briggs psych eval result :chuckle: Can anyone clue me in on...

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06-14-13, 07:22

Bill D replied to a thread QD better than FK425? in Car Detailing Product Discussion

I will keep that in mind but in the meantime my fave is Griots Speed Shine. I use Crystal Mist on special occasion.

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06-13-13, 06:12

Wills.WindowsAndWheels replied to a thread 00' Bowling Green Corvette in from Vegas! in Click & Brag

We've done a few Vette's now and it was the first time we had done one that color, and i agree....very nice color. It's cool to watch it look almost...

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06-13-13, 03:25

Ron Ketcham replied to a thread What's happening in Greece??? in Hot Tub

I watch and pay attention to world news, finanical is a key. Greece has little industry producing products that the rest of the globe wishes to buy....

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06-13-13, 12:50

Bill D replied to a thread Professional Detail Inspection Form and Customer Acceptance in Professional Detailer General Discussion

If that form features a diagram of a vehicle, it will be invaluable to me because I have a few details coming up. I do have the original questions...

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06-13-13, 11:17

Ron Ketcham replied to a thread 3 summers of aphid honeydew falling on my car. Is recovery a lost cause? in Car Detailing

Not sure, but a cheap and easy to find out a way to desolve and remove them. Take a bottle of rubbing alcohol, soak a rag in with it and lay on a...

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06-13-13, 10:15

Ron Ketcham replied to a thread What's happening in Greece??? in Hot Tub

Spain, Italy, now Germany, for sometime, France has been on the edge, with Spain going over the cliff. Canada would be if not for their huge crude...

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06-13-13, 09:19

Ron Ketcham replied to a thread What's happening in Greece??? in Hot Tub

Greece fell into the "social trap" of entitlements without sufficent income being generated by the people. The pot ran dry, more going out to people...

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06-12-13, 05:15

Ron Ketcham replied to a thread New from W.I. in Welcome & Greeting Center

If you are interested, my replacement when I retired was just down to Trinidad to train the new distributor who bought out the old one for ValuGard....

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06-12-13, 11:26

Bill D replied to a thread Foam gun won't foam in Car Detailing

Regarding those kind of clogs, I used a pin to clean them out. Luckily in my 10 years of owning my original foam gun, I only had to do that once.

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