Recent content by imported_advs1

hey guys who is good in Arizona? i have a board member from another forum that is in need of some work PM me your info and i will pass it along

well i an doing my buddies pathfinder as a sort of trade/favor and i took some crappy pics from my iphone today. my camera disappeared from my truck, just hope the wife took it. anyway, on this one i tried megs 105 for the first time. used my hitachi rotary and a PFW as the first step. did a...

hello all, i have to ask what people are charging for boats these days? is it better to charge by the foot, complete job?? i have a customer who has an RV and a boat for me, the RV i have covered but its been a while since i've done a boat. actually only boats i've done were over a decade ago...

hahaha sorry when i get bored i do stupid things like this: materials: CG one waterless wash CG ezyme wax CG blitz spray sealant this is you standard fair fender stratocaster that i'm giving to my 15 year old son for xmas. but it did look a bit rough so i decided to clean it up, wax it...

ok i have a question as its been a while since i have done an older car. my dad bought a 93 nissan 300zx and it has the white pearl paint. I have thrown everything i have at the front end and nothing. I cant get pics uploaded today, but it seems as though the swirls, scratches wont budge. i even...

hey guys i recently had a talk with a body shop manager that is looking for a good PDR guy to refer work to. He knows i am on the forums and wants some one who is trusted and will show up/be reliable. the last guy he had isn't coming through. might be a great way to make some cash as they are a...

hey guys, is there anyone in the So Cal area that has any ONR they wish to sell/trade/give me? i only need enough to do a few panels as i am using this as a test comparison with some new product i am trying out. thanks guys, oh, the sooner the better. like by friday if possible. :thx

ok, so here is my situation: friend/neighbor wanting to sell black Jetta that is in pretty bad shape. He wants to do it as cheap as possible, not my cup of tea but since he's my neighbor i cant turn him away. He is used to seeing me work on cars, but says he just wants to sell it and thinks the...

ok so here is something that is bothering the crap out of me. yesterday i was working on an 03 FX, black, the car was bad as the owner bought it used and it had water spots, swirls, holograms, deep touched up scratches. i start the process as usual, wash, clay and the start to work on the left...

ok so i might have jumped the gun a bit!! i had a friend of the family call me and ask if i could clean up his leather interior. i said sure bring it down, i'll take a look. i planned on charging him 50-60 bucks, no biggie we've know the family for over a decade. wel he comes down and i open...

ok i guess this is where this belongs since i did do theis with a hitachi rotary. here are some 50/50 pics i just took of an 01 suburban, charchol gray, using the standard wash, clay then rocket polish, orange lc 5 1/4 pad at about 1100rpm and its after a 50/50 ipa wipe down. //[/IMG]...

ok, i have posted a few times about my uses with my new rotary, a hitachi. well yesterday i thought i had finally figured out a combo of pads and polish that worked. i was using a blue lc pad and CG pro polish. i have 2 1200 watt halogens i was using in doors yesterday. after 50/50 wipe, it...

ok, there was a lot of talk about this so cal meet a while ago, but it seems to have lost steam, again. so here is my proposal, i will PM anyone the address to my shop that would like to meet saturday the 21st of june. i am located in whittier and would be willing to host the event as long as...

ok i am in the process of opening a new shop, but i have a question about a possible problem. the site i have found is right next door to a scratch and shine. mind you, i am not opening a "car wash", but more of an appointment only detail shop and i will also be a distributer for a "chemical"...

good evening fellow autopians, i have a question for you gents. i was working on a friends 1998 honda accord and came across what i thought was touch up paint. upon further inspection, i found it was old gum that had dried on the car. i tried everything i had to get it off but there are small...