Recent content by Skotter

Are there any pro's or con's to using a pneumatic DA? The guy at the body shop supply store was trying to sell me one... He said it doesn't vibrate as bad but :nixweiss ANyone have one?

How do you pay yourself? By the hour, by the car, commision?

A few of my relatives have their clear coat that has paritially chipped off. I first thought of wet sanding the areas to make it look more level, but I don't know if that's a good idea. So my question: What is the best way to make chipping clear blend into the paint to make it look the best...

It's nice to be back to autopia, the winter was short and I'm pumped to get going again... I need some advice, regaurding the process that I use to detail... I've been reading and lurking alot the past week or so and everywhere I read people are saying it takes them 4-6 hours to do a complete...

Well last Saturday I detailed a 1998 Dodge Dakota...Was pretty fithly, the guy described it as his work/play truck over the phone.... Wash NXT Meg's Clay DACP/Cutting Pad/PC @ 6 DACP/Cutting Pad/PC @ 6 SMR 2.0/Polishing Pad/PC @ 4 NXT/Finishing Pad/PC @ 3 NXT/Finishing Pad/PC @ 3...

Okay, so I've spent a while on the megs forums, reading and researching, trying to grow my business....not important...onto the real question.. In every insantce they say to use DACP with a Polishing pad, WHY?! Is there harm in using it with a cutting pad? I always do and follow with SMR on a...

Wow, i just came to post these and noticed two other S2000 details, the first ones i've ever seen before. Crazy...Anyway, Again i didn't take before pics, shame on me...but it was a californians car, lots of rock chips ruin the overall look but I am VERY pleased with the outcome...Was BADLY...

Well I didn't have much to do today because of a cancellation of a detail, so I detailed my future sister in-laws 2003 vw passat, she uses dawn and kitchen sponges to wash it. She said that the the scrubbing side works really well for bugs and bird poop :shocked anyway, enough blabbing and more...

Well, I'm not quite as good as the rest of you guys but i figured I'd post up my pics for today. NXT Wash DACP SMR 2.0 Show Car Glaze NXT Liquid Wax 2x The reslts: She screamed "OH MY GOD" as loud as she could when i pulled up, so either it looks terrible or...

How to you business owners pay yourself? Do you cut a salary at the end of the month? or do you work percentage based? or do you just hog it all? :P :sosad It's supposed to rain for the next 5 days....

Well this is my second year of detailing, just wanted to know of any suggestions for my current method of cleaning... Hand Wash and Dry - NXT Wash with a chenille(sp) sponge Door Jambs Cleaned - super clean in tight areas, rubber treated with nxt Tires Dressed - meg's hot tires Interior...

What kind of paperwork do you make the customer fill out if any? I was thinking of a disclaimer, maybe something where they have to fill in name, address, dl #, etc What do you guys use?

Well I'm up in washington where we've had crap for weather, but it's starting to get nice again, a solid 50 degrees today, so I got my first detail for the year :D Here's my delima, the guy has an old bumper sticker he wants removed, what should i use? i don't want to ruin the finish...

This was my first detail, last year, using megs deep crystal, and a crap buffer, i've since upgraded to a pc and different products, but i just found these and thought i'd show them off :confused: Before After *shrug* :D