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Well since my recent battle with cancer and subsequent retirement from the construction industry I have decided to go back to college and see if I can keep up with the rest of the college graduates in this house and also be a role model to my youngest son. My wife has attained her dream of a...

A few years ago I asked this forum to help my wife with her disertation for her doctorate. Well it worked. She finished the survey thru the help of the many members of this forum. Now she has taken her doctorate to the next level and wants to have discussions and give out and recieve advice...

We have had a very wet spring and summer in Texas. Couple that with some serious cancer treatments during the same time and it has produced a very dirty and uncared for truck these last many months. Yesterday, I made plans with my son to detail(or at least start a detail) on my pickup. The...

Since I have spent so much time in hospitals these last few months my wife purchased a new toy for me the other day. It is not the latest and greatest but it certainly is a neat little internet device. It has WiFi technology as well as blue tooth. It has navigation VOIP, and completely...

Have purchased some chrome in-channel vent shades to install on my Black Silverado. Before I install these new ventsahdes I need to remove the old ones That are on the outside of the window glued on. In the past I seem to remember someone using fishing line to help in the removal of the vent...

I just recieved my order of foam core WW towels from Scott at Specialty Motoring Product in Houston. It was fast an efficient service and delivery. The reason for the thread is that I was talking about ideas that come to my head about different kind of products with Scott. I had asked...

I just recieved my order of foam core WW towels from Scott at Specialty Motoring Product in Houston. It was fast an efficient service and delivery. The reason for the thread is that I was talking about ideas that come to my head about different kind of products with Scott. I had asked him...

As some of you may know I am a rather large individual. Politely stated. Heck, I am or was really overweight. Have been losing weight these last few months and I can see some light at the end of the tunnel. Although it is a long tunnel. MY ultimate goal is to weigh in at least one day at...

Well I recieved a new jar of wheel sealant inthe mail the other day. Today was the first chance that I have had to apply wheel sealant since it arrived. This the Little Detailer's favorite product. He is in charge of the wheels. When I opened the jar it still had the great smell and...

I was reading thru the news on my Yahoo web page and came across this article. Police: Teen who hit SUV with eggs slain - Yahoo! News There wasn't a mention of what kind of SUV it was. My truck was egged last year after Halloween. I was mad and sad but did not get this perturbed.

Have been toying with the idea of getting leather installed in the Black truck. Have searched the internet a few times and really have only found upper end shops that are in California or Florida. I am in Texas. What I liked about these sites is there price. What I did not like was that I...

Having returned from a long construction season from Alaska recently my truck is in bad need of a winterization detail. It has been many months since I did any kind of paint correction. My black truck is full of many self induced swirls. I also have taken on the commitment of diet and...

Out of neccessity I had a union sheet metal workers shop make a canopy for my black truck. I had it designed to incorporate the use of my tonneau cover as the lid or top of the canopy. I think the shop workers did a great job in fabricating the canopy. There is one problem... this and...

I personally have never seen one of these vehicles until it came into the shop of the company that I work for. Apparently the owners wife was complaining about how much fuel that she was using driving around in a large SUV. The owner found this vehicle and dipatched his mechanics to make it...

I just thought that I would update on the protection that PwS provides. This is in reference to a thread I started about a month ago http://www.detailcity.org/forums/poorboysworld-com-sponsored-forum/18815-pws-beta-version-just-some-thoughts.html. Aside from a daily dose of S&W it has had...

Had a little time today to use a product that I used earlier in the spring on a Subaru Forrester. I was going to write a review on PwS using that vehicle but somehow I got way laid and never got to it. Had some time this very morning to work on the Black truck. It had been several weeks may...

Since I did not go to work today I have been trying to get on the chat room. Is anyone else having problems logging on to chat? Maybe it is down for repairs or something to that effect?? I do not know??? Is it me and the system in Alaska or is everyone not able to log onto chat?

A friend of mine has an aluminum boat. It has been well taken care of over the years. Stored properly thru the winter. Washed regularly in the spring and every time that it is taken out of the water. Yet, the rigors of its service for my friends boating pleasure, leave the aluminum rather...

Well I finally met the Godfather of all Salesman while detailing a GMC pickup a while back. He had purchsed a set of tires and wheels that he decided he did not want to install on his pickup. He told me that he would give me a deal that I could not refuse. He was right. We installed the...

A friend of mine has a year old King Qaud Suzuki 700 ATV that has been used but not abused. The fenders have a good amount of scratches on them from normal use. The fenders are plastic but are painted(I think). Is the paint on these fenders going to react the same as the paint on my Chevy...