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    Metro Vac N'Blo® Portable Vacuum

    Does anyone use one of these and how much noise do they make? Thanks, Robert
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    In about an hour from now...

    Around 11:30 Pacific time, I'm going to be polishing a 57 Cad at Family Classic Cars | Vintage cars, classics, hot rods, muscle cars and exotics On the left side of the screen there's a panel that links to their webcams. You can click on the webcam, download the web eye plugin and take...
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    National Roadster Show 2010

    Detailing this car took me about 16 hours from start to finish and included doing the undercarriage which had stainless steel pipes that had to be polished out because they'd gone blue from engine heat and a lot of polished billet aluminum. This is Chris the owner of the car known as...
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    Two good tools

    This video was shot with my Google Nexus One and uploaded to Youtube in almost no time. I was using my Hitachi right angle drill with a mandrel and three inch backing plate with a white foam pad to cut scratches out of an engine cover on a 1932 Lincoln. Trying to get those scratches by...
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    Why sand off oxidation?

    The reason is this: Typically, oxidation forms a layer and protects the paint underneath. Every cutter or polish has emulsifiers, carriers, cleaners or other oily liquids. When these liquids hit the oxidation and wet it, they make the oxidation look like good paint. So, it's hard to tell...
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    Headed off to SEMA, and attention Moderators!

    I'm going to be at SEMA doing some color sanding demos. If any of you'd like to see colorsand scratch to cobweb free in two steps without hand rubbing come by the Hi-Lustre booth. Be one of the first five to say you're from Autopia and I'll give you a free video. In any case, it will be...
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    These are just a few cars I bothered to take pictures of.

    Picasa Web Albums - Robert You might want to note the use of a hemostat and sponge for cleaning wheels. Robert
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    I used to say "Thank you."

    When clients complimented my work. It used to go like this: Client, "You did a very nice job on my car." Me, "Thank you." and that was the end of it. Now, when they compliment the job I say, "I'm really glad you like my work. Can I give you a couple of my business cards?" They take...
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