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These past few weeks there has been some tragic circumstances for others here in my area and it has prompted me to look at my own life and realize how good I actually have it. I wanted to take a minute and thank all of you here at DC for helping me to become who I am today. I really enjoy being...

I have been working on a lot of buses for a regular client and also get a lot of trucks to detail. I went out and bought an articulating ladder some time ago and loading it in and out of my van has been a real pain so I decided to design and build a mount to mount it to the exterior of my van so...

This X-Terra belongs to a new client and good friend of mine. He calls it "the Shortbus" I am sure you can figure that out. The Shortbus has been to every state in the USA including Alaska, it has also been all over Canada. The owner of the Shortbus is an avid cyclist, mountain biker, BMX racer...

Here's today's work. It's a Ford edge year unknown (I forgot to look) but it looks pretty new. This car was a one step and full interior job. Wash with Megs Deep Crystal and PB chenille wash mitt. wheels cleaned with Citra=Plus citrus cleaner and various brushes Clayed with S.M. Arnold...

Hi everyone, this was my first later model Corvette paint correction. I would like to start by saying "they" do not exaggerate when "they" say that the clear is extremely hard on these cars. This job was for a brand new client and now that it's done he tells me that I'll be getting all of his...

I've read that M-205 doesn't work well with some pads. I believe it was a W-8207 that is recommended for use with M-205. I have a new W-8000 yellow 8" polishing pad for rotary use. What kind of problems have you M-205 users seen with using 205 on non 2.0 pads?

This Highlander has over 230,000 miles on it and has probably never had a detail done to it. The owner is a good friend of mine and wanted just a wash and wax with more of the effort spent on the interior. The man has helped me out tremendously in the past so I thought I'd give just a little...

Hi DC members. I have a full detail coming up in the near future where one of the things that the client has mentioned is that the white leather seats are pretty dirty. He has tried some leather conditioner and gave up. I have had pretty good luck cleaning leather seats with a mild APC such as...

After many failures with the mainstream 4 inch pads I was determined to find a solution in the way of a better 4 inch pad. Genuine Cyclo pads had been my solution to premature velcro separation in 4" foam pads so I went on a quest to find them locally to no avail. In fact Google had produced no...

I was contacted by the owner of this rig to come out and just do a wash and seal on it. He just picked this up at a show. It is a very nice unit so I thought I would post a few pics. I didn't bother posting any before pics as it is brand new and just had a little road scum on it. I washed it...

Hi all.. Ever since I started detailing I have tweaked my process, products and tools in order to produce better results faster and now that I am doing this for a living self improvement is more important than ever. I am admittedly hard on tools, pads and will push my tools to the limit and even...

Back in 1986 a co worker during lunch break played a Frank Zappa album for me at his home. I liked what I was hearing and began to collect some FZ albums. Over the years I read his books and amassed over 100 of his albums. Sadly Frank Zappa died of prostate cancer in late 1993. Several years...

I just did a decal removal job on a bus with a heat gun and plastic razor blades. Not only did I yield less than favorable results but It took way longer than I anticipated. In my search for a better way I came across this MontiPower MBX Vinyl zapper tool and wondered if anyone here has ever...

I did this Pontiac over the last 2 days. This was initially to be an interior only detail but the customer later asked me to spruce up the exterior a little. The guy who thought up the design of these seats should have his head examined. These seats were a nightmare from the beginning and I was...

This car belongs to one of my newest clients. It is a 95 Mustang with a 331 cid. stroker supercharged engine with just shy of 600 horse power (sorry no engine pics) The car had a total repaint some years ago. Besides a real deep wet sanding tracer and one spot where the clear was wet sanded...

I put a portfolio of pictures together with a flier and hit the road with a pocket full of business cards this morning. I stopped at an insurance brokerage firm, a wheelchair bus firm and a local garage, pitching the fact that I would custom design a detailing package to fit any budget. I first...

Jack and I are taking another trip up to njcarting1's place in Maine. This time around it will be more of a leisurely trip though Bill, Jack and I will of course be breaking out the tools of the trade. We will be polishing up Bill's newest addition to the family of rescue units. This one is...

One of the things I have struggled with while detailing mobile is organization while performing the day's work. I found it easy in the rush of things to lose track of polishes, dressings and a big one for me is fumbling around looking for the right backing plate. Here are a few things that I...

I see that these Gem orbital polishers are like $290 and some on sale for $255. Any of you guys or gals know what is so special about a Gem orbital that it should cost so much? Furthermore, what would it's main use be? Is it a wax spreader or is it capable of doing more? I have an opportunity to...