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This truck is owned by a very good friend of mine and is a work truck, The paint was in pretty bad condition with lots of etchings from bird droppings and bugs and such. This job turned into a marathon detail but was tackled a few hours a day until finished. The tool box, ladder rack and bed...

Has anybody here done any serious resurrections on really rusty nasty bikes of any types that may share some secrets to restoring the metal to a close to new look? My sister owns this bike and has let it live(or die) on her porch under awning but uncovered. The engine cases and covers were so...

As I work out of my car, I needed a way to keep my microfibre towels clean. This is the best I could come up with. I can fit ten if the cheaper towels in a bag but only six of the Poorboys world mega plush in a bag.This system is pretty convenient for me because if I get a small job such as a...

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here are a few pics of my daily driver after a weekend of polishing. Sorry no before pics but it did need some correction as it was pretty marred. My process was as follows. wash with PB spray and wipe clay with megs smooth surface clay clay lube PB spray and wipe wipe dry with PB Mega plush MF...

I noticed that some of you have portable lights for showing varying degrees of correction in photos, Gleeming cleen (just as an example) uses a light that is a sort of pistol grip with a nice bright ball of light that reflects very well in the paint. Can anyone tell me what type of light this...

this is an upcoming detail for me, it's a 69 stingray all origional any tips would be appriciated, TIA TD

I have recently decided to use only poorboys products for my details this season and would like to know what do other users of spray and wipe use this product for besides the waterless washing of exteriors. I am looking for a product that will be a go to for cleaning many different parts in my...

Happy birthday Bill...I look foreward to a call from you soon. Happy Birthday to all of the rest of you as well, TD :bday2::bday::bday3: :thewave::thewave::thewave: :party::ra:ra:ra:ra:winner::nana::howdy

This is my Boss' 01 Explorer, This vehicle is driven off road regularly(camping, Hiking and such) so I did'nt waste my time doing much paint correction. This vehicle also has some rust issues that I am going to repair(without the use of Vaseline LOL) I will show pics of rust to be repaired. I...

My boss was asking me about the rust that is forming under the edge of his rear wheel wells. How did it get there he asks then he asks me if he could just paint over it with touch up pant and apply a generous coating of vasaline to keep it from rusting further. Have any of you considered...

Hi Everyone, I have a few details coming up and was wanting some knowlege up front about the hardness or softness of the paint. I will be working on a 05 white Ford Explorer, 05 dark blue Ford F150 and a 03 black Jeep Cherokee. Have any of you done paint correction on these models and remember...

I posted this in the detailing in general forum because this is still a work in progress as I ran out of time the day I worked on the car.I'm having trouble coming together with her to finish the polishing. Just thought I would post what has been done so far. process... wash with megs carwash...

When I purchased my car(97 Buick park avenue ultra gold color bc/cc) I noticed that the painted on pin stripe is somewhat worn thin. It kind of looks like a rotary was run over it removing sections of it. the removing I speak of looks like it is just thinner that the rest of the stripe in...

Hi everyone. OK after obsessing over a polisher purchase for a week now and studying some how to videos, I've finally decided on the makita rotary and the Edge 2000 pads. What I would like to know from edge 2000 rotary users is what you think about the durafoam flat type pads VS. the wavy pads...

When I purchased my ultimate cyclo kit, it came with a small ziploc package of foam pad cleaner. This stuff was a yellow powder type cleaner and worked great for cleaning wax and polish from my foam pads. The problem is that it seems to have gotten lost in the move. I repeatedly made a mental...

Some time ago I made the mistake of spraying some degreaser that i bought at Harbor Freight on the factory wheels of my Buick Park Avenue Ultra. I guess the mistake really was not diluteing it enough because the end result was run marks that resemble etching on the face of the wheel. I rubbed...

I just recieved my order from DC.com today and we're supposed to get 6 inches of snow tonight. I may have to detail a kitchen applience or something. Anybody else got the snowstorm blues?

Hi to all D.C. members, 2008 has been my first year to seriously attempt to build a word of mouth customer base for what I really have a passion for(detailing).I have aquired scores of tips and support and gained some really good technique thanks to all of you at D.C.. I really want to reach out...

This client has had his car and motorcycles detailed by me and is giving his 69 stingray to me to detail in the spring, I send him the links to my posting in the showcase and he does'nt understand the acronyms on DC. so he sent me this message via email. Hello. Just for an FYI, Adam...