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I was in Sam's club earlier this evening, and noticed a couple new items down the car care aisle labeled with "Meguiars" on them. The first was a 4-pack product set that included Gold Class liquid wax, Quik Interior Detailer, Hot Shine Tire Foam, and the new Hot Rims All Wheel Cleaner. The...

I just found out how very true that statement is today. I was out working on my truck in the driveway since the sun was out, when a neighbor that just moved in a few months ago walked up. We started chatting and came to a very interesting topic. As it turns out, this guy works for a local...

What's the best way to quickly and easily damage/destroy black Ford factory clear coat paint? I've got a practice panel I got from a local body shop for a presentation/workshop I'm doing next week, and unfortunately it's far too new and in too good of shape to make for much of a demo (Came off...

I just saw the ad for a new OxiClean foaming product; I'm wondering if anyone here has seen/heard of it, or if anyone's used it yet.... I'm interested to hear how it compares to the "regular" oxiclean we've been using already. I'll pick some up once the season starts up for me, but got curious...

Here we go again.... Simple Green is not safe for those wheels in the long run!! If you have this guy as a recurring customer, in a few years you'll see yourself destroying the clear coat on them. I've watched Simple Green react with, and eat through, the clear coat on the wheels. It'll slowly...

http://cgi.ebay.com/MEGUIARS-Colour-Boost-Wash-Wax-Cleaning-PACK-NR-NEW_W0QQitemZ4603508402QQcategoryZ72470QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem Any of our friends "down under" heard of or used this stuff? It looks like an interesting product, and being Meguiar's I have to wonder if it's higher grade than the...

After just looking at a couple threads about carpet and upholstery cleaning, I started to think about something. How many of you use or apply a carpet protection product (303 Fabric Protection, 3M ScotchGard, etc.) after you've cleaned carpets and upholstery in vehicles? I've been using 3M...

Just a testing thread... if anyone can see this post and its contents, please respond. Thanks! :D

And I walked out with more than I bargained for :o On an endcap, I spotted the Long Haul display. I've wanted to check this stuff out since hearing Scottwax's success with it, and considering the price. So, to my pleasant suprise, they had an offer for a "Starter Kit" which had 4oz. versions...

I'm just wondering if any of the full/part-time pros have noticed any difference in people making/cancelling appointments for detailing since the hurricane hit. With the higher gas prices, I have had a couple people call me to say that they couldn't afford to have their cars detailed right now...

I saw this in today's paper, distributed through Gannett News Service. Kinda interesting, yet there are some things that made me kind of question the article's true merits:

Hey y'all, my Chicago Electric rotary is "out for delivery" with UPS today, so I'll have it by this afternoon. Now I need to pick up a backing plate for it (hoping to do so locally) and I know basically what I want. I'll be using my 6.5" Meg's pads that I've used on my PC for years, so I need...

Just finished getting my new website live, and also putting together a pricelist. Just curious what some of y'all thought of it: http://www.hahn-on-the.net/autocare/services.htm :wavey I feel like my prices are low, but I don't want to go TOO high either since there isn't much of a...

I've never detailed an engine in a car this old before (1992 Pontiac Grand AM) and I am a little concerned about the electrical stuff due to age. Anything to watch out for on an older Quad-4? This is for a customer's car I'll be working on in the morning. Thanks. If it were a 98 or newer I...

I decided I might as well take pics (for this as well as other forums) of my product collection and garage since I was organizing the other night. I still have to pull everything back out again to do spring cleaning once I get all the winter crap out of there (still 2 snowblowers, some...

This was an exterior only job, done using DACP to polish, NXT, and S100. I'm happy with the results, though there were a few spots that couldn't be gotten out via PC. I need to learn my rotary skills. Oh, and sorry no befores, I was excited to get started as I always am when an f-body or...

I'm looking at ordering a larger quantity (case of 24) of aquapel than normal so I can get the promotional materials and such with it (maybe sell it to customers and make some nice profit) but I'm a bit concerned with shelf life; anyone have experience with leaving some on the shelf for awhile...

How do you guys keep your inventory organized so you know what to re-order, when, and from where? My "shop" inventory (the stuff I use for customer details) has gotten a bit out of hand lately so I can never remember what products I'm running out of; and most of the stuff in my personal stash is...

I made an interesting discovery today when I replaced the bulbs in one of my fluorescent ballasts in the garage. The bulbs I've been running (that came with the ballasts in the first place) are called "Cool White" -- a pretty stark and pure white color. I picked up some replacements that were...

FINALLY!! Traded the 98 Chevy Blazer in on December 30th... just forgot to post pics of the new truck until now!! This hasn't been detailed by me yet, just a crappy ziebart job :o 2002 GMC Envoy SLE, 41K miles. I've already got Mobil 1 5W-30 in it and a K&N Filter. So far, the 4WD has been...