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  1. Orinda Auto Detail

    SRC-Compound questions

    Ok so i tryed out my BF src this weekend on infinity(gloss it up and remove most spiders no full correction) and it worked out well I couldn't tell the difference between it and Menz SIP that I usually use. So now I'm using it on a black sl550 full correction like gotta be perfect unless it...
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    The Importance of safety googles!

    So I make all my employees wear safety googles. I almost never wear them my self and they were giving me a hard time so I bought some! Hey safety first! Now I feel safe!
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    Got whiplash? My first Black Fire car. Black G35 Orinda Auto Detail

    So I got my black fire line up starter kit and a good test car. I go through a couple quarts of SIP a month and 85rd. So lets see how SRC compound and SRC Finishing compare. The test subject is a black G35 with lots of rids, heavy swirls, and buffer trash left from some one else. This was not a...
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    Scion FR-S New car prep- Dark Side Detail

    Last night I got my hands on FR-S so I put PPF on it did a Matte black wrap on the roof piece. Also clayed it and put some fuzion on it for protection check it out! Thanks for looking! Joe Torbati Dark Side Detail
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    1999 456GT Sneak peak-Orinda Auto Detail

    I love this car! What it should look like....... Coming soon!
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    Thank you ACC!

    Orinda Auto Detail shared Orinda Baseball Association (OBA)'s status. Really thank you for your support and so does Orinda Kids!
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    Well paint mixing is harder than it looks

    So here's my goof up of the day. I was doing some touch up work on a prius fix fender on bottom rocker. I did the body work mixed the paint tested it and it looked fine until..... Check it out This was only suppose to be a touch up type of repair obviously because I'm painting out...
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    2012 Jetta key scratch removal Orinda Auto Detail

    This car got keyed in a nasty way luckily its VW paint that is hard as nails and it didn't break the clear. I looked at it, took a couple quick readings and decided I could safely get a 90% correction on the scratch with a little effort. Also being a new car since it was already here, He decided...
  9. Orinda Auto Detail

    Friends don't let Friends have dealers detail thier cars!

    So This is a great friend of mine who knows nothing about detailing. He just came by to show me his new car and ask me about paint protection. This is a 2012 Jet black BMW 335d with 674 miles on it. Right when he pulled in I gasped I saw it from the street. LOVE DEALERSHIPS! What you guys think...
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    2010 GTR Minor correction and My first wheel repair! Orinda Auto Detail

    So earlier in the week I had a 2010 GTR in for a minor correction and clean up nothing special here it was a well taken care of non tracked GT-R Pearl white. It had curb rash on one of the wheels, My normal wheel guy wouldn't touch it because of the color sooooo since this was the major concern...
  11. Orinda Auto Detail

    Oxidized boat gel coat

    So I'm working on this boat and I"m shining it up no problem and getting rid of the buffer halo's no problem. But there are still surface swirls? I forgot if these will even come out of gel coat. Been a long time since I did one these. Any tips?
  12. Orinda Auto Detail

    Testing out re-mapped ECU

    So I just got my ECU re mapped in my Lex IS350. Suppose to get a little more hp and torque. Slighly better gas miles. Other than that I have upgraded intake, pullies, exhaust, 9500ci Passport(best radar ever), And a really loud stereo. Coming soon full Matte black wrap along with gloss black...
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    Black Fire Vs Menz ???

    So I'm staring at my shopping cart bout to place and order and before I do wondering what you guys think. I LOVE menzerna everything but I want to try BF. Here's what I'm looking for maybe you guys can tell what products to try. I use so much SIP its insane, the area I'm in ton of high end car...
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    Order Promo's

    So I'm about to place a 500ish Order new Flex, some chemicals, few other things and the AUCOUPON code isn't working? Any suggestions or just bite the bullet and pay full price?(I'm fine with this but hey who doesnt like to save money)
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    Orinda Auto Detail Showing up for a car show!

    So I did this for some publicity at a local car show. I only found out about because I did the detail on about 12 of the cars entered in it. It was small 50 cars and about 1000 people showed up tops. I gave away a Complete daily driver detail, full interior, with Clay 1 step swirl removal, seal...
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    2007 GL450 Smack down 25hr detail Orinda Auto Detail

    I didn't take alot of pics on this as I worked this one start to finish pretty much with out stopping. I tryed to talk the customer out of going to this extreme on this car it's his wife's kid wagon. Interior destroyed dog hair, cheerio's, gum gunk, ect... But he wanted the same thing I did to...
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    Coolest car I've never heard of.

    So this car pulled in the shop today I thought it was an old Jag or Old Ferrari. Nope it was an Apollo this car has some sexy lines. Anyone ever seen one of these? more
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    Jet black 328i Orinda Auto Detail

    This car was in kinda ratty shape but the customer didn't want perfect just alot better because he drives it everyday so I did this in roughly 8 hours start to finish. I did a full Interior on it as well but forgot the pics, same with wheel decon which were in typical haven't been washed in 6...
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    1957 T-Bird Dark Side Detail

    This was a great learning experience for myself and Dan of Dark Side Detail. I'm sure we cant be the only one's who have said "what if we try this?" 50 times or so before finishing a car. Every panel of this car was very stuborn as over the last 55 year it had been repainted a bunch. Last known...
  20. Orinda Auto Detail

    Mf pads hate me any advice?

    Ok so I bought some DA cutting MFs pad and have been using them with my flex401 and let just say I dont like them very much at all so I'm probably doing something wrong. I've tryed them with UNO v4, Menz everything, 3m ultafine, M105, M205, 3m perfect it and probably any of the 9 million...
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