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    Detailing Photography: How do you photography under halogens?

    Being that business is picking up I have been thinking about building a webpage. The last three details I did I photographed the progress of the process but the pictures under the halogens turned out really bad. I have a Nikon D50, how do I get better shots under the bright lights? I also tried...
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    Big difference between rotary machines?

    Is there that much difference between the Makita, Hitachi and the Porter Cable rotary polishers? I was thinking of getting the Hitachi just because its lighter. Power wise is there much difference?
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    Vacuums - What do you think of this vac?

    Currently I have a 16 gallon 6.5hp Craftsman and its just so honking big and it really does not suck as hard as I thought it would. I am thinking of putting it on Craigslist and getting this smaller guy... Vac Click Me Is 5hp compared to my 6.5hp going to be that much of a difference...
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    Jet Seal vs Zaino Z2 or Z5

    Has anyone used both or done a direct comparison. I keep seeing all these Jet Seal posts and it has my curiosity peaked. I can not justify the money right now but maybe towards Thanksgiving I can....
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    Detailing your wedding ring...how do you do it?

    So I have a white gold wedding band with 7 diamonds that add up to a little over a carat. I just got it polished at our jeweler and after a week or so it gets really dull. Since most of us obsess over our cars I thought I would ask for those out there that are married, how do you keep your ring...
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    Anyone think that we QD too much?

    I was thinking about this this morning when I was QDing my Maxima and I hit a spot where I did not spray enough Z6 on it and my MF kind of grabbed. I wonder how much micromaring we are causing at times because we dont use enough product. I know that when I use Poorboys Spray and Wipe I douse the...
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    Damnit it there has to be a better way.....windows

    No matter what I do I cannot find a towel or cloth that will not leave lint behind. I finally got the haze off the tinted windows and Zainos glass polish today just made the windows on the outside look amazing. But no matter what towel I use I get lint. I have used ever type of MF, old t-shirts...
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    Anyone use Castrol Super Degreaser for your APC?

    I have been using it on tires and rims but thats about it. I dont dilute it much more than 3:1. I did use it on lower body panels on a dealer quickie and it stained the clear coat. This is some strong stuff but man when you can get it at Walmart for under $6 its hard to beat!
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    Haze on tinted windows, help me get it out

    Tried NXT glass cleaner and Stoners IG and it still has this haze on it that is driving me insane. I used Zainos glass polish on the outside and those look amazing but I dont know what to use on the tinted windows. :usa
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    Zaino AIO (ZAIO) application - whats the best method from your experience?

    I got a sample of ZAIO from the kid across the street who ordered pretty much all of Zaino's line to get started on detailing. Tomorrow I have a dealer quickie and I want to try ZAIO. Do you recommend applying with the UDM or rotary? Any benefit to applying with the rotary? More correction...
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    Anyway that we can get a higher amount of PM's

    Since we dont have a front desk or something like that I figured that I would post it here. Any way that we can get a higher PM capacity?
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    How to clean a mothers powerball?

    I am teaching a kid across the street how to detail and today we used a powerball on some bad chrome rims. We used the powerball and Megs NXT all metal polish. Turned out pretty good although Im afraid we did scratch the rims somewhat. Anyways how do you clean this product?
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    Anyone here do resume writing, work in HR, or a recruiter?

    If so I would you mind reviewing my resume and give me some feedback? Let me know!
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    Alien vs. Predator 2 Trailer

    I loved the first one, I hope the second is as good. YouTube - Aliens vs. Predator 2 - Trailer Just a work warning, the "F" word does pop up at the very end so if co-workers or kids are around keep the volume down.
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    OS over a glaze....will it seal the glaze in?

    Just as the title says.
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    Just got a deal to do 20 - 25 cars a month for a small dealership, need help on......

    Pricing and product. Its a little mom and pop, actually brother and brother dealership and they move about 20 to 25 cars a month. Here is what they want me to do: Hand wash outside Clean interior Spot clean seats and carpet (he said they might change that to fully shampooing carpets)...
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    Looking for a cleaner to disolve wax on trim that will not stain the trim

    Im looking for something that I can spray on trim and basically any outside rubber or plastic to help dissolve stained on wax. I used Megs APC a while ago and it ruined the trim. I tried highly diluted Castrol Super Degreaser and that also stained trim. I thought about trying Megs Safety...
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    Anyone else look forward to the really bad condition vehicles?

    I love working on the crappiest ones possible. Its so fun to see the owners look once they get it back. I will say however, I hate doing interiors. I wish I could just do exteriors, I HATE doing dirty insides.
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    Hand gun owners....can you carry legally?

    Im curious...can you carry legally where you live and if so what do you carry? Better yet, it may be in poor taste if you cannot carry legally what do you carry anyways. Im legal to carry in Minnesota, where I reside. I carry a Glock 32c. How about you?
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    Menzerna SIP...what am I doing wrong??

    Porter Cable rotary, 5 inch orange LC CCS pad around 1700 to 1400 rpm. Two dots on the pad about the size of of chocolate chips. The pad is skipping all over the place and the product is gumming up. I know how to run a rotary but this stuff is making me feel like a rookie here. Advice please?
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