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    What would you charge for this paint overspray job? (4 pictures)

    :hairpull This is a scary job because of the potential to damage the plastic and paint beneath the road paint. Road paint is so dangerous to work with because: 1. It is formulated for extreme permanence (it gets driven over by cars day after day). 2. It contains sharp shards of...
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    Stained black mesh upholstery: 2 pictures.

    I'm seeing this mesh material in a lot of cars these days: Aztecs, WRXs, Mazda3, etc. This one had a lot of coffee and various beverage stains and water staining. After an arsenal of air purging, steaming, APC, acetone...we were left with light halo stains in these seats. We had improved...
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    EDU: Information technology for the professional detailer (4 pics)

    In modern business, winners and losers are often separated by their mastery of modern information technology. The auto reconditioning field, though essentially "old school," is no different. Here are 9 IT must haves for the detailer: 1. A Windows Mobile Phone. This AT&T 8525...
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    Interesting discussion about detailing: Paintless Dent Forum

    Auto Detailing - DoorDing.Com Forums - Powered by FusionBB Synopsis: Detailing is a lot of work for little money. Detailers undercharge and customers underpay. Detailing professionally can really test your love for the Art of Detailing.
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    Plumber's van: mud and possible feces cleanup

    Price: $135 to clean the cabin only (no exterior detailing, no cleaning the cargo area) Hours: 2 detailers working for 3 hours (6 man hours) Materials: APC, Vapor Steamer, painters brushes, Meguiar's Hyper Dressing, lots of steel wool, toothbrushes, maybe 100 rags. This had not been...
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    FANTASTIC idea for repeat business.

    A colleague mentioned this the other day and I thought it was brilliant. When you finish every detail, take several pictures of the car. Select the most attractive one--a low stance which captures the reflection of the paint and nicely dressed wheel wells looks best. Six months later, send...
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