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I was surfing around K-mart today and found the CD-2 Engine Detailing Kit for $7.09 each. There were 4 of them and all the way on the bottom shelf. Pictured here, I was wondering is this product safe and how would you go about using it? I decided not to buy it since the lines are so...

I finally had the chance to use Zaino on a 1999 Burgundy/Maroon ML320. The paint was in great shape. Three dents, a few rock chips, and VERY VERY VERY faint swirls. You have to be in direct sunlight at be less than 12 inches from the surface and looking at different angles to find them. Since it...

NYd doesn't have his computer so he can't answer any questions. So if you have a question and need his help, contact him at the following number, 917-330-8095 Jason

I finally got around to using the Zaino Z-12 Glass polish. It is a thick cream, like pudding that is a tint of green. My test subject was my parents Corolla. The glass is 11 years old and shouldn't have any coating on it (the bottle says not to use on tinted or specially coated glasses...

Yesterday, NY detailer and I had a few moments of free time on our hands. He gave a quick crash course in rotary use. We used a Makita 9227C. The products we applied with the machine were Automotive International's Liquid Paint Correction Cream and Foam Pad Machine Glaze. NY detailer first...

Yeah its me again with another product test. The weather is getting warmer and summer is fast approaching. It was 80- degrees today and sunny. It was time to change the front door's upper plastic window (fall/winter) to a mesh screen (spring/summer.) Its one of those steel security doors with...

travel bags.... A bottle of Turtle Wax and a bottle of Pig Snot wax I was like what is this! He replied "Hey you never know if a customer just wants Turtle Wax on the car and if all else fails, try some pig snot which is a decent product, better than TW." (well thats a summary of what he...

I had $83 burning a hole in my pocket so I decided to get some of the Zaino products and a new bottle of Dawn. I got Z-2, Z-5, Z-6, Z-7, Z-14, and ZFX. Also a new bottle of dawn liquid concentrate. Why does the color of the dawn and Z-7 look so much alike...please tell me they are different...

NY, NJ, and Conneticut Autopians and professioanl detailers. NY Detailer and I are going to try to organize a get together for Autopians. We might get a shop for one day if this get together works out. Meet and talk with Autopians, show off some rides, Klasse vs. Zaino (hahaha), and there...

..is like. Working for NY detailer (Brian) is very cool. He is a great boss, if even a boss, more like a detailing friend. (haha Brian didn't make me say this, he is one cool guy!) Some of the cars we detail are in very poor shape, but seeing the owner pick it up after we are done is...

NY Detailer and I did 3 cars last Sunday (the 6th of April.) What a hard day of work, but makes us appreciate detailing as an art form, always striving for perfection. Acura Legend

Sunday NY Detailer and I had our hands full. We detailed 3 cars that day, a Isuzu Rodeo (BLACK!), a Acura Legend, and a MB E320. The Isuzu Rodeo came out the best IMHO. 1. Wash with Meguiars GC 2. PC with lambswool pad and Automtoive International's Liquid Paint Correction Cream. 3. PC...

Its been one week since I detailed my parents corolla. It went through a light shower and a pouring shower in that one week. It was driven once (wednesday) for the whole day, then it rained and was driven home. Before cleaned with Ef Hi-Intensity After application of Tire gel

Darn it, tried to psot 4 pictures in the thread but the forum always takes me back. So I ordered stoner's yesterday and it came today on Saturday FedEx ground! Very cool Opened box Out of box One happy detailer, Jason

I was searching around the web for detialing prices and found this. http://www.detailusa.net/rates.html No Offense to Detail USA or their employee's so here goes my rant ______________________________________ Exterior Restoration (machine polish) 4 Step Process 2 door vehicles: $150 4 door...

Yep it rained this morning for like an hour. 3 hours of work on the paint and then it rains. I guess we need the rain though, gotta get more rain to lift water restrictions. Wehn I started the QD, nice water beads. Since there was Automotive International paint protection on the car (OEM...

Acura TL Can you figure this one out? I can't (please tell NY Detailer what this is?) this is the same TL as in the previous two pictures.

........OEM One Step and Finishing Wax. Today was nice and sunny, with a temperature of 59 degrees. I didn't have any cars to detail today so I decided to have some fun with my parent's 1991 Toyota Corolla. Some parts of the car were repainted and not well (front passneger fender) and the...

I took some new snap shoots of my pride and joy's, a 1997 Silver Vette convertable, a 1997 Red BMW M Coupe, and a 1998 Black Hummer Wagon. (Here are some quality pictures Don.) BMW M Coupe

Hello Autopia, I just got a Canon Powershot A10 to use for a month or so. I decided to take a picture of all my supplies and post it. So, what are your tools? (thought about this thread from a thread posted a while ago.) Jason