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    Makita 9227...

    Where is the best place to purchase the rotary right now? I'm ordering tonight. Thanks
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    1998 Bmw M3

    This was another friend going to HIN, in Chicago. Porsche Thursday night from 7pm-4am with a few breaks, then the M3 at 9am Friday... too much detailing, if there is such a thing haha Anyway, this was worst and best car I've ever done... Why best: there's nothing wrong with it Why worst...
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    2004 Porsche 996 GT3

    Well, I finally got to detail one of my favorite cars so thought I'd post a little before/after. Client is a friend of mine who wanted the car done before HIN, here in Chicago. I spent the first half hour or so admiring the car haha. I used Meguiar's Gold Class Car wash and a waffle...
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    6.5" CCS pads...

    autogeek says the 6.5" LC CCS pads are to be used with an orbital, and the 7.5" with rotary... i've used the old, contoured 6.5" pads on my rotary with great results before, so just wondering, those of you who have tried the 6.5 pads with rotary... is it fine? it won't destroy the pads will...
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    Optimum abrasiveness...

    where on this chart would you guys place Optimum Compound and Optimum Polish ? Detailer's Product Charts
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    Hitachi vs. Makita... best rotary and why?

    I know there are many threads on both rotary machines, but this one is somewhat different... at least it will be until people start talking about the Harbor Freights rotary.... anyway ONLY people with experience with BOTH, repeat BOTH, machines reply... Please list all the pros and cons...
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    Critique my business card...

    Title says it all, just looking for some input.. I just did a rough design that I want for my new bus. card... front of bus card is the image attached...
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    registering your business name...

    I want to register/trademark a name for my business to use in the future but don't know how to go about doing it. Can an experienced professional here please PM me and let me know the process. Thanks
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    backing on LC pad coming off...

    well, due to machine washing, one of my pads started coming apart... i was wondering if you guys had any suggestions as far as adhesives go to glue the velcro-type backing back onto the pad?? thanks
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    paint measure gauges...

    i just spoke with elcometer... and the gauge they have is $725... that's a little (read. a lot) pricey for my, so i was wondering what's the best and cheapest gauge around i'm looking to get one just to be safer with the paint, especially on SS cars please let me know if you have experience...
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    polish suggestion please...

    i'm going to order a new line of polishes to try out i'm been using meguiar's for a long time and 3M sometimes i want to try out some other polishes that people seem to love so, i'm trying to decide which one? poorboy's menzerna optimum i'm leaning toward poorboy's, not only because...
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    a friend's E30 318...

    i did this car today in about 6 hours, but i took my time since i had it all day and tomorrow morning i'll put the 2nd coat of SG i tried out almost all my polishes (5-6 meg's and 2 3M) just to see what i should use over the whole car... paint is 15 years old, so perfect was out of the...
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    meg's #21 vs. SG...

    it's 3.30, i'm doing a detail tomorrow morning, so searching is really out of the question... just wanted to ask, how do the two compare in durability and can you layer one with the other? if so which one? anyone experimented with this?? the reason i'm asking is because i recently got...
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    comparing all detailing products...

    ok, i know this might sound like a little too much, maybe even impossible...but i was just thinking right now, what if there was a thread/list/whatever of all the detailing products and everyone voted for their favorite... for example, if there was a thread called "glass cleaners" or "wheel...
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    LC pads...

    here are the pads i like a lot.... http://properautocare.com/hi612infopaa.html they charged me $15 to ship 12 pads... i've paid for the same size box, 5x heavier, half that amount for car parts... and most recently, i paid about $12 for shipping 5-6 bottles of polishand some other stuff...
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    PC vs. Griott's garage orbital...

    i got the griott's garage orbital as a gift... i started using a rotary soon after because i didn't like how slow the orbital removed defects... now i'm curious, would i have been a lot more satisfied with the PC compared to the orbital from griott's garage??? anyone here used both? just need...
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    meg's #21 and #5...

    i just ordered some products from meg's and i wanted to know about 21 and 5... i never used the two before but wanted to give 21 a try and compare it to klasse... also, the #5, i hear it's a polish but also acts as a wax... can someone explain it a little more... should i apply #21 before or...
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    steam claner...

    i'm looking to buy a steam cleaner and was wondering what you guys though about this one from costco... http://www.costco.com/Browse/Product.aspx?Prodid=11162077&whse=&topnav=&browse=&s=1&bp=&search=steam&N=0&Ntt=steam&img=2
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    isopropyl alcohol...

    might be a dumb question but i'm curious.... i am planning on detailing my car over the next 3-4 days i have some polish all over the trim from when i did my roof and trunk a few weeks ago that i was too lazy to wash off thinking i'll finish everything soon anyway, tonight i went out to...
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    first thread on there...

    EDIT: MODS PLEASE CHANGE TITLE TO SAY "here" or "this section" instead of "there" I THINK I WAS THINKING OF BOTH HERE AND THIS SECTION SO IT ENDED UP BEING THERE THANKS well, since i tend to try out different products and methods on my parents' cars, this isn't the whole car detail, but...
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