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I would have never guessed this cars value.......customer came in with a Twin Turbo either was a 911 or Carerra, for the venture shied install. he asked me to drive it to the body shop when i was done for some custom painting. The guy races it, and was having some numbers painted on it. anyway...

Finally done, here are some pics of the detail work, first two are before, some areas that get dirty inside are the door handles, and what you can't see that the camera didn't show was a fair amount of rail dust on the back end. process was Interior clean carpet and mats with extractor/ clean...

My nieghbor waxed his hood on his mustang which was painted flat black, looks horrible, I told his to try using some all purppose cleaner, any ideas from the members what might work, gary

I plan on going the Sunday of the first week, if you go ealry when it opens at 10am, you can see everything in 2 hours, at noon is when it starts to get crowded. If interested we can meet for coffee before the show. Gary

Last week I had a guy come in with a Mercedes wagon, which you don't see to many of, 320 model. He was an average looking guy in his mid 50's. When he picked up his car, I asked him what type of work he did. He said he had been on the options exchange in Chicago and recently sold his seat for...

I just complete a DVD which was filmed over the summer, I have no intention on selling it here according to forum rules, but I would like to share the link on the e bay store where its posted. So other can see what can be done if you put your mind to it. My friend did an unreal job marketing...

I recently posted my 07 detailing class schedule on my web site, check it out and see what day works for you, its my basic class, hour and a half presentation, and its FREE! look here for more info..(Commercial link removed) Hope to see some new people there! Gary Now that your website...

I was thinking of showing my Cruiser, here are some of my concerns 1. you can't stay by your car this year anymore, they don't want it to look like a hangout, so you have to leave your car unattended. (bad idea) 2. you have to stay in for all three days, Fri/Sat/Sun. so you have to bring your...

I have a set of custom dual exhaust on my PT Cruiser. I had baffles in the tail pipes to tone down the sound, but since they were screwed in not welded they fell out,. Iordered another set, but I noticed they were a little shorter than the ones i lost, now i have them welded on, but I noticed...

Had the great pleasure of meeting Scott recently, Scott came to my seminar I hosted last week, and he decided to bring me his Red Line (rare color) for a complete detail. I gave his car the same treatment I gave my GXP the other day, and here is the results. You would think that for a new car...

Finally had some time to detail my Sly. I washed and clayed the car, I should of taken a pic of the new clay bar I used, man you can see the contaminants all over it. Finish was rough before I clayed, now its smooth as silk. Next I used my cleaner polish (I cheated used a Obital, I'm lazy)...

A friend of mine bought a DaWalt DW443 and it didn't come with w velcro back plate, which is weird, I thought they all did. anyone know of a link how to get the velcro back pate? thanks, Gary

I hate this time of year, that nasty white stuff seems to appear everyday even after you wash your car, I guess all we can do is try.

I had the pleasure of detailing this truck with a viper engine, the thing was massive. The front end was huge. Lots of realestate to detail on this baby. Owner saved hundreds of dollars having me paint seal it compared to what the dealer wanted.

In the Midwest section post titled "advanced detail class" I started this last year and its gaining popularity. Ever since my basic class startred 4 years ago, people have been asking me to start a hands on class. I charge $100 each for 2 hours, try to keep a 4 person limit on the class, so...

anyone ever heard to this site, someone sent me a sample of their dressing called Aqua Shine, water based, one of the best dressings I have ever used, and it lasts fro weeks, shines like a solvent based product, I may be looking into their other items soon. just wondered if anyone has heard of...

I have two slots open for my advanced session, it will be held on Nov2nd from 6-9pm at my shop in Roselle, its a hands on class, you will do wet sanding, get to use the cyclo, PC, Dw443, and high speed. all aspects of serious paint correction will be covered, and you will come away with a...

My new DVD was just recognized by www.carwash.com check it out, all good stuff. "Detailer stars in new instructional DVD 10/26/2006 12:00:28 PM CHICAGO — Gary Kouba instructs on keeping a car's finish "like new" and other parts of the detailing business............................

I will be hosting my last seminar of the year Thurs Oct 26th at the Winfield Library from 7-9pm. 630 653 7599. if You want to learn about detailing, this will be the place to be. and yes it is FREE!!!!!Gary , Perfect Auto Finish

Well, I regretefully have to say that I came up short on a detail over the weekend. I had a customer drive 450 miles to have me detail his car, (300c) he had a wedding to attend 75 miles from me so he dropped the car on Sat and was picking it up Sun, The one thing he wanted me to do was remove...