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Here is another Audi, no interior pics because lighting is off on both pics that I clicked off on. Anyway this car got the works including engine. No before pics because it was just the usual dirt with swirls and water spots mainly on the hood, roof, and trunk lid. Process was Clay (Adams...

You guys will never believe me, but this Audi's clear was great to work with. This was a great relief from the usual clears that I have to deal with. Granted the car was between 4-6 months old and was in good overall shape. Process was Wash with ONR Clay: Adams Detail Clay Polish...

Have not posted in a bit so here are a few pics of my work. I obtain a good amount of my nice work from the Audi guys or else its boring SUV's and boring minivans which I dont even bother to picture 03 Lexus Clay Polish with OC via rotary Polish 75/25 mix of FP and Revive Iso wipe down...

I used this product for the first time today and I am totally amazed by it. I was looking for a one step polish that would level out some swirls on neglected black paint and I grabbed this product. I used it with a Lake Country 7.5in white pad and my rotary, the results blew my mind. Vehicle...

I have multiple clients that would like for me to use Zaino on there cars, rather than lose them I just reordered some ZFX and Z5Pro. The last of the Zaino I had I gave to my uncle last year. Anything I should know. I will test out my possible combo on Wednesday on a black Jetta to see how it...

Car was in overall good shape. Some of usual swirls from normal washing but other than that the owner does a great job keeping the car young. Process as follows. 1. Wash 2. Clay 3. Polish with Opt Compound via rotary at 1700 rpm with a white pad. 4. Polish with a 60/40 mix of Adams...

Finally had a slow Sunday so I took the chance to detail my truck. I have not had the chance to post in a while but I figure this is better than nothing. I really love the look of Jeffs Werkstatt btw. I decided to use the Adams mix since swirling was minimal. Process was 1. clay 2. polish...

First off... the M3. I love the stance of that car but the car itself had seen better days before visiting the dealer for a detail. The poor quality of the detail amazed me. The whole car was covered in holagrams from poor rotart usage. I only completed and exteriro detail on the car because the...

Car was in poor condition. Process was... Clay Menzerna IP w/ orange pad Via rotary 1700rpm Menzera FP white pad via pc speed 5 Four Star Paint Protection Quick interior steam cleaning cause that interior needed love. I could have done better on the interior but I was being rushed by...

This is a customers 05 Fx35. 11K on the clock but has never been waxed said the customer. Process was via my new Hitachi rotary and a white pad. 1. Wash 2. Clay (adams clay) 3. Polish w/ 50/50 mix of Adams Revive and Menzerna Final Polish. 4. Seal w/ Four Star I really liked the 50/50...

I am came down to Florida from NY with my friends for the holiday weekend and am sooo bored. The people I came down with do not want to do anything and I am here until Tuesday night. I am in Delray Beach trapped in the Mizner housing/ Glof complex. Anyone in the area want to give me an idea on...

This is a followup to this thread http://autopia.org/forum/showthread.php?t=70738 I would like to thank all the contributed and got me through one of the hardest clears, what shocks me is that I detail at least 5 audi's a month and never had one like this. Then again none were swirled this...

Customer dropped this off today and will be sleeping over a day. What would be your plan of attack on this car. Here are some pics that I picked up the severity of the swirls. (I am really learning to use the camara finally:) I was thinking of claying, Optimum Compound via rotary with a orange...

The clears on these cars were really hard. Process after wash and clay as follows Red S4 Used a 50/50 mix of Hi-Temp Extreme cut/ and Light cut polish via rotary a and an orange pad. Then I finished polishing it out with a 50/50 mix of ClearKote red moose glaze and vanilla moose. Topped it...

Saturday was a rainy day here in NY. This was a neighbors car so I was lucky enough to get pics the next before I started working on my 2 drop offs (see prev post with Honda and Ford Mustang). Pictures in the Sun came out a bit on the bright side. I am still learning how to use my Canon SD550...

The 05 Accord got Wash w/ GC Clay Polish scratches out with rotary green pad at 1400rpm and IP Whole car got a mix of 50%IP, 25%FP, and 25%RMG via white lc pad with PC speed 5 Sealed with Poorboys Ex Interior had some little green action w/ Malco int cleaner The 05 Mustang GT...

I was at my local product distributor and he just started to carry Autoglym. I went ahead and took his word on srp since he gave me a nice 8oz trial size to try for $3. Regular he sells the same botts for $8.50 so that was nice of him. He wants me to email him my honest review of it by next...

I just placed an order for Optimum compound. I am going to make the 50/50 mix with my opt polish and see how that works. I also bought some opt wax so I will report on that too. If I could stop reading these forums it would really help my bank acct. All I can say is though thanks to the great...

I am looking to stock up on pads for this seasons details. I was wondering if anyone is using the new style pads from Excel. They are a few dollars more but when your buying 10 pads this really starts to add up and I want to make sure they are worth it. TIA :confused:

Steps followed... Interior - Vacuum - Steam/ Xtract all caprets. - clean all interior plastics - Clean leather and then condition - clean all windows. Exterior - Wash - Clay - Polish w/ Menzerna power gloss orange lc pad via rotary at 1600rpm - Polish Menzerna IP white lc pad via...