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    Where do you get your custom embroidered shirts?

    I will be hosting a detail day soon for some customers and was thinking of getting polo's and t-shirts for the event. The polo shirts would be for the crew and the shirts for some customers. Anyone know of any place on the Internet that would be recommended. I was looking through search on...
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    Has anyone purchased Mothers PowerBall Mini

    If you have used it what do you think of it because I want to pull the trigger on it. Also if anyone in the TriState area has purchased it locally please let me know where. TIA Paolo
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    Chrome Wheels??

    I have a set of 23in rims from a customer who need some tlc, there is some caked on brake dust on them but I dont want to do anything that may hurt the finish. What can I do polish them? What products does anyone recommend for this. I have never had to work with such poorly taken care of chrome...
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    Weekend details

    Car 1 detailed with Menzerna IP w/ green LC pad followed by FP w/ white pad and sealed with UPP Before
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    For those of us working out of a car, how do you carry your water?

    I drive a midsize sedan, to carry my water I have an echo 4 gallon sprayer and prefill my steam machine and carpet steamer, but if I want to carry more water how would I go about this so I can complete more than 1 job w/o having to bother a customer for water. Any help is appreciated with this...
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    Detailed... Black Lexus GX470 w/ Jeffs Werkstatt

    Suv was washed Clay (clay magic blue) Menzerna FP Jeffs Prime Jetts acrylic Interior vacuum clean all carpeting with little green leather/dash cleaned with Woolite mix Megs leather conditioner Here are the pics
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    Some details from this month 06 Jetta 2.5, 04.5 A4, Audi TT 3.2

    Each car rec'd Clay (clay magic), Menzerna FP (LC white pad via rotary), and each car had the following lsp Jetta = FMJ A4= UPP TT= UPP Oh and my car in winter mode used clay, Klasse Aio followed by SGx3. Car had little to no swirls hence the use of only AIO.
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    Jetta V (2005+) Paint

    Has anyone else found that that the new Jetta's have very fussy paint (mainly black). I have been detailing for 5+years and have rarely induced holograms via rotary or PC. I have tried several pads types and different products and the outcome is always the same. I have detailed 2 black and 1...
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    Just rec'd order of VM

    I have heard so much positive feedback about the product I had to get some of my own. I also bought some Moose wax b/c I rec'd a good deal on it and I figured I would give that a try. I am working on a regular customer this weekend with a blue Audi and was wondering how long this combo would...
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    I have a dilemma... please help

    This weekend I have a few cars to detail, I am a part time business (I work weekends and 1 late night a week) and have very little help for this matter. The help that I do have my brother and cousin are both leaving for college this week thus leaving me with 4 details on Saterday to do on my...
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    People trying to bargain you down

    I feel with my pricing I am very fair being that I do this as a weeknight and weekend hobby but what I don't like is when people try to undercut me on my price. I had an ad for a full detail for $140 this winter only b/c things were slow and it was a seasonal special which the ad specified would...
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    Gift Certificate Template

    Does anyone have a template that I can use for a gift certificate, my lapytop is currently being repaired and I can't get to my regular one. I know this is odd to ask but I am in a jam and have someone asking me for 3 and dont want to lose out.
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    4/30 Details 04 Volvo, 03 GTI 25th aniv, 2000 S4

    First some pics of my car the black Audi. I installed my rims which I sealed with Rejex and the rest of the car got Optimum polish with a green pad via rotary, followed by Optimum via PC with a white pad, and then topped with some Trade secret. Now for my work... The Volvo got clayed, Hi-Temp...
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    How should I apply Optimum Polish

    I am getting this stuff in by the end of the week and was wondering if it is best if used by rotary with a lc white pad or if I should use the PC with a white pad. I was searching for an old post about the polish but was unsuccessful. Also how long should I work it for? Thanks for your help
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    Can anyone email me a sample financial plan??

    I need an example for our industry for a project for class, the honest to god problem I have is that I am taking way to many credits and dont have time to complete my project in full and any help to add to the professionalism of my project would be a great help. I feel really bad I am even...
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    Products I added to the Arsenal

    I placed my order last night, I know some of them do the same thing but sometimes depending on conditons one may work better than the other, and when I am out in the field I don't want anything to slow me down. 2 LC green polishing pads 7 1/2 2 LC White polishing pads 7 1/2 Optimum Polish...
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    NXT Durability

    I have to say that I am impressed with the durability of NXT so far. I have had it on my car for 3 weeks now and I have washed the car 7x and the water still sheets well. I have used a quick detailer 1x during this period and I used the NXT spray wax just as recommended just to follow the...
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    What polish should I get that is non-abrasive and I can top w/ FMJ

    I don't want to keep cutting into my paint with FP all the time, I would only do this about 2x a year at most. I was wondering I have Blackfires polish which is easy on the paint and easy to use, what else along these lines can I use to fill in some imperfections/ swirls. I am not pleased w/ the...
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    Menzerna Final Touch Glaze

    I wanted use some of the glaze after FP to hide some minor imperfections before I apply FMJ but I am noticing the no matter how little product I use it still seems a bit greasy looking/ hazy. I am working the product until I see a slight has and the temp I am working in is about 50-60 degrees in...
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    After years of use my backing plate on Pc quit on me

    I have had the PC for almost 4 years, the backing plate I had on it was from a local distributer and have no idea what brand it was. At this point I figured I mind as we buy a nice new flexible backing plate from CMA which cost about double than the first one I had and then I also purchased the...
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