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I was at a traffic light today in the 'Stang, the section of road is two lanes wide with a center turning lane. I was the first car in my lane... 10:00 AM, very light trafic A riced out Honda Civic (all kinds of logos on the doors, a ridiculously large wing on the trunk lid, what sounded like...

Here is the link to some pics of my 2006 Ford Mustang GT. http://s29.photobucket.com/albums/c277/DaGonz/ The finish has 3 layers of Meguair's NXT topped with 3 layers of S-100 Carnauba paste wax applied over a three day period. I got the car on Monday, May 1st and took a vacation night...

Does anyone keep a "detailing log" to keep track of what you have done to maintain the appearance of your vehicle? I have started one for my new Mustang. :waxing: I list the date, what was done and materials used... and I have 2 entries so far.

Well.. I did it! Mrs. Gonzo's Jeep has been paid off since September, my son is graduating from UMass Dartmouth in a month, ands now I can afford to buy a toy... A 2006 Ford Mustang GT It's Tungsten Gray clearcoat metallic (when the sun hits it, you can see some bluish purple in the...

An EMT I know from Rhode Island asked me hypothetically what it would it cost to detail the following fleet of vehicles.. 2 Type 1 amblances 4 Type 2 ambulances 16 Type 3 amblnaces 21 wheelchair vans 1 Hummer 1 Ford Expedition 1 Jeep Grand Cherokee. The ambulance classes are as...

to shutdown my detailing venture for the coming winter months... I'll still be detailing my own vehicles at the firehouse (we can bring them inside after office hours, nights and weekends to detail and do minor repairs, as long as there isn't any training or EMS classes) My agenda for the...

My fire station is located diagonally across the street from Scrub a Dub Car wash. This morning, I saw a black Porsche Cayenne S that I detailed just a couple of weeks ago come out of the car wash. The owner's biggest complaint when I first looked at the vehicle was the marring induced by...

From a good friend of mine, Ray Pfeiffer, aka E40FDNYL35 on the firehouse.com forums..

My wife's Grand Cherokee wouldn't start yesterday when she went out to run an errand. WHen I got home form the New England Fire/Rescue Expo, I jump started it, ran the errand she was going to do and drove for about 3/4's of an hour around town and on the highway to recharge the battery. The...

I have a 5 disc CD player in the garage for tunes while I am detailing. Right now, it has an elcletic mix of music... Rush: the Spirit of Radio Ray: the Sountrack Nickleback: Silver Side Up U2: How to Disassemble an Atomic Bomb Bergen County Firefighters Pipe Band: Dirty Hose What are...

Tomorrow, I will be detailing a 2001 Chrysler 300 M, white with a black leather interior (it's a referral from one of my clients, a Massachusetts State Trooper). The passenger's side of the car is covered in road tar and has what appears to be rust stains on the from the front wheel well...

Hello, fellow clean car fanatics! First things first, thank you to the Mayor of Autopia, David Bynon, for granting our request for a regional forums! :xyxthumbs My name is Ron, aka Gonzo0903. I am a firefighter in Marlborough and detailing is a paid hobby for me. So...enter and sign in...

Who turned on the pine pollen factory in the Northeast today? I worked my part time job at the Massachusetts Fire Academy today. The Academy is surrounded by woods primarily made up of pine trees. At the end of the day, I came out to find my Pacific Green F-150 a different shade of green. I...

My faire city recieved it's share of snow this year, and the DPW did an admirable job of keeping the streets cleared. herin lieds the problem.. On the front bumper of my F-150, I have noticed tiny rust spots appearing. Nevr Dull removed a lot of the spotting and I waxed the bumper, but the...

I must confess...I haven't been Autopian lately. The blizzard of 05 followed by five straight days of 50 degree temperatures made my vehicles a mess. I brought my truck into the firehouse last night at 6:00 PM, vacuumed and cleaned the interior. At 7:00PM, I washed it and rinsed the...

Temperatures in the low to mid 50's, sunny... I dragged out the hose and cleaning supplies, Washed the Jeep, buffed the F-150 (Meg's #9, #26 and S-100), QD'd the Stang, I even gave my sons winter rat (a 1985 Nissan Maxima with 191K miles) a vac and a bath! :cool:

Today I detailed a 1997 Mercury Grand Marquis that had a problem with wax residue staining the plastic trim surrounding the tail light lenses and the trunklid area. I tried using Zep Citrus degreaser and an old toothbrush.... nothing happened. I tried Solv-All and an old toothbrush...

My neighbor asked me to detail her 1999 Nissan Maxima. Some of the body side moulding is coming off of the doors due to adhesive failure. What do you recommend to glue the body side mouldings back on?

Why can't the auto manufactures simplify their paint codes by actually telling you what the color and code is, ala BMW? :xyxthumbs The only extra cost is a damn sticker, for crying out loud! :nixweiss

Why does everyone have durability questions? Damn it, we are AUTOPIANS, we love to detail our cars! :D