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    Matching on a re-paint?

    This winter Im planing on having my hood re-painted. I was wondering what questions I should ask at a body shop...in order to get the best match possible. My car is Black if that helps.
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    paint correction process with mirka abralon sanding pads

    I was browsing over at Meguiars online and thought this was quite intersting! Id really like to get some feed back gergarding this method of paint correction. Is this good? Bad? any other comments? http://www.meguiarsonline.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=1965&perpage=10&pagenumber=1
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    Cleaning leather seats?

    What would you use to scrub the stiching(on a leather seat)? Would a brush be ok? Can a soft bristeld brush be used on the whole seat? What type of detergent would be best for a heavy cleaning?
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    Meguiars Detailing days worth while?

    Has anyone here been to a Meguiars detailing day? Is this an event worth attending? Reason for asking is they are having a detailing day here in NJ and I wondered if anyone anywhere (on DC) had ever attended?
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    QD + aplication

    What exactly is the proper way to apply this?
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    Question for the professionals out there!

    I have seen a lot of the check lists for Check in and upselling recently. And I was wondering if any of you guys had a check list for detailing the car ... Thanks Nick
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    Winterizing a car?

    This winter the Mustang will be put into hibernation as I will be getting a second beater car. The Mustang will be kept in a fairly climate controled attached garage and I have some questions and thoughts which hopefully some of you can give me some help/ suggestions. I plan on taking off the...
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    Tips for taking better pictures of cars!

    By no means am I a photography expert however I have personaly taken some intrest in taking some better pictures of my car along with others. I thought I would share this with you guys! FYI ... I copied this from a lot of different places so there maybe be some things like in the first...
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    Cleaning the bath tub

    I have a bath tub that is in need of some TLC. As a matter of fact the bath tub and the sink! They are in my parents house and they are getting ready to sell! The bathroom has been in the house since the early 50's so the porciline(sp) is from when they put a heafty coat to make it last! So...
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    Product Catagory Definitions?

    I have been thinking about it ...and trying to figure out what the differnt terms mean.. Perhaps someone can help me out on this one! 1. Compound - Typicly I would say this would be anything that could be considered an abrasive (Rubbing combound, SSR line ect) Here is where I get confused 2...
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    My First Experience Detailing My Car With A PC

    Two weeks ago I picked up a PC 7424 on e-bay for $25.00 It needed a new power cord So I broght it over to a local service center where a friend of mine works....He gave it a once over replaced the power cord and some other parts and only charged me for the parts so another $20.00 and I was...
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    PC Clay Bar system

    Has anyone used this ...is it worth the money? Any better results? Would love to read some reviews on it or any other info on it! If you don't know what Im talking about ... here is a link http://www.griotsgarage.com/catalog.jsp?L1=L1_1000&L2=L2_1004&SKU=10631
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    Porter Cable Tutorials

    I have been scouring the web for detailed tutorials on the use of the Porter Cable 7335,7336,7424. The way I look at it is you can't screw up (to much) with more education on the proper use. So Below I have listed all of the Tutorials that I have found to date! Removing swirls (by Proper Auto...
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    Received my order from Properautocare.com have problems

    Last week I placed an order from www.properautocare.com becasue I just bought a PC (which will be here on wedensday) and I needed to get a backing plate and some pads ect... So I ordered this setup http://properautocare.com/porcabac.html I ordered 1 backing plate, 1 cutting pad,2 polishing...
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    Whats the deal with Zymol?

    A friend of mine was saying that they bought some Zymol at the store the other day and went on with the story how they got great results ect! I know from my experience that I wasn't very impressed with it and found it to be very difficult to remove and very dusty. In any even I had a few mins...
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    Liquid Ebony

    I was reading through some posts over on Autopia and being that im not registerd over there I thought I would ask here! Whats the craze about this product. THey refer to it being an old product that is not available. However I was able to find a few places on the web that you can order it...
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    Detail city detail days.

    I thought I would toss up the idea of Detail citys members having a detailing day. Where 10-15 members could meet up and meet up with some of the more experienced detailers and teach the tricks of exterior paint detailing. Teaching each car owner on their own car. Simalar to what Meguiars does...
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    Pc 7402?

    Any good? I haven't heard any mention of this!
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    Questions about polishers

    Im just curious and hopefully someone here can help me out. I don't own a lot of power tools and try to do as much research before making purchases. So here is my question. Whats the difference between 1. A rotary and a dual action? I think I know the answer. which would be A rotary only...
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    SSR1 comparison?

    Which SSR product would you compare to Meguiars DACP to? I had a chance to pick up some Poor boys products today at a local car show ... I got .. SSR1, Poorboys polish,Spray & Wipe, and a waffel weave towel .... pretty excited to try out the new products... hopefully one afternoon this week !
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