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Do you work the Interior or Exterior first?

Can you all help me find some threads on the process that people use to do full interior/exterior details on cars. Being a Noob I find that my details are so time consuming because I don't have a good process for doing full details. I have read the guide but it doesn't really give a full...

Does anyone knowhow to trademark a company name so it can not be used by others? I went and protected the domain on the name but I am wondering what the process is for trademarking a name?;)

Is this a good price on the PC Lake Country Pads? I have the orange pad and really like it so much better than the regular round foam pads. www.smartshoppersinc.com/buffing-pads/foam-pads.html

Tomorow I will be working on a black convertible Cobra mustang that has two scratches on the trunk that are somewhat deep but not beyond removeable. There are also scratches along the door where the key lock is. I don't have anything heavier than the PC 7424 with the lambswool pad and come...

Can I please get some power washer reccomendations for a PW around 1400-1600 psi that cost no more than $150. I had a Karcher from QVC and it fried on me today. I need to get a new one ASAP.

I have headlight woes. Need help. Today I did the following: Used Mothers Mags polish, then went over with blue corla plastic cleaner. Came out looking fine ok, had to tinker some more. I was not satisfied so then I used #0000 wool which seemed to make it worse? Cleaned with Mothers...

Applied NXT to my Silver Ford Taurus this morning in 32 degree weather and it worked great. Nice and easy to spread and remove, great shine and depth. Only complaint is the white residue. Used on every piece of the car and the sparkle is tremendous especially on tail lights.

I am doing a job for a gentleman that has an older I think '81 Ford F-150. It is 2 tone and recently painted by Macco, god help us all. How should I clean the paint on this car without risking injury to the paint and leave a nice finish. It appears the paint is in fair shape, not chalky and...

I just ordered the Makita 9227 from Harbor Freight. Can you all help me find out what accessories and pads I need to order for the Makita and where to find the correct supplies. I would like to do everything form removing scratches, leveling paint to applying polish, etc.

This is the deal that coastal tool has on the 9227, it comes with some accessories? Makita Power Tools 7" Electronic Sander-Polisher Promo Kit Order# MAK9227CX2 $419.00 List Price $194.49 On Sale! [Add to Cart] [View Cart] • Speed setting dial for maximum control...

Now that business is picking up a bit I am having questions about wether the PC will work for having to do several cars a day? 1) I find that the PC can not remove scratches...is it that I am not using enough cutting power or the right pad? 2) The PC is time consuming when it comes to...

#1) I don't understand wetsanding, what is it, how do you do it, what do you use to wetsand? #2) When people talk about orangepeel in their paint what does this mean?:nixweiss

My wheels have this on all four of them and I can not no matter what I try to get rid of it and re-new these rims? Do I need to just paint?

http://home.rica.net/firetech/Glosser.htm[URL=http://] Here is a great little product, (The Glosser), that I found at a cat show today for $5.99. It is a wipe that you can basically run over your car and it takes light dirt off. I used it on my car as soon as I left the shown and I was very...

Recently on my ford taurus I have added AIO, SG and then a Caranuba wax. Can I go back over the Carnabua wax with more coats of SG or must I use more coats of Carnabua? If I want to start over or strip the finish? AIO, would it remove the wax that is already on the car? I have some...

I am getting ready to spread my wings and hit small dealerships (1-50) cars and try and win some business. I need advice on how some of you have set up your dealership and business pricing and if there are any threads already available to read? What is a good way to divide up the dealers and...

Who has a worthy cordless vacuum that they would reccomend? I have done the searches and looked around. Is there anything new on the market that Autopian's are impressed with? I need something that will hook into the cigarette lighter or has a long battery life.

If you are using QEW and you come across a car that has a lot of bug and tar that needs to be removed what do you reccomend? Should I wet with water then apply a bug and tar remover, than scrub and then use QEW? OR should I wet with a spray bottel of QEW and allow to soaK? By the way I used...

Anyone used the Dirt/Magic wet dry vac 12v? I found them on sale for like $6? Any reviews?