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    Carpet lines, how to.....post pics

    I'd like to see some carpet line pictures and how to do it :xyxthumbs
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    Starting detailing job, need suggestions.

    Im going to be doing some detailing for this summer (save some money for gas/books for college) and im going to be doing it out of my sister's house. Im going to setup a canopy next to her house and do it from there. I wanted to go mobile, but dont have the money to buy one of those quick...
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    detailing jobs, product recommendations!

    Im going to be doing a few details a week at my home and need some product suggestions. It will most likely be a lot of xpess detailing. Just a quick wash and wax, and maybe a light polish every once in a while. For the paint, i currently have: 1zup, 1zpp, sonus pwc, vm, cmw, nxt tech wax...
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    meg #9 and meg #20/cmw good combo???

    I was wondering if meg #9 is a good swirl remover, i haven't had much luck with 1zpp. I found a local store that has megs 9, 20, 26 and also they had 3m swirl remover for light cars, but my cars black. Also i want to know if anyone has tried meg #20/cmw combo? I've been using...
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    Swirl Removing-and-VM/CMW Combo Question

    I bought a 2001 black honda civic a couple months ago. I used einszett 1zup and 1zpp on my hood and trunk to remove swirls. I went over it oncce with 1zup and about 3 times with 1zpp and then finished off with sonus pwc. About 90% of the swirls went away, but about 1 month later, they...
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    VM, CMW (nice wet look), want more shine!

    I've currently been using VM, CMW. It gives a nice wet look on my 2001 Honda civic ex (nighthawk black pearl). I like the wet look, but want more shine. Anyone have any opinions of something else to top VM with to give me more shine?
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    Quick VM and CMW question....

    How long does CMW last? Im going to be using VM, CMW. Will ex or ex-p add anything extra, or will it just add more durability? Like vm,ex,cmw
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    What digital camera's do you use......

    I want a good digital camera, but not sure what I should get. Ill be taking a lot of pictures of before and after shots> But im sure most everyone on here does that :D I love sony products. There computers are about average,(but i still own a sony computer,lol) but I love everything else...
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    Just got cleakote killer combo, need tips...

    I just order the clearkote killer combo. I read so many posts about this combo on black, that I decided to try it.:grinno: Ill be putting it on my 2001 honda civic with black pearl paint. Questions: VM> What speed to apply, how much to put on pad, how long to work it, and do I let it dry...
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    super glue on cd player face.....

    I just bought a cd player a few days ago, and I got some super glue on it.:shocked There's some on the front on the clear plastic and then some on top, on the grey plastic. Desperately need some advice on how to remove. I tryed goo gone, but it has not succeeded. Someone told me to use...
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    New alpines. spr-17LS, any good?

    Are the new aplines any good: heres a link http://www.bestbuy.com/site/olspage.jsp?skuId=6983507&type=product&productCategoryId=cat03079&id=1099388651456
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    1zup/orange too aggressive or what?

    I recently posted my results on here: http://autopia.org/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=52419 I have 2001 civic ex with Nighthawk black pearl paint I used: 1zpp/orange pad x2 1zpp/green pad x2 Sonus PWC/blue pad x1 I only did the hood with that process and I still have a little...
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    2001 civic ex badly swirled-Before and After Pictures

    I just bought a 2001 honda civic ex , it's Nighthawk black pearl,with 26,000 miles on it. The paint was badly swirled. I haven't been an Autopian for that long, but I think my results were pretty good. I only had time to do the hood, but it took me like 2 hrs. :eek: but i was just taking...
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    Ex and ex-p questions

    I just bought some VM and im going to buy ex and ex-p. Im going to use the ex for dark cars and ex-p for light cars (it seems that's what most people on here do). Is this correct? the only wax that I have right now is NXT. I would like to know whats a good topper, if any, to use over...
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    Hot water or not (carpet cleaning)

    I use woolite/water mix to clean my carpet and folox for spot remover. I always have everything mixed before I go and do someones vehicle during the summer. I would like to start using hot water instead of just cold water in my woolite mix. Could I just spray my cold water/woolite mix on the...
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    Carpet cleaning methods

    I know there is a lot of posts about this, but I dont have much time to look. I have a shop-vac (rigid 5hp), woolite, and some APC. Anyone have a good pre-spot/spot remover to recommend. And any other products that I should get? Can you also share your methods of cleaning carpet and...
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    carpet cleaners

    I've been looking at topoftheline.com at the cig. smoke remover, protein stain remover, red stain remover, gum remover, and spot removers. Can anyone tell me if they are any good? There are several of each kind, but paticularly the spot removers. Also there is a carpet extractor on...
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    Carpet extractor to get

    Im wanting to get a carpet extractor. I want one thats cheap, but works well. Im just getting tired of using my shop vac :angry ;) I do some part time detailing during the summer, and using the shop vac just wastes too much time. I know you guys (and girls) know what im talking about. I...
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    some pc questions......

    I just got my pc and the sonus pads the other day and did my hood today. I washed/clayed/washed/1zup (orange pad)/1zpp (green pad)/sonus paintwork cleanser (blue pad)/nxt wax (grey pad). I have a question. how long am i suppose to work the polishes, i worked them all until they looked thin...
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    PC questions>.....

    Im ordering the sonus das polishing kit on here in a few days. I've learned all i need to know,except for....... When polishing with the PC, do i need to stay off the edges and do them by hand,( like the tops of the fenders) or is it ok? because i know your not suppose to with a rotary...
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