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Anyone have any? I want to do some tests on abrasives and need to put swirls in a panel to test on. I want them to be realistic though (no steel wool bonet on my PC). I'm thinking maybe use that dirty wash mitt i've been using for tires and underbody stuff. Anyone have any ideas on what...

mentioned some of this in my other thread, but basically i have a 2000 civic SI. My insurance is ~$4k a year. The car payment is just a tad more than the insurance... i need to cut back. I bought the car for around $18,500 i believe, with the interest and everything i think the loan was for...

I'm thinking about getting rid of my SI. Right now on the loan i have left about what it's worth. My insurance is just over $4,000 a year now on that. I have lojack and everything, and took drivers ed, but it's such a higly stolen car, plus it's a 2 door and clasified as a 'sports car.' I'm...

CMA seems to be recomending this for some stuff now. Rather than applying the produc to the buffer pad, then rubing it on the car, apply it on the car, then work in with the buffer. I tried this with my new orange power pad and the FI-II and it works. I can see that it's ment to keep less...

Well i had a little break between classes today, and i wanted to do something nice for my mom since she is letting me use her explorer while mine is at the body shop. She takes it up skiing often, and the tires were gross... I washed them with dawn using a twice demoted wash mitt, and...

I just detailed one of these for a friend, and since i didn't charge him much, he let me drive it. I must say... wow. First off i'm comming from the view of my normal driver being a Civic SI, sporty, but only $18,000. The RSX-S is amazing. The interior is all leather with a really slick...

Went down to the body shop where my car is being worked on, and was talking to the guy. They just through out all their bad body panels, He said if i wanted i could grab them. I'm going down there with my roomate's truck tomorrow. I know most will probably be in bad shape, but just a little...

Anyone else thought a lot about this? What is the ammount of time you have to spend with something like FI-II to get the results out of it? I know people here can spend anywhere from 45 minutes to 3+ hours buffing a car with a PC and FI-II. Does the extra time give extra results? If no...

I'm detailing a car for a guy in the local import club. He has a carbon fiber hood. I asked him if it was clearcoated and he stated: "Mine has a polyurethane coat over it that protects it. When I got it installed I asked the shop if they could put a clear coat over the poly coat and they...

Since it looks like i might be getting some really nice cars comming my way to detail i've decided to upgrade my suplies (most are ~1 year old, towells and pads are really not doing well). What brand pads do you use? I think most people will probably say CMA since those are the easiest to get...

It's even a black one... Last time i talked with him i turned him on to zaino. It got a paint job not to long ago, nothing to fancy... the guy that had it before him spun out going 130 and he restored it... would of taken like 8 months or something to get in to the good paint shop so he did it...

I'm in the middle of detailing a red acura integra (mid 90s or so) paint is a little dry in spots. Anyways i put on the bf polish with my pc and let it sit a bit.... then when i went to remove it, it started fine, just like normal. BF polish is about the easiest thing to remove in my...

ok... i have one of those slower fast cars... it's quick and handles like a mofo... but it will get spanked by any real sports car out there... and to me getting spanked by something is almost as good as beating it... heh... so anyways... was on my way home... just like 10 mins ago i was comming...

Ok this thread is for you to post your detailing mishaps or accidents so other people can read them and not repeate them. I'll start: I was using the zaino glass polish with my PC and liked the results... decided to try it on my car at speed 4 with a cutting pad.... i have tint on my windows...

I just got off the phone with a new customer. I met him VIA a NSX forum that i offered detailing advice on (NSXPrime). He owns an NSX!!!!!!! as well as a porsche turbo, lexus, and a 'couple other autos, trucks and bikes.' He said he was looking for someone to get them all looking clean and...

Had two friends come over today who also own Civic SIs, did a little group detail session. We have the whole set. Civic Si was only availible in the coupe version in 99 and 2000, availible in Milano Red, Flamenco Black Perl, and Electric Blue perl. Here are all three of them side by side...

Decided to try some klasse on my Civic SI (souveran jar is running low). Came out pretty good i think. I really knoticed a change in look after the AIO... first time i saw that. Here's the pics:

I'm not sure if it's getting any coverage on news elsewhere... but basically right now colorado is on fire. There are a like 15 small fires and 2 really big ones... They are mostly in the mountains but you can see the smoke in the city and the Denver area, there is also a little bit of ash...

i've been thinking about starting to do some real detailing to make some much needed extra cash... just it seems like lots of obsicles to get over... IE insurance, advertising, customers, mobil vs doing it at my house... all sorts of stuff. I really could use the money and love doing it. All...