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I just noticed while browsing around that in 2003 (I know its 2 years ago) Stoner Inc won the Malcolm Balridge National Quality award for small businesses. This just makes me want to do more business with stoner seeing how hard they must have worked to achieve this award only given out to...

My Final Project for one of my Classes is to create any program I want it has to be innovative and difficult enough. I had the idea of creating a Program that could be used at detailing shops for a customer database, reserve cars, check in cars ect ect... What would you guys look for in a...

Hey guys, I am a memeber over at www.nasioc.com and theres a guy over there pretty much saying a PC cant remove swirl markes and only a rotary can remove them. He goes on to saya PC is only good for applying glaze and wax. I have been detailing for 3 years and love the PC and could argue...

So today is my last day off from my detailing shop because my boss was on vaca and I was going to detail my brothers black 2003 mercury cougar. I knew the paint was in bad condition but what I got was way beyond what I expected. There were tons and tons fo swirls yes, but there were also...

So I did my girlfriends Camry the other day and I think it turned out great. But It seemed they were more floored by tthe perfect looking interior and the exterior wasnt as great as I could get it I felt. Now heres what I did: I used meguiars fine cut cleaner on the whole car with a...

So here I am left with this dillema... I have a WRX with the well known very thin subaru paint. I just had my front bumper repainted because of a little clip in it and I got the full repaint for a cheap price. I detailed my car 2 days ago and my bood looks sandblasted. I drive on the...

College has ended for me and I am home for the summer.. So I came to thinking, I could start up my own small business for the summer. I have a PC, I have a good bit of MF towels. I need to buy more "fine" towels because I have ALOT of junk MF towels that I have used on too many different...

After Changing my oil today I decided I was gonna go clean the engine since it has never been cleaned in 12,000 miles and because its going into the Dealer tommorow and I want a clean engine for them to work on. I started by Spraying the engine down with a strong mist type spray on my nozzle...

Ok guys, I got stumped the other night. I was talking to a friend of my dads about detailing because he has an old Dodge Challenger which he likes to keep good looking and he started talkign abour using kerosine on the paint. I told him it was bad for the paint but I could not produce...

Ok so today I set out on a mission... Find Turtle Wax Tire Gel at a Dollar General Store to compare to the new Stuff from CMA. I went to the nearest one to me and they said they didn't have it unless it was on the truck that they were unloading, they told me to try another one near me...

Im nto sure if this just came out or its been out for a while but I just got the email from CMA with the desciption of this in it. I just ordered it and it should be here by the end of this week or by monday. I will use it and give it a review and post my results so look around for it. Bryan

This weekend was a big weekend for me. I got to use the PC for the first time!!! Now I will tell you the story of my PC and my moms sebring. Her car was in BAD shape, Im talking little black specs of rail dust ALL over the hood and car, barely ever washed and never taken care of as well...

I just bought a new PC and I am awaiting the pads to come from CMA before I try it out on the families cars. I was lookign through the possible products to use for blemish and swirl removal made by 3m and Meg. I have 3m SMR coming in with the pads from CMA but while I was at the store today...

a brand spanking new PC!!!!! Now I need to order the CMA kit and start buffing the family cars!! First off is my mothers poorly taken care of 1998 chrysler sebring then my dads 2001 dodge durango then my WRX. Oh the fun I am going to have on the sebring! Its late so im not typing...

I dont wanna pay more for shipping than I do for the actualy Product. A case of 12 prestone carpet cleaner for 12 bucks! :shocked (15 shipping to pittsburgh) http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=2023181175 I hope an autopian gets it hehe B edit: 100 finally!!!!!

I was watching the meguires polishing video tutorial and I was wonderinf the thier polisher is the same thing as the PC only $100 more? If not what is the different between the 2, I am looking to start using a machine over using my hands soon. If there is a diff could you please explain...

Well today I decided I would detail the interior of my mom's 97 chrysler sebring convertable. I should have taken before and after pictures because WOW its a whole new car on the inside, I still have the paint to fix but it has been storm week here hehe. Anyhow, her tan colored carpet had...

Today while cleaning my windows with my Stoners IG and my mf towels. I noticed that there was a "Residue" bieng left behind by the towel. What it was, was actually very little fibers of the mf towel shedding on the window. Anyone have any idea on a remedy? I know people have used diapers...

I have been reading autopia for a while now and getting some great advice, if not for autopia I would not be able to take care of my car as great as I do. I still have a few questions. 1. I am looking for a product I can hold in my glovebox for a quick dash cleaning when it gets dusty...

I waslooking through the eagle one site and i came upon a foam pad with a grip i was wondering if anyone used it. Its at http://www.eagleone.com/products/products.asp?catid=5001&itemid=1033