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Well this past weekend Cody and I received a call for help with a black H2 that needed it's yearly detail and which also had a little challenge thrown in with it too. This H2 had gone through freshly painted road stripes in downtown Houston (gee, thanks Houston!). I'll start off with the pics...

Well a friend of mine called me up today and asked to borrow the PC. I told him to just come over and I'd help him out b/c I was bored. :p So this is his car... As you can see, we really weren't going to worry too much about the car. It needs a repaint desperately.:eek: So his...

Well seeing as how I am now the owner of a 1994 Dodge Stealth, aftermarket parts are hard to find. I've tried to find mats for the interior but they were neither the correct size or color. Then I got to thinking that making a mat myself wouldn't be too hard. (Just the rubber on the bottom, glue...

Heyas, Now this is me sitting here and this was brough on by sheer boredom (consider yourself warned). Ok so I, for one, have a hard time keeping my mf's clean enough so that they definately won't induce micromarring during the buffing off of waxes and polishes. I was thinking, what if I...

Have any of you seen that new infomercial for the Mr. Clean car washing system (or something to that effect)? Of course it tries to play to the tune that you can wash your car in 2 seconds but something caught my eye. It's got a water filter in it for rinsing so that you really don't have to...

Heyas, Well I was searchin around the web and came across this "Diamond Shine" place. (www.diamondshine.com) Anyone ever used their stuff or heard of them at all? Can't say that I have... I was lookin around the site and came across this http://www.diamondshine.com/images/WB1000.jpg...

Hiyas All, Well I was trying to get all my costs together the other day and then my attention turned to the equiptment. How long would yall say the PC would last? I'm talking 5 day a week use. Mind you, I still take pretty good care of it and all *still use the original twist tie for the...

Heyas guys, Well today I decided to finish wetsanding the insides of my rims and cleaning my wheel wells. I took off the back passanger side wheel and wetsanded it (turned out great btw) then turned my attention to the wheel well. As I removed about a half a centimeter width of dirt from...

The local Harley dealership has been on backorder on this stuff for 5 MONTHS!!! Are there any other stores that might happen to carry the stuff? Just any bike store could have it?

Well, a week or so ago, I noticed a thread where a fellow Autopian was asking for some help. Cody (thevolvoguy) and I replied and we made an appointment from there. We did a full detail on Jim's (zyx5432) 1.5 month old H2. I'll let the pictures tell the rest of the story...

Just found this article in Business 2.0. A Glint in Detroit's Eyes A new plastic from GE could one day replace paint on cars--and eliminate the biggest expense in auto manufacturing. - February 1, 2003 So what do you all think about it?

Well, I was wondering... My seats in my Miata are navy blue/black and are becoming kind of faded. Could I just put some fabric dye in a spray bottle and re-dye the seats? Anyone know if the dye would stay or would I get a black spot on my rear end every time I sat down to drive the thing...

Well I have just gotten a new car and we are dealing with some repair issues. But my father is VERY cheap. First off there is a buffer burn on the right side mirror he thinks he can fix with some touch-up paint. Then there's this big rusted out gash on the bottom back drivers side near the wheel...

Hiyas, Well this past week I helped a friend of mine detail his old Tracer so he could sell it. So we do the whole wash and clay deal then I break out my PC with a yellow pad and some #1. I get to the roof and there are areas that kinda repell the #1. It just went on really thin if at all. I...

Well, I was drawing out some detailing packages and thought I'd post them here and see what you guys think. Tell me if, i'm missing something or you think I should add something. Don't worry about being "nice", I need honest criticism. Here it is: Platinum Package Time- 3 1/2 - 5 Hours...

Hey guys, Its about time for me to get a car *first* and I was wondering what I should consider buying. My budget is about 9k or lower and as of now I was thinking of getting an old 325i. Only probem is that those things are really run into the ground. Most all of them have at least 100k...

I am in the process of choosing business colors, what do yall think? check them out here www.westhoustonautodetail.com *its not a business yet so its not advertising, right :))

Hey guys, I have heard alot of talk about canopy tents and such and was wondering a few things about them. First off, how much should I expect to shell out for a tent that could cover maybe a whole car. I have checked around the web and have seen some from the crappy 8'x8' tents for like...

Hey you detailing business owners out there, What are your main methods of advertising? I have heard recently of the idea of calling people in the classified section of the paper among other things. I was thinking, has anyone made good on the movie theaters? In AMC and Cinemark theaters...

Hey guys, What kinda stuff do yall do to keep the plastic/glass on the headlights crystal clear? They just really stand out to me when they are hazy or yellowish. Kinda ruins it when you have a perfect paint finish and hideous headlights staring you in the eye. Are they removable most of...