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    Re: Respirators when detailing

    I have had the same thing happen to me while using the 3M Perfect-it series products. Wash told my lungs had been inflamed and it felt like a really bad case of bronchitis in which I was down for 2...
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    Re: Best $50 to spend on accessories

    If your budget is $50.00 then look at AMAZON.COM as I did in making my purchase of a Porter Cable DA polisher and a 6.5 hook & loop backing plate and then there was a deal on Lake County foam pads 6...
  3. Re: Cannot understand why i havent got ANY BUSINESS

    I can understand your frustration but your missing one important thing. When work comes your way you should take it. Do not be choosey and also take the intuitive to do something like take on a used...
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    Re: How to remove ziebart diamond gloss??

    Well if you want to pay for something like that that's fine but your paying for something that is really kind of a paint sealant type material.

    There are better products on the market and this is...
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    Re: Disgruntled customer

    Anything YOU DO to try to make this situation better just isn't going to work. Why in the world would you want to drag it out on any social media or web page or service? The way I see it yes you bent...
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    Re: Respirators when detailing

    It is a good idea to use a respirator. I was using the 3M Perfect it polishes on a vehicle and inhaled the dust created by these 2 products and it made me very ILL, Like a bad cold and I was down for...
  7. Re: Cannot understand why i havent got ANY BUSINESS

    I can understand your predicament but I have been there,

    I started my own business in the late 70's and my main focus became the rental and leasing fleets.

    There is a lot of work there if...
  8. Re: Seeking product recommendation for production detailing products

    Hello, I am new to this site only as I don't spend the time on it unless I am looking for something that well I haven't used.

    In your search for chemical(s) for production shop or just a very...
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    Re: When Did This Get So Complicated?

    I remember when you didn't have these products and most clean-up or detailing materials were from the bodyshop lines as in compounds like TigerKut and Kitten Wax or Liquid Ebony (great for removing...
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    Re: what am i doing wrong

    May I ask what the big deal is with using clay? I never use it but pre-clean with solvent and a pre-cleaner while buffing the car for the first time.
    Then or depending on the paint's condition is...
  11. Re: What can I use to remove Overspray on Trim and rubber areas?

    Have any of you ever tried a solvent cleaner?
    There is one solvent cleaner which I have used to remove overspray and that really annoying road paint.
    I have had a customer run a freshly detailed...
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    Re: How did you start?

    I got my start by working with Hertz Rent A Car as they were having a bodyshop do their cars and they knew me from that. I had graduated from high school (1977) and while I was in high school my...
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    Re: Which polisher to invest on?

    Hello Jean,
    In reading your post I am also looking for a DA polisher as I am still using a Milwaukee 2800 rpm buffer and have used these for the past 35 years.
    In your quest as in mine I have...
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    Re: Earliest memory detailing a car

    I remember washing and waxing my mom's '58 Edsel Bermuda wagon. It took several hours to wax and also apply chrome polish as there was a ton of chrome on that horse-collar grill and bumper. It was...
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    Re: Are my prices to high?

    Well to do this they are running what is a "Production" Shop and I have run one and everything is laid out and there are people who do the wet area and interior application and the detailer who does...
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    Re: Are my prices to high?

    The price your charging is higher than most people would want to pay.
    I am not saying that your over priced but the law of supply and demand as I have seen will only tolerate a lower price. Yes...
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    Re: Need Help in Purchase of Polisher

    Yes That's the one, I have used these for many many years and have always had good results and depending on your skill level as these I would not recommend for the beginner detailer but someone who...
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    Re: Need Help in Purchase of Polisher

    Well, I have seen the PORTER-CABLE 7424XP 6-Inch Variable-Speed Polisher and thought it might be something that might do it as I have ready many testimonials' about it and not to much bad about it....
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    Need Help in Purchase of Polisher

    Hello everyone,
    I am looking at replacing my Milwaukee 2800 rpm hi-speed polisher I have been using for many years. Yes I am old school as I have been detailing since the late 70's. I have learned a...
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    Re: Do I Have The Right Mindset?

    I was in your shoes back in the late 70's and the dealer well . . Had so many cars to do that yes it was a struggle but once we got caught up they liked that I would 3 step a car and how nice they...
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    Re: Needing advice on removing vinyl wrap adhesive

    If you use the Speedy 500 solvent it will soften the glue and you can use a plastic squeegee to scrape off some of the heavier areas of glue, Be careful but it should work just fine as I have done...
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    Re: Greasy, slimy messy tire dressings

    If your looking for a tire dressing that produces a wet shiny look try using BAF Prowax "Premo" is the one to use. But when applying do not spray but wipe it on and then go back over it once you have...
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    Re: Greasy, slimy messy tire dressings

    Have you ever used Stoner products with their tire dressing called "More Shine"
    I have used this since 2004 and have had great results with it.
    It looks natural and leaves the tire looking like it...
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    Re: Needing advice on removing vinyl wrap adhesive

    Have you ever tried a product called "Speedy 500" made by Kent Industries?

    It is a bodyshop product and it is hotter than Acrysol that they also make and sell and in my opinion a better body...
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    Re: The Post a Picture of Your Ride as it Sits Thread

    Here is my '97 Cavalier, Just repainted basecoat clearcoat and wet sanded and buffed with 3M Perfect it 1 and Meguirs 205 polish and finalized with PROWAX ALLURA Final Wax.
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