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I have a classic BMW on my hands that needs beyond a paint correction. I am hoping to avoid a respray of these sections to keep the business, rather than sending the client to a bodyshop. I'm sure...

Do you guys recommend 3" pads for the sections with a lot of body lines? There are a good amount on the M3...

My technique is sloppy in that case. I use the above mentioned technique when compounding with a rotary, hence my limited clear coat strike through's. I never imaged this to happen with a rupes that...

Hi guys,

In my 6 years of polishing paint I've had 1 incidence of burning through clear (rotary with wool).

Friday I was cleaning up a 2004 BMW m3 with a rupes 21, meguiars microfiber cutting...

A while back, I ordered a bottle of SF4500 - thinking it was SF4000.

My go to combo was a white LLC pad with FG400, so follow-up was not always necessary. Now, I am detailing my own car with...

Hi All,

I am used to detailing newer cars, so I have dealt with many newer BMW's and have felt the stiffer leather.

I was a little surprised when I purchased my 2004 BMW M3 and felt the...

A spray or two of 50/50 isopropyl/water on a microfiber will clean it up

Hi all,

Long-time poster and former detail business owner. Did it for 6 years professionally in body shops and for myself while I was in high school/college. Unfortunately I parted ways with the...

A non-compete clause would take care of that headache

How many of you guys on here have a crew working that doesn't need to be watched over at every second? If yes, how did you do it?

I just graduated college and parted ways with my business that...

Hey AG,

I recently read somewhere that leatherique works best when left on leather for a few days. In the +12 time's I've applied it, I used it on scorching hot days to "open the pores" of the...

Hi Guys,

I got a few panels painted on my car back in October. It's been too cold to do anything so it's been sitting in the garage since October. I want to remove the orange peel this weekend...

Thanks for the response Bill. My only problem with charging hourly is that I don't know how long it'll take me! I've only done one boat so far so I cannot estimate a job based on time.

Hi guys,

For the 2nd year in a row, I have boats to detail. I'm still in college so I can't charge what a good boat detailer would charge, but I also don't want to under price myself. I detailed...

Hi AG,

I have on my hands a set of e46 bmw m3 competition (csl) wheels. They have minor curb rash and I am no stranger to the process of fixing it. My question is, all the kits for sale for...

I frequently use spray on leather products on client cars (what they wish for). For the occasional enthusiast, I will up sell Leatherique. Now for myself, I am torn between Leather Masters and...

Hi guys,

I replaced a broken headlight on my car and now I need to get the other to literally new condition so they match. The problem is, it's not badly oxidized as it is pitted. I normally start...

It's a personal car so I will be going back and forth on this pair of headlights to perfect my technique. While there are a few deep scratches from, I'm assuming here, the 400 grit, the headlights...

Hi Guys,

I am looking for advice regarding headlight restoration. I recently tried to bring back the headlights on a 2006 Honda Odyssey. They were almost fully opaque but NOT completely gone yet....

Anyone at all?

As of a few days ago I have had people asking me about boat jobs. My first boat job is a current client of mine and he asked me to come up with a price to buff the top portion (above the rub line) on...

Hey AG,

I am in the process of looking for a summer internship in the area of finance/investment banking. I'm currently a junior at UConn and have previous experience in private equity. I found my...

I will take the speed into consideration for my next job in a few hours! It's a black Chevy Avalanche with an equally as hard clear coat.

Does blowing the pad with compressed air work as well as a...

I try to follow this technique that I found on another forum:

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Is it all that necessary to break down compounds/polish during cutting stage if it will be...

So as you can see in the picture, I split the quarter panel into 3: top, front of wheel, rear of wheel.

Hood I split into 6: main panel into 4 sections and 2 sides.