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I had a customer call me, asking if I would wets and the clear off of the car and polish the color. I thought it was a prank at first, I politely declined.

Those are great tips, Mike. I've never thought about the only uv protection being in the clearcoat, it makes sense though. Goodluck with your scratches, it sounds like a bear of a job.

I absolutely love this car.

One other thing, never be afraid to turn work down either. I know it's a hard to do when you're hungry. If a customer calls you, says they want you to do some work, then asks for a discount, they're...

Don't be afraid to price high, you can always give discounts. My details start at 129-169, and are very basic. Does not include clay bar, or polishing.

I think the only way to price properly is...

I would loathe my job if I had to work with multimillion dollar cars and polish paint out all the time. Give me the 15 year old ford fuckus that wants it discounted.

Nice job, I know there's some new Mercedes' out there that would be jealous of that finish.

I love these cars!

Ditto on that note... my porter cable hates doing lights. I'm afraid I'm eating into battery life. I bought a 1/4" pneumatic angle die grinder. It works really well with the 3M backing plate.

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I've got some more pix on my phone, not anything great though.

Sad thing is, the dealership left the wax swirls in it. I would think that a dealership selling $200k+ could hire someone with the...

do you apply it every time, or does it last a few washes?

2 week old Aston Martin - lush

Only did a wash and vac but I (as a professional detailer) was very disappointed in the finish. Looked like light compounding swirls.

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I love these antique Ferraris :xyxthumbs: