Recent content by cehanis

Yeah that was kind of what I was looking for, a ballpark number. I really don't want to do the work again and I work as an IT Consultant and my billable rate for my own work is far in excess of that. I just enjoy working on my own cars. I'd be more likely to take this in and have it done, but...

Okay, I don't detail cars for money, strictly my own cars or helping buddies with theirs on occasion. But I need to get a rough value of the work I did on my wife's SUV recently. Finished it up a couple weeks ago. Last night it got egged. I know who it was (multiple witnesses and security...

Family Hauler - 2007 Mercedes GL450 122,000 My DD - 2001 Mercedes SLK230 101,000 Spare Car - 2000 Ford Escort 147,000 Beater/Snow - 1987 Jeep Cherokee 431,000 (she burns a little oil but still looks good and drives good!)

Well I've just about got the wife's car done. Couple panels to go on the passenger side. I don't know what was in the brake pads or what the previous owner did to the wheels but I think it would have been easier to remove powder coating than the brake dust on these things. Not the greatest...

FWIW Opti-Coat will last a hell of a lot longer than writing on yourself with a permanent marker.

Well as I mentioned earlier I know it's not AG's fault and I try and be as patient as possible. But take my most recent order for example. Ordered on 8/29, shipping confirmation and tracking received on 8/30 and UPS's tracking shows a scheduled delivery date of Wed 9/11. That's a pretty long...

Both are silver metallic MB's, both are garage kept but daily drivers. The wife's has covered parking at work as well so not outside much. That said I expected something.. Did I not let it soak long enough (I let it soak a good 5 minutes).... I was surprised to say the least.

Ok so I picked up a bottle after all the great things I've read and heard. Prior to this had never used it before. Tried it this weekend on both my car and the wife's (2004 and 2007 MB's both with ceramiclear). I got no visible reaction at all, none, nada... I do have ceramic brake pads on...

This sums it up nicely. If AG had the volume of Newegg or Amazon they could leverage the same "tricks" to get things to people faster at the same or lower prices. Newegg in particular does a great job with cheap or free 3 day UPS. I'll admit I've never had a problem with an order from AG but...

I hear ya, unfortunately that's not me. I'd have to do it right if I were to do it. Besides its the primary family hauler (one of the advantages to no back seat in mine, it spends more time in the garage). The good news is it is silver, so it's a little better to work with then all the black...

Like many here I'm just a weekend wrencher who normally isn't afraid to tackle my own detailing. My DD is a nice small 2 seater and I have no problems keeping things in shape. The wife drives a Mercedes GL450 and is nagging me to "make it shiny" for her. I'm actually considering taking this to...

A few thoughts here... Having bought and sold gold through a variety of methods including a local, reputable coin shop here in town... Meeting at a Starbucks or such is generally a bad idea. One you need a testing kit to test the carat of gold. Those testing kits consist of a set of acids of...

Thanks Everyone!!

Hey Guys, New member here, I'm surprised I hadn't found this place sooner. Been reading the forums the last few days and already learned a lot. Currently have a 2005 Jeep Grand Cherokee and the wife's Mini and just ordered a new Mercedes GL 550 that has prompted me to step up my game and...