Recent content by photobiker

Since you trust your "online" education, do your homework and find out what the vehicle you want is selling for and set your price. If you have a trade-in do the same thing. Set your out the door price and stick with it. If they can't or won't meet your price walk out the door. Nothing lost...

I agree with SYMAWD. They seem to actually care about the service they provide. They just don't know they are dong it incorrectly. Until you are taught the proper way you don't know any better. I do love the soapy mitt washing the dash. What a hoot.

That's a neat little machine and I love V-8.

I never seen this chart. But after looking at it I know it will come in very handy. Thanks for posting it.

About 2 years ago my wife and I discussed the condition of her headlights . We talked about it I suggested that she pick up one of those restoration kits when she had the opportunity. She came home with a hand polishing kits. I went through the process and everything came out good, except...

Just wondering. I'm fairly new to this, 10 months or so, and having one heck of a good time. I have all these sealants, compounds and waxes and winter is coming. So I'm looking around the house. You can put sealants on chrome so why not the faucets on the house to protect them from mineral...

Many years ago I had a cabinet shop. I was rarely pleased with anything that went out the door. It could have always better. Should have done this or should have done that. There was always a detail that should have been better. The client walks in and thinks it's great, just what they...

Re: What was your very frist car you owned? 1967 Cougar. Springtime yellow with a black vinyl top with black interior. That was a fine looking and driving car.

I recently painting my Jeep and borrowed ladder/platform like the on in post #2 to get me high enough to paint the roof. Worked like a dream. It's on my next to get list. Ace is just around the corner so that's a good place to get.

From someone new to the cut and buff program. In the past a good paint job was good enough. But with all these cool products to work with I just had to branch out and give cut and buff a try. I like the end result. It is a better finished product by miles. Most of my paint work has been...

I used a 4" pad on mine. I have a 3" but thought that would be just too small and the gas tank is a fairly large area to work on, at least for motorcycles. My only concern was the thickness of the clear coat. Here everyone talks about car paint. I would think motorcycles have a thicker coat...

Thanks guys. I have had so much fun reading the why fors and how comes. My wife has a white Toyota and I learned a lot for the white paint article. I thought it was a single stage paint but I didn't think they still shot single stage paints these days. I do. Glazes, sealants, paint cleaners...

I've been learning and buying from here as well as Chemical Guys for the last 10 or 11 months. I recently started doing car paint touch ups. Like I need another hobby. Not doing whole cars yet, just clear coat repairs which mean painting whatever if facing up and some repainting of panels...

The only thing people care about these days is that it starts in the morning. I think people have gotten in to that throw it away and buy a newer better one. My father, an auto mechanic, used to say, a hundred years ago, that people would trade in their car when the ashtray was full...