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    Fair price for close friends?

    This is the way I handle a close friend. Do them the favor, ask them to get you some more jobs and tell them to keep the price, you charged them, to themselves. When they recommend you tell them to double the price and say that's what you get. They're telling the truth and what you charged...
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    how do you handle customers like this?

    miad, I'm not going to try to quote all of these people but they all hit the nail on the head. Take these guys advise and things will get better.
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    Best cheap tar remover

    I've used it for many years and agree 100%
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    Pictures & Comments: Sept 2014 Detail Boot Camp Class

    Mike, You and that group of fine folks got to transform one of the finest automobiles ever built by the Ford Motor Company. It's absolutely gorgeous. I'm jealous because I wasn't there. I have owned three 60's Continentals and if you haven't owned and driven one you don't know what I'm...
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    Lake Country HD Orbital Foam Pads IN STOCK!

    Thanks, I'm going to order some for my Flex. Like I said, just like the way they look!
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    Very first detail

    You did some excellent work. Don't you just love that Flex 3401. You should be real proud of your wife for caring so much. I like the CCS Smart Pads but have ordered some of all the Lake Country pads. They're all good. As soon as the new Flex tool comes out I'm ordering one, no matter what...
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    how do you handle customers like this?

    miad, I have been self employed most of my life and I'm 63 years old. I have done work for some of the lowest pond scum on this planet. If I had what was honestly owed me I would be a rich man. Like you I am easy going and really have a personality that makes me more likely to be taken...
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    Lake Country HD Orbital Foam Pads IN STOCK!

    I can't wait any longer. I know I'm not the only one wondering so I'll ask the question. How will these pads work on a Flex 3401? They look so good and dense, I also like the shape. Someone has to be the resident dummy, so I volunteer.
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    Meguiars UP or Klasse All-In-One?

    Klasse AIO is non abrasive so it really doesn't remove fine scratches. I have always assumed that it just fills in some of the defects while chemically removing oxidation giving a excellent shine. I use it on my white truck which is very forgiving as far as fine scratches are concerned. You...
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    1967 Lincoln Continental Single Stage Paint- Extreme Makeover

    Mike, Thanks for the reply. Can't wait to see the pictures! Used to think I couldn't live without #7 and #26 Yellow Wax.
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    From Start to Finish: Please Share Your Order of Operations

    To Belphegor and Bunky, If the car has wax on it I don't use any soap, just a flood of water. If it is really neglected then I use a standard auto soap. Put your finger over the hose and flush off the wash mitt a lot to keep grit out of the mitt or mop that might scratch the paint. I do...
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    1967 Lincoln Continental Single Stage Paint- Extreme Makeover

    Can't hardly wait to see this beautiful car detailed. I had a 1964 Continental that I loved but had to send it to the crusher after it was vandalized beyond repair, by teenagers, while in storage. I hope you will post the full video of the transformation! Thanks, Gary
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    How Much Does Wax "Really" Do For Perfect Paint?

    Hello Junkman and everyone else. Just spent over an hour reading all posts on this thread and really enjoyed it. Junkman, I watch all of your videos and they have been a real pleasure for me. My father always told his customers to wait on waxing because, until the paint cures, there is a...
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    The ultimate complement

    A similar thing happened to me a few weeks ago when a friendly gentleman said, you have a nice new truck there. I replied, thanks but it is an '06 work truck with the original factory paint. He replied, how did you keep it looking so good. I replied, I am a car waxing nut. We all like comments...
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    From Start to Finish: Please Share Your Order of Operations

    The order that you use is a personal preference thing. It's what you are comfortable with, as long as you're happy and the customer is happy, that's all that counts. I have always finished the interior first then wash the car. From day one, about 8 years old, my father showed me how to put...
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    How did I do on my 1st product order?

    In my opinion you picked out some really excellent products. I use both Klasse products on my personal truck. I like the their gloss, ease of use and the SG protects your paint longer than a lot of other top coats on the market. I top coat three times, 24 hours apart and each time the gloss gets...
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    Makita 9227C gets a makeover...

    I just realized that I may have confused everyone. I didn't mean to imply that I was removing swirl marks or holograms out of the paint. My post on Klasse SG was just to help in a way to remove a product in an easy way with a rotary buffer and get excellent results. It probably does fill in...
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    Makita 9227C gets a makeover...

    Thanks for all of the replies and interest. As I stated the product, like Klasse SG, has to be one that dries harder than most, ones that if allowed to dry completely are almost impossible to wipe off dry by hand. The bonnet has to be pure wool, no synthetic fiber and wool blends, like most...
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    Makita 9227C gets a makeover...

    Like I said on another thread, I've been a rotary man for many years. First was a B&D commercial 2800 rpm, wore out a Makita variable speed which I really liked then a few years ago went into my local paint store and came out with a cheap Vector variable speed delayed start that I can't seem to...
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    Detailer's with bad back's check in.

    SpinAll4, What's every ones favorite back saving detailing helper? Mine has to be foam cannon for the pressure washer. I take several MSM 1000 MG capsules daily, plenty of C, 500 MG L-Lysine and drink at least 8 16oz. glasses of water per day. Eat 5 or 6 small meals daily instead of 3...
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