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    a good question, i think

    My first vehicle will be a freebee. A friends z71 has been sitting up a few months because the transmission went out. He plans to get it fixed with his tax return money. Its 10 years old or so and is in fair shape. Never been detailed and im sure itll have been washed with a floor mop if im...
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    Whats up with Amazon not having anything in stock

    They do have a lot of meguiars and chemical guys products in stock. Rrference to items they dont have in stock... Cobra gold microfibers Cobra gold jr Fp400. (Dont even list it) Carpro dlux (dont even list it, but does list regular carpro items, but nothings in stock) Lake country 5.5" flat...
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    Whats up with Amazon not having anything in stock

    I saw auto geek pop up in my query a few times. Was out of stock. :D
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    Whats up with Amazon not having anything in stock

    Tried using up my $150 in gift cards at amazon. Ive spent a lot of time trying to find stuff ill want and use. They just aint got crap in stock. I did manage to burn up $100 bucks of it. Ill be doing all my future shopping with AG. When I get some extra cash soon, ill swing by Walyworld and...
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    a good question, i think

    For the hobbiest (like myself) whose just getting into detailing and has no plans of ever doing this for a living, ordering the best talked about products and making a considerable investment... Whats a fair price to charge my friends for detailing there vehicles. I really want to do some...
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    Plan for my newish truck

    My wife drives a 2011 camaro and i think shes in love with it. Shes cutting me some slack on my new hobby for that reason. And thats very unlike her. Of course, i dont tell her "exactly" what im spending. Ive got her convinced i need a GG6 da and she said she'd buy it soon. We live in...
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    Plan for my newish truck

    I didnt even start out with a spray nozzle for my water hose. Had no microfibers. Then i went and bought a bunch of microfibers that might be good enough to wipe my tires if im lucky. Had to start over there. Bought a few kinds of polish and compounds to try so thats cost me by doubling up...
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    Plan for my newish truck

    My plan seems to be changing daily. LC 5.5" flat pads, cant seem to find a "package deal". All are sold individually. Ohh well. Anyways, im no longer going with the ccs pads. At least not for finishing. Im gonna be so invested in this ill have to start doing details every so often to try...
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    Whats up with Amazon not having anything in stock

    I dont shop often. I have an Amazon account because of my kindle app and i have bought a few things in the past with no problems. Now that ive recently gotten the detailing bug, they dont seem to have crap in stock! Im not opposed to purchasing from autogeek. In fact, there are a few items...
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    Proper way to use touch up paint.

    There are some spots on my newish truck that has touchup paint applied by the dealer or previous owner. One of the spots is on the hood and the touchup paint is raised above the surface. I reckon your answer applies to me as well. In a few weeks i plan to detail my truck and i reckon ill get...
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    Plan for my newish truck

    Cant download it. Aint on amazon kindle either. That woulda been sweet. Ill order the combo book/dvd in a few days when the wife lets me borrow her credit card. Sign my copy "To LazyGhost, just let me know when you want to borrow one of my sweet rides. Your friend, Mike Phillips"...
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    Plan for my newish truck

    So, ifin i polish out with M105-M205-PO85RD. My pad choices could be... M105- orange M205-white Po85Rd-Gray ??? Help me out folks. Also, when applying the po85rd, should the process for using the DA (speed in which i go over the sections and number of section passes) be the same as I used...
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    Plan for my newish truck

    Makes sense to me. Im still adjusting my plan. Im purchasing some menz 400 and menz po85rd to have a second polishing system to try. Would it be advisable to top off my M105/205 polishin with some po85rd? Or is it not worth the effort?
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    Plan for my newish truck

    Will be doing my first detail ever in a few weeks on my newish truck. After close inspection, most of the truck doesnt have many swirls and scratches. There are areas with light swirls and scratches of course, and a few deeper scratches. In my novice opinion, the paint has a hazy finish to...
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    Cquartx dlux

    Yea, im new to all this but figured i had to put something on the running boards. That stuff is expensive for a newby like me and the picture of the bottle sure does look small. Makes me wonder how far it will go. I hadnt thought about headlight and taillight covers till now. I guess it...
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    Cquartx dlux

    I saw some good comments about cquartz dlux and was checking it out. My exterior plastics and rubbers arent in real bad shape but there are some scuffs here and there i was looking to restore and protect. The product description says its for paints, plastics, rubbers, and metals. Was gonna...
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    da polisher and pads, and whatever else i can think of

    Yep, great info:xyxthumbs: My only complaint about this place is that theres too much great and consistent info. So much in fact, that its impossible to absorb it all without having to come back day after day. Haa!
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    da polisher and pads, and whatever else i can think of

    Of course, i listed more than you asked. Got carried away I guess. lol. The Megs ultimate polish and ultimate wax that ive already purchased, I reckon ill keep the stuff and use it down the road for when I dont have any paint corrections to do. Ill be working on my personal vehicles and of...
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    da polisher and pads, and whatever else i can think of

    A month or so ago (long before i came here and started getting educated), I started picking up stuff at my local walmart and auto store. So far i have, Megs Ultimate polish Megs Ultimate liquid wax Megs clay bar kit Turtle wax bug and tar remover Invisible glass premium windshield cleaner...
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