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I knew it was only a matter of time until Mike was on national TV. He's just too good. He's the best. Congratulations Mike!

Wow! They should test waxes where you live!!! Your car get's dirty FAST! That's crazy! Great review of M16!

Interesting. Sounds good, thanks!

Mike: I've of coursed watched your Show Car Garage wash video that you washed the Mini Cooper in as well as read on the forums some of your washing tips. However, in that video, the Cooper was already pretty clean. This has been the case with my Civic for over 2 years. However, lately, there's...

Talk about photo coverage... Holy cow!

Really? I'll give that a shot too then. I would think that the hand applicator would absorb a lot of it in the process, no?

Mike, do you have any tips on applying Meguiar's #16 Paste Wax via DA? I plan on using a plastic knife to put a very thin layer on the pad. I've never used the DA to apply a paste wax before. I have been warned to use an EXTREMELY THIN LAYER of M16 though due to it being hard to get off if I...

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Ditto. I've thanked Mike before, but he's always making more posts and helping more people, so that means he gets thanked more times. Mike is one of the most helpful people I've ever met, and I'm glad I got to meet him and learn from him in person before he went over there to Florida! I've...

Mike, I have a question for you. How on earth do you not get carpal tunnel syndrome!?!?!? Feed back please

Thanks guys! One thing that could be added to those 2 lists under section 2: Under DOs: Be respectful to other people around you when you're out and about. People who know you're a respectful person will tend to be more careful around your property. and under DON'Ts: Don't be rude to people...

To all wondering about how to maintain a nice and swirl-free finish and then some, I am going to tell you almost all of what you need to know to meet your detailing goals. This is something that I call the protection state of mind: First of all, if your subject car is a daily driver, your...

I think I might have to choose paper handbook here as well. There's still an aspect that paper still has that electronic doesn't. One of the things, like mtbiker said, it's more portable and can be taken directly to the jobsite. Although, internet still isn't bad, especially since I just got...

I was reading about doctorates in the U.S. today on Wikipedia and saw this list of all of the doctorates: First of all, I think it's interesting that there are this many. All we ever hear of is Ph.D but you could be a Doctor of Church Music or Physical Education even... Since Wikipedia can be...

Re: Articles by Mike Phillips Mike, you are a machine.

Mike, long time no see!!! My name is Todd and I've attended open garage, and the basic and advanced auto detailing classes that you taught back at Meguiar's. I hope to see you again some day! Unfortunately, I've been sooo busy between work, school, career stuff, and my girlfriend that I hardly...

Don't hold the light too close to the surface. Hold it up in the air and aim it straight down. With your eyes, look at the reflection of the light beam in the paint.

Does anyone know how exactly this light is so good for swirl finding? I have extremely bright LED lights that I use for work but this one still seems to be better so I know it's not just brightness. So what is it?

Yeah we'll need to know what kind of material to provide the best answer but regardless of the material, you can use Meguiar's All Purpose Cleaner if you have it because it is good for cloth and leather. Given the fact that you listed Folex, I'm assuming you mean cloth seats. Out of those 2, I...

Thanks Mike. Definitely some good ideas in there! Mister B, thanks for the paint thickness information. By the way, do you guys know where I can find a good paint "layer" diagram (showing clear, pigment, base, etc...)? I found a couple on Google Images but they look a little messy. I could...