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    Film on Rims?

    All the polished gm wheels I've had were clear coated.
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    Coating WITHOUT Correction??

    Quote Originally Posted by Mike Phillips I don't ever try to tell people how to run their business, but instead just try to offer some balance to the conversation because as a detailer, one of their goals is to make a profit and multiple step buff jobs take more time and if your customer doesn't...
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    Coating WITHOUT Correction??

    Not a bad analogy, it just didn't fit within your views. I believe Mike also speaks of meeting customer expectations. Not every customer WANTS their car polished, and yet you're saying we should force it because that is "the steps." I do a lot of wash and waxes with no correction. Why...
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    Coating WITHOUT Correction??

    So a chef shouldn't make a dish if the customer asks for no onion? After all, his name is on it and if the customer doesn't like it because of the missing ingredients they'll tell everyone..... Bear in mind that the car being discussed isn't a several year old swirled out wreck.
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    Coating WITHOUT Correction??

    I'd point out any issues before hand, but if a customer wanted a coating without polish....its their car. I had a customer that wanted her new car sealed without polishing (since she knew she would allow the dealer to run it through their wash). I did it and collected my pay.
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    Armor All Brake Dust Repellant

    I used it on my wife's car the has polished and clear coated wheels. Worked great. On my car with dark gray wheels, you could see it. It make a dingy oil on water looking film. So while it does well on light colored wheels, it decreases the looks of darker wheels.
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    Help me choosing one dedicated coating for customers.

    If you are already polishing it yearly or bi-yearly then you are already spending the prep time. Money for the m37 coating is comperable to many sealants and waxes. Actually its cheaper than some which would cover more pricey coatings. Effort with the McKees and PBL branded coatings is on par...
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    Help me choosing one dedicated coating for customers.

    PBL Surface coat also claims 3 years.
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    Cobra clay mitt vs clay bar

    I can tell you that the cobra mitt can't hold a candle to a fine nano mitt.
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    What do we do when a customer brings in a coated car?

    Resistant does not mean proof. We are microbe resistant, and yet here I set sick. Those pics look like high spots like someone used a brush to apply the coating.
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    what is the best coating to try

    I've used McKees 37 and pbl surface coat. Both are as simple as a spray wax.
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    Tiny dents from acorns? Help!

    Be glad it isn't a Bur Oak
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    1960 MG A Full detail

    Good job. Single stage or was is repainted at some point
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    McKees 37 Coating vs PBL Diamond Surface Coating vs PBL Diamond Paint Coating

    I've used both. Application is the same. Both are easy to wipe off, no issues with high spots. Flash time was the same for me.
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    What to do with old products

    If you can't give away the stuff, you can legally trash them as household haz waste or many municipalities will have a hazmat drop off day. If I can't give it away, I just trash it. Landfills are sealed now days so there should be no leaching issue. Plus as hazmat (depending on the the...
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    Fresh paint after wreck

    Ask your shop. Any work I've had done it was recommended not to top for a month.
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    Hurricane Matthew - Possible Shipping Delays

    Post office motto is "Neither snow nor rain nor heat nor gloom of night stays these couriers from the swift completion of their appointed rounds." You can still ship. I kid. I grew up on the gulf coast and have been through a hurricane. May the winds not blow too hard and the power remain on.
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    Hurricane Matthew heading our way!!!

    We need a quick 25% off $5 shipping hurricane sale! Good luck to you all. I grew up along the coast and road out Alicia as a kid.
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    McKee's 37 Paint Coating Mini-Review

    I used three (glass, paint, and wheel) of the M37 coatings on a 2010 f150 xlt today.
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