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I'm not a huge bourbon expert but I do like Makers Mark on the rocks with a good steak dinner. I'm more of an occasional slow sipper but I'm curious as to how most people like theirs.

yup, seen that a couple of times, (I've even done it myself a few times) It happens and when it happens I think respraying the entire panel to be the best solution. :bolt:

I don't mind the mirrors or wipers so much,,unexpected rain pops up alot in Michigan but you're right,,those fuzzy dice gotta go. I dig the paint scheme myself,I grew up around hot rodding and this was always one of my favorite schemes,or scallops

good thread,,I guess I'll be buying a new carpet brush and using my old one for tires. I think bringing back an old neglected car like this way more more satisfying than most of the other stuff I do on a daily basis,,I don't really want to start a full fledged detail shop but perhaps a side gig...

I'm glad to see you are ok and up getting around,,,I wish you a speedy recovery and good vibes towards finding a new ride

And to think I've just been ignoring it because it says Turtle Wax on the bottle,,,I have a couple of other off the shelf at Walmart products I use so why not another :D

In the early 90's I did a lot of cars this way that were destined for the auction house,,a quick Comet job and then a quick polish and ship it,,color didn't matter but speed did ,,most of these cars were from the 70's and 80's

I like the idea of upgrading your own DA and giving her your old one,,I have a HF DA also and it has become a good go to polisher for light work I want to do and nor grab my rotary or long throw I mainly use it for minor correction and sealer application but I took that stupid handle off of it...

There is a local crane company here that has a few cranes this size and some smaller and some bigger. They are always absolutely flawless all the time as well as all of their trucks,,,at least the outside of them are. Whats even more crazy is that all of them are a super dark green which makes...

It's not just the east coast but everywhere,,,The insurance companies have absolutely ruined the Autobody repair industry and nobody wants to work in a dirty low paying pressure ridden industry,,,or any other blue collar industry it seems I also echo everything else you said here too

Happy Birthday Paul Mys,,,,hope you had a good one! :bestwishes:

insane,,,it only takes a little bit longer to proper 2 step even with a rotary,,some dealers just don't care.,,,actually most,just as long as the vehicle starts busting bugs on the highway,,it's taken me a long time to break my employer of this mentality of quick and cheap and we sold1/2 our...

My SIL quit having her vehicle serviced at our dealership because we don't give washes to service vehicles unless we do a motor swap or some other large repair and get it dirty,,we also only do our own details for the lot and no customers,,thank goodness because I'm not geared for production...

F11 is a miracle from the gods,,,,it can make scratches disappear forever,repels bird poop from a 1,000 yards away and will even get you a date no matter how ugly you are. F11,,,it works everytime ,,65% of the time.

I try to maintain a strong role in preventing this kind of stuff in my wash area at work,,for the most part I have them only using the brush on roofs and across windshields and areas they cannot reach and they don't store the brush on the floor..but I cannot see evrything that goes on and...

I once wet sanded an entire 38 Chevy using a a similar technique,,for some reason the clear wouldn't lay smooth on it.,,,this of course was after I spent 3 or 4 days sanding the primer coats by hand,,I had a tad bit of a rubber arm for couple days later :D

when my Makita cord took a dump I bought a good quality 16 gauge (I think,been a long time) extension cord and wired that in instead of a replacement cord. It worked great for a long time until one of the high school helper was being careless with a floor jack and sliced in 1/2 so I shortened...

so do you eat those or use them for removing the paint off of your car??,,,,lol,,that'll make damn hot chili or salsa

I have done this as well,,not being to familiar with Mustang trim is that metal or rubber? either way I usually use a wax and grease remover,window,or rubbing alcohol dilluted with water if it is damaged rubber trim sometimes you can use lacquer thinner on a white cotton rag and pull it across...

Great Video,,,that looks like a ton of fun and the engine sounds great and like Mike said I couldn't imagine shifting with my left,even being left handed it just feels weird,,I have driven a few RH drive cars but they were automatic Subarus I always wanted to do Autocross with my GTI but work...