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Im adding pressure washing (driveways, siding, etc) as a service starting in May. Any one have experience pricing these types of jobs out? Any other general tips? Will probably only be doing one day a week of pressure washing. I will have an hourly employee performing the work.

Picked up a last minute job tomorrow and would like to use DG501. Obviously don't have time to order it, any ideas where I could buy locally? Boats store, auto parts store, etc.

Hey AG family, Putting a feeler out there to see if there is anyone in Orlando that has been doing this as a hobby that might be interested in helping out with some accounts I am setting up. Looking for someone who is honest, hard working, polite, etc. If you are at all interested please PM...

Hey all, Havent been on the forum in what seems like years. As I am sure most can relate, life gets in the way of posting on an online message board sometimes. Going to be more active and hopefully post some work. Looking forward to seeing others work, feedback, stories, and all the other...

Like the title says... How would you care for a matte paint finish? Interested in which wash products and especially what should be used for protection. I am most likely going to be picking up a new vehicle in the next few days (if Hurricane Isaac doesn't wash me away) that has a matte finish...

2012 Hyundai Genesis This client found us through Autogeek after having his car “detailed” by several other shops. He even gave one Orlando area shop two attempts at it. Vehicle Spa, in Orlando, they told the owner of the Genesis that the swirls were caused from highway driving and that his...

Havent been posting much here as I have been super busy and havent bothered with taking pictures of details. This 1968 Corvette was scheduled for a wash/wax. After seeing how dull the paint looked there was no way I could JUST wax this car. Called the owner and told him it would need more...

2005 Cadillac CTS V Paint Correction The owner of this CTS-V contacted me to clear up some issues with the paint. This paint was hammered, one of the worst cars I have ever worked on. These defects were deep and this clear coat was hard, that is never a good combo. The front bumper, side...

Griots Garage DA Polisher Swith Relocation (**this write up is based off of Gary Dean’s video**) After constantly shutting of my GGDA while using it (accidently bumping switch with my thumb) I decided to relocate the switch to the top of the polisher. The video tutorial Gary Dean put together...

Awesome article, worth reading. Would make an excellent movie... The Learjet repo man - Air Travel - Salon.com

Any one ever tired this? I was picking up some beer this afternoon for the holiday weekend at Publix and noticed this wax on the clearance section. Two bottles for $4.49. Pretty cheap, really have no need for it so didn't bother picking it up. Just wondered if anyone had any comments on...

Harley Sportster 1200 I had the opportunity to detail this Harley that belongs to a local fire fighter. It was a neat to be able to detail the bike in the bay next to all of the emergency vehicles. This is the coolest looking fire station I have ever seen. The bike was pretty clean when I...

Ford Shelby GT500 I was contacted by a forum member of another forum I am on to get his new Shelby cleaned up. It was in great shape when I got there. It got a rinseless wash and then clay bar. After that I put a coat of Pinnancle XMT 180 paste wax. The interior was slathered in dealership...

2005 Honda Accord Coupe I was contacted by a forum member to schedule a detail of one of his parent’s vehicles. We opted to go with a full interior detail and an exterior clay and paint cleansing and then some protection. The headlights also needed to be wet sanded and polished out. The...

2011 Range Rover Interior The owner of this vehicle contacted me with interest of getting a quick detail done to her Range Rover. She opted for a full interior and a wash. She has a vacation condo over by me (on the beach) and gets over there about once a month. She told me she has someone...

In the June issue of Car and Driver, there is an article about the new 2013 Viper. The article discusses some of the changes and what is going to be new to the Viper. Car and Driver asks Russ Ruedisueli (the head of SRT and Motorsports and vehicle line exec for the new Viper) "Tell me about...

Ford F-150 Paint Correction This truck was close to getting a new paint job, before I told the owner that he should let me try a test spot. After the test spot we worked on getting the truck scheduled to get it looking better. The results pretty much speak for themselves. The truck got a full...

Went to give a new client a quote and show him a test spot on his trunk. I only do test spots and quotes for paint correction jobs. Here is the trunk of his 2011 Camaro. Had your typical defects for a black car that hasn’t been properly cared for. He wanted to see the difference between...

Pensacola, Florida Paint Correction on 1952 Chevy Truck Process on this truck was a full wash/degrease and full clay bar. For the most part the truck was pretty clean except for some areas that had areas that needed special attention getting cleaned up. The clay wasn’t too bad except...

I am guilty of this and always try not to but when it comes to owning a business in which you clean things for people its hard not to judge cars (people) before you get to them. I recently got a call from a gentleman who picked up my business card from a local coffee shop. He called and wanted...