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I messed up and got some 3" pads instead of 4" in my order to finally begin to restore my car to her normal condition after the whole deer & body shop ordeal. I had this whole weekend planned out (vacation from work tomorrow even) to spend three whole days doing everything perfectly. But when I...

I certainly don't mean to be harsh with this, but I've noticed a trend I just had to ask about. Every black car that I've done (I'll admit up front, there's only been 2) has been dropped of by a man with the comment, "I don't know how she did this!" And they have looked like this... With...

A couple of weekends ago I did my neighbor's 2009 black Acura TL. They have 2 kids and a baby. I spent 30 minutes pulling all kinds of junk out from under the seats - toys, food, clothes, DVD's, etc. At some point I began to get nervous about what else I might find, but fortunately everything I...

It was one thing for the deer to destroy part of my car. It didn't know any better, and it lost it's life in the process. But I was shocked by the "professionals" who did this - It looks like they sat their beer cans on the trunk!!! Boy did I ever get a dose of...

Does anybody ever mix QD's of different brands? I have about 8 oz of DP Final Gloss QD that I've had for a while and a sample bottle (2-3oz?) of Poorboy's QD+ that I'd like to combine because I like to use the sample spray bottle for something else. I'd assume the worse that could happen...

THE HISTORY It’s been about 6 months since I’ve posted anything here. I’d gotten a little lazy and un-obsessed. Actually, I’d been distracted. I live in Tuscaloosa, Alabama – home of the University of Alabama Crimson Tide. And I have a friend who gave me an option; I could either spend...

Just in case the neighbors didn't already think I was nuts, today I gave them unquestionable proof. My original plan was to change the oil in my trusty Snapper; however, I could barely find the drain plug. What started as "knocking off 8 years of grime," became more of a detailing project...

Lessons I learned from a Black 2009 BMW 550i Lesson #1 – Even people with good intentions don’t know how to take care of their paint. This car is basically the only thing a friend of mine got out of his recent divorce. It has almost 25,000 miles on it and compared to most cars with similar...

:help: Well...I had a birthday recently and received a very generous gift... ...an iPhone! Im the MAN I have a Blackberry for work, but it comes with "Corporate Restrictions." This is my first iPhone, and I need some help. What are the "must have" apps that I should get? Keeping in mind...

I just returned from a trip where I drove many miles - almost 1600. - all in about a three day period. I had never thought about my "process" for getting gas, but doing it a few times so close together made me realize something I do that I would dare wager some of my other DO friends do as well...

I've been very busy at work and haven't had much time to spend on the forum or on my car. But last week, a lady at church insisted that I make her car shine like mine. So, relunctantly and timidly, I agreed. I was in a hurry, so I didn't take many pictures, plus they didn't turn out as good as...

:help: I have a 5 year old fiberglass (w/gel coat) swimming pool. Above the water line, instead of being the original "sand" color, it's kind of dingy and yellowish - like a gritty bathtub ring. Can you recommend a marine cleaner & wax that won't break down in chlorine (or poison my kids!) that...

Over the winter I've acquired several products in gallon containers that I am about to dilute into spray bottles. Has anybody ever used a sprayer for more than one product? If so, how did you clean it to prevent contamination?

Integritydetail's "Detailing the Dog" thread seems to have sparked another source of member pride. In addition to posting ourselves on Member Pictures, I thought we might want to have a dedicated thread of our pets as well. I'll start with my Springer Spaniel, Abby.

Feed back please Is there a low temperature threshold for clay? It was about 50 today; cloudy and windy, so the surface temp of the car was probably near 50 as well. My Wolfgang clay was so hard that it didn't seem to be picking anything up. I could take it inside, warm it up some, and it would...

Santa brought me a PC, and my step-dad let me practice on his Ranger daily driver. I wasn't after perfection; just improvement for the truck and knowledge/experience for me. After 21 hours and that many MF towels, here's the result: Wash Foam gun w/DP Xtreme Foam and 1 cap of ONR Boars Hair...

Feed back please Background: Santa totally surprised me with a PC. I'd promised my step-dad I'd do his 2009 Ford Ranger over the Christmas break, so it was a perfect opportunity to practice. Santa only got orange pads. Since then, I've ordered an array of colors, but they probably won't be here...

If the leaf blower wasn't enough, this evening I might have proved to my neighbors that I'm truly nuts. I'm taking my car to the dealer tomorrow morning for routine maintenance, but I don't trust them to take care of it. My theory is that the better it looks, the more careful they will be. So, I...

Feed back please There might be a thread somewhere that answers this question, but I can't find it. When do you use a QD and when do you use a waterless wash? From what I can tell, it seems they're essentially the same thing.

Feed back pleaseCan you tell me what I'm doing wrong? Buffing creates an incredible amount of static on my plastic front and rear bumpers. I use indigo mf towels with Wolfgang products; the worst is DGPS, but it happens with Fuzion, too. This causes not only the wax dust but also every air-borne...