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Fellow Geeks I am looking to hire a PT detailer. Location is Northern Virginia. I am a mobile operation and if you know someone looking for some part time work during weekdays let me know. Even better would be if your a full timer wanting to help with my jobs. Compensation is TBD so I am open...

My trusty 21 is my go to but I would like to send it in to have serviced and given a once over. Do I contact AG or Rupes direct for this?

I wanted to share a few of my recent clients I have worked on. First up is this gorgeous Mercedes Benz S550 that was covered in holograms. This was done by a local "pro" shop and they ended up screwing up the car bad. The car is a daily driver so it was decided a 1 step polish would do the...

I got a call from a customer who wanted his R/V brought back from the brink. How so? Let me explain. Background This 40 foot monster has seen a fair amount of travel time and wear. it first sat on a used lot in the hot Arizona sun for 9 months until it was purchased by my client and then...

Friends I have a bottle of XMT 360 AIO that I want to give away to a member of the community. I have only a few stipulations. 1. This must got to a newbie who doesn't have a lot of products in their arsenal. I have learned a lot from the forum and benefited from the community at large and I...

So I was driving with a few drinks in a drink carrier and had to emergency stop. All the drinks except one decided to check out what gravity was and flew out and spilled all over. Good times, NOT! What a mess, 24 oz of Mocha goodness was lost, oh the tragedy! On to the details. Products used...

I was fortunate enough to work a team detail with my friends from Modelista Detiling (JSou) and Lee (BlkOpz) today. It was a 1 step for a client which turned into real fun. Exterior: - WG Uber - Megs 101 on some area's which needed it - BF Wet Diamond - WG Fuzion - Optimum Opti-Bond - Iron-X...

Special thanks to Jake from Modellista Detailing for joining on this detail. Always a good time to see him. Also thanks to Tam Nguyen from Venture On Photo for being on photo duty. He just stepped off a plane from L.A. and joined us. Beast mode kind of guy! Now on to the action The car was just...

I got a call and under cut myself on a wash n wax that turned into a PITA but I powered through it. The car belongs to the owner of a LARGE towing company locally. He asked I do an interior and exterior. I still get a kick out of clients who work in the auto industry and then cut me when I try...

I had a referral call me about his 8 year old Jeep Rubicon. We decided to do a 1 step and then an LSP since it was already in good condition. I tried a few things but settled on D300 followed up by WG spray sealant. The car is lifted and he is selling the current wheels on it so he only wanted...

Will the standard Pad Washer work for a Rotary? I see one thats Rotary specific but I dont know if there is a real difference from the standard one Anyone have any insight? I get tired of lugging around dirty pads and this will help save me some for back to back jobs that I sometimes get Thanks

I wanted to share with you a recent detail I performed for a client. Its a nice Bass boat that had a rough start. Background: My customer bought it used and its 13 years old now. It had some issues and a very hodge podge system for the electronics but it was in decent shape at best in terms of...

1. I have a client who has Mickey Thompson wheels that are not clear coated and have caked on residue that laughs at APC. 2. His other car has standard clear coated wheels that have never been washed since he owned it and they too laugh at any wheel cleaner I throw at them. Surprisingly the...

Anyone know of a local place in the DC Metro area that can rent a hot water extractor? I need one for a job in a few weeks

The Rupes is on my Wish List and I am torn. Do I go for the 15 or the 21? I have a few larger vehicles lined up for the spring and I dont want to spend extra time if I can save it. Any insight from owners is appreciated. :dblthumb2: I plan on using it with Megs MF 6" pads along with various...

Friends As it gets colder and I have a few jobs lined up and I am looking to get the same results from a wowo but in liquid form. I have a few wowo waxes in jars but in this weather the faster I can get done the better. I figure a liquid either via DA or applicator should speed things up. With...

I park under a tree 24/7/365 and its nice it provides shade in the summer but this tree is also the bane of my cars existence. It drops these little crap apple looking things and they destroy all 4 of us that park near it in the fall. Since the weather was exceptional today I took the chance...

I have wool pads coming for a rotory, my question is. What do I follow up with or is the LC wool pad enough on the gel coat to provide a good finish? I have never purchased foam this large before. I intend on using 3M compound and then follow up with a polish on a boat. thanks

I might be steeping up to a Dewalt Rotary to add to my Griots DA I have. I have a boat lined up and it looks like he will be a regular customer so I figured this might be the chance to step up but I am clueless to what wool pads to get? If I go the dewalt route, does the back plate that comes...

I have a boat in the queue for next week and I am not sure I have the right chemicals. I have a GG DA, Megs D300, XMT360, some Menz items and I was wondering what would be a good 1, 2 punch to do a bass boat in average condition. thanks in advance!