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does anyone else have a collection,of old detailing stuff? i have several things,blue glass blue corral jar,old caddy wax,says blue corral,different treated cloths,old tar removercansold ford samples,eagle one upholstery cleaner,lincoln body polsh green label,old mothers carnuba cans,and al...

ok, i know theres a spot for this elsewere,has any one used a milwaulkee 5540,or 5560-6 polisher? getting tired of dewalts going bad. thanks

yrs ago i detailed a car for a guy.he left a 100 dollar bill,under 1 of the floor mats,i guess to see if i vacuumed there.he came to pick up the vehicle,looked it over,and then asked for the bill,back. well i said that any money found in vehicles was mine. he wasnt sure about that. so after...

i have seen shops with the carts,with all the supplies,on them.i have another one,that i keep extra supplies and othe chemicles on,so i dont walk far to fill,or get something else. i change some items by what i think i may need per vehicle, ie stain removers,extra tar remover,etc.even a cople...

well ive had a sears vacuum,for several yrs now,and a few yrs ago,i put a kn air filter on it. it comes with a wrap to prevent bigger stuff,and then the smaller stuff gets on the filter.depending on the use,i clean it it once a yr. so far it works great. sure helps by not having to buy filters...

well i spent the past 2 days removing the stripes,lettering,from an old police car. i had over 8 hrs on one side,scraping them off little by little.then i got those eraser wheels,and boy they make a mess,but it was a little faster. now all i have to do ,is wait for the blisters to heal. make...

i just detailed an older dakota pickup,with a shell on it.the windows between the cab and topper were dirty,and my arm wouldnt fit. so i dug around and found a window washer,from a gas station,i got at a sale,i hade to remove the squege part of it to fit.then wraped a towel around it,secured...

i bought a couple painters drop cloths to put on the floors,so dont track stuff in the boat. dont need to re clan the carpets,and they help cover the seats, if you have to do any buffing.

just put in frank marino and mohagy rush,live cd 2 its jams!

with so many different colors of carpet,does any one have all the colord in stock,or just get them as needed? a local distributor has sem paint,and most of the colors. just thinking ,that at around 10. a can,and 30 items,thats a small inestment. i have a few of the most popular,but havent used...

well several yrs ago,i came up with this. its an old sign,from a repair shop,that was closing. it had metal hanging flaps that said various repairs. i removed the flaps,and just put metal clamps on the rods,with tye staps. after scubbing the mats, i use the clamps to hold up the mats,put it in...

well a lot of talk about products,ive never heard about.being from the midwest,alot ot things are west coast,or in the southern states. i know each person has thier favorites,i guess thats why i havent really heard about this stuff. ive seen items on ebay,anf its ok,another can of stuff.well...

well i was at walgreens,getting meds for my knee,and saw they had isopropal towels there. so i got some.brought them home. hey they work good on fresh sap,but takes a little longer on older stuff. just thought i give you guys something new to try. have fun:xyxthumbs:

well i detail cars for a small car lot,as well as other folks. last yr,the car lot guy said some folks didnt like the gloss,from using meguiars #40.so o chainged products for him,to something that doesnt leave much shine,presta vinyl and leather cleaner. now,some customers dont like the shine of...

well i had a smel in the shop,couldnt find it for awhile.the vacuum hose came apart,there it was. some junk got stuck in it and boy,was it ripe. so now i wash the hose out at the end of each month,late in the afternoon,leave it in the sun,to help dry it out. havent had the stink come back.

has anyone tried using a small hvlp paint gun for this? they are small enough to get into these places,and the cups hold products for several uses. i thought about getting a cheaper version and trying it. just someting i thought about. thanks

ok so why is it only white cars,that you can wet down first,and then use a whitewall tire cleaner,to really deep clean the paint? i know i will get a bunch of bs on this,but it works.at least it did on thr older cars. thanks

wizards products has a neww item out that removes the blue from your pipes. i have not used this,i dont have a bike. just thought i tell folks about this product. thanks

i have been trying wizards products,and so far most of them are very good. the shine mastermist and shine,auto fresh,vinyl shine,finish cut,all do a very good job for me. they have a small investment amount for a dealer,that i might do. anybody else try these products? thanks

well i am new to autogeek,but to detailing.i started this in 1981,and the changes i ve seen are pretty good.i have learned alot over the yrs,somethings dont mix,but i still try new stuff for the problem vehicles we all have.over the yrs,i have kept some of the containers from products ive...