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So, a regular customer spilled a small amount of.gas in thier trunk. It's lined with that thin felt like material. I'm wondering what you all would suggest for cleaning as well as getting the smell out.

I met with a guy yesterday who has a LOT of semis he needs interior detailing done as well as washed and either waxed, or a full compound/polish/wax, depending on how the prices work out. Have any of you ever handled anything that size? Where were your prices landing? I've got some numbers in...

I've got a customer that called the other day and said he used some bug and tar remover on the grill and mirror caps on his Tundra. They're plastic chrome, and he's telling me it seems to have left some staining or possibly dis-colored the chrome finish. I haven't had a chance to get him in...

Currently, i have a cheapy website through Vistaprint. It does the job, but isn't super awesome to look at. I like it because i can build and work on it myself, so I'd like to stick with something like that, I just want to make it not suck. I don't have a budget to hire someone so that's why...

Today I was shocked to find number 1, 2, 9, 7, 26, 105 and 205 at Auto Zone. To make my day even more awesome, Meguiar's re tweeted my picture of it all on the shelf. #awesomeness...

Ok, obviously this isn't your typical "sweet garage!" topic, but an honest question regardless. My shop has no floor drain, and no real slope to the floor. I use a floor squeegee (sp!?) to push the water out between washing and drying. I just wear a my adidas' to work, and needless to say my...

Hopefully this link works. It's supposed to go the the album on my Facebook page. I think this car came out looking pretty awesome! Showroom Shine Winner! | Facebook

Alright guys, I'm doing my first paint correction on Thursday. The car is a dark maroon Special Edition Grand Prix. When it was new this was no doubt a great looking car, but it's been let go for a long time. It's a freebie for the guy who owns the car in exchange for a guinea pig no...

I had a customer bring me a Dodge Ram with tan interior and wanted some spot cleaning along with his detail. On the passenger seat in a crease were two dime sized spots that were hard to see. I sprayed them with the upholstery cleaner, and it started to run like crazy. I realized I just broke...

I have a regular customer with a Benz SUV that she bought in kinda rough shape. She's getting all the rust and dents fixed in a couple weeks, and then wants a full correction on it after that. My question is how long does that paint need to harden before I can go after it with compound...

So I got my new Griot's polisher the other day and used it for the first time yesterday. It worked great, especially for someone who's only used cheap buffers. The only thing I thought was kinda weird was how much it shook the crap out of my left hand on the loop handle. I'm wondering if this...

Well, I finally placed the order I've had sitting in the cart forever! I've got about a skid of stuff on it's way that I can't wait to get here! I'll soon have my Griot's polisher, an assortment of pads, pad cleaner and brush, some WG paint sealant, gloves, couple other things I already...

I've got an order just about ready to submit, and a Griot's polisher is on the list. I've seen at least a few of you talk about the backing plate not being great, so I'm wondering if I should just include a new plate in the order and not even deal with the one that comes with it. Thoughts?

I'm looking at getting a six pack of CCS foam pads to go with the Griot's polisher I'm going to order and I'm trying to figure out what to get to have a good all around set up. I'm thinking about getting: 1 Yellow 1 Orange 2 Non coarse green 1 Blue 1 Red I'm thinking that's a pretty good mix...

So, currently my business is called Godfrey Auto Detailing. Not to hard to figure out where that came from. In the last year or so, I've gotten a modest amount of word of mouth so there's definitely some name recognition out there. Since I've been hanging around here, I'm starting to...

So I'm considering getting the Griot's 3 inch polisher. I'm also thinking about just getting a 4 inch plate and pads for the full size. It almost seems more cost effective to get the small polisher, but I'm wondering what you guys think?

So here's the deal: I've got a customer that just bought a dark blue 06 Dodge Ram. By the looks of it, it's never been waxed, and has spent its life in drive through car washes. The paint is horribly dry, and has fine scratches all over. I put a coat of cleaner wax on the hood just to make...

I'm wondering what kind of tools and solvents you guys use to clean thick grime from dash vents. Obviously the soft detail brushes don't move the thick stuff, so I'm curious as to how you guys go about taking those old caked up vents and make them look new again. Thanks in advance!

So I'm in the process of putting together the products I'm want to use to add my full correction package, and the only thing I haven't decided on is whether to use a wax out a paint sealant. And if wax, carnuba or synthetic. I know you can top carnuba with sealant to make it last longer, I...

I'm working on getting new flyers and brochures printed, and I'm wondering if I should list prices or just direct people to either call or check out the website. My last ones didn't have prices, but then again that was my first shot at that stuff and looking back, those ones kinda sucked...