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I've started my own detailing business for about 8 months, it is shop based but now i would like to boost my business by taking the initiative to find/get more new customer instead of waiting for them to come to my shop. My idea is to write a simple and short introduction about my service and...

This is a Toyota Vios with some light holograms/haze found on the paint. The extremely soft paint made the paint correction very challenging and in fact the softest paint I came accross. I had to use the least aggresive method when working on the paint. The main objective of this project...

Fellow geeks, I always heard people talking about "hourly rate" and every detailer should charge for their services based on an hourly rate. I would like to get the hourly rate of my own too. But I can't seem to find the formula/method to calculate the hourly rate. Would you mind to share...

Hey fellow geeks, I'm very excited because after working for two years at my house garage, I'm finally moving my detailing base to a workshop, this will offer me proper detailing workspace. So I would like hear from you guys that: 1. What ceiling lighting should I use? 2. What color should I...

A random question stumbled across my mind today. "Why don't the car manufacturers apply LSP(Wax/Sealant/Coating) at the final phase of the manufacturingprocess?" I mean nowadays the technology of car paint coating is so advanced, if it can really protect and maintain the paint, why don't they...

I've done watermarks removal for windscreen a couple times for different customers and never had any issue, until today a customer came back to me and said that now he see cobweb swirls in his windshield. (I'll take a photo in the coming appointment this week) My explanation to him was these...

Today i finished using a bottle of 500ml Iron-X on a sedan (i washed the car first). This was actually my first time using Iron-X and I wonder if this was an overkill? How much Iron-X do you usually use for a sedan?

Firstly i hope i'm not breaking any rules by posting this, but one thing has always been haunted me - The place where i live are full of exaggerated car paint coatings. :( One of them claim their paint coating as: - The world's hardest car coating with hardness of up to 12H. In a video they...

I have applied Opti Coat 2.0 on 6 cars by far, for 6 different car owners, but every time when i walked them around the car and showing the final result, it seemed like they were only 90% satisfied with the result, because the before & after difference was not visually noticeable, no any...

Today my friend sent his new car (just two weeks old) to me and asked if i could remove the defect found near the trunk lid: I inspected the surface, it was smooth to the touch, and i decided to start with the least aggressive method - clay, but it didn't work. Next i used XC3401 + 3 inch...

Hi Geeks, I detailed a black Honda not long ago, i managed to fix the oxidation/clear coat failure (Sorry i'm not sure which one is the most accurate to describe this defect.) http://www.autogeekonline.net/forum/show-n-shine/74957-2008-black-honda-civic-oxidation-removal.html To my...

This is a Honda Civic with paint oxidation found on both sides of the front fender, and some light oxidation on the doors. Of course there were swirls and bird dropping etchings found all over the car. The main objective of this project was to remove the oxidation and restore gloss to the...

Hi Geeks, :D Just thought i'd consult you all before i try to remove the oxidation on a Honda Civic. This is my plan:- 1. Wash the car. (ONR) 2. Clay. (Either Pinnacles or Opti-Eraser) 3. Compound with a DA. (Opti Hyper Compound Spray + orange CCS pad) 4. Compound with more aggressive...

Hello Geeks, Recently i'm starting to think that DA works slow for me, it always took me at least 8 to 9 hours to compound + polish + wax/sealant a car. I heard tons of good reviews on XC3401, and after watching the "DVD - How To Use the Flex 3401 & PE14 Rotary Buffer", i'm planning to get a...

Not quite happy with my first attempt at headlight restoration... :( Can anyone please point out any mistakes below? 1. Soaked sand papers in a water bucket for 15 minutes, few drops of ONR added to the water. Picture below shows the condition of the headlight. 2. Wrapped the sand paper...

Hi Geeks, I just received the "Optimum Double-Sided Rotary Adapter" from Autogeek today, but i can't seem to attach this adapter on my PE14, it's a 230 volt version PE-14-2-150. I want to use this adapter with the twisted wool pad and foam finishing that i purchased from here > "Optimum Hyper...

Hi Geeks, =) I'm currently looking for a CTG, i know Autogeek recommends the Defelsko, it looks solid but i found a much affordable CTG, but i'm not sure if the cheaper one is able to provide an accurate measurement. Defelsko Paint Thickness Gauge, Paint thickness meter, coating thickness...

Hi, I have a Brinkmann Dual Xenon Swirl Finder, it works well when inspecting swirls, but i noticed it is almost impossible to inspect any marring/buffer swirls/compound residue using this tool. Lesson learned when i was detailing a black car, i didn't notice the holograms until the next day...

Hi geeks, I'm going to get a cordless drill, purposes are restoring headlight and polishing wheels. But there are so many types of cordless drills and i don't which one suits me the best... I would probably go for Dewalt, because i saw Mike using one in this video :laughing...

Hi Geeks, I'm preparing the business card for my part time job as a mobile detailer. These are the details that i will include: - Name - Job title - Contact number - Logo Please let me know if you have any suggestions/comments on the details above. By the way, is it okay to print the...