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  1. cshamilton

    Downsized and making the best of my storage options

    Not sure if this is the right place to post but we recently moved from a 2600 sq ft house with a 16x12 shed that was my domain (aside from the occasional wasp). I now have an amazing waterfront location in a wonderful neighborhood with my beautiful wife, but my storage is down to a 25"x24"...
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    How long does it take you to _____? Time a detailing task and post results here!

    So, lately I have felt that my rinseless washes have sped up my process pretty rapidly. I have been thinking about timing myself and today was the day. I was washing my car and just doing a rinseless maintenance wash. I thought id use my stopwatch and do laps between steps, but forgot to lock...
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    NXT 2.0 wax, is there any need for NXT wax?

    I'm not 100% sure where to put this question, but here it goes: My local lowes has the NXT 2.0 wax and I have bought a few boxes because it has a "free sample" of my favorite car wash soap, NXT car wash. I use the NXT 2.0 wax sometimes, but often find myself reaching for other LSP's just...
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    Cleaning an electric leaf blower?

    So I have a 150mph leaf blower that I use for drying cars. I also have an electric one that I have used two or three times to sweep the driveway and not any more than that. It's not very dirty but I did notice today that it has 240mph and 350cfm vs the 150/215 of my "detailing" leaf blower. I...
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    Reciprocating Saw Scrub Brush, other attachments

    I've got about $100 on a Lowes gift card and I saw this in the store the other day. It came up on the Front Page of Slickdeals, which reminded me about them. I was curious what you guys thought about using it to scrub carpet, tires, etc. I have a drill brush already, but sometimes, I don't...
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    Paint chipping away, bare metal exposed. Best solution to prevent further damage?

    Hey guys, This started about a year ago. I inherited this car from my family; and, of course, they always washed the car with Dawn/Polmolive and don't own a single type of wax. The car is an 04 Ford Taurus and I took ownership in 2008, from then on, I always had some form of protection on the...
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    I'd like some opinions on a friend's 2014 Nissan 370z Touring edition

    Hello all! Side story, not 100% relevant! OK to skip! Living in Jackson, MS, we're about 15 miles away from a relatively new (built in '03) Nissan plant here in Canton, MS. A friend of mine works there as a QA engineer. I could do an entire thread about how jealous I am of his amazing job...
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    Look at your own risk!!!!! My worst nightmare realized!

    No, my wife isn't cheating on me. No, my dog didn't run away. No, I'm not out of Jack Daniels. Worse yet, this is what I walked outside to this afternoon! :eek: This is just a small sample. It was dozens upon dozens of them. You could literally hear the droppings hitting the ground...
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    Quick DIY: Make your favorite spray bottle work upside down

    First, I want to say that I was just playing with this idea; I definitely used the wrong material for the tubing. You really need some latex tubing and I found some online being sold as "surgical tubing." My local Lowes has some, but it's in the 3/8'' sizing: too big for this application. If...
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    Paint sprayer for presoak?

    Hey guys, long time lurker-finally joined a month or two back. Anyway, does anyone have experience with DIY foam-cannon-style presoak applicators? I ask because the best thing I've used in the past (before I bought an actual foam cannon) was something I made myself. I rigged a tip from one...
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