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  1. sadler

    Fair price for close friends?

    Some close friends of mine just got back from a trip to Colorado. They were talking about needing the car detailed, so i jumped in saying i would possibly do for $150 but want to check on prices first. I dont want to rip them off but they said they would rather have me do it since they know it...
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    07 bmw x5 paint correction/winterizing

    cant get my photos to upload to site. https://www.flickr.com/photos/shanes_gli/sets/72157647578137107/ After 3 1/2 days working from 8am-1am , i am finally done winterizing/ detailing/paint correction on the bmw. I removed about 85-90% of scratches in the paint and the rest does not look...
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    Advice on carpet cleaning.

    I am going to be detailing the 07 bmw x5 next week since the c class just got side swiped this past week. The beemer is nasty inside with food spilt everywhere and smells bad, also has dried salt in areas. How should i approach this? I have a little green machine and plan on going to homedepot...
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    Practice run

    did a practice run on the trunk of my 03 mercedes c320. products used: flex 3401 wg total swirl/orange pad wg finishing glaze/ white pad wg fuzion I was not able to get some of the deeper scratches, so going to use wg uber compound with ether a white or orange pad when it gets closer to me...
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    wolfgang finishing glaze question/ uber

    I just did a test on my trunk of my 2003 c320 to see if wg swirl remover and either a ccs white pad or orange would do the job. I had to use the orange pad to get it to work on all the light swirls but did not get out the deeper scratches. I am going to try wg uber compound on a white pad to see...
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    detailing product and pads on c320

    ok so trying to gain info on products to use on my 2003 c320, It seems to have light scratches every were from them automatic washes. so here is my list i need so clarification on. flex da, Wg Uber compound but may only need wg swirl remover? with ccs orange pad or white to test which one...
  7. sadler

    list Chicago self serve washes

    maybe some of you Chicago peeps can help, I am trying to find self serve car washes around the Lincoln park area and cant find nothing, only one i know of is on grand and damen. no touch less washes just cheap washes that use towels that looked to have been dropped 100 times and automatics that...
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    making the right pad choice?

    ok i just sprung on a flex da polisher that comes with a bag and 3 pad options. I will be tackling a 2003 w203 c320 in the spring and i am assuming the paint is more on the softer side compared to the s class and bmw x5 that i have which both will be gone in summer so i am not worried about...
  9. sadler

    hello from Chicago

    not a detailer but and detail freak, Moved from Detroit to Chicago 1 1/2 yr ago love it here besides the fact this is not a car friendly city. I am a hand wash only kinda guy and every hand car wash here is not so great, maybe only like 2 or 3 good ones that wont put scratches in your car. I was...
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