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Well.... after 2 years in business I have killed my second electric pressure washer, both were Greenworks from Lowes. The first one was replaced under warranty, but after the second failure it's time for a change. I've been looking at gas pressure washers, but i'm still reluctant due to the...

I've owned my Rupes 21 for about a year, one day it just turned off while mid panel. I took the handle off and inspected the electronics, everything looked fine. Cleaned the brushes and motor contacts. Put it all back together and it started working again. After 30-45 minutes it shut down again...

this brand new 2016 Shelby GT350 came in after a 1000+ mile trip on the back of an open transport truck. the car only had 12 miles on it when it showed up, but it had 1000's of miles of road grime. 2 bucket foam wash with 3d Pink soap, it took 3 or 4 tries to get all for the dirt and grime...

this Honda came in after a drive through car wash sprayed cleaners on the paint causing instant staining. there was also an a large amount of swirls and oxidation all over the paint. the customer had somewhat of a tight budget and an even tighter schedule since this was his only vehicle, so we...

i recently jumped full time into detailing, its been a wild ride fro the last few months trying to figure out all of the in and outs of owning and running my own business. it's been a while since I have logged onto the forums, so here is a quick glimps of the last month.

my friends brother bought this truck a few years back. after some extensive bodywork he painted it House of Colors single stage tangerine (closest colot to a Hotwheels version of the truck). he did all of the body work and paint work himelf in his garage. after trying to color sand the fresh...

One of my customers found on her audi forums that Meguiars #17 plastic cleaner would remove the scratches in her radio/navigation screen. Will this work or will I ruin her screen by using it?

my customer brought in his new to him Ferrari 360, the dealer he bought it from just detailed it prior to delivering it. when he saw it in the sun he was shocked how bad the car looked. this is going to be a car that gets driven, so we decided a one-step polish was the best for the car (he...

i purchased the UHS polish and pads a while back, i used them on a one car and put it away. i was never able to get the pads to soften up enough for my liking. i have a Ferarri 360 in the shop for a one stop polish and figures "why not use the Italian products on the Italian car". i let the...

i have been using various wheel cleaners over the last year, but i have beed avoiding acid bassed cleaner. now that i am getting busy i am looking to speed up the wheel cleaning process. i am looking to use Wheel Brightener on my newer cars with factory wheels. are there any horror storied with...

i was polishing a black Dodge Charger the other night. i compounding most of the car with Sonax Cutmax and a Meguiar's MF cutting discs on my Rupes 21. for my last pad change i decided to try the GG BOSS MF cutting pad and their BOSS Correction Cream. it worked great!! the pad didn't flatten...

i am getting my new paint correction area ready, unfortunatly i only have a single overhead 4ft light. my goal is to creats a lighting setup that eliminates the need to drag around a work light. the area i have is 16ft x 30 ft with a 20 ft ceiling.i have 3 walls to put lights on plus hanging...

this is the first logo my friend put together for me, I really like it. the only thing I might change is the font.

the Ferrari dealer i work next to got it's first 488 for the one and only Julio Castroneves. and it came complete with factory installed scratches and buffing haze!! i put my name in the pot to detail it when they are done with the PDI. who knows, maybe i'll get drawn for it!

one of my monthly customers uses Meguiar's interior wipes on his Lamborgini dash a few weeks ago and left nasty streaks of shine all over his dash and seats. he and i believe leather should have a natural dull (not glossy) look, so he asked if i could remove the dressing. after using multiple...

i got my DBA approval this weekend. my new business name is Revive Auto Detailing. now the process of re-branding myself begins, logo is almost finished, domain name has been perchased (just waiting on the logo before launching), and i am moving into a new building next month. :buffing:

the shop i work out of services Fiskers, they had one towed in from Las Vegas about 8 months ago that was completely dead. the car sat in (key word "in") the shop on a rack for about 4 months waiting on parts and software. when i saw it at first i noticed the massive amount of paint oxidation...

i am currently ramping up to do more mobile detailing, the one thing i am lacking is a blower. i have one for home, but i think my Ferrari customers would look at me sideways if i pulled out my modified leaf blower with a vacuum hose and started drying their car. i am debating between the...

i was asked to take on the final clean up for a group of cars that drove from Phoenix to San Fransisco on a 3 day rally, then shipped back to Phoenix. there were 24 cars in total (i didn't get pictures all of the) and they all got an interior/exterior wash to remove seal salt and normal grime...

one of my customers is getting Clearplex put on their new wind shield to prevent rock chips. this product is great at saving wind shields (the major freeway is getting torn up and expanded, tons of rocks on the road). the one majof down fall is that the film is easily scratched by wiper blades...