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  1. Ernie Mccracken

    Car got Egged!

    Treat the spots like bird bombs. In a way, they are. Wash and decon asap.
  2. Ernie Mccracken

    Getting Clean Windows?

    If I clean a windshield more than once and it still looks dirty, I'm breaking out the ceriglass.
  3. Ernie Mccracken

    Meguairs non-acid wheel cleaner

    Can anyone compare it to Flash Brown Royal? It's one of the only non-AG products that I use. I've been going through about 16oz of [diluted] product every time I do wheels/tires.
  4. Ernie Mccracken

    What is your favourite drying towel?

    But you never get 100% of the water!
  5. Ernie Mccracken

    I hate interiors! 2013 Grand Caravan with paint stains.

    Everyone hates interiors, but most people appreciate a detailed interior 10x more than near-perfect paint. I'm always looking for ways to speed it up. Do you use any high end tools - tornador, steam, extractor?
  6. Ernie Mccracken

    Garage Makeover Part 1

    Is that you, Adam?
  7. Ernie Mccracken

    rinseless production washing

    If you want to make money off the $15 wash crowd, you only need this one simple tool
  8. Ernie Mccracken

    Ford Edge Detail (ive been gone for a while)

    The person who figures out how to efficiently extract dog hair from cheap automotive carpet is going to be filthy rich. Can't believe with all the advanced polishing and paint coating tech hitting the market, we still have to spend hours with a friggin' rubber brush to or abrasive stone to make...
  9. Ernie Mccracken

    ok seriously how to clean dirty seams and vents in cars??

    I've been using printer head swabs lately. Someday I'll spring for that vapor chief. Someday.
  10. Ernie Mccracken

    Cleaning Ceramic Coated Wheels

    Do you think it makes sense to reapply a coating without polishing as long as the (formerly) coated wheels are visually clean? I know that's not ideal, but it would easily save 3+ hours of tedious wheel polishing and provide some additional protection.
  11. Ernie Mccracken

    A Feyn-tastic G37Xs

    Ok, I want to try it now, too. How does the process work? It came out great!
  12. Ernie Mccracken

    Cleaning Ceramic Coated Wheels

    In theory, but I recently detailed a set of opticoated wheels that were very stubborn. I spent about 35-40 minutes on the first wheel with a diluted APC, but resorted to a wheel cleaner for the other three.
  13. Ernie Mccracken

    Whats your weakness?

    I feel your pain. I removed ALL of the exterior trim from my beaters last week for restoration. Most products are ok for a few weeks or months, but there's only one semi-permanent fix that I know of:
  14. Ernie Mccracken

    Encounter with a dealer

    Detailers have a serious image problem. A friend of mine asked me about "perfecting the paint" on his new black Audi S4 which already has multiple bird crap etchings on the roof and hood. He stopped me mid-sentence to say, "wow, I thought it was maybe a few hundred bucks at the very most...
  15. Ernie Mccracken

    SAMPLES (original post updated)

    Have: - mostly full 32 oz Meg's 105 - mostly full 32 oz Meg's 205 - Half full 32 oz Menzerna PO85RD Looking for - Optimum GPS - Optimum Hyper Compound - Optimum Hyper Polish - 3D HD Speed
  16. Ernie Mccracken

    Trashed grounds maintenance truck

    I love seeing trashed vehicles get cleaned up like this. How do you like the blackfire protectant? I've been using aerospace 303 forever, but am always curious about what else is out there.
  17. Ernie Mccracken

    Why I'm not and never been a fan of waffle weave drying towels

    Get a load of Rockefeller Mcmoneybags over here. Those things are THIRTY NINE DOLLARS EACH. The towels I use to dry myself didn't cost that much. I have ONE and it sits as the crown jewel of my towel collection. I don't even use it on cheap vehicles, only the nice ones.
  18. Ernie Mccracken

    Windshield Polishing.

    Is there a more aggressive method we can use to compound before refining with ceriglass? Maybe a straight cerium oxide slurry and the griots pads? Trying to correct a really scratched up windshield is so time intensive with just ceriglass and ray-on pads.
  19. Ernie Mccracken

    Auto detailing supply store in seattle.

    I have some M105 and M205 you can have (32 oz bottles with at least 3/4 left), but am about 45 minutes or an hour east of you off I-90. Shoot me a PM if you want to come grab it.
  20. Ernie Mccracken

    Vapor Chief STEAM CLEANER!!

    Is there any difference in the quality of steam between units (i.e. is the expensive one hotter?) or only the quantity of steam and additional attachment features?
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