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Liltrekkie

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  1. An Adam's employee hinted about Volume 9 coming out this year, I think it's one of their new guys who does video work who confirmed it.
  2. Heh. Maybe in the future then. Can you or anyone else recommend any good website builders that have all the features you discribed AND looks decent?
  3. This would be a great place to store information to people looking to start a detail business but don't know how. With that said, is there much of a difference between building the website myself (since I can code) Or having a third party website builder?
  4. I know that feeling. I don't have a big enough garage to work inside of it like this. I went to use waterless wash to apply glaze and wax so it would have a clean surface to bond to, and as soon as i did half the hood, it was turning yellow again. Sigh.
  5. Thanks guys! I really hope the pollen subsides soon...
  6. Me too. I'm tired of the pollen, the sun flashing the products too quick and did I mention the pollen? Yeah..
  7. Well I don't have any before pics. But let me tell you, she hasn't been washed since the fall. It was pretty bad. I did the normal 2 bucket wash that everyone has seen before. But no one really cares right? We all just want to see the shine A note here, I already sealed her with Liquid Paint Sealant. Introducing my clean, 1995 Buick Roadmaster. Before glaze: During Glaze, left side: After Glaze: After Glaze and Wax: And as a final note, because of pollen, shortly after these were taken, she has now turned to a crappy shade of yellow. And no amount of Waterless Wash will help. It just keeps coming back! The Vinyl top was coated with Super VRT, as were the tires. All the chrome trim was sealed and glazed (No wax) the rubber trim was coated with Super VRT, the hubcaps were sealed and glazed, and the wheel wells were coated with none other then the amazing Invisible Under Carriage Spray. Also, the head lights were also sealed and glazed. Would have taken more pics but... She turned yellow too quick.
  8. Grr. I need more day light! or a bigger lighted garage. I was only able to apply sealant on :(

  9. Congrats! This is a start to a very, very incurable bug.
  10. So, It's either raining, or too cold to detail... I either need a bigger garage or get a shop to start a detailing shop. Or both.

  11. What kind of storage do they have? Can they hold a lot?? Easy separation?
  12. You might be right there. Something I didn't think about. What would you suggest then? I havent bought anything yet. Just got my shipment of a gallon of carpet cleaner, more GW drying towels, glass towels and a few wash pads. The more I get the more I'm told "Are you done buying things for the cars?" haha
  13. Yeah but I really wasn't thinking tubs. I wanted drawers for easy access. Well, easy for me that is. That two pack of medium drawers are looking pretty nice.
  14. Yeah I was looking at getting a 2 pack. I'm sure I'll get way more towels/mitts in the future, and as the get older and I cant use them on the paint they will get demoted. So old towels will need a drawer of them own. GW, SF and DF, All purpose and Utility, blue edgeless, plus a drawer for pads. that's 5 drawers plus an extra. Comes pretty close.
  15. Made in America, That appeals to me already. Are they cost-effective? Or pricey?
  16. Thanks guys! If you use drawers, how many of them do you use/would buy? So far I've been looking at small things like 6 or so drawers but that may not be enough for the future. Thoughts?
  17. I dream of 5th gen Camaro, (and 7th generation Corvette Stingray) that's about as much as i can afford hahaha. No I don't have one.. Yet. I'm just a member/lurker. I've posted more on corvette7 then I have on Camaro5. My love of detailing, and having detailed A few local cars around here give me some experience with a few cars. I've done a couple 5th gens, (None of them SS or ZL1 versions) A Mazda 6, a Mazda 3, An older Jeep, i think, A couple of Mustangs (2005+ versions) and of course my Roadmaster. But I hope to be doing more cars soon And maybe/hopefully make a business out of it.
  18. At the title states, what do you use to store microfiber towels? I have been looking at those little plastic drawer things or getting some tubs. but a rack of drawers sound nicer. How do you label them? I was thinking masking tape and a marker. My microfiber collection is quickly out growing the small plastic tub they currently are in. So I'm looking for any suggestions that might make organizing better.
  19. Howdy neighbor! Glad to see I'm not alone over here.
  20. Okay well maybe not everyone loves perfect paint. But from what I am reading there are a few people who go above and beyond for that little extra shine.
  21. Thanks! It's good to be here. Finally glad to be around some people just as obsessed with perfect paint as me.
  22. DETAIL ALL THE THINGS!

  23. I would agree, but my advice would be check the rest of the car in really good lighting. And clay before you do any sort of correction. Parts of that bug could still be there. Hidden away.
  24. It's been a little over due (okay a lot) And I bring greetings from St. Charles, Missouri! I'm currently 19 and have been detailing since I was about... 3 or so (according to my parents). It started with my moms' 1994 Chevy Corsica (which has been better days, replacing a damaged piston) and I would wash her car with an old terry cloth and use the two bucket system, and they thought I was nuts for using two buckets back then! Pfft! showed them! And then using a plush sock using applying the trusty turtle wax wax. Which, in all retrospect, I'm surprised the car doesn't have many swirls because of the old terry cloth i used to wash it ha ha. And then I used to wash my bikes the same way. Now fast forward to when I was about.. 12, My mom acquired another car from my grandpa, BEAUTIFUL car, 1995 Buick Roadmaster with 23,000 original miles. It now has 78,000 miles thanks to me. Which is still low, but since it has a cast iron engine it needs to be driven or it will rust from the inside out. It hasn't had anything major except for a heater core and a water pump, general maintenance, synthetic oil, K&N oil and air filter. She gets treated well. Anyway, after being on Camaro5 since the 5th was peaked, I learned of Adams, I knew their products were good but I just wasn't a believer. Well a few months ago I finally dropped ship and spent a few hundred dollars on some simple products. APC, car shampoo, carpet cleaner (which works amazing for the inside too) I am now here... almost a thousand dollars later and buying everything I can. The only thing I don;t have, is a cyclo polisher yet... But I'll get one... soon. Well, since then detailing has been my thing, much like Adam his self. I'll detail my friends cars for the heck of it because I just love doing it. Cars are an emotion, a passion, something for me, larger then life. You get to know a car when you wash them, you feel the work put into them. Something I like to do day after day. It never gets old. I'll spend 12 hours on a detail just to make it right and perfect. I guess you could say Adam himself is a bit of a role model to me... I hope one day to be a dealer of Adams products and be a professional detailer. Sorry for the life story and all, but even thinking about it brings a smile to my face. I can go on for hours but I'm afraid everyone will get bored ha ha.
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