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Busting butts and hump day mentioned in the same post........ God, I love this forum:rockon: On a serious note: Best wishes to your dad Teresa.

UPS NOTIFICATION!!!!!!!:rockon: Can you tell I'm excited?

I bought a HP laptop as a desktop replacement (higher end) in December of '04 to take with me to Iraq. It survived 12 months of abuse, dust, heat, and CONSTANT use (only turned it off to move from one place to the next) and it survived brilliantly. I repaired more Gateways and Toshiba's than any other brand.... mostly for hard drives and power adapter issues. Please keep in mind that these laptops were of the more "cost effective" lines, and not of the higher end models. Mine finally gave up with a video failure (embedded in the motherboard) and was no longer worth saving. Lasted 4 years. 1 in the desert, and 3 as a desktop at the house and travel companion. Replaced 2 batteries ,2 wall adapters, CPU fan- was making noise, but worked fine- and 1 hard drive. Needless to say, I got my moneys worth.

True, but not if it IS your business. I write off the products when I order them as a "business expense" and I pay myself (sole proprietor), so the labor is a write off too. If I write off the detailing of my car, I will, in essence, be "double deducting" for the products used and the labor involved for that detail. Now, if I get someone ELSE to clean it, and they use THEIR products and labor....... I can write it off either as advertising costs, or maintenance. Because I use the mileage deduction, advertising is the better option. I got this info from a CPA that I detailed yesterday afternoon. Seems that I need to find a shell corporation:willy: I was going to ask if he'll work with me, but he's just too dayum honest..... not something I'm looking for in tax preparer

the AWG is stamped all along the cable itself. Pretty easy to see. Most cables (even the cheap ones that I have) are 16AWG, but for the PC I use a 50 foot 12WAG that I got at Lowes.

thanks for the info guys. I will be using a CPA at the end of the year, just didn't know if I should log it now or not. I guess I;ll write it up as advertising costs and see what happens. It seems that I can;t write off the product, because I already did when I bought it, and labor is covered under payroll.

I've been trying all day.... darn seance is a waste of time;)

MMMMMMMM Liquid cooled:drool::drool::drool:

shipping update? Still says not shipped, which means it will go out on Monday? No rush, I understand that there were 350 that needed to be packaged and shipped, just curious.

Chuck Norris's sweat in a jar.

Can someone throw a sticker in with my order? I forgot to add it:loser:

I use old clay bar. Works fine for me

Live chat is offline:( Will call. Thanks Bill

Seriously, if I add it to my cart, will you hold it until next Monday? I don't get paid until then.

Picked up my sons Eclipse from the dealer around 7PM and the dealer said to bring it back in the morning and they'll detail it for him. Politely declined and the salesman looked at me funny also. Returned the next day to finish the paperwork and he (the salesman) was amazed at how the car looked. Said that if it looked THAT good before he sold it, he would have gotten about a grand more ........ no, he wouldn't.

I can't afford it until next Monday:mad: If I put it in my cart, will you "hold" it for me?

Man, feels like a family member suddenly died:(

but can I writeoff the retail cost? Or just product?

Thanks guys Wal*mart put the tires on backwards:mad: and she didn't want me to clean the wheels..... I just couldn't help myself:willy: When she came to pick it up she said "Man that thing is SHINY, dayum, I got whitewalls again....." She was so happy, she told me that her previous detailer couldn't fix it. That detailer is considered a "drive by detailer" which means that he drives by, splashes water on your car, then drives off:mad:

I am trying to run a business and I have a question. I put magnetic signs on my car.... advertising. Essentially it's a rolling billboard. Question is, how do I write off the details I do on my own vehicle? I'm sure I can't charge myself the retail rate (doing business as DBA)

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Awesome!!

The process was pretty simple, wash twice (tree sap on hood and roof) Clay the whole vehicle (LOVE the DS!) wipe the DS off with the "most awesomest" blue microfiber towels:D 2 passes of Pinnacle's Advanced Swirl Remover - with the PC set on 6:rockon: (FMP wasn't abrasive enough, I tried:o) LCC 5.5" orange pad ( Adams Gen 2 was too large for the nooks and crannies) Adams FMP with the LCC white pad Pinnacle's Signature Series 2 carnauba paste wax applied with the Gen 2 black pad set on 3.5/4.5 (or is it gray?)to finish it all up Buff off with the rest of my blue towels VRT on all the black stuff UCS in the wheel wells cash check:glasses:

Had a customer come in yesterday (Sunday) with an '04 Highlander. Black. Asked if I could remove the water spots. Said that I'd "give it a shot". What Y'all think? Before: (after wash) No, that is NOT dirt on the hood, that is the result of the water spots:help: 50/50 shots and after: final shots: (mirror before up there, and now....)

and DIG:explode: