I use Nu Finish, works good for me.
I use Nu Finish, works good for me.
It does? Cool I've seen the comericials and it really does seem to make the paint look like new. Does it truthfully work that good? Or is that a bit of an exageration?Originally Posted by TTSpider
88eyeguy or any other car washing pro's out there. The source of my income is washing/waxing cars. If I was to wash the car, clay bar it, "polish" it, and then wax it what do you think would be a fair price to charge him. Keep in mind that he likes to think of himself as a customer not a family member when dealing with money.
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the shop charged 120 for a detail, but that was inside work too, so...i'd say you could charge anywhere between 35 and 50 dollars and still be reasonable. remember the hours that go into using clay. it usually takes me 4-7 hours to detail a car like i described and 7-10 hours to detail a large van, suv, or truck.
Four cars (and one motorcycle) in three years and not one with a cupholder...this is the story of my life.
I spent 2 hours waxing and he paid me $20. I might need to go up a bit on my rates :P
Edit: What did they do to your interior?
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shampoo the carpets, steam clean all the trim and seats, and coat the trim in ArmorAll. using a steamer in a dark colored car in the texas sun is no picnic.
Four cars (and one motorcycle) in three years and not one with a cupholder...this is the story of my life.
I live in Houston. Is it b/c you can't see where you have steemed and where you haven't? Also,when you say steam cleaned are you talking about cloth seats? B/c my dad has leather seats and so I use leather "wax" on those. Also do you have a carpet shampoo that you recommend? Thanks for all the help!
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actually it's because is freakin hot outside. while you can steam leather seats, i wouldn't recommend it unless the steamer has a soft head attachment so you don't tear up the leather. darn... i'll have to check to see what shampoo we used. typically, i would say to look for a car upholstery concentrate, and put the diluted solution in a spray bottle to apply to the carpet. you can even use the shampoo on the trim to clean it. i'll get back to you tomorrow on the exact shampoo we use, but most concentrates you find at O'Reilly Auto Parts or AutoZone will work.
Four cars (and one motorcycle) in three years and not one with a cupholder...this is the story of my life.
as long as they aren't suede iwould recomend using old fashiond saddle soap and a soft horsehair brush on leather seats. i like to use meguires leather wipes after they are cleaned to protect them. the saddle soap really brings back that new car smell. it's been used since well since who knows when and still works just as well as it ever did. i did all my own upholstery and am VERY picky about what i use.
6years and a collection of cup holdersthat don't fit.
You sewed your own interior? It looks really really nice and I usually am not a fan of leather interior. I'm planning on re-doing mine. Do ya have any suggestions? Any good books that could help? I have a friend that redid the interior in his boat and he said he would help me.as long as they aren't suede iwould recomend using old fashiond saddle soap and a soft horsehair brush on leather seats. i like to use meguires leather wipes after they are cleaned to protect them. the saddle soap really brings back that new car smell. it's been used since well since who knows when and still works just as well as it ever did. i did all my own upholstery and am VERY picky about what i use.
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Hey guys I bought the meguires clay bar kit, and meguirs polish. I'm planning on using it tomorrow. But I have a question. After I use the clay bar should I use some rubbing compound and then the polish and then the wax? Or just the clay bar, polish, and wax?
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you could take a sewing class at a local college or something like it that would help and yes guys sewwe just sew cool stuff. it's really a lot of practice, i have a knack for streching material that i didn't know i had i tried this several times before i got it right. if you have some help that would be a great asset to have. watching someone is better then reading a book anyday. this was supposed to be a kit for the seats, i didn't know it wasn't sewn together yet. the picture showed it sewn, but it was cut out pieces of material. i guess it was a suggestion on how it was supposed to look. as far as the door panels and the rest that is my design it came with a couple extra pieces of material and i designed from that. thats why the door panels are a split.
Last edited by lostforawhile; 07-08-2005 at 05:11 PM.
you could use the compound if the paint is oxidized or has swirl marks, but if not it would just be a waste of energy.
Four cars (and one motorcycle) in three years and not one with a cupholder...this is the story of my life.
Oh k. That's what I thought. But I figured someone here would have a definite answer. Thanks
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yah 3rdgenhatchback uses the same stuff that my dad does on his black truck that zymol stuff is good but being that ive worked in body shopd and been "spoiled " on how to polish a car i use mothers products there all really good but if i can i use a 7" polishing buffer and light compound from a company called ARADEX but the stuff is expensive
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well I spent 8 hours on saturday and then 3 hours today detailing the outside of my dad's Acura RL. On saturday I used a meguires clay bar. I steped back from the car to see what I thought. It did a good job but not good enough. Some of the scratches it didn't get out and stuff like that. So I took out my 3m Fine-Cut Rubbing compound and applied it with my buffer. I then wiped it off with my terry cloth. (it didn't come of easy at all) When I stepped back it looked really good. Almost all of the scratches were gone and it was smooth as glass. So then I broke out my foam pad attached it to my buffer and used my meguires polishing compound w/ a tad bit off water for lube. Well, by the time that I had wiped it all off it was almost midnight and my arm felt like it was about to fall off. (It didn't help any that I spent thursday and friday in the body shop hand sanding my car, sub box, and custom kick panels all day) So after I went to church this morning I came home to find that it was raining. After church tonight I came home and started the waxing process with a super fine foam pad. It was meguires NXT wax. After I finished buffing it all off. I came back w/ mother's back to black and mothers chrome polish. Then I cleaned the windows and called it a night. Needless to say with all of the hours spent on it I hope the result is as good as I think it will be. I can't wait to drive it outside and just let the sun hit it!
Also does anyone have any suggestions on what carpet shampoo to use? Or would a rented steam cleaner from kroger/safe-way be better? Thanks!
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