<HTML>The PC 7428 also now uses the loop handle like the makita</HTML>by Robert H. - Auto Detailing: Secrets of the Experts
<HTML>You've got a point Phil. I'd hate to think of someone blaming their dog for blood spilled from a fight (people ALWAYS lie about fighting) or female things (okay gross but VERY common!). I trust this was a dog but it's wise to treat all blood as fatally harmful till proven otherwise.</HTML>by Robert H. - Auto Detailing: Secrets of the Experts
<HTML>Phil, I'm not slamming you or Bud. The point I was trying to make was that everybody was starting to speculate and the discussion was all over the map. I was stating we should look up the facts then present them. I also stated that yourself and Bud were correct and made a very important point. Biohazard cleanup is dangerous and the fines for being slack, as you pointed out, aby Robert H. - Auto Detailing: Secrets of the Experts
<HTML>Okay here's the link: Plain and clear- animals are excluded. Use common sense and universal precautions (eyewear, gloves, mask if desired) and clean away.</HTML>by Robert H. - Auto Detailing: Secrets of the Experts
<HTML>Okay first we are talking about DOG blood. Dogs do not harbor HIV, Hep B, or Hep C. Second, Brian you are correct in that HIV dies quickly outsided the body (~24hrs). Lastly Phil/Bud you are correct in that Biohazard is serious business. HUMAN blood is different from animal blood and has a separate set of guidelines. After all, chef deal with cow and chicken blood and you donby Robert H. - Auto Detailing: Secrets of the Experts
<HTML>Save your money on "blood cleaners" Pour some hydrogen peroxide on the spots. Let them fizz up real good for about 30sec to a min. Then extract with room temp water. Repeat till the blood is gone. I use this to remove blood from everthing from cotton to silk!</HTML>by Robert H. - Auto Detailing: Secrets of the Experts
<HTML>Air compressors, even with water traps, still blow tiny amount of water and OIL out with the air. That is why you should NOT use an air compressor.</HTML>by Robert H. - Auto Detailing: Secrets of the Experts
<HTML>I agree but unfortunately I don't think you can change the nature of the beast, it's been tried repeatedly without sucess. Many people are here because other forums have banned them and this forum appears nearly endless in tolerance for such posting. I am NOT referring to ANYONE as I don't know who has or has not been banned elsewhere and it's none of my businessby Robert H. - Auto Detailing: Secrets of the Experts
<HTML>I'm sure a bug deflector on your cavalier would be a chick magnet... Bwahahaha</HTML>by Robert H. - Auto Detailing: Secrets of the Experts
<HTML>Hmmm. I would take serious precautions if using carpet dye then. I would use chemical grade respirators or even external air source respiration, heavy chemical grade nitrile gloves, and serious skin protection (MC is rapidly absorbed through the skin!) when using carpet dye that contains this stuff or even better... let someone else do carpet dyeing!</HTML>by Robert H. - Auto Detailing: Secrets of the Experts
<HTML>Hey folks- Methylene Chloride is metabolized by the liver to carbon monoxide...BAD BAD STUFF!!!!!!!! Also it's a suspected carcinogen. If you don't need to use it, by all means don't. What is it being used for besides a paint solvent??? -Rob</HTML>by Robert H. - Auto Detailing: Secrets of the Experts
<HTML>Sorry guys, been a bit busy... Degreasers do rely on the heavy alkaline content to clean. Thus buffering the high pH degreaser would basically neuter it. At the same time cleaning is not detergent + water on every surface. For example leather. You want solvent but not too much water as it speeds up leather breakdown. You want a surfactant or detergent to aid soil loosening and reby Robert H. - Auto Detailing: Secrets of the Experts
<HTML>Deionized water means no ions (duh, right?). These ions are usually many salts but of interest are the salts that are in hard water. Soft water contains salts like sodium chloride or potassium chloride, etc. that are very soluble in water and thus stay dissolved. They are also in low concentration Hard water contains the above plus heavy metals like calcium and magnesium and complby Robert H. - Auto Detailing: Secrets of the Experts
<HTML>There are no 100% slam dunk ways to tell the products are still on but appearance and changes in the way water acts on the surface are a clue. Some products don't bead, they sheet! You must know your products and your surfaces. For the record: Surface prep is 99% of an exterior detail. Cars come from the factory or from the paintshop without wax on them and see how they lookby Robert H. - Auto Detailing: Secrets of the Experts
<HTML>Let's talk about pH for a second. I thought I posted this earlier. The scale is a measure of alkalinity or acidity and the scale is given correctly however I submit these corrections: pH is the concentration of ions in solution. If you dilute the solution you decrease the concentration of ions in that solution. The scale is logrithmic so it's not a 1:1 change in pH. Taby Robert H. - Auto Detailing: Secrets of the Experts
<HTML>Don't use products with silicones, especially if repainting or painting is required. This product will clean, remove oxidation, repair swirls/scratches, make it look like new and can be done by hand. Use motor oil to give tires a long lasting shine Use laquer thinner to make your whitewalls look like new! NOAH, funny you should say this: "All detailing products are tby Robert H. - Auto Detailing: Secrets of the Experts
<HTML>Don't forget microfiber!! Oh, and I'm sure you know which products i like.... </HTML>by Robert H. - Auto Detailing: Secrets of the Experts
<HTML>UV protection is a strong selling point so if the company made an effort to include it, I'd imagine you would find it on the bottle! As always, you're welcome folks. Glad to be of any help. I hope you don't feel I accused you Brian, I just made a blanket statement to anyone reading these posts.</HTML>by Robert H. - Auto Detailing: Secrets of the Experts
<HTML>It is a "miracle" product that attempts to fix blemishes by covering them up. Cover your car in mineral oil and it will look like new too! It is plain old silicone. The solvent cleans a little too. Bad idea...</HTML>by Robert H. - Auto Detailing: Secrets of the Experts
<HTML>Okay Bud has the right idea here guys, you'd be wise to listen. High pH products have the ability to 'cut' grease. Simple Green has a pH of 9.5 as I recall. Pure sodium hydroxide has a pH of 14. Neutral pH is 7. For every unit of pH you move (up or down) you change hydroxide concentration by a factor of 10! Thus diluting SG by a ratio of 100:1 only decrease pH byby Robert H. - Auto Detailing: Secrets of the Experts
<HTML>Due to it's high pH I would NOT suggest using it on vinyl and interiors... even diluted. Use a pH balanced APC.</HTML>by Robert H. - Auto Detailing: Secrets of the Experts
<HTML>By the way... CONGRATS ON YOUR NEW VENTURE!</HTML>by Robert H. - Auto Detailing: Secrets of the Experts
<HTML>Be wary of partnerships, they can end the biz long before you're ready. Do a google search for detailing and you'll come up with tons! I recommend you start with all the retailer's sites as they give free advice and how to's. Then formulate a plan, figure your start-up costs and call them to negotiate a discount. Email me for more info if you want!</HTML>by Robert H. - Auto Detailing: Secrets of the Experts
<HTML>I forgot to mention something. UV protection is the most important thing we should be looking for in our interior dressing/cleaning products.</HTML>by Robert H. - Auto Detailing: Secrets of the Experts
<HTML>Bud please read your post: "If a dressing has anti-static agents in it there will be no dust accumulation." Reading this builds the hope that antistatic agents will solve the problem as there will be no dust accumulation. As I pointed out, that is not true. Please don't switch the issue to me. I kept it simple to explain the facts behind my point so people can evalby Robert H. - Auto Detailing: Secrets of the Experts
<HTML>HCl is no where near as hazardous as HF so there is some comfort there. It is great to hear you take the hazards of HCl seriously anyways. The concentration is the hazard as HCl is the acid in our stomachs. Is your respirator rated for chemical fumes? I would consider a move to a goggle that resists fumes better than safety glasses, you don't want to develop cataracts later!by Robert H. - Auto Detailing: Secrets of the Experts
<HTML>First of all, people have been banned here. Second, you're use of forum implies open AND public. Detai City and anyother forum is NOT public. You register to join and doing so requires you to read and abide by the owner's rules. HE OWNS THE WEBSITE. I just don't understand what is unclear to you. Parks are public, sidewalks are public, government buildings are puby Robert H. - Auto Detailing: Secrets of the Experts
<HTML>Bud, As requested: Hydrofluoric acid (hereafter HF) is highly toxic as previously mentioned. Specifically, the acid doesn't dissociate readily like in Hydrochloric acid (HCl) so it penetrates all tissues easily. The fluoride ions interact with minerals such as Calcium and Magnesium, enzyme activities, and dissolves all tissue including bone. The mechanisms are complex but Iby Robert H. - Auto Detailing: Secrets of the Experts
<HTML>Hydrofluoric Acid is a weaker acid than Hydrochloric acid but is more dangerous because both the Hyrdrogen ion and the Fluoride ion are highly reactive to the human body. It doesn't absorb to the bone, it DISSOLVES to the bone.</HTML>by Robert H. - Auto Detailing: Secrets of the Experts
<HTML>I'm with Elortt, well put Anthony. Sorry to see you get involved in this mess.</HTML>by Robert H. - Auto Detailing: Secrets of the Experts