<HTML>Your response smacks of bigotry and I am appalled that you are incapable of defending your products without disparaging an entire continent and its peoples. What is even more galling is that you enjoy an income from selling your products to India and seem to hold them in such little regard. Mr. Manchanda related what I believed to be an opinion about your products and experiences pby concoursgarage - Auto Detailing: Secrets of the Experts
<HTML>I hate it when people say "if I had time I would do it myself" I recently responded to the person..with all due respect I have every equipment, chemical, and tool available and I am going to have to bust my a$$ to clean your vehicle... Please tell me how you will be able to? "I want my car wash, waxed and detailed" " My car is in excellent condition"by concoursgarage - Auto Detailing: Secrets of the Experts
<HTML>We charge $65.00 per hour and up. depending on the services. We have broken down the service into Maintenance, Detailing, Restorative Detailing, Show and Competition, add on services (PDR, leather repair etc.Specialty services have a different labor rate...(odor removal, water damage, concrete deposit removal, Paint overspray, etc, and thos rates are determied by the difficulty levelby concoursgarage - Auto Detailing: Secrets of the Experts
<HTML>Gentlemen!!! Stop this appalling behavior...</HTML>by concoursgarage - Auto Detailing: Secrets of the Experts
<HTML>Since this is a forum for sharing information...why not share what the procedures and products are..."instead of contact me directly"... If the products are not available then it is an opportunity for us to purchase them thru you...</HTML>by concoursgarage - Auto Detailing: Secrets of the Experts
<HTML>Depending on the adhesive you can use an adhesive remover (debonder) it will liquify the adhesive... If you do not have enough time to obtain one use a viscous not runny wax or compound with a razor blade... The razor blade should be at an angle..slowly slide or cut away at the adhesive making sure not to cut into the paint..the compound or fluid will help the razor glide across theby concoursgarage - Auto Detailing: Secrets of the Experts
<HTML>You should always test the fabric protectant before full application... some of them streak..some leave a chalky powder film...</HTML>by concoursgarage - Auto Detailing: Secrets of the Experts
<HTML>where does one buy? and how much?</HTML>by concoursgarage - Auto Detailing: Secrets of the Experts
<HTML>When detailing a vehicle with a soft cloth top or vinyl top my policy is to thoroughly wash and apply appropriate vinyl top dressing of fabric repellant to the top. BMW/Mercedes/Porsche and others sell their own fabric top protectants at the dealer. Recently a client told me that BMW advised him that failure to use their protectant would void his warranty. I have not had time tby concoursgarage - Auto Detailing: Secrets of the Experts
<HTML>Almost all types of leather can be successfully re colored to near original by an experienced professional leather repair person if the leather is not badly damaged. The color should be an exact match, it will be smoooth not rough to the touch and should not peel off when cleaned as the appropriate top coat should be applied.</HTML>by concoursgarage - Auto Detailing: Secrets of the Experts
<HTML>No big deal... save your money If you have time and patience and some skill you can do an effective repair with a fine tip brush or syringe slowing layering paint touch up to little above level.... wet sanding the area and polishing. If you have no skill and are a perfectionist have a professional do the touch up..</HTML>by concoursgarage - Auto Detailing: Secrets of the Experts
<HTML>Many insurance companies will pay for detailing services for damages to a vehicle as a result of an accident. (paint overspray, dent removal, windshield repair, water intrusion, odor removal, scratches from snow removal or improper washing, environmental damage -rail dust - etc. We do this all the time but prefer to represent the client and not the insurance company. What most peby concoursgarage - Auto Detailing: Secrets of the Experts
<HTML>Is salting the soap used to seperate the soap so that it can rise to the top?</HTML>by concoursgarage - Auto Detailing: Secrets of the Experts
<HTML>Depending on the depth of the scratch it may be successfully removed or minimized by buffing. If it is deep it will have to be repainted. Price for buffing or painting can only be determined by a visual inspection of the vehicle by a professional auto detailer or autobody person. The age, color, vintage , make of vehicle and owner will determine what type of painting and cost.by concoursgarage - Auto Detailing: Secrets of the Experts
<HTML>If the dye is comming off the seat and saddle bag, it more than likely an aniline unprotected leather and you should discontinue cleaning. or find a milder cleaner You can recolor with an aniline dye of same of similar color as well as you can recolor with a waterbased dye. If the motorcycle is a classic or very expensive it would be prefarable to recolor with an aniline dye to maby concoursgarage - Auto Detailing: Secrets of the Experts
<HTML>We have also been testing out the Tornado for the past 6 weeks and paid about $90 with a gallon of chemical. We have found it useful in some detailing applications. In nooks, crannies, between seats, did not clean some vents as well as I would like. I have used it on extremely dirty areas of carpeting around foot pedals to help remove embedded soiling…would suggest that one hasby concoursgarage - Auto Detailing: Secrets of the Experts
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<HTML>We also do water intrusion on a daily basis..and as a matter of course will only use air blower with seats out and carpets in place…. if under padding is fibrous jute material…and water intrusion is within 48 hours from an open sunroof, window, or leaking seal. In many newer vehicles a more dense sponge padding is being affixed to the carpets and a blower is simply not adequate enoby concoursgarage - Auto Detailing: Secrets of the Experts
<HTML>The fastest way to get in trouble is in trying to remedy this problem by making assumptions…. without any proper diagnostic evaluation. There might be more going on here… and you need to begin with a thorough diagnostic evaluation…ask questions? Are you sure this is mildew and not a chemical smell from the fabric protectant? If you have determined it is mildew Is it is possible theby concoursgarage - Auto Detailing: Secrets of the Experts
<HTML>Brian, If you are speaking about powerwashing carpets while still in the vehicle...we do not need an association to tell us that is wrong or unprofessional. But if you are speaking about powerwashing the carpet out of the vehicle why would it be wrong? ...just a different methodology... I do this all the time when there is a specific need for me to do so....there is no mold or mideby concoursgarage - Auto Detailing: Secrets of the Experts
<HTML>You do not need to play the devils advocate... I could not agree more..why would anyone treat a "high end car" any differently. I think many are failing to recognize that there is a huge market of consumers who want excellent service. I work on so high end vehicles all day next to geo prism's and all my clients want the same thing..exceptional service.</HTML>by concoursgarage - Auto Detailing: Secrets of the Experts
<HTML>Check the glove box for warranty on paint sealant it might give you a clue to the name or you can call the dealer where vehicle was purchased and ask for pricing on warranty sealants and which brand they use.</HTML>by concoursgarage - Auto Detailing: Secrets of the Experts
<HTML>Remove from what type of surface?</HTML>by concoursgarage - Auto Detailing: Secrets of the Experts
<HTML>I do surf the web a lot but also have experience with textile manufacturing. As a service provider it is incumbent that I keep abreast of all types of technology related to automobiles and cleaning. Knowledge creates consumer confidence, gives me an edge over the competition, allows me to bill at higher rate and more importantly provide better service to the consumer.</HTML>by concoursgarage - Auto Detailing: Secrets of the Experts
<HTML>More than likely the headliner was not suede but Alcantara a registered trade mark of a new generation ultra-microfibre textile manufactured in Italy. This new form of textile has many applications and is used in furniture, aviation, marine, aircraft, clothing and the automobile industries. It is used to upholster seats, dashboard, molded surfaces, trim, panels, consoles, and headlby concoursgarage - Auto Detailing: Secrets of the Experts
<HTML>Call the paint shop and ask them to fax you written instructions on how handle a newly painted finish including their recommendations for body shop safe products.</HTML>by concoursgarage - Auto Detailing: Secrets of the Experts
<HTML>Take your vehicle to a professional detailer who does leather and vinyl repair or to your mitsubishu dealer. The glove box can be repaired by camoflauging the scratch and recoloring the area with the same color. You will not know there was even a scratch to the area</HTML>by concoursgarage - Auto Detailing: Secrets of the Experts
<HTML>This seems like a job for the more experienced detailer...and perhaps something you might want to decline, if you feel you do not have the confidence or skills that will meet and exceed that persons expectations. If this is an autobody facility that does custom painting ...you have one opportunity to showcase your work, and if you fail you will not get another chance. What you arby concoursgarage - Auto Detailing: Secrets of the Experts
<HTML>While you may be prejudiced about your own seminars.. I would still like you to talk more about them. The 3 seminars you presented I think are: Establishing a profitable express detail operation in your car wash Packaging, Pricing and Selling Detail Services ?Unknown..</HTML>by concoursgarage - Auto Detailing: Secrets of the Experts
<HTML>Make no assumptions or even guess what the caller wants. Return the call and arrange to meet in person. Your meeting should detail exactly what he wants done to these vehicles. for example what cut is?.. If you feel you have the qualifications and can meet his objectives, confirm your meeting in writing, detailing the discussion, finally quote price and your terms of payment.by concoursgarage - Auto Detailing: Secrets of the Experts