$10,000 Car Wash

If someone asked me if I could do a $10,000 car wash, I am pretty sure I could charge that. As far as getting crazy wax and measuring the thickness of the paint with a fancy gadget... that will have to wait for another day. Link to article below.

FIRST the cost of petrol went through the roof - now a bloke is charging £4800 ($11,500) to wash a single car.

British man Paul Dalton imports microfibre towels from Australia and special wax from Brazil to perform his 61-stage "Pinnacle Wash" on the luxury cars of wealthy clients.

The process takes two weeks per car, and includes four rinses with filtered water and three generous coats of a wax which costs £7000 a tube.

Mr Dalton heats the water to exactly 30C, and applies a secret clay mixture to help remove grime.

He uses a gadget to measure the thickness of the paintwork within a thousandth of a millimetre to ensure a mirror finish.

Rock star Rod Stewart's £700,000 Ferrari Enzo reportedly got the special treatment before the singer took delivery of it.

But for those put off by the cost, Mr Dalton offers an introductory 21-stage wash for the bargain price of £370.

"For many, the thought of spending (so much) to detail a car seems faintly ridiculous," Mr Dalton said.

Why have a clean engine room?

It is often dark, loud, scary, hot, cramped, and greasy in a lot of engine rooms. There are only a few reasons to ever spend a lot of time down there, mostly when things go wrong. To limit the amount of time in an engine room when something goes wrong, keep it clean! This will help spot leaking oil, or any other potential problems before they get serious. Take pride in keeping your manly engines show room clean (show it off to your friends/clients, everyone will be impressed), your yacht will thank you as well. Don't fit down there or don't want to get oil on your martini hand? Give us a call, and continue living the lifestyle you were meant to.

Lazzara Factory Tour

Don't have time to go tour the local Lazzara facility, just click here. There is a second part as well.

Strataglass Tip

The good folks at Carver provide this useful tip.

* DO NOT HANDLE STRATAGLASS (OR ANY VINYL) WITH SUNSCREEN ON YOUR HANDS! This will permanently cloud the vinyl where handled."