How to completely wipe MBPr

     I have windows bootcamp on it and osx but i just want to start completely over.  The recovery partition >install osx lets me start but i cant continue past the point of selecting the drive - it wont let me.  Besides though, i just want to start fresh so its like brand new.  I guess i am used to CD installs ha!  How do i get this done?

You can certainly create a Recovery HD on a USB flash drive as long as your current Recovery HD is good. You can do that with the Lion Recovery Disk Assistant 1.0.
You would then boot from the Recovery HD on the flash drive. Then do the following:
Select Disk Utility from the main menu and click on the Continue button.
After DU loads select your internal hard drive (the entry with the mfgr.'s ID and size) from the left side list. Note the SMART status of the drive in DU's status area.  If it does not say "Verified" then the drive is failing or has failed and will need replacing.  SMART info will not be reported  on external drives. Otherwise, click on the Partition tab in the DU main window.
Under the Volume Scheme heading set the number of partitions from the drop down menu to one. Click on the Options button, set the partition scheme to GUID then click on the OK button. Set the format type to Mac OS Extended (Journaled.) Click on the Partition button and wait until the process has completed.
Quit DU and return to the main menu. Select Reinstall Lion from the main menu and click on the Continue button.
Is this what you had in mind?

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