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Old 11-15-08, 07:49   #1 (permalink)
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Cleaning Fool is one lucky guy! Tutorial day

He didn't have 1, BUT 3 top detailers to learn from today.


I really wish I was that lucky when I started out.


We had a beautiful place to hang out today: howareb's new shop, Mint Detailing




On his first ever detail with a high speed rotary, he went from this:

Process:
qd wipe down
105 PFW 1500rpm - few passes
105 black ccs pad 1500 rpm
106ff red ccs pad 1500rpm
Victoria Wax
OCW (Got Leather)



To This!!!



Stay tuned for the rest of the story (tomorrow)
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Old 11-15-08, 09:00   #2 (permalink)
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All that I can say is that those bratworst made it all worth while. Boy WHERE they good. (whoops I meant WERE).

Cleaning Fool looked like a pro today. You would have never known that it was his first time on a rotary.
 
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Old 11-15-08, 09:22   #3 (permalink)
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Very cool! I think its great that everybody helps everybody out. I wish I had someone with me when I did my first rotary correction, boy did I have some questions
 
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Old 11-15-08, 09:27   #4 (permalink)
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awesome, looks like everyone had a informative and great time!
 
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Old 11-15-08, 11:46   #5 (permalink)
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There's a lot of skill in that room. Hats off to the seasoned pros!

Nice shop BTW. Sure beats my, uh, gravel driveway.
 
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Old 11-16-08, 02:50   #6 (permalink)
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I wish that was offered in my area, great job!
 
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Old 11-16-08, 04:19   #7 (permalink)
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Nice size shop! It definately needs alot more light though.
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Old 11-16-08, 04:45   #8 (permalink)
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It was great to meet the guys. I did sorta kinda mention I wanted to learn the rotary. Before I knew it Thomas drove his car in and I had a Makita in my hand..On his car nonetheless!!!YIKES!....Heres kinda how it went..I'm buffing along first time with a Rotary, Thomas the coach: "Your going to fast"....."The cord is touching the car"....."Your knee is touching the car."........"Your belly is touching the car."......"No fingers on the car."......"I can still see a swirl."...."Thats not the Autopian way."..."Cant leave caked up polish un the car." "Never set the rotary down like that."..."Your *** is touching the car"...."No, not that towel."...."Never leave a donut on the customers car"..."You mis-spelled that word"(some will get that, some won't)..."To much polish"...."Its spelled Meguiars, not Migwyers."...."You missed the corner"........It was a great learning experience, Thomas is a great teacher, how many guys would teach you the rotary on there own car? And to DJ-(Got Leather-Mr Optiseal/Optimum Car Wax) for all his super advice and Eric for being such a good host (Howareb).Great time!......

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Had a great time guys. Can't wait until the next one. Here's a few pics from yesterday.

Ed (Cleaning Fool) Breaking down M105



A random after shot in the halogens after polishing



A few after shots...











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It was great to meet the guys. I did sorta kinda mention I wanted to learn the rotary. Before I knew it Thomas drove his car in and I had a Makita in my hand..On his car nonetheless!!!YIKES!....Heres kinda how it went..I'm buffing along first time with a Rotary, Thomas the coach: "Your going to fast"....."The cord is touching the car"....."Your knee is touching the car."........"Your belly is touching the car."......"No fingers on the car."......"I can still see a swirl."...."Thats not the Autopian way."..."Cant leave caked up polish un the car." "Never set the rotary down like that."..."Your *** is touching the car"...."No, not that towel."...."Never leave a donut on the customers car"..."You mis-spelled that word"(some will get that, some won't)..."To much polish"...."Its spelled Meguiars, not Migwyers."...."You missed the corner"........It was a great learning experience, Thomas is a great teacher, how many guys would teach you the rotary on there own car? And to DJ-(Got Leather-Mr Optiseal/Optimum Car Wax) for all his super advice and Eric for being such a good host (Howareb).Great time!......
LMAO... for the day, thomas was mr.miyagi and you were daniel son...
 
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LMAO... for the day, thomas was mr.miyagi and you were daniel son...
Good analogy. Sums it up real well...LMAO
 
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Old 11-16-08, 05:02   #12 (permalink)
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Awesome work! I've always been scared of high-speed buffers but with the proper training its way better than the PC i'm used to.

Also, bump for locals!

-Tim
 
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