So I'm getting into detailing because I finally bought a car I want to make immaculate instead of just clean. I'm a member of a couple other intarweb forums for cars (specifically the Toyota Supra) and one of the guys on Supra411 has a whole load of AMAZING detailing results and he sent me here to learn the ways of depth, mirror polishing, and paint rescue.
Last year I bought a 1993 Toyota Supra Turbo with 133k miles on her with black paint. There is one imperfection on the driver B pillar where I can see what looks like undercoat through the paint and there are some rock chips on the hood. Aside from those two and a few minor hard water stains, she's clean. I want her looking AMAZING though so I came her to learn my way around.
1. How did you wind up at Autopia? Presidential Detailing guy from Supra411.com
2. What do you like most about detailing? Not sure yet...
3. What are your favorite products/processes and why? Ask me in a year
4. What's your dream car and why? I have a whole list... mkIV supra (own it!), 911 Turbo, C6 Vette Z06, Lotus Exige, 99 Mitsubishi 3000GT VR-4, Toyota Rav4 (what? seriously? yes...) Toyota Tacoma, BMW Z4 coupe... I like things that are fast, fun to drive, well designed, and look good. And as for the Rav and Tacoma, I own a Rav and it is the single most sure-footed and reliable thing I've ever seen. It is AMAZING in any capacity I've put it to. My supra is my "other woman. enough said.
5. What's the best thing you learned on Autopia? See number 3.
6. What are some of your other hobbies and interests? Things with buttons, lights, or motors. I like to go fast, I like to build stuff and I like to tinker. I also have a border collie and enjoy teaching her tricks.
7. Do you have any pets? If so, types, names, pics. Three- Milo and Booger are our cats- they don't appreciate cameras and booger has issues with her body image so she's kinda shy. Bella is our half border collie, half aussie shep and she's a camera whore. She has three albums in my picasa folder and can literally catch a frisbee with a flying back flip.
8. Name three secret techniques that you think you should share to fellow Autopians. Three again
9. Where are you from and where do you live now? Illinois until I was 18, college in Iowa, 3 years in CO, now in Oregon. I ran out of country so I live here now.
10. What was you first car and what got you interested in keeping cars perfect? First car was a 91 Dodge Colt. License plate was "MY POS 37" and I hated it. My supra and my Rav got me interested in keeping/making cars beautiful
11. What motivates you to detail? I LOVE seeing the results. Absolutely love it
12. Would you ever pay someone else to detail your car? No. I don't like people touching my car. My wife doesn't even get to drive the Supra.
13. Does detailing run in the family at all, or are you the only normal one? i'm the only person in my family that knows or cares to know anything about cars beyond where the oil and gas go in.
14. What is your favorite part about detailing? See 11.
15. If detailing is a hobby for you, would you like to do it full time, or do you feel that it would take the fun out of it? I'm considering learning to do it well and making a side business of it but no, I wouldn't want to do it full time.
Ok so... hi.
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