stilez
11-21-2004, 09:11 PM
...into pros ;)
Aside from the weather, today was great :)
I was contacted at separate times by an Autopian (ejoech) and a Detail City Member (rundatrack) about getting a detail done but having it more interactive so they`d be able to take the skills with them and do it on their own pretty much from there on out. I accepted both jobs and arranged for them both to meet at rundatrack`s house today.
I arrived around 9am with a complete devised plan of going through an Ultimate Detail using all of my products and techniques. The way it worked was I first gave some background info on each area of attention, giving them the common misconceptions and then the method I have found to work best. Following this I would explain each product (dilution if necessary) and demonstrate a complete procedure in a certain area. From there on they would complete the next area and I would critique if necessary and ultimately they would finish up the procedure while I set up the next.
Coming into this I wasn`t sure how much info they both had detailing. I was pleasantly surprised that they were both pretty savy detailers. They were pretty familiar with the terminology, acronyms, and many procedures. rundatrack actually worked at a couple different "hack" detailing shops in which he didn`t learn much due to egotistical and strict bosses. He said they were flat out not helpful. I also learned about some hilarious procedures they used to practice. For instance, my favorite of the day, they compounded every car...but they applied the compound with a paint stirring stick and just kinda threw it on the car. They then instructed him to use a wool pad at FULL SPEED!
Anyways, fun fun day, but tiring. We went 8 hours straight today with barely a break. We coulda used an extra hour of light for better pics, but like I said, the weather sucked today. On a better note, most products don`t work too well on the high humidity days, so for their benefit, they learned on one of the hardest days. So for the future, they will be pleasantly surprised with the ease of the procedures.
For the procedures, we did the same procedure for both vehicles. It was as follows:
Interior
-Full Vacuum
-Shampoo carpets and mats with Oxy (1 scoop)/ Costco APC (4 oz) : 2 gals hot water...thanks ebpcivicsi - the APC smelled yummy and did quite a job.
-Water:Woolite - 6:1 on leather, dash and doors
-APC+ 10:1 on Benz`s vinyl doors and dash (very soiled)
-Adam`s V.R.T. on dash and doors
-4* Leather Conditioner
-Gliptone Glass Cleaner
Before
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v157/kappapsi497/DSC03298.jpg
After
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v157/kappapsi497/DSC03317.jpg
Benz
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v157/kappapsi497/DSC03301.jpg
Mazda 6
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v157/kappapsi497/DSC03304.jpg
Aside from the weather, today was great :)
I was contacted at separate times by an Autopian (ejoech) and a Detail City Member (rundatrack) about getting a detail done but having it more interactive so they`d be able to take the skills with them and do it on their own pretty much from there on out. I accepted both jobs and arranged for them both to meet at rundatrack`s house today.
I arrived around 9am with a complete devised plan of going through an Ultimate Detail using all of my products and techniques. The way it worked was I first gave some background info on each area of attention, giving them the common misconceptions and then the method I have found to work best. Following this I would explain each product (dilution if necessary) and demonstrate a complete procedure in a certain area. From there on they would complete the next area and I would critique if necessary and ultimately they would finish up the procedure while I set up the next.
Coming into this I wasn`t sure how much info they both had detailing. I was pleasantly surprised that they were both pretty savy detailers. They were pretty familiar with the terminology, acronyms, and many procedures. rundatrack actually worked at a couple different "hack" detailing shops in which he didn`t learn much due to egotistical and strict bosses. He said they were flat out not helpful. I also learned about some hilarious procedures they used to practice. For instance, my favorite of the day, they compounded every car...but they applied the compound with a paint stirring stick and just kinda threw it on the car. They then instructed him to use a wool pad at FULL SPEED!
Anyways, fun fun day, but tiring. We went 8 hours straight today with barely a break. We coulda used an extra hour of light for better pics, but like I said, the weather sucked today. On a better note, most products don`t work too well on the high humidity days, so for their benefit, they learned on one of the hardest days. So for the future, they will be pleasantly surprised with the ease of the procedures.
For the procedures, we did the same procedure for both vehicles. It was as follows:
Interior
-Full Vacuum
-Shampoo carpets and mats with Oxy (1 scoop)/ Costco APC (4 oz) : 2 gals hot water...thanks ebpcivicsi - the APC smelled yummy and did quite a job.
-Water:Woolite - 6:1 on leather, dash and doors
-APC+ 10:1 on Benz`s vinyl doors and dash (very soiled)
-Adam`s V.R.T. on dash and doors
-4* Leather Conditioner
-Gliptone Glass Cleaner
Before
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v157/kappapsi497/DSC03298.jpg
After
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v157/kappapsi497/DSC03317.jpg
Benz
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v157/kappapsi497/DSC03301.jpg
Mazda 6
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v157/kappapsi497/DSC03304.jpg