My earliest detailing memory was when I was about 13 years old. I remember laying on the ground with my dad, polishing his Cragar wheels with Mother`s Mag and Aluminum Polish for hours and hours. The rims where vintage and very oxidized. I must have hand rubbed each rim for 4-6 hours (each) until they were brilliant and shined like chrome.
Ironically, I can still remember the smell of the original Mother`s Mag & Aluminum Polish like it was yesterday. My father and I (mostly I) would spend hours on his 442, cleaning the interior, polishing parts of the engine (I hand sanded the aluminum Edlebrock Torker II intake and hand polished the entire thing. It took me an entire winter, working several hours a week).
The next summer I started `detailing` cars in my neighborhood, reading car magazines to learn more about the latest products (Hot Rod and Car Craft always had whats new product sections).
For a basic wash and Turtle Wax it was 15 dollars.
For my `advanced detail` which included the entire Meguiar`s DC System, it was 30 dollars. I really thought I was doing something special back then.
Anyways, I was curious if some of you remember your earliest detailing experiences/memories.
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