what i`ve learned...

[imported_glfahlc]

since joining this forum and becoming interested in detailing cars, that a clean car isn`t necessarily a clean car. i`m so impressed with the work that you pros do to cars to really make them clean and spotless that my car will never be the clean and freshly detailed car that you guys get paid to do. i now know that when i see a clean car on the street the first thing i look for is wash swirls, if it has them then it really isn`t perfect...

[Nick Chapman]

Now my 7 year old little girl spots vehicles with swirls and scratches, and makes comments about them. Funny thing is, she can work a DA better than 99% of the people out there(not detailers)

[BIOLINK]

Solid! :notworthy:

[Todd@RUPES]

Now my 7 year old little girl spots vehicles with swirls and scratches, and makes comments about them. Funny thing is, she can work a DA better than 99% of the people out there(not detailers)

Gorgeous Girl Nick, you are training her well :thumbup: I have always found that if I could make the `wifes` see the swirls I had a customer for life

[SilverS8]

Now my 7 year old little girl spots vehicles with swirls and scratches, and makes comments about them. Funny thing is, she can work a DA better than 99% of the people out there(not detailers)

My 15 year old daughter goes to car shows with me and with the owner of the car standing right there she will start pointing out all the defects in the paint - swirls, holograms, dirty engines etc. It`s hilarious watching the look on the owner`s face when she does that, especially when we walk away and watch them try to see what she sees.

[D!Tailed]

My 15 year old daughter goes to car shows with me and with the owner of the car standing right there she will start pointing out all the defects in the paint - swirls, holograms, dirty engines etc. It`s hilarious watching the look on the owner`s face when she does that, especially when we walk away and watch them try to see what she sees.

Glad I`m not the only one.

The only problem for me is that I drive down the freeway and it`s all that I see.

Swirl...

Swirl...

Holograms...

Swirl...

[imported_Luster]

...when i see a clean car on the street the first thing i look for is wash swirls, if it has them then it really isn`t perfect...

Even worse is a car with "buffer trails"! I saw a car this weekend... The really proud owner of a shiny black Mercedes that was just "professionally polished" by the dealer.... nearly ruined by buffer trails/burns!!!

The car`s owner thought it looked great. How could he not see the trails, even in direct sunlight?????

I told him to take the car back and have the dealer re-paint it!

He still thinks it looks great.:cursing:Stop [I`m not understanding.]

[imported_Luster]

Now that`s cute. :thumbup:

[imported_glfahlc]

Now my 7 year old little girl spots vehicles with swirls and scratches, and makes comments about them. Funny thing is, she can work a DA better than 99% of the people out there(not detailers)

you let her practice on the bimmer nick....kewl

[Tuck91]

everyone thinks a clean car is the best it ever gets, wrong!

[Tucson buffer]

Can someone, please show me what a "hologram" looks like, and what do you pros do about it?

[BIOLINK]

Can someone, please show me what a "hologram" looks like, and what do you pros do about it?

Holograms or buffer trails can be caused by a variety of poor techniques using a rotary polisher, but generally by aggressive polishing/compounding not followed by a finish polish. Using the correct polish/pad/speed/technique for the given job/paint will help avoid and/or remove holograms. Well that`s the abridged version.

[imported_Luster]

Holograms or buffer trails can be caused by a variety of poor techniques using a rotary polisher, but generally by aggressive polishing/compounding not followed by a finish polish. Using the correct polish/pad/speed/technique for the given job/paint will help avoid and/or remove holograms. Well that`s the abridged version.

Excellent description!:thumbup:

[Nick Chapman]

you let her practice on the bimmer nick....kewl

This is a buddies car. He brought it over, needing some oxidation removed. Trust me when I sat that there is no way should could of hurt this vehicle anymore than it already was. This thing was trashed! That quarter in the picture, was the best looking part of the entire car

She does good though, I let her work on our cars, and the van. I figure in about a year, she`ll be trustworthy enough to work on customers cars. She really does understand what she`s doing, and she really can make an improvement on a vehicle. She doesn`t just move the DA across the paint. She works the product in, and removes defects. At the moment, her biggest "before/after" is oxidation, but she`s getting it.

You should have seen her when my buddy came and picked up his bimmer, she was telling him how much work she put into it, and not to ever look like that again I was so proud! :cornut:

[BIOLINK]

Excellent description!:thumbup:

Thanks man!

I should have said too that I have had good luck removing holograms with my PC and Menzerna PO85 or FPII. PO85RD is my new go to finish polish.