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    Envious Detailing: Another JB BMW save!!!

    This particular car went through a rough time before being purchased by the current owner. Apparently the roof, trunk lid, and hood were great spots to put a purse and drag it off. NUMEROUS deep scratches were blended as you can feel then with your fingernail, which means they are not going to...
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    the BMW that possibly needed wetsanding...yeah right!

    so I get an email from a guy asking about correcting the paint on his jet black BMW. Long story short, the dealership washed it, then tried to "buff out" the massive amount of swirl marks instilled...they cant and give it back to him saying "thats how black cars are"...full of holograms at this...
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    bye bye 2010!!!

    :wavey:wavey:wavey:wavey:wavey:wavey
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    Envious Detailing: 2008 Range Rover and Lambo Gallardo

    First up, the Lambo which was a simple overall protection package. It could use a polishing and slight paint correction, hopefully to be done at a later date. But for now, its an overall enhancement! Process: 3D waterless wash since I was in a parking structure Chemical guys E Cream Glaze...
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    Envious Detailing: 1966 Porsche 912 revival!!!!

    OOOOOOHHHH YEAAHHHHHH!!!!!!!!! hahaha, just had to start this one off like that... So what we have here is a severely neglected red porsche 912 which was in dire need of a reconditioning paint correction detail. single stage paint and SOFT made it a much easier job, but at the same time...
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    fresno detailer needed

    who is up in the fresno area???? need someone soon
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    Envious Detailing: Porsche 996TT

    A couple weeks in the making for this one with scheduling conflicts and what not, I finally got to it. At first i thought it was going to be a crappy day, but then the sun came out and it made the difference in the after pictures obviously. Upon arrival, a few things I noticed: hazy...
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    Envious Detailing: 2001 Mustang Bullitt, and a 2004 BMW M3 in San Diego

    Started the day out with a 5am wake up to prep for the long day ahead. Packed up the car, stopped off at the gas station, and was finally on the road at about 6am for what I knew would be a long day. I was contacted by a member here to head on down San Diego and detail not one, but two of his...
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    exterior plastics and trim

    so here is the deal....for cars like xterras, jeeps, etc with a lot of plastic black trim, I need a more durable product if one exists. Right now my process is the following: wash, deep clean, hit with either 303 or megs hyper (temp looks). is there something out there that will last a lot...
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    Envious Detailing: vw powered buggy

    So this car was a long time in the making....meaning the owner saw the work I did on the 56 porsche replica I did here a while back. He was thoroughly impressed and wants to talk with me about maintaining his FLEET of cars...from what he mentioned, it was about 15-18 cars that need my work...
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    Envious Detailing: CPO Mercedes S550

    I dont know what they call a detail at mercedes, but paint correction is definitely not included!!! This thing was hammered!! holograms, swirls, slight oxidation....you name it! Owner bought the car with the intention of having me come out and get it looking right! Said "I knew it had all...
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    Skrapes 63!!!! cleaned up by Envious Detailing

    MUCH MUCH better looking all around!!!!!! better paint, better look, awesomeness!!! This wasnt a 100% full correction detail, but it did need a solid two step to remove the swirling and the buffer trails from the painter and get it about 90%+. He can sure lay some paint, but as most...
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    something I just thought about

    so lets say you have to hit the panel 3 times with megs 105 or any other compound and a orange pad/wool pad. - do you hit the same spot 3 times in a row heating up the panel, or do you go about the whole panel, and then re-do the panel in the same sequence? I am curious as to what other...
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    Envious Detialing: 2006 Corvette 15 hours later...

    I was contacted by this client based on a referral from a previous corvette I detailed..Thanks Rory! I went over an did an initial inspection on the car while it was sitting in the direct FULL sun...it was horrifying! The car had been repainted at one point, which was a good thing for me as...
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    Pretty hammered Honda S2000

    Got the email saying my car is not up to par, and needs some help...YES IT DID!!! Results were night and day! Lots of left over wax/polish residue all over the car That I ended up spending an hour on in the end...it was really stubborn and caked on! I got most of it off, but really could...
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    On the fence regarding pricing...

    after talking to a quite few people, I am debating on the pricing structure for the new express business launching soon... my plan is to have someone else (possibly two people) doing the work, while I just administrate and send them to a few stops daily or at least 4 days a week (in due time...
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    Flex and menzerna polishes for sale

    http://www.autopia.org/forum/classifieds.php?do=viewitem&itemid=35 this place gets more looks than the classifieds
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    STUMPED on flier info

    so I have a tri fold flier about to be printed... I have 5 sections done, but I have a 6th I need to fill and I cant think of what to put down. picture this: side one - outside left, center (back), right - left folds in to be the top, back is the back, right is folded in to be the...
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    brochure...

    I suck at this marketing stuff...lol on a tri fold brochure, I have the following layed out... inside: reasons to use / packages / maintanence program, contact info outside: blank / blank / logo and contact info What else should I put in the blank spots??? This is for a MUCH...
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    need shirts made...who?

    who do you recommend in the OC area, or online? I only need about 10 shirts, so I know its a stretch. My guy got out of the screen printing business, so I need someone new!
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