Last Detail Before CA (w/ new products)

[CEE DOG]

I guess if one didn't want to they wouldn't have to view it. Paul S

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[mchess1]

Christian, that is a beautiful 10 year old vehicle. It must be the envy of the neighborhood when you drive it around.

Great job and fantastic pictures.

 

[christian900se]

Beautifull work Christian! I should feel nothing but impathy for this troll. Unfortunately I don't. It's very sad but I think it's this troll who never got his huggies. I have a lot of other words I would like to say but I will refrain. Enough time and attention wasted on his negative energy.

Hahaha, you don't even know how many times I had to edit down my original response to that guy lol. Thanks for the comment, I know I should start showing more process rather than results so I will work on that part of my posts. I will put together reviews and post them up!

I think it was an informative post and enjoyed viewing it. Thanks for the extra effort. I guess if one didn't want to they wouldn't have to view it. Paul S

Thank you Paul, I tried to integrate reviews into this thread but I guess I wound up being a little more vague than I would have liked. I definately agree on that last sentence.

Christian, that is a beautiful 10 year old vehicle. It must be the envy of the neighborhood when you drive it around.

Great job and fantastic pictures.

I try my best, but most people just look at it and go "Its just that loud black car again" haha. But I put a ton of money and effort into transforming it into what it is now, but its worth it to me. I have to say my favorite thing is looking at the car and knowing that no one even has a clue at how old it is or what is lurking underneath the hood.

Thank you for the nice comment, it is much appreciated as always!

 

[christian900se]

For what its worth; these pictures are the last time the car will be on the east coast:

[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8a5gwP3coLA&feature=channel]YouTube - Going on the flatbed[/video]
[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TFNPaip3kCg]YouTube - Waving to the Saab[/video]

Its always nerve wracking watching your car on a flatbed (which has happened a few times due to the Saab breaking down), and of course the weather didn't agree with me so it was raining/snowing on pickup. Anyways, I get carried away with taking pictures so I apologize if these seem redundant.

 

[Laura]

I know I should start showing more process rather than results so I will work on that part of my posts. I will put together reviews and post them up!


I tried to integrate reviews into this thread but I guess I wound up being a little more vague than I would have liked. I definately agree on that last sentence.


I try my best, but most people just look at it and go "Its just that loud black car again" haha. But I put a ton of money and effort into transforming it into what it is now, but its worth it to me. I have to say my favorite thing is looking at the car and knowing that no one even has a clue at how old it is or what is lurking underneath the hood.

Christian, you have absolutely nothing to explain, defend, or apologize for!!!!! Your car looks absolutely awesome! Anybody who knows anything about black paint on a daily driver that old doesn't need a before picture to understand the amount of time, effort, and money you put into it. Reading through this reminded me of a post Mike Phillips had some time ago entitled the Mindset of a Professional (The Mindset of a Professional Detailer). He says the following:

"Besides confidence, a professional detailer also brings to the table their soul, by this I mean a true craftsman of the art of polishing paint brings to his craft the human elements of care and passion.
The human elements of caring about the quality of your work, and having a true passion for the craft, is a mindset. This mindset is a way of thinking that is an unconscious reflex similar to breathing. By this we mean, just like none of us ever have to think about breathing because it's an automatic reflex that is a part of our physiology, for the craftsman, doing their very best work for every car they touch is an unavoidable reflex... it's in their blood."

You, my friend, are a professional. Despite your exceptional detailing example, your self control is equally impressive and speaks volumes about your personal desire to be your best! It's so unfortunate that there are those out there who don't recognize or appreciate the Fruits of the Spirit anymore!! :goodjob2:

 

[Rebelranger]

This is absolutely fantastic. I'm also new to this world of detailing and looking at this regardless of its condition before helps me think through how I want my finish to look
for my black Audi.
As for the negative comments..before is not important at all. We all work to get to the after. I know that I am in the process of doing three cars and already I'm proud of where I am in the results of my first car and I have not sealed it or waxed it yet. I'm more prone to pick up my camera now and proudly display my results as opposed to show how poorly my ride looked before (a bit embarrassing to say the least).
God job and very very inspirational!
:xyxthumbs:

 

[DARK HORSE]

Christian, you have absolutely nothing to explain, defend, or apologize for!!!!! Your car looks absolutely awesome! Anybody who knows anything about black paint on a daily driver that old doesn't need a before picture to understand the amount of time, effort, and money you put into it.

You, my friend, are a professional. Despite your exceptional detailing example, your self control is equally impressive and speaks volumes about your personal desire to be your best! It's so unfortunate that there are those out there who don't recognize or appreciate the Fruits of the Spirit anymore!! :goodjob2:

:iagree:Very well spoken and ever so true! (I wish I could have been so eloquent in previous post). Way to go Christian, you definitely took the high road. :dblthumb2:

 

[christian900se]

This is how the car looked when I bought it about 3 years ago:

Paint condition:

 

[christian900se]

Christian, you have absolutely nothing to explain, defend, or apologize for!!!!! Your car looks absolutely awesome! Anybody who knows anything about black paint on a daily driver that old doesn't need a before picture to understand the amount of time, effort, and money you put into it. Reading through this reminded me of a post Mike Phillips had some time ago entitled the Mindset of a Professional (The Mindset of a Professional Detailer). He says the following:

"Besides confidence, a professional detailer also brings to the table their soul, by this I mean a true craftsman of the art of polishing paint brings to his craft the human elements of care and passion.
The human elements of caring about the quality of your work, and having a true passion for the craft, is a mindset. This mindset is a way of thinking that is an unconscious reflex similar to breathing. By this we mean, just like none of us ever have to think about breathing because it's an automatic reflex that is a part of our physiology, for the craftsman, doing their very best work for every car they touch is an unavoidable reflex... it's in their blood."

You, my friend, are a professional. Despite your exceptional detailing example, your self control is equally impressive and speaks volumes about your personal desire to be your best! It's so unfortunate that there are those out there who don't recognize or appreciate the Fruits of the Spirit anymore!! :goodjob2:

Honestly, you guys are all way too kind. If there was a way to blush on the forum, it would be happening right now.

Its kind of incredible having all this support and is very humbling, so thank you so much.

This is absolutely fantastic. I'm also new to this world of detailing and looking at this regardless of its condition before helps me think through how I want my finish to look
for my black Audi.
As for the negative comments..before is not important at all. We all work to get to the after. I know that I am in the process of doing three cars and already I'm proud of where I am in the results of my first car and I have not sealed it or waxed it yet. I'm more prone to pick up my camera now and proudly display my results as opposed to show how poorly my ride looked before (a bit embarrassing to say the least).
God job and very very inspirational!
:xyxthumbs:

You know, before I started (this is the first time I will publicly admit this) really learning how to detail after buying a PC starter kit, I have to cringe thinking about how I used to wash and wax the car haha. Bath towels and all.

But its funny because you are always learning something new and your experience and knowledge is continuously expanding to the point where you think you can't possibly get any better results... Until you find something new, work with that, and the bar is set all over again. At least thats how it is to me, and also generally coincides with spending more money.

:iagree:Very well spoken and ever so true! (I wish I could have been so eloquent in previous post). Way to go Christian, you definitely took the high road. :dblthumb2:

No eloquence necessary, it is always the thought that counts and that you have gone well above and beyond what I ever could have asked for.

 

[unclestu]

Wow I was reading your thread and your car looks simply stunning and you really were not stingy with the sun shot either. I especially like the under carriage shot as it was loaded on the flat bed. That was a very nice touch indeed. You really detailed every inch of that car. It was probably never that clean when it left the dealership when it was new. I would recommend that when taking pictures of your work to avoid photographing your license plate. There are just to many nuts out there as you probably now realize.

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[christian900se]

Wow I was reading your thread and your car looks simply stunning and you really were not stingy with the sun shot either. I especially like the under carriage shot as it was loaded on the flat bed. That was a very nice touch indeed. You really detailed every inch of that car. It was probably never that clean when it left the dealership when it was new. I would recommend that when taking pictures of your work to avoid photographing your license plate. There are just to many nuts out there as you probably now realize.

:goodpost::dblthumb2::applause:

Thank you for the nice comment Stu, I tried to capture what the car really looked like the best I could with my phone camera but as always you just can't replicate what it looks like in real life haha. I wish I could get it right back to factory fresh condition but its hard to maintain that as a DD, it will help that I am going to be in CA so nothing but sunshine to worry about.

Thats a good point about the license plate, I used to block it out but I got lazy so I think I might have to start doing that again!