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Colorado Detailing Class with Mike Phillips at Autogeek
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Class costs are $995.00 for the 2-day class
Autogeek's Roadshow 2-Day Detailing Classes
Have you ever wished you could go to one of the 3-day classes at Autogeek with Mike Phillips?
If you've ever wanted to go to Autogeek in Stuart, Florida to attend one of Mike Phillips's 3-Day Competition Ready Detailing Class but the airline, hotel and rental car costs plus the cost of the class was out of your budget, then there's good news!
Autogeek and Mike Phillips are coming to you!
Class description
Saturday: Show Car Detailing - also called multiple-step paint
The first day Mike teaches you how to take a diamond in the rough and turn it into a glistening gemstone. The first day covers multiple tools, pads and products on multiple cars.
Topics covered
- Cosmetic engine detailing
- Exterior glass polishing
- The proper way to use a waterless wash
- The proper way to use a rinseless wash
- How to inspect for above surface contamination
- How to mechanically decontaminate a car including using detailing clay and clay replacements like Nanoskin towels, pads and wash mitts
- How to inspect paint for below surface defects and determine the problem and the solution
- How to prep a for machine compounding and polishing
Tools covered
- Griot’s 6” DA Polisher & Griot's 3" Mini Polisher - Entry level orbital polisher with an 8mm & 5mm orbit stroke length
- The RUPES BigFoot Paint Polishing System - Including RUPES BigFoot 21, 15, Duetto, Mini and Irbid polishers
- The FLEX 3401, XFE7 --> New FLEX tools revealed at SEMA!
Pads covered
- Griot's pads with Griot's tools
- RUPES and Lake Country Pads with RUPES tools
- FLEX and Lake Country pads with FLEX tools
Compound & Polishes covered
- Pinnacle compounds, polishes and waxes
- Griot's BOSS compounds and polishes
- RUPES compounds and polishes
- GYEON compounds and polishes
LSPs or Last Step Products covered
- Waxes, Synthetic Sealants & Ceramic Paint Coatings
Misc. topics
- How to tape-off a car
- How to a paint thickness gauge
- How to do the baggie test
- How to cover-up and protect non-detailed areas and components
- How to use the VIF form or App
- How to match your services to your customer
- Chrome, aluminum and stainless steel polishing
- Tire dressings and tire coatings
Final inspection techniques
Class wrap-up
Sunday: Production Detailing
The second day of class Mike covers how to do high quality production detailing. There's a specific reason production detailing is taught
AFTER show car detailing and you'll learn why in the class. Production detailing is the bread and butter of the detailing business because there is a larger population of people that want their daily driver washed and waxed as compared to the number of people that want a show car finish on a special toy.
You'll learn how to do both styles in Mike's class and you'll learn how to reduce steps and time while maintaining pro grade results.
Topics covered
The order of steps and how to do each step
- Headlight correction
- Exterior glass polishing
- Wheel and tire cleaning
- Chemical decontamination
- Jamb cleaning - doors, hood and trunk lids
- Car washing including how to use foam guns, the 1, 2 and 3 bucket methods
- Canvas and vinyl top cleaning and protecting
- Mechanical decontamination during the washing step
- Drying methods for speed
- How to properly and correctly use a one-step cleaner/wax i.e. production detailing
- How to under promise and over deliver
- Interior glass cleaning
- Rock Chip Repair with Dr. Color Chip
- Tire dressings and tire coatings
Misc. topics
- How to tape-off a car
- How to a paint thickness gauge
- How to do the baggie test
- How to cover-up and protect non-detailed areas and components
- How to use the VIF form or App
- How to match your services to your customer
Final inspection techniques
Class wrap-up
Class costs are $995.00 for the 2-day class
You save all the airline travel costs, hotel costs, rental car costs and food and entertainment costs associated with traveling to Autogeek to take the 3-day class.
All tools, pads, towels and products are provided.
Coffee and donuts are provided in the morning and pizza and cold drinks for lunch.
Each student that completes the entire 2-day class is awarded the Competition Ready Detailing Certificate.
Alumni students have first right of refusal to be on Competition Ready TV.
Pictures and Video Policy
You are welcome and encouraged to take all the pictures you like. We ask that you do not take videos without prior permission.
