Autogeek Show Car Makeover in Nokomis, Fl

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Autogeek Show Car Makeover in Nokomis, Fl




Tuesday April 17th the "Geek Team" Road Trip Project
went underway at 6am, arriving in Nokomis, Fl at around 9am.
What a beautiful day!


Here's a bit of a back story.
Our long-time and loyal customer/friend Ron had been diagnosed with Cancer and through his struggle of diagnosis he had been unable to take care of his prized Corvette Z06 and daily driver Dodge Durango R/T.

So, we decided to get a crew together and show this gentleman how much we have appreciated him over the years.





9am and about 67* with a decent breeze!

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No time to mess around, starting with the wheels, LET'S GET TO IT!

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Full set up for today, a mixture of many tools and products.

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Ron wasn't kidding when he said he has won awards!

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If you don't mix the soap, you're doing it wrong.

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Soaking the wash mitts for proper wash

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Time to blast it with Blackfire Foam Soap!

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After the rinse we dry using a Metro Vac Blower.

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With help from the Cobra Guzzler

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This is the perfect drying tool for all areas of a vehicle

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Random iVan shot

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Baggie test! Best way to know if you have contaminants stuck to the vehicle.
P.S. that's Ron in the Yellow Shirt
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Vette in the garage, and wash products already out, time to hit the Durango.


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Wider tires on the Durango, so Mike Phillips showed everyone how to use the brush attachment for a DA to clean those up real nice!


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Main reason why you do the tires first..look at all that sling!

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Frank doesn't miss the tiny details (No pun intended)

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Sonax Fallout Remover bleeds out contaminants.

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Foam and wash!

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Little before and after cosmetic engine detail

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Time to clay both the Durango R/T and Corvette Z06

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CONTINUED...



Mike does a test spot showing off the amazing Blackfire Polish

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Now the other guys jump in to help get this done quickly, but effectively

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No section goes unpolished.

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Scangrip to see the difference

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Time for Blackfire Paint Prep to prepare for coating

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Time to coat with new Blackfire Coating!!

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Buffing the high spots out

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LOOK AT THAT RIDE!!:wow:

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Now for the number 2!

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Polish step using Blackfire Polish

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Blackfire Paint Prep

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Yes you're supposed to coat the roof too!

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Paul is having a great time getting the high spots out

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WHAT A BEAUT!

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And here is the All-Star Geek Crew!!
Everyone from left to right:
Ron H (Man of the Day), Steve (Ron's Son), Mike Moore, Mike Phillips, Frank S, Paul A and Steve.


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This is mostly what I worked on throughout the day...
THANKS RON FOR THE DELICIOUS FOOD!!



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Elliot, thanks for the write up and PICS!

And to everybody involved, THANK YOU SO MUCH!
 
Elliot, I am not sure why, but I am not able to see the pictures in your writeup through my super-duper firewall here at work.

I am able to view photos in Mike P's writeups.
 
Pics are coming in fine for me on all devices. What are you using to view the thread?
 
A great story and true generosity from Autogeek and all those who volunteered their time! Looks like everyone had a good time.

Slightly off topic, but when are we going to get a review/unveiling of the new Blackfire coating?
 
Can you see these?

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I downloaded one of Elliot's pictures and then resized to 800 pixels wide and uploaded to the AG gallery and then inserted.

Also cropped the team of the entire picture of team and car and resized it to 800 pixels wide before uploading.



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Very cool, well done. Ron has always been a tremendous resource...introduced me to many of my favorite products :xyxthumbs:

(Well, except for that one time...)
 
Awesome work by all of you guys! And well deserved to a great person!
 
Great work, guys! That was a great thing to do for Ron.

Sent from my SAMSUNG-SM-G930A using Tapatalk
 
This is awesome! I saw it over on Autopia and PBMG truly is a wonderful community. I’m also glad I got to meet Ron at Detail Fest this year. Great job everyone.
 
Ron, our prayers are with you. Your contributions to the forum are priceless and I always love seeing pics of that white vette!
Mike and team, what an amazing thing you all did!!! These photos and story reflect the spirit of the folks on this forum and this community.
 
Can you see these?

I downloaded one of Elliot's pictures and then resized to 800 pixels wide and uploaded to the AG gallery and then inserted.

Also cropped the team of the entire picture of team and car and resized it to 800 pixels wide before uploading.



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Hey Mike/Yancy/Elliot, Yes, I can see your pictures. We are blocked from social media sites here at work, so that is probably the reason I cannot see Elliots' photos.
And it was great for you to do this for a deserving forum member!
 
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