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Hello,

Any recommendations for someone in the Bourbonais, IL area?

Thanks
 
too bad you're not closer to chicago, id do it :xyxthumbs:

what are you looking to have done?
 
yeah, I'd do it too if you were closer to chicago... ride5150 would probably do a better job though :p
 
I'd help as well, but I'm a good hour and a half sw of you.
 
Thanks, I was looking for a complete exterior detail. I found a guy in my area that I'm going to try. Going to do a clay, wax, polish, and sealent. His cars look great, we will see. Thanks for help.
 
Any of pros near Queens,NYC - my pops got an old Volvo that needs a lot of help.
 
ryankokesh said:
yeah, I'd do it too if you were closer to chicago... ride5150 would probably do a better job though :p
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why thank you for the compliment sir:P

Kaleb G. said:
I'd help as well, but I'm a good hour and a half sw of you.
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next time the three of us can meet up and do it, ill bring beer:P

toos00 said:
Thanks, I was looking for a complete exterior detail. I found a guy in my area that I'm going to try. Going to do a clay, wax, polish, and sealent. His cars look great, we will see. Thanks for help.
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perfect, hope it comes out great. post pics :xyxthumbs:
 
toos00 said:
Thanks, I was looking for a complete exterior detail. I found a guy in my area that I'm going to try. Going to do a clay, wax, polish, and sealent. His cars look great, we will see. Thanks for help.
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what are you expecting your car to look like after this detail? if he is just gonna polish then there is a very good chance not all the swirl marks/scratches are gonna be gone. just giving you a heads up so you are not disappointed by expecting more than what is actually offered by him. depending on the polish/pad/machine combo he may get as much as about 80% -85% of the swirls out. this will also depend on hardness of your clear coat as well as his skills.
 
detailgod said:
what are you expecting your car to look like after this detail? if he is just gonna polish then there is a very good chance not all the swirl marks/scratches are gonna be gone. just giving you a heads up so you are not disappointed by expecting more than what is actually offered by him. depending on the polish/pad/machine combo he may get as much as about 80% -85% of the swirls out. this will also depend on hardness of your clear coat as well as his skills.
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I was hoping to have my car look as close to new as possible. That glass wet look, by no means is my car in horrible condition. He said that he was going to clay, buff, polish and seal. Also said he will wet sand if needed. Any suggestions or questions I should ask. Thanks for the help.
 
toos00 said:
I was hoping to have my car look as close to new as possible. That glass wet look, by no means is my car in horrible condition. He said that he was going to clay, buff, polish and seal. Also said he will wet sand if needed. Any suggestions or questions I should ask. Thanks for the help.
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so he is gonna compound and polish? ask him what you should expect the finish results to look like? is he gonna remove all the swirls and scratches? have him point out any scratches that may not be removed or any other problems they may still be there after detail is done. ask him to explain his process so you have an understanding of what he will be doing. ask him to see some of his other work with before and after pic. for some how much expierence the person has is more important then the finish work. i have actually talk to a guy at a car show about the buffer trails in his car and he said his detailer said it must be a paint defect and was nothing he could do about it. i informed him that those marks were from the buffer and improper technique. first words out of his mouth were asking me how much expierence i have. i told him about 15 years and he actually looked at me and said his guy has over 20 years in the buisness and that i was wrong. so sometimes the amount of expierence is not really that important as far as i am concerned but it is a good selling point to tell future customers i have 15 years. anyways to get back on track. i am sure once he starts answering some of these questions you will come up with your own. just remember you do not detail cars so you do not understand everything like he does so if you think he is gonna think one of your questions is dumb ask it anyways.
 
detailgod said:
so he is gonna compound and polish? ask him what you should expect the finish results to look like? is he gonna remove all the swirls and scratches? have him point out any scratches that may not be removed or any other problems they may still be there after detail is done. ask him to explain his process so you have an understanding of what he will be doing. ask him to see some of his other work with before and after pic. for some how much expierence the person has is more important then the finish work. i have actually talk to a guy at a car show about the buffer trails in his car and he said his detailer said it must be a paint defect and was nothing he could do about it. i informed him that those marks were from the buffer and improper technique. first words out of his mouth were asking me how much expierence i have. i told him about 15 years and he actually looked at me and said his guy has over 20 years in the buisness and that i was wrong. so sometimes the amount of expierence is not really that important as far as i am concerned but it is a good selling point to tell future customers i have 15 years. anyways to get back on track. i am sure once he starts answering some of these questions you will come up with your own. just remember you do not detail cars so you do not understand everything like he does so if you think he is gonna think one of your questions is dumb ask it anyways.
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Ok, not sure about the compound. Stated that he has done a lot of paint rejuvenation work. He uses some Meguiars products, but said he uses the best products for each step, not just meguiars.
 
toos00 said:
Ok, not sure about the compound. Stated that he has done a lot of paint rejuvenation work. He uses some Meguiars products, but said he uses the best products for each step, not just meguiars.
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if he is gonna wetsand then he is gonna use a compound as well. atleast i hope he will. there are some good polishes out there but unless he is gonna finish with like 3000 grit sand paper the just a polish is not gonna remove those marks. the best product for each step is actually the product that works best for that person. does not mean that product is THE BEST.

example= Optimum polish/compound works best for people that really like to move slowly and have the time to polish/buff each sextion for a while but Meguairs 105/205 if worked to long will dust alot. this is for people looking to correct quickly. both will give excellent results but depending on the detailer's technique he is gonna feel only one of these combo's actually works. so which one is best?
 
toos00 said:
What makes you nervous?
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rejuvenation is one of those big words to make people think someone knows what they are doing. not saying this guys does not know. but from my expierence alot of the time when people use big words it is confuss people or make them think they know more then they do.
 
toos00 said:
What makes you nervous?
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1) Hundred year old oak trees falling on my house

2) A gun stuck to my head

3) Paint Rejuvenators

J/K....He/She may be very good at what they do. I've just never heard this expression before. Sounds like they are trying to make themselves sound real fancy or something. I'm just glad I don't act in this type of behavior

Regards,

Flash a.k.a. Automotive Appearence Specialist

PS...Let us know how it all turns out and either way, introduce this person to our forum. We need more of both hacks and professionals around here



slickooz said:
Where in queens? I go to queens once in a while to visit family. I'm from NJ.
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Slick is very good ^ I highly recommend him for your detailing needs

detailgod said:
if he is gonna wetsand?
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Are you trying to give me a heart attack this early in the morning

detailgod said:
rejuvenation is one of those big words to make people think someone knows what they are doing. not saying this guys does not know. but from my expierence alot of the time when people use big words it is confuss people or make them think they know more then they do.
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:iagree:
 
Flash Gordon said:
Are you trying to give me a heart attack this early in the morning
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how am i trying to give you a heart attack? just going by what the OP said

toos00 said:
I was hoping to have my car look as close to new as possible. That glass wet look, by no means is my car in horrible condition. He said that he was going to clay, buff, polish and seal. Also said he will wet sand if needed. Any suggestions or questions I should ask. Thanks for the help.
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