Competition Ready - Season 2 - Episode 3 - AJs 1968 Firebird Extreme Show Car Makeover

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Competition Ready - Season 2 - Episode 3 - AJs 1968 Firebird Extreme Show Car Makeover


On episode 3 we tackle AJ's personal car a 1968 Firebird. Here's the preview video for this brand new episode!






Sponsors for this show include,

Britemax

Buff and Shine

SCANGRIP

Wolfgang

Pinnacle


Other products used were,

Griot's Garage 6 Inch Random Orbital Polisher
Griot's 3" Orbital Polisher
Microfiber Gloves
Super Soft Deluxe Green Microfiber Towels with Rolled Edges
Nanoskin



Click here for every product used on AJ's Firebird




Air times

Fridays at 7:30pm EST
Saturdays at 2:00am EST
Sundays at 9:30am EST



Remember to support our sponsors and anytime you call or order online, be sure to mention,

I saw this on Competition Ready!



Thanks everyone,


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Continued...


I watched the rough-cut of this show and snagged these screen shots...


My CR Team entering the Los Angeles Convention Center where we filmed this episode LIVE at the show!

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Huge thank you to Britemax for sponsoring the show, your products worked AWESOME!

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Long time friend, great writer and professional detailer as well as a member of the IDA Prentice St. Clair

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This was the Velocity Celebrity Panel that did a question and answer session each day at the California Auto Show

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Here's AJ doing the baggie test to her own car - she was in for a real shock!

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This is me explaining how the Nanoskin Autoscrub Pad takes the place of detailing clay but can be used by machine.

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I'm not much of a gambler but I would bet AJ knows how to use more polishers than all the other guys you see on TV.

Here's AJ decontaminating the paint on her Firebird...

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Here's AJ decontaminating the glass....

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Jib shot looking down on the action....

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Me explaining Buff and Shine pad selection...

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Mel Craig, a long time good friend and pro detailer...

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Justin Labato, pro detailer, rep for Buff and Shine and member of the IDA...

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AJ using Wolfgang Uber Compound to remove the swirls and scratches out of her car's paint.

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Me explaining what RIDS are and how and why they show up after compounding...

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Johnny Lange - Pro Detailer and Alumni Student of my Competition Ready Detailing Class

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Continued...


Mel and I tag teaming the hood...

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Bobby Brit, co-worker, pro detailer and alumni student of Competition Ready Detailing Classes...

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Ric Ramerez aka Eldrorado2k here on the AGO forum. Pro detailer and outstanding forum member!


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Here AJ and I are going to talk about the oxidized wheels on her car and how Bobby and some of the others guys restored the shine using Britmax.

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These finger pockets come in hand for all kinds of detailing jobs and you can find them in the link I shared in the first post of this thread.

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The black finger pocket used to be green - now its covered in oxidation removed from the wheels...

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Eh... picture tells a thousand words...

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The leather interior was dull and lifeless... Pinnacle brought it back to life!

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AJ is going to learn how to use what I call a Peanut Polisher aka the Griot's 3: Mini Polisher to machine apply the Britemax Vantage Paste Wax.

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I have know idea what I was saying here...

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AJ and the team going nuts machine waxing....

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Continued...


I made the letters A and J in the wax on the hood because that's what I do...

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Tech Tip is about how to break open a layer of wax...

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If you don't own microfiber gloves my now you don't know how cool they are - so order some!

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This is how you make the letter "L" for lucky! As in AJ was lucky to have her showcased on the show and thus detailed to perfection!

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In my Competition Ready classes I share hundreds of techniques I've learned over the years and also share them on our TV show...

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Here I'm explaining how to "clamp" a towel. Gives you grip and control over the towel, spread out the pressure of your hand and keeps you from dropping your towels on the ground when wiping on vertical sides.

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AJ saying thank you to the team...

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Perfection....

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Satisfied customer!

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Chip Foose stopped by to check out the results...

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Be sure to watch the show this Friday, Saturday or Sunday and share with your family, friends and co-workers.



Air times

Fridays at 7:30pm EST
Saturdays at 2:00am EST
Sundays at 9:30am EST


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The car looked amazing when I saw it at the show. Great job by the team.
 
The car looked amazing when I saw it at the show.

Great job by the team.


In this episode we show using the SCANGRIP Sunmatch swirl finder light to inspect for swirls and the car not only had swirls but it also has holograms meaning the last person to detail the car used a rotary buffer.

For every TV production company I've worked with I've always had to show the camera guys

A: What swirls and holograms are?

B: Taught them the importance of capturing the swirl shots.


It's like the article I wrote about how the POWER in the after shots is created in the BEFORE shots. If you don't capture the before... how would anyone know how powerful the transformation is after the fact? Anyway, you'll see what they captured in this episode.


And "yes" she was not only swirled out but also covered in contamination.



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Excited to see the episode tomorrow! Personally, I had a great time working with you all on this one and had a real fun time! AJ's awesome Firebird really popped!

Thanks for the opportunity Mike and looking forward to the next!

Johnny
 
This whole thing has been a humbling experience. All I can say is thanks for everything.
 
***Bump***

This new episode coming on in about 5-minutes!

Check it out!

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Who watched it?

I think that episode came out GREAT!

What say you?


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Great episode. Thumbs up to the team once again.

The car came out great. Most importantly, AJ was happy.
 
i watched the whole episode.
nice work mike. one question. when you compounded out the swirls with the purple pad and
there were the deeper scratches left what was your next step to get them out?
 
i watched the whole episode. nice work mike.

one question.

when you compounded out the swirls with the purple pad and there were the deeper scratches left what was your next step to get them out?


In the real world, once I found the paint to be on the hard side and the maroon Buff and Shine pad and the Wolfgang Uber Compound were not getting out the RIDS, then I would have pulled out the FLEX 3401 and hammered the paint.


In the TV world, since we started out using the Griot's Garage 6" DA Polisher, if this were an hour long show I would have stayed with the same tool, the same compound and then switched over to the more aggressive Buff and Shine Blue foam cutting pad.

This would have stayed inside the tools, products and pad line we already shared with the TV audience and by simply switching to the more aggressive pad we would have removed the deeper scratches faster and easier.

As it was, we were able to remove ALL of the deeper scratches simply by methodically buffing on the paint until they were removed. That is, slow overlapping passes. The Wolfgang Uber Compound uses top notch abrasive technology. The Buff and Shine pads are also top notch and the Griot's is the most powerful simple DA on the market. So the only other factor is TIME. And that's what we did, we invested the time.

Mel Craig and I knocked out the hood. Because there were some pretty deep scratches in the hood took responsibility for pushing the compounding step to the limit to remove the defects 100% with my fingers crossed that because this was a custom paint job, (thicker paint than a factory finish), that there would be enough paint to work the scratches out without buffing through the clean and my hunch was right.

The paint on this car came out perfect.


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Great episode!

It's good to see more tech tips and teaching on the shows.
 
In the real world, once I found the paint to be on the hard side and the maroon Buff and Shine pad and the Wolfgang Uber Compound were not getting out the RIDS, then I would have pulled out the FLEX 3401 and hammered the paint.


In the TV world, since we started out using the Griot's Garage 6" DA Polisher, if this were an hour long show I would have stayed with the same tool, the same compound and then switched over to the more aggressive Buff and Shine Blue foam cutting pad.

This would have stayed inside the tools, products and pad line we already shared with the TV audience and by simply switching to the more aggressive pad we would have removed the deeper scratches faster and easier.

As it was, we were able to remove ALL of the deeper scratches simply by methodically buffing on the paint until they were removed. That is, slow overlapping passes. The Wolfgang Uber Compound uses top notch abrasive technology. The Buff and Shine pads are also top notch and the Griot's is the most powerful simple DA on the market. So the only other factor is TIME. And that's what we did, we invested the time.

Mel Craig and I knocked out the hood. Because there were some pretty deep scratches in the hood took responsibility for pushing the compounding step to the limit to remove the defects 100% with my fingers crossed that because this was a custom paint job, (thicker paint than a factory finish), that there would be enough paint to work the scratches out without buffing through the clean and my hunch was right.

The paint on this car came out perfect.


:)
Thanks for the response Mike
 
Currently watching this episode and not to nit pick but some might think I am but when the wheels being polished with the finger pockets she showed the pad being dirty when in fact it wasn't. We all know that those types of wheels, ones with no clear on them, is always going to do that, pretty common knowledge. When presenting it like that your giving misinformation to the general public who are the ones the show is geared to, this getting more customers and making more money, that makes sense as well as cents.



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Btw, the car looks great, glad it wasn't a Camaro! THE piece that makes it look best is those modern resto Hurst wheels!

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