Detail Fest 5 pics

[5.4 Shelby]

Matt, Car Covers = bad news for your paint lol.

I do a few things to minimize any swirls or marring. Mine is an indoor only cover. I also only use it when storing the car for any length of time. Daily use would surely mark up the paint.

1. Always apply to clean paint only. I quick detail all the dust off the car prior to applying cover.

2. Always clean the outside of the cover before removing. It keeps dirt and dust from getting on the inside of the cover as you roll it up. I use a california duster that is dedicated to the cover only.

3. I start at the mirrors and use them as anchors. Then I unroll toward the front and then toward the back. Removal is obviously the reverse. This keeps the cover from sliding across the paint. It actually makes it much easier to put on. I also marked the inside of my cover with arrows to tell me which way is the front, driver side, etc.

4. Obviously never set the cover down on anything dirty. I have a dedicated bag for the cover. If the cover is not on the car, it is on that bag.

 

[detaildave]

Page2 number 11 is me accepting trophy for 2nd place for best paint and detail.

errrrrrrrr...ummmm Thanks for the assist MENTION!!!

Adam's car should have won first since there were no holograms or marring in the paint like the truck that won. Also Corey's(CEE DOG) Sky had a lot better paint than the trucks.

I agree!!! Yeah & the reason why is due to my LIGHTNING adjustment & Rotary / pad asssit!!! My freaking lower back is still knotted up. But hey I got 14+ hours of the "DN" method training. WoooooooooooHoooooooooooooo, got to asssit the MAN up close & personal.
Adam thanks so much for your hospitality & inviting me to your home / garage. Dude your :Cookies" ROCK!!! Plus all the little gifts of pads & polishes!!! Your a Fine person Sir!!!!

Dana, great to finally meet the Master of Correction & p/u some new tips!!! I LOVE your Straight Forwardness!!! Haaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa!!!! Can you please make a youtube vid of the "DA" sound, that was Classic!!!! Baaaaaaaaaahaaaaaaaaaaaaa. Man that was more than worth the trip.

Corey, great meeting such a Nice / Smart young man & Sweet Ride Brother!!!

Seth, nice meeting you & sharing some tips on product!!!

Max, Meghan, Jason, Dwayne, Mike, Matt, Great Expo & hope you all get some well deserved rest!!!

Vendors you guy's Rocked, special mentions to David from Meguiars thanks my Man, Rob & Steve from Griots Garage, Dennis of 3M, Steve & Pockets from Poorboys, Adam of IAP man you know your Stuff!!! Thanks to everyone for a wonderful time & looking forward to next year.:dblthumb2:

 

[O.C.Detailing]

Corey! WHOA man! Your Sky's paint was SUPER clear and clean! I'm so kicking myself in the rear for not sucking it up and driving down there now...

How'd that mustang win people's choice with those swirls in the decal? It's a great looking car, but for a detailing competition, it shouldn't have won I don't think, but I wasn't there to see it in person.

Vettes are ALWAYS sexy...especially black vettes, though I saw 1 big ol' RIDS, it was flawless everywhere else. Can't get em all ya know?

Great pics overall Corey, thanks for sharing and grats to all of the people with quick hands. hahaha

 

[Matt S.]

So how do you finish? I've got that problem on super-soft, black Harley paint. Can't get 205 to finish without micromarring regardless of pad. Still experimenting with 85rd & Ultrafina... haven't hit the exact recipe just yet.

TL

Well my paint HATES 85RD for some reason. I learned that throughout the last week after I polished out the whole car with it, and there were streaks in the paint no matter what I used (tried all kinds of QDs and LSPs and EVERYTHING streaked - the paint was very sticky). Had to go over it with 3M Ultrafina, wash with APC and wipe down with Megs body solvent before I could use an LSP without any streaking.

So yeah, 85RD / gray if your paint allows it, otherwise Ultrafina / gray works great too. I can't see a difference on my paint between one or the other and Ultrafina buffs off way easier and doesn't cause the sticky issues.

 

[CEE DOG]

errrrrrrrr...ummmm Thanks for the assist MENTION!!!


I agree!!! Yeah & the reason why is due to my LIGHTNING adjustment & Rotary / pad asssit!!! My freaking lower back is still knotted up. But hey I got 14+ hours of the "DN" method training. WoooooooooooHoooooooooooooo, got to asssit the MAN up close & personal.
Adam thanks so much for your hospitality & inviting me to your home / garage. Dude your :Cookies" ROCK!!! Plus all the little gifts of pads & polishes!!! Your a Fine person Sir!!!!

Dana, great to finally meet the Master of Correction & p/u some new tips!!! I LOVE your Straight Forwardness!!! Haaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa!!!! Can you please make a youtube vid of the "DA" sound, that was Classic!!!! Baaaaaaaaaahaaaaaaaaaaaaa. Man that was more than worth the trip.

Corey, great meeting such a Nice / Smart young man & Sweet Ride Brother!!!

Seth, nice meeting you & sharing some tips on product!!!

Max, Meghan, Jason, Dwayne, Mike, Matt, Great Expo & hope you all get some well deserved rest!!!

Vendors you guy's Rocked, special mentions to David from Meguiars thanks my Man, Rob & Steve from Griots Garage, Dennis of 3M, Steve & Pockets from Poorboys, Adam of IAP man you know your Stuff!!! Thanks to everyone for a wonderful time & looking forward to next year.:dblthumb2:

Great meeting you Dave! Had a great time with you guys! Awesome time and looking forward to next year!

Corey! WHOA man! Your Sky's paint was SUPER clear and clean! I'm so kicking myself in the rear for not sucking it up and driving down there now...

How'd that mustang win people's choice with those swirls in the decal? It's a great looking car, but for a detailing competition, it shouldn't have won I don't think, but I wasn't there to see it in person.

Vettes are ALWAYS sexy...especially black vettes, though I saw 1 big ol' RIDS, it was flawless everywhere else. Can't get em all ya know?

Great pics overall Corey, thanks for sharing and grats to all of the people with quick hands. hahaha

Thanks a bunch OC! I put my heart and soul into it for a few days before the show. I finally had to say enoughs enough at about 2:30 am on Friday and get a couple hours sleep. When I first got started I thought my finish was already in good condition but once I really got in there it was a lot more then I expected.

Not quite sure on the stang.

Thanks for the compliments

 

[Harleyguy]

Matt, Car Covers = bad news for your paint lol.

ALL depands on what kind of cover and what make cover that you use.That's not really true about car covers

 

[Harleyguy]

:applause:Congrats Adam!!

Thanks Lou

Thanks Lou maybe next year you will be able to come down.:xyxthumbs:

I thought I recognized your Vette with the snazzy rims on the first page, I would love to see more pictures of it! Congratulations by the way.

Wow to bad we didn't get to chat.Megan needs to make a badge that has your forum name and real name on it.Maybe they can do that for next years DF

Good going Adam. You'll need to build a trophy room.

I all ready have one :dblthumb2:Never can have too many plus i has some great help on the car this time.Dana and Dave really put the paint correction over the top.

 

[Meghan]

Wow to bad we didn't get to chat.Megan needs to make a badge that has your forum name and real name on it.Maybe they can do that for next years DF

Meghan had name tags for you guys to fill out, not everyone came through the registration booth though and made one for them, but I will "strictly" enforce it next year, I will put Asphalt Rocket in charge of that! :kiss:

 

[CEE DOG]

Meghan had name tags for you guys to fill out, not everyone came through the registration booth though and made one for them, but I will "strictly" enforce it next year, I will put Asphalt Rocket in charge of that! :kiss:

:laughing:

 

[Meghan]

:laughing:

See Corey I have a sense of humor!!! Actually its kind of funny to be talking to someone for a few minutes then they tell you their forum name...
Its funny when you meet the members in person, it does not always come through the typing on the keyboard, but Asphalt is really a sweet guy, Corey is an absolute sweetheart and such a pleausure to speak with, then theres Adam LOL, you can't help but laugh when around him... oh the stories I could go on and tell!

Detail Dave, Killrwheels, rwright.... I would love to do a collage with their forum names and a nice picture next to it.....

I keep thinking of amazing members, like John Henry... ABSOLUTE GENTLEMEN!

ohh I will have to keep adding to this thread I can see......

 

[CEE DOG]

LOL, It was really great to meet you Meghan! Thank you for the kind words. All the names you mentioned were a lot of fun to hang out with. I will be looking forward to next year even more now that I know what to expect.

 

[christian900se]

Wow to bad we didn't get to chat.Megan needs to make a badge that has your forum name and real name on it.Maybe they can do that for next years DF.

I wish, it is hard to get out to FL for DF alone but I am going to try for next year if at all possible. Name tags would be great, and personally I think that forums would be quite a bit more interesting if our avatars were I.D type pictures.

 

[Bunky]

LOL, It was really great to meet you Meghan! Thank you for the kind words. All the names you mentioned were a lot of fun to hang out with. I will be looking forward to next year even more now that I know what to expect.

It was nice to meet you. What car do you plan to work on next year?

 

[Nappers]

Thanks for bringing DF to us here on the forum that couldn't go!

I thought it had the caliber of SEMA if you ask me. Looks like loads of fun for you guys and gals that went!

I may have to show up someday when I get rid of some kids from school! Youngest is a Freshman!

Good show!

 

[ASPHALT ROCKET]

errrrrrrrr...ummmm Thanks for the assist MENTION!!!


I agree!!! Yeah & the reason why is due to my LIGHTNING adjustment & Rotary / pad asssit!!! My freaking lower back is still knotted up. But hey I got 14+ hours of the "DN" method training. WoooooooooooHoooooooooooooo, got to asssit the MAN up close & personal.
Adam thanks so much for your hospitality & inviting me to your home / garage. Dude your :Cookies" ROCK!!! Plus all the little gifts of pads & polishes!!! Your a Fine person Sir!!!!

Dana, great to finally meet the Master of Correction & p/u some new tips!!! I LOVE your Straight Forwardness!!! Haaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa!!!! Can you please make a youtube vid of the "DA" sound, that was Classic!!!! Baaaaaaaaaahaaaaaaaaaaaaa. Man that was more than worth the trip.

Corey, great meeting such a Nice / Smart young man & Sweet Ride Brother!!!

Seth, nice meeting you & sharing some tips on product!!!

Max, Meghan, Jason, Dwayne, Mike, Matt, Great Expo & hope you all get some well deserved rest!!!

Vendors you guy's Rocked, special mentions to David from Meguiars thanks my Man, Rob & Steve from Griots Garage, Dennis of 3M, Steve & Pockets from Poorboys, Adam of IAP man you know your Stuff!!! Thanks to everyone for a wonderful time & looking forward to next year.:dblthumb2:

Well I am glad you learned something Dave, if we had more time I could have showed you a lot more, but between babysitting you and Adam, and me removing the defects it was a tough job-lol. It was nice getting to meet you also. That da noise and my look of disgust was priceless-lol.

Corey! WHOA man! Your Sky's paint was SUPER clear and clean! I'm so kicking myself in the rear for not sucking it up and driving down there now...

How'd that mustang win people's choice with those swirls in the decal? It's a great looking car, but for a detailing competition, it shouldn't have won I don't think, but I wasn't there to see it in person.

Vettes are ALWAYS sexy...especially black vettes, though I saw 1 big ol' RIDS, it was flawless everywhere else. Can't get em all ya know?

Great pics overall Corey, thanks for sharing and grats to all of the people with quick hands. hahaha

Well since that rid on the hood was too deep to wet sand, under a time constraint, teaching, babysitting and me actually doing the defect removal it turned out really well. Now if you ever hear about the smoking passenger door, then you know Dave and Adam got a real lesson in defect removal.Im the MAN

Thanks Lou


Wow to bad we didn't get to chat.Megan needs to make a badge that has your forum name and real name on it.Maybe they can do that for next years DF

I all ready have one :dblthumb2:Never can have too many plus i has some great help on the car this time.Dana and Dave really put the paint correction over the top.

Adam that was more like 14 hours of a comedy show while we worked on your car. Thanks for putting me up for 5 days. I would agree there was a lot of paint correction going on between watching over both of you-lol.

Meghan had name tags for you guys to fill out, not everyone came through the registration booth though and made one for them, but I will "strictly" enforce it next year, I will put Asphalt Rocket in charge of that! :kiss:

Well at least you will know everyone WILL be wearing one.rops:

See Corey I have a sense of humor!!! Actually its kind of funny to be talking to someone for a few minutes then they tell you their forum name...
Its funny when you meet the members in person, it does not always come through the typing on the keyboard, but Asphalt is really a sweet guy, Corey is an absolute sweetheart and such a pleausure to speak with, then theres Adam LOL, you can't help but laugh when around him... oh the stories I could go on and tell!

Detail Dave, Killrwheels, rwright.... I would love to do a collage with their forum names and a nice picture next to it.....

I keep thinking of amazing members, like John Henry... ABSOLUTE GENTLEMEN!

ohh I will have to keep adding to this thread I can see......

Thanks Meghan you are killing me here, I have a reputation to uphold on here.:dblthumb2: I had a great time talking with you when you had a few down moments, thanks for every thing.

 

[Harleyguy]

:xyxthumbs:

errrrrrrrr...ummmm Thanks for the assist MENTION!!!


I agree!!! Yeah & the reason why is due to my LIGHTNING adjustment & Rotary / pad asssit!!! My freaking lower back is still knotted up. But hey I got 14+ hours of the "DN" method training. WoooooooooooHoooooooooooooo, got to asssit the MAN up close & personal.
Adam thanks so much for your hospitality & inviting me to your home / garage. Dude your :Cookies" ROCK!!! Plus all the little gifts of pads & polishes!!! Your a Fine person Sir!!!!

Dana, great to finally meet the Master of Correction & p/u some new tips!!! I LOVE your Straight Forwardness!!! Haaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa!!!! Can you please make a youtube vid of the "DA" sound, that was Classic!!!! Baaaaaaaaaahaaaaaaaaaaaaa. Man that was more than worth the trip.

Corey, great meeting such a Nice / Smart young man & Sweet Ride Brother!!!

Seth, nice meeting you & sharing some tips on product!!!

Max, Meghan, Jason, Dwayne, Mike, Matt, Great Expo & hope you all get some well deserved rest!!!

Vendors you guy's Rocked, special mentions to David from Meguiars thanks my Man, Rob & Steve from Griots Garage, Dennis of 3M, Steve & Pockets from Poorboys, Adam of IAP man you know your Stuff!!! Thanks to everyone for a wonderful time & looking forward to next year.:dblthumb2:

Dave i only have one thing to say other then Thanks for the help.My house is always open to you anytime you feel like coming down count on a place to stay.Thanks alot again BRO :dblthumb2:

 

[ScottB]

Heck if I knew Dana needed another car and had so much time on his hands, I coulda visited Adams garage too. Heck maybe we could have placed 1st and 2nd then .... you know I know a couple of the judges ! (smiling)