Therefore, I'll just be dropped off that morning and either bum a ride back to the Marriott when the class is over,
I'll give you a ride back the Marriott...
Im in as well.
Bob aka Bobinsofla
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I'll be there.
James aka jbgrimes
Ditto what I said above...
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We will be working on our own cars, correct?
Usually I either get a rental car or I'll choose the worst looking black car in the parking lot for the demo car and we'll work on it.
The class is set-up along the philosophy of,
"Feed a man a fish and you feed him for a day, teach a man to fish and you feed him for a lifetime"
The idea being is that we use one car and impart education and share techniques that will last you a lifetime. You then take the information and skills home with you and work on your car in your garage.
The 101 and 102 classes usually use just one demo car as that's all there's time for. The "Open Garage" classes not really a "class", that is there's no Power Point Presentation, people just bring their cars to Autogeek and we work on them, it's very casual.
Pictures from June 26th Open Garage at Autogeek's Show Car Garage!
Having fun at Autogeek's Show Car Garage!
Extreme Makeover Classes are just that, we have a specific car that is going to be transformed from a diamond in the rough to a glistening gemstone and the owner and everyone that signs up gets to be part of the Transformation Team. This is the Extreme Makeover we did last Saturday,
Pictures + Video of 1932 Ford Highboy Extreme Makeover
There's a video in the link above of this car lighting up those huge meats in the back...
I'm coming from Orlando. Who's car is the demonstration and hands-on we are going to be doing? Yours? I thought we bring our own vehicle, clean, and we are shown on our hood or trunk and it's up to us to finish the car.
See what I wrote above.
We start with a Power Point Presentation and get "Head Knowledge", after teaching these classes for years now I know what guys think, they want to show up and first thing... grab a buffer and start buffing on a car... but it doesn't work that way.
So we have a class first then we take what we learned in the class and put it into practice on a demo car. Everyone is encouraged to work on the car but some people will choose to just watch others and I'm okay with either type of people but I strongly encourage everyone to get involved in the hands-on portion.
So if that is true, do we finish our car there with the products provided or at our home with our products and buffer? I just want to make sure I come prepared, knowing what exactly is going on. And so I know what car to bring. If we are working on a personal car I would bring one with swirls, oxidation and imperfections. If not I'd take a different car. Ya know..
The "Open Garage" events are for working on your own car, the Detailing 101 classes are primarily working with DA Polishers and the Advanced classes are for learning to use rotary buffers and usually wetsanding. You have to go to the 101 class before you can go to the advanced class.
Seriously, there's not enough time for 15 to 30 people to bring their cars and everyone do a complete detail on each car. The most important aspect of the class is getting solid information on proper techniques and hands-on experienced to back-up the information.
Thanks for registering and signing up for the class. :xyxthumbs:
Not sure how the class will go, mike will pick his choice
In past classes, ag has rented a car to work on in class.
I might rent a car for this class, if I do I usually try to pick a black or dark colored car and a car with a large flat hood. The best demonstration cars have large flat hoods and trunk lids because you need something you can look down on; for this reason vans and trucks don't work very well.
In my last class, mike hit the lot with his Brinkmann and picked out a swirled out blue boxster to work on. The owner was gracious enough to let the class use the da's on the car and the hood ended up turning out great.
That was a fun class and a very "normal" class in that at least half the guys in the class had a DA Polisher and most of them were looking to learn how to maximize its capabilities.
Pictures & Comments from October 17th, 2009 Saturday Detailing 101
This is the owner of this Porsche learning how to remove swirls, he's never used a DA polisher before and after a few quick lessons he's polishing like a seasoned pro!
Just registered. Really looking forward to my first 101 class. I just got my 7424XP today and I'm afraid to use it on my car until I know what I'm doing. I'll be driving up in my 2010 Audi S4 from Miami. Look forward to meeting everyone.
Javier aka javierag1
Thank you for registering for the forum and the class, we'll see you here on Saturday.
Casey aka cwpcasey plus 1
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Hey Mike, for those of us living a distance from Florida, any chance you're going to do a Saturday-Sunday (Detailing 101-102) thing at Autogeek like you did last year?
Probably in the future as more people find out that we offer classes here and then join the forum to participate.
And just think, you'll get to clean it back up and restore to that perfect finish with the skills you will take back from the class; a win win in my book 
