ghostwrench
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- Aug 17, 2019
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I am a detail hobbyist and have been almost since I started driving (back in the '80's) but only in the past 3 years or so have I actually realized what detailing actually entails. As a teenager, I could happily spend the day in the garage with my car washing, polishing, waxing and generally doing my best to make my car look as good as my meager skills and knowledge could. When I say "polishing" as it relates to then, I had the product and applied it by hand without actually understanding how to use it - I would say I used it in a way that people would use a glaze.
I sort of got away from the hobby for a few years, neglected the paint on my car and before I knew it, the desert sun had taken its toll on my car. It was embarrassing and I was ashamed my neglect resulted in that massive clearcoat failure that my car had become. Then that car was totaled. I inherited my wife's car as my daily driver and bought my wife a newer car vowing to keep them in as good a condition as I could. As I live in Arizona and my car lives outside, I must be vigilant in keeping my paint protected from the relentless sun.
In this day of youtube and these forums, I devoured hours of videos and forum threads rekindling my lost passion of detailing. I have been acquiring products and tools along with more skills and understanding of the hobby as I practice in my garage on the weekends. A big step for me was successfully polishing the hazed headlights on my car which gave me the confidence to try polishing paint.
My first attempt at polishing paint with a dual action polisher (a Porter Cable) was my mother in laws car, which is also in my care. I thought that went very well. It isn't perfect but I polished 11 years of road grime out of her white paint and it looked much brighter afterward.
So that's where I am. Still acquiring and trying out products, working on my skills and absorbing as much information as I can from everyone. I don't know if my neighbors realize when they see me in the garage all day with one car cleaning, detailing and polishing everything that I really am enjoying myself and relaxing (my mind anyway).
I'm so glad to be a customer and member here to exchange ideas on this hobby (or profession in many cases) we all enjoy!
I sort of got away from the hobby for a few years, neglected the paint on my car and before I knew it, the desert sun had taken its toll on my car. It was embarrassing and I was ashamed my neglect resulted in that massive clearcoat failure that my car had become. Then that car was totaled. I inherited my wife's car as my daily driver and bought my wife a newer car vowing to keep them in as good a condition as I could. As I live in Arizona and my car lives outside, I must be vigilant in keeping my paint protected from the relentless sun.
In this day of youtube and these forums, I devoured hours of videos and forum threads rekindling my lost passion of detailing. I have been acquiring products and tools along with more skills and understanding of the hobby as I practice in my garage on the weekends. A big step for me was successfully polishing the hazed headlights on my car which gave me the confidence to try polishing paint.
My first attempt at polishing paint with a dual action polisher (a Porter Cable) was my mother in laws car, which is also in my care. I thought that went very well. It isn't perfect but I polished 11 years of road grime out of her white paint and it looked much brighter afterward.
So that's where I am. Still acquiring and trying out products, working on my skills and absorbing as much information as I can from everyone. I don't know if my neighbors realize when they see me in the garage all day with one car cleaning, detailing and polishing everything that I really am enjoying myself and relaxing (my mind anyway).
I'm so glad to be a customer and member here to exchange ideas on this hobby (or profession in many cases) we all enjoy!
