Howdy y'all!

[jartx]

New member here from south Texas (McAllen to be specific). Google brought me here. I just bought a new Dyno Blue Honda Civic and googled "caring for a new car" and it brought me to one of Mike Phillip's articles. I keep my cars for a long time, so wanted to start out right with this one so it will continue to look nice. Little did I know how much of an art this is! Very, very informative and educational site and I'm glad I found it. I know next to nothing about detailing cars, but am learning thanks to the good folks here. I immediately ordered some products to get started, and successfully did my first "detail". I started with the "baggie test" and then did the following (paint was in good shape):

1. 2 bucket wash with microfiber mitt and Blackfire Wet Diamond shampoo
2. clayed the car with Megs clay kit (easier than I thought
3. Blackfire gloss enhancing polish
4. Blackfire Wet Diamond all finish paint protection (2 layers)
5. Blackfire Crystal seal
6. Blackfire Total Eclipse tire shine
then cleaned the interior and sealed with Ultima Interior Guard Plus
7. Sonax glass cleaner on inside and exterior

I just purchased some more stuff to take care of a few things I forgot. (in addition to all the above products, there were new microfiber towels of various kinds used to apply/remove products/dry) The new ride definitely looks better than it did when I brought it home. I did this all by hand, but have a feeling I'll be looking at a DA before too long. While this was fun and rewarding, it sure is a lot of work! Thanks again for providing such an informative and helpful site.

 

[Meghan]

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[Mike PhillipsMike Phillips is verified member.]

New member here from south Texas (McAllen to be specific). Google brought me here. I just bought a new Dyno Blue Honda Civic and googled "caring for a new car" and it brought me to one of Mike Phillip's articles.

Well ding dang.... Google you don't say...


Welcome to AutogeekOnline! :welcome:

I keep my cars for a long time, so wanted to start out right with this one so it will continue to look nice. Little did I know how much of an art this is!

Very, very informative and educational site and I'm glad I found it.


I know next to nothing about detailing cars, but am learning thanks to the good folks here. I immediately ordered some products to get started, and successfully did my first "detail". I started with the "baggie test" and then did the following (paint was in good shape):

1. 2 bucket wash with microfiber mitt and Blackfire Wet Diamond shampoo
2. clayed the car with Megs clay kit (easier than I thought
3. Blackfire gloss enhancing polish
4. Blackfire Wet Diamond all finish paint protection (2 layers)
5. Blackfire Crystal seal
6. Blackfire Total Eclipse tire shine
then cleaned the interior and sealed with Ultima Interior Guard Plus
7. Sonax glass cleaner on inside and exterior

I just purchased some more stuff to take care of a few things I forgot. (in addition to all the above products, there were new microfiber towels of various kinds used to apply/remove products/dry)

Process looks good!

The new ride definitely looks better than it did when I brought it home.

And that's the norm believe it or not...

I did this all by hand, but have a feeling I'll be looking at a DA before too long.

That's a lot of work by hand! I rub out cars once in a while by hand but usually they are older and important to someone and have the original single stage paint on them. Here's an example, I hand rubbed the hood and fenders on this Green Hornet for Wayne Carini. The paint was to fragile and too thin to work on it by machine.

Wayne Carini 1954 Hudson Hornet Original Paint Restored by Mike Phillips


In this shot I'm rubbing the paint out using Pinnacle Advanced Swirl Remover, which is a Medium Cut Polish that can be applied by hand or machine as Wayne watches my technique...

End results...

While this was fun and rewarding, it sure is a lot of work!

Thanks again for providing such an informative and helpful site.

We're glad you like the site and thank you for joining and posting this thread after finding us via Google and one of my articles, I'm guessing this one?

How To Detail Your Brand New Car by Mike Phillips


Here's another one for your consideration...

It's not that hard...



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[Mike@DedicatedPerfection]

Welcome to AGO. Mike has you covered.

 

[Evan.J]

Welcome to the forum!

 

[jartx]

I'm guessing this one?

How To Detail Your Brand New Car by Mike Phillips


Here's another one for your consideration...

It's not that hard...



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That's the one Mike, and thanks for sharing the second link. Makes me less afraid of trying a machine. I'm a female and while I haven't had anyone show me the workings of many "mechanical" things, I'm not afraid to try. I've done a little plumbing and electrical work around the house, so this shouldn't be that much harder. Thanks all for the warm welcome.

 

[hernandez.art13]

Welcome!

I was talking to a Black and Decker worker from Texas on the phone a few months back.

I asked her "What does my accent sound like?" (at the end of the conversation about my SnapOn Rotary)

She said "Southern Texas"

I thought to myself how awesome I sound like a Texan. Until my lady pointed out to me that it was probably Mexico haha. (I'm hispanic so it made sense )

Either way, again, welcome and continue to learn. AG has a ton of articles and videos on youtube. They've helped me out a ton.

Happy Detailing

 

[sproketser]

Welcome aboard .

 

[dpscoupe]

Welcome!

 

[Bunky]

Welcome !!!

 

[Mike PhillipsMike Phillips is verified member.]

That's the one Mike, and thanks for sharing the second link. Makes me less afraid of trying a machine.

Lucky guess. The other one I wrote because I'm empathetic, that is I've been teaching people how to use polishers all my life now and I've met so many people, (normally guys), that are let's say... hesitant to buy and learn how to use a polisher on their pride and joy. I know this. I understand this, this is why I wrote my how-to book the way I did and that is to start it out explaining about car paint, the "stuff" you're going to be working on. Once a foundation is laid on the stuff a person will be working on the rest just falls into place and shows people how to work safely but also faster and more efficiently by machine.

I'm a female and while I haven't had anyone show me the workings of many "mechanical" things, I'm not afraid to try. I've done a little plumbing and electrical work around the house, so this shouldn't be that much harder. Thanks all for the warm welcome.

You'll do fine and you'll find this forum is filled with very nice people always willing to help. You won't find this on some of the other detailing forums and the last thing a person needs when joining a forum, wanting to learn is a hard time by some keyboard commando.


Most of the people that attend my detailing boot camp classes are guys but I do have a few ladies at just about every class and sometimes even kids that come with one of their parents. Here's an example...


Ladies can detail too!


I love this picture, it shows Mel, a detail business owner that attended my last class using the Flex 3401 to remove swirls and scratches out of a flamed, 1940 Chevy Chopped Sedan while all the big strong guys watch...

At our Detailing Boot Camp Classes, whether your a gal or a guy not only do you gain new skills and learn a ton of information but you also have a lot of fun and make a lot of friends.



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