Junk yard challange!!!!!

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Had i new client bring me a junk yard hood and says to me " make this shine,bead,and slick with no swirls and youve got the job.

I did :

1000 grit
2000 grit
3000 grit
FG400/ purple wool/ flex pe14
Mez 4000/ white hybrid/ rupes 21
Mez 4500/ black hybrid/ rupes 21
Ipa widedown
CG glossworks glaze
CG LAVA
6 hour dry
Collinite 476
6 hour dry
Adams american
12 hour dry
Bfwd
 
They didn't say anything about taking it to a body shop... :)
 
rmagnus said:
Ugh no before pics?
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I think you'll find the before portion on the other side of the tape...

Sounds like a good challenge thread though! Post up before and after pictures of your junk yard treasures...
 
Someone actually brought you a hood to test your skills? That's really crazy! You would think someone with that good of an eye or that interested would want to do it themselves.

What type of car do they have?
 
What is the Job??? Did you ask him what it was for? The Batmobile or maybe the Cyote form Hardcastle and Mc Cormic or the Presidents Bus? and If he doesn't give it to you I would charge him form my time on this "test". Did you ask him what it was for?
 
It seems to be a lot of steps taken to achieve those results. I would think that you could have gotten there with the right compound/pad combo.
 
Lots of hoops to jump through to land one detail. I would probably tell the potential client that my reputation proceeds me and that I would not do the hood.

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luv a shine said:
Had i new client bring me a junk yard hood and says to me
"make this shine,bead,and slick with no swirls and youve got the job.
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Why is it Professional Detailers get no respect from the rest of the general populace?

I doubt many people would even dare think to tell a Professional Dentist that
they want to see this type of dug-up example "fixed", before they get the job?

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If I were to have been in your position...
I would've been tempted to tell this person that I was a Professional Detailer; and, that I didn't have to tolerate
anyone that thinks I must overcome their pre-conceived mental-process/notions that I was nothing more than a:
"Glorified shoe-shine boy; Fly-by-nighter; Weekend trunk-detailer; True detailing-hack".

Bob
 
This is why you have pictures of your work. I would've shown him my pictures and if he didn't like that then he could walk. I would've never of done all that work for free or to prove my self.
 
Did you get to keep the hood? Even if you didn't get the job, you'd still have a nice piece to show your skills rather than just pics.
 
In a way I understand. There are so many hack detailers that pose as paint correction professionals.
 
VP Mark said:
Lots of hoops to jump through to land one detail. I would probably tell the potential client that my reputation proceeds me and that I would not do the hood.

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Exactly

Sent while I was Detailing something our doing something detail related.
 
I wonder if the guy scuff the hood back up and brought it to the next guy he interviewed?

@ Bob, my father in law is a dentist. I will have to ask him if he was ever brought a dug up skull to show his "skillz" before hand. As for me, I interview my patients, they don't interview me! If I feel they won't adhere to my plan of care, I will gladly refer them. Only happened 3 times in 20 years. I guess they are desperate enough by the time they reach me that they will trust my expertise.

I seriously don't know how I would have reacted seeing this guy walking in with the hood. I may have been tempted to just educate him on how to do it himself, and lend him my tools.

I prefer the details where the person shows up, gives you the keys and tell you to do whatever you need to within a certain budget they give me (i.e I have $500... just make her pretty)
 
If I land this full show car detail it will get me $2000. There for I wanted to present all the bells and whistles . Sorry for trying get the job.

This customer has many high end cars. He got ripped of by another detailer and is looking for proven work in paint. I said for him to bring the hood.
 
luv a shine said:
If I land this full show car detail it will get me $2000. There for I wanted to present all the bells and whistles . Sorry for trying get the job.

This customer has many high end cars. He got ripped of by another detailer and is looking for proven work in paint. I said for him to bring the hood.
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Well you didn't say that! :)
Then I would have done it too!


Sent while I was Detailing something our doing something detail related.
 
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