Mike , you need to help these people!

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This is a 2013 DB9 with 200 miles just came from Palm Springs !

Mike you have to show these people the way!

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I will post afters this week
 
Heres what I keep saying
Whether your car is 20,000 or 200,000 you should maintain it. Makes the old car that is maintained well look better than the db9
 
Mike lambert said:
It is a shame the client has to pay for stupidity
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I agree.


While I believe a 100% hologram-free finish can be achieved by using ONLY a rotary buffer, the person still has to use the best foam finishing pads and finishing polishes plus expert technique and EVEN still, the paint itself is a factor.


I just had a guy replying to a video of our on YouTube and he stated that all he uses is a rotary buffer, I'm not sure if he was bragging or just stating his preference but all too often when you see pictures like Mike Lambert posted it's because the person doing the buffing doesn't actually know what they are doing.

Besides all that, some of the best detailers I know will finish out with a dual action polisher of some time, that is a Flex 3401, a Rupes or a Porter Cable because by doing this they are changing the action of the tool and removing the potential to leave holograms behind. It's the easy way out and it works.


The problem with only using a rotary buffer to finish out a car is that

A. It takes time to chemically strip the paint and inspect to MAKE SURE The results you see after wiping off the polish are in fact the true results.

B. Chemically stripping the paint risks re-instilling marring at a minimum and scratches if your not careful.

C. Adds more time to the process meaning less profit if you're doing this for money.

D. IF there are holograms in the paint, you still might not see them. Sometimes the holograms won't show up till months down the road after the owner of the car has washed the car a number of times. Except now you're not around but you will get the blame.

E. If there are holograms in the paint and you do see them, now you have to either try to remove them by buffing again with a rotary buffer or switch to a different type of polisher and change the action of the tool.
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Mike I'm sure you can undo all the damage and restore a finish worthy of this Aston Martin.

Looking forward to the after pictures...


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custmsprty said:
I wouldn't pay a penny for that, and I might seek $$$ damages to have it corrected by a professional if it were mine.
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The problem is it's now after the fact. The original problem was an unqualified person working on the car PLUS the owner not being educated enough to know how to select a qualified person to do the job. Joining a forum like this one and starting a thread like,

Professional Detailer wanted in Palm Springs, California


Would be a great way to find a pro detailer because our forum works better than Angie's List in that it's self-policing.

Anyone that replies to a request thread like above will have a known posting history and will get the okay from the forum community giving the person looking for the talent the green light.

Here's a perfect example of this when I put an employee of "Corvette Mike's" in touch with...

See post #9

Qualified Detailer needed in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina



Here's the really BIG PICTURE though that most people don't think about....

Factory paint is thin. That's a fact.

Swirls are at their core, SCRATCHES, that is voids in the paint.

In order to remove the scratches or level out the voids, more paint must be abraded off the car.
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Anyone paying for ANY new car wants all the precious thin paint the car originally came with from the factory and to have some caveman detailer leave rotary buffer swirls or holograms in the paint for someone else to remove is a crime against the paint and the car owner.

The only true remedy is to re-paint the car to restore the original film build of clear paint but this leads to a Catch-22 issue in that after the car is repainted, now a qualified person has to be found to sand and buff the car and not leave tracers, pigtails or holograms and also not burn through anywhere.



"You see it doesn't matter if you hire the GREATEST painter that ever lived... it's the guy that does the wetsanding, cutting and buffing that makes or breaks the end-results"

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I have an article on that...

It's the person that does the wet-sanding, cutting and buffing that makes or breaks the paint job -Mike Phillips


That's my take at least...


Good luck Mr. Lambert.


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