Nightmare on Detail Street
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Simple answer because he is cheap.
DetailKitty
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I think everything is new... ut who knows if he's even cleaning the pad after using it?
Unfortunately I can't sneak any videos.
I had no idea this was even happening. I don't care I wasn't hired to do it really. But I'm shocked they are letting this guy do it!
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It will probably be best to just discretely sneak us some info here on the forum. No real win situation for you to point anything out to him. You, and we, know the company is headed for a "less than Geek" treatment on the vehicle but it's not worth making him feel like s*** afterwards. Maybe you and he can work together to clean it up a bit afterward with maybe a quick light polish if he's into learning anything.
If not...let it be. Maybe, if you get the chance, let the owner know how you might've approached it differently. then again, if your discretion might be compromised, again...let it be.
That's not to say, Monica, we are just DYING to hear all about what he did!!!
If not...let it be. Maybe, if you get the chance, let the owner know how you might've approached it differently. then again, if your discretion might be compromised, again...let it be.
That's not to say, Monica, we are just DYING to hear all about what he did!!!
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I'm laying low on this one. No one asked my opinion so I'm not giving it.
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Lets just hope this ends well.
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I poked around a little more... though the paint APPEARS a lot better, I'm wondering how it will look under lights AND how much clear coat is being sacrificed in the process.
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subscribed!!!
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No pics....
1. I don't think he's done
2. It's not in my area
3. I'm not sure I can go back there and "casually" take pictures of what is going on without someone wondering what I am doing
1. I don't think he's done
2. It's not in my area
3. I'm not sure I can go back there and "casually" take pictures of what is going on without someone wondering what I am doing
rlmccarty2000
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Just say you want to take pictures of an "expert" detail.
Klasse Act
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Detailing cars since he was 5, hmmm, sounds like a guy who says "wait, watch this", I'm picturing white sunglasses and frosted hair for some reason, subscribed!
What kind of vehicle is it and BTW Monica, great title for the tread!
What kind of vehicle is it and BTW Monica, great title for the tread!
Dr Oldz
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Lol. I can picture it....... prolly saying "hold my beer and watch this"
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^^^ This is more accurate.
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I haven't had a chance to really check out the vehicle since it was worked on.... HOWEVER:
I helped out a friend and coworker this afternoon fixing some serious scuffs he had gotten on his Jeep while his wife was helping him remove the hardtop. It came out pretty good. If you look really hard you can see some indentation in the clear. Otherwise, the average person would not notice anything. My friend was thrilled.
Well the "detailer" came in the garage while I was working. He asks what I am doing so I tell him. I (at that moment) was using my Rupes Mini which was the PERFECT size for the area I was working (which was the back corners of the Jeep between the gas tank door and where the soft top starts). He right away says, "I have a full size Dewalts if you want to use it"....
Soooooooooo I want to use a rotary with a 7" pad on it for a space that barely fits my Rupes Mini pads?????? I tell him no thank you, and that I like to use the proper size machine for the job.
He comes over and looks at my stuff... I had also brought my Flex with a 4.5" backing plate on it just in case. He says I have "some neat looking kits". Then he talked about how he used to detail for the last 8 years. SO at least it's not 20 years. But he described it as "removing road paint from cars and removing stickers".
So from this conversation I'm gonna stick with my initial thought that this kid has no idea how to really detail. Nice kid, but seems to be one of those guys that grabs the biggest, "baddest" machine he can find and goes to town with it thinking he's doing the right thing. Perhaps I can talk more with him and see if we can "swap ideas"... maybe I can give him some good information :xyxthumbs:
I helped out a friend and coworker this afternoon fixing some serious scuffs he had gotten on his Jeep while his wife was helping him remove the hardtop. It came out pretty good. If you look really hard you can see some indentation in the clear. Otherwise, the average person would not notice anything. My friend was thrilled.
Well the "detailer" came in the garage while I was working. He asks what I am doing so I tell him. I (at that moment) was using my Rupes Mini which was the PERFECT size for the area I was working (which was the back corners of the Jeep between the gas tank door and where the soft top starts). He right away says, "I have a full size Dewalts if you want to use it"....
Soooooooooo I want to use a rotary with a 7" pad on it for a space that barely fits my Rupes Mini pads?????? I tell him no thank you, and that I like to use the proper size machine for the job.
He comes over and looks at my stuff... I had also brought my Flex with a 4.5" backing plate on it just in case. He says I have "some neat looking kits". Then he talked about how he used to detail for the last 8 years. SO at least it's not 20 years. But he described it as "removing road paint from cars and removing stickers".
So from this conversation I'm gonna stick with my initial thought that this kid has no idea how to really detail. Nice kid, but seems to be one of those guys that grabs the biggest, "baddest" machine he can find and goes to town with it thinking he's doing the right thing. Perhaps I can talk more with him and see if we can "swap ideas"... maybe I can give him some good information :xyxthumbs: