Pictures and Comments: 2021 February 3-Day Detailing Bootcamp Class

[Mike Phillips]

Pictures and Comments: 2021 February 3-Day Detailing Bootcamp Class


Another GREAT 3-day detailing class. This class detailed 14 cars in 3 days. Below I'll share the cars in the order they were detailed and the tools and/or process used.

When I have more time, I fill in the pads and chemicals used too...



Friday Morning - Short Stroke Polishers - IGL Compounds & Polishes - Buff & Shine Pads


1957 Corvette - Basecoat/Clearcoat

2013 Mustang Convertible

Friday Early Afternoon - RUPES Paint Polishing System - RUPES tools, pads and products


2018 Acura MDX

2020 Kia Soul

Friday Late Afternoon - Griot's BOSS Paint Polishing System - Griot's tools, pads and products


2019 Chevy Equinox

2005 Pontiac Aztek

PLUS before we started we had a full demonstration of the Dr. Color Chip System and also Sub-Surface Glass Polishing - Pictures to come...

 

[Mike Phillips]

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Saturday Morning - FLEX Tools - Dr. Beasley's NSP Primiers and Ceramic Coatings - Lake Country Buffing Pads


2018 Volvo

2019 Honda CRV

Saturday Early Afternoon - Free - 4 - All - Students choice of any orbital polisher + Dr. Beasely's Z1 and BLACKFIRE One Step


2005 Scion XB

1989 Dodge Ram Charger

Saturday Late Afternoon - Rotary Polishers plus Pinnacle Compounds, Polishes & Ceramic Coatings


2015 Dodge Ram 1500

1989 Ford F250

 

[Mike Phillips]

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Sunday Morning - Wetsanding by hand and machine plus Mike Phillips Scuff & Buff Technique


1963 Plymouth Fury Drag Car - Brand new basecoat/clearcoat paint job

1937 Ford Slantback Streetrod - Brand new single stage URETHANE paint job

After the wetsanding class we went over interior detailing including MyTee Hot Water Extractors, Tornador Car Cleaning Guns and Chief Steam Machines. Pictures to come later.

 

[Mike Phillips]

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Here's the graduating class for February 2021!

Apologies I have not filled in the names yet but I have a car to detail and have done before 5:00pm tonight and as I type it's 1:15pm

Thank you to Chris West for traveling all the way from California to Florida to share an abundance of wisdom when it comes to working with plastic trim!

More to come....


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[Mike Phillips]

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Here’s the amazing Mr. Tony Pando with Dr. ColorChip sharing just how easy it is to get professional results for rock chip and scratch repair using the Dr. ColorChip System.

Thank you Tony for showing everyone how easy it is to get great results with Dr. ColorChip!



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Here’s the one and only Mr. Chris West WOWING the class with a miraculous restoration to the ugly faded plastic around the gas cap on a Pontiac Aztek using Solution Finish!

Thank you Chris!


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[Mike Phillips]

Chris Metcalf from FLEX Tools going over the complete collection of FLEX tools right before the class uses FLEX tools to learn paint correction and ceramic coatings.

Jim Lafeber aka Dr. Beasley’s - goes over his new NSP Primers and Ceramic Coatings before the class gets to use them on two training cars. Not demo hoods.

Thanks for being a part of this class Chris and Jim!


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[Mike Phillips]

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Originally, I had chairs and tables set-up in the garage for the students to sit in or place their stuff. And to show the students that was my original intention, I took these two pictures from different angle and inserted them into my Power Point Presentation and showed the students shortly after we started at 7:30am sharp.

But as I thought about it - because this class covers so many,

• Tools
• Products
• Pads
• Techniques

There's simply no time to sit in chairs and the tables and chairs were simply going to be in the way. So I moved the tables out of the room and stacked the chairs off to the side for lunch. So did the students get to sit in some chairs?

Yes. For about 20 minutes each day for lunch.


Then instead of having tables and chairs set-up in the middle of the classroom taking up valuable education space - instead I parked one of the wetsanding cars in the middle of the room because it had scratches in the glass windshield. Before we started with the normal schedule of topics I explained glass polishing, demonstrated the technique and encouraged everyone through the course of the first two days to try their had at polishing glass.


This is me sharing the NUMBER ONE IMPORTANT THING about polishing glass to remove scratches. Knowing this ONE THING can save you both money, time and headaches.

I figured that over the course of the first two days that enough people would do some glass polishing that the D.A. Sanding marks on the driver's side plus the normal 58+ years of wear-n-tear (wiper marks), would get polished out of the glass.


Here's Hans working on the DA Sanding Marks we found on the driver's side of the windshield

We covered too many tools and techniques to include a DEDICATED time slot for polishing glass. By removing the tables and chairs and placing the 1963 Plymouth Fury Drag Car in the CENTER of the room, we were able to not only SOCIAL DISTANCE but make it convenient for people to try their hand at SUB-SURFACE glass polishing.



More pictures of this as I can get to it.


My classes? Hands on. If you want to sit in some chairs and look at the wall - that's okay with me but you'll need to take a different class.

 

[Mike Phillips]

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On Mondays after the 3-day class we conduct IDA Skills Validation Testing here at Autogeek.

Help me to congratulate Ray Tesar, Matthew Zydorczyk and Josh Lewis for taking and completing the IDA Phase II Skills Validation Test.



Congratulations everyone!


Ray Tesar

Matthew Zydorczyk - Solid Detailing

Josh Lewis - Lewis Auto Detailing Services

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[Mike Phillips]

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As I type it's Friday early afternoon.

I've added as many pictures as I can get to at this time.


REQUEST

If you're reading this thread and attended the class as a student, vendor or guest, I would really appreciate it if you could post to this thread and share your experience and thoughts about the class. The pace of the class, the volume of tools, techniques, products you were able to use and even the volume of cars you were able to train on.


Joining the forum is no more difficult than creating an Amazon account. You need to do the normal things like choose a forum nickname, type in a password, an e-mail, your zip code etc. Then click submit. Then go to your inbox or spam folder and look for the verification e-mail that has a verification LINK inside it and click on it.

I need to approve new accounts so if you don't get an e-mail instantly that says your account is approved it's because I'm in the garage detailing a car. I believe a good instructor leads by example - so yeah - I practice what I preach.


Click here to join the AutogeekOnline.net car detailing discussion forum - THE best forum on the Internet


If you need help, you all have my cell phone. Call me.



Thank you.

 

[PaveFE]

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If anyone is looking to improve their detailing skills, I suggest you attend Mike's training class.

Mike and Andre had the Autogeek Garage neatly setup to accommodate the students for the 3-Day Bootcamp. We were able to use all the equipment in the garage; polishers, pads, compounds, lights, air tools, steamers, hot water extractors, etc.

I had never picked up a rotary polisher before the class but with Mike's instruction I was able to wet sand out orange peel, get those sanding marks out with the rotary, and finish with a DA. Great experience!

I also want to give a shout out to the vendors who showcased their products and assisted with instruction; Dr. Beasley's, FLEX, Solution Finish, Griots, Lake Country, IGL and Dr. ColorChip.

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[Mike Phillips]

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Mike and Andre had the Autogeek Garage neatly setup to accommodate the students for the 3-Day Bootcamp. We were able to use all the equipment in the garage; polishers, pads, compounds, lights, air tools, steamers, hot water extractors, etc.

Hi Robert,

Thanks for sharing your experience, means a lot to me. Sorry there were no tables and chairs.

I had never picked up a rotary polisher before the class but with Mike's instruction I was able to wet sand out orange peel, get those sanding marks out with the rotary, and finish with a DA.

Great experience!

Wetsanding by hand and machine and using a rotary buffer requires the highest degree of skill out of ALL the techniques in the world of car detailing and you and the rest of the class did amazing work!

I also want to give a shout out to the vendors who showcased their products and assisted with instruction; Dr. Beasley's, FLEX, Solution Finish, Griots, Lake Country, IGL and Dr. ColorChip.

I agree. It's really great that all of these vendors were willing to invest their time and resources to help make this an incredible training class.


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[coredump4]

Mike,
Thanks for an awesome class! It was everything I was hoping it would be. As a DIY-er, I got to try tools and techniques that were new to me plus refine things I already knew.

At one point, you polled the class to ask why we'd signed up for *your* class. I thought about that, and my answer is, why wouldn't anyone take this class from you? In my mind, your visibility and involvement in the detailing community, plus your honest, no-BS reviews and teachings is why we should learn from you. To me, those things give you instant credibility and that's important to me.

Thanks again, and I'm already planning out my spring detail work on some family vehicles!
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[coredump4]

Someone asked me on Day 1 about the "vegan leather" seat material in Teslas. This material is from a company called Ultrafabrics. I think the seat material is their "Ultraleather" product. Anyway, cleaning instructions are here and recommended cleaners are here.

HTH,
Jonathan

 

[Mike Phillips]

Someone asked me on Day 1 about the "vegan leather" seat material in Teslas.

This material is from a company called Ultrafabrics. I think the seat material is their "Ultraleather" product.


Jonathan

Thanks for sharing this information Jonathan. I did a little research and reading and came to the conclusion that Ultraleather is in fact polyurethane synthetic.

It's great that the company also gives definitive recommendations for cleaning products.


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[Mike Phillips]

Mike,
Thanks for an awesome class! It was everything I was hoping it would be. As a DIY-er, I got to try tools and techniques that were new to me plus refine things I already knew.

Hi Johnathan,

I'm glad to hear the class met your expectations. I'm also thankful that you shared you're an enthusiast detailer, not a professional.

I think some people think these classes are only for professionals but that's simply not the case. They are open to everyone of all backgrounds.


Also - you did a LOT of the sanding and buffing on the front clip of the 1937 Ford Slantback. I just created a dedicated thread with the final result pictures here,

Scuff and Buff Wetsanding Technique - 1937 Ford Slantback Streetrod - Single Stage Urethane

Nice work!

 

[NCCCOCrane]

This class absolutely rocked!

I attended as an industry rep for IGL with Marcus. I can tell you as a professional detailer that I learned a lot from Mike, as well as the other industry reps who were there and showcased there products.

Dr. Color chip was absolutely incredible at hiding your daily driver stone chips!

Jason from Lake Country pads was a wealth of knowledge on pad selection.

If you can find a better group of industry professionals that are willing to share there knowledge and experience with you 1 on 1 for 3 days in a hands on class please let me know!



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[Mike Phillips]

This class absolutely rocked!

Thank you Russel!

Markus and you made a great team! I know everyone appreciated your help and the information you passed on.


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The owners of the Volvo sent me this thank you note, thought I would share it here,

Thank you Marge and Chris for trusting in the good name of Autogeek to take care of your baby!

And I'm just a Blue Collar Working Class Dog - Woof woof!



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[Bigsum]

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Glad, I took this class.

It's exactly what I needed to progress my skills to the next level.



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