Polisher training
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cleanmycorolla
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You should just watch Mike's videos in the How To section, all the training you'd need! Practice makes perfect!
FUNX650
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"Polisher training"...
plus a host of other 'detailing courses':
The PrepExcellence Process
Automotive International Inc.
8855 Blue Ash Road
Cincinnati, Ohio 45242
Phone: (513) 489-7883 or 800-543-7156
Mr. Tim Brune/Ms. Beth Bruemmer
-The two-day school charge is ~ $325.00 per student.
Bob
NOTE:
-IMO... May also prove to be beneficial to be able to "save-up",
in order to attend Mr. Phillips': Polisher training sessions!
-The More 'hands-on'...The Better!
Wheelzntoys
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NXTi in Irvine, CA this Sunday.
Maybe a local enthusiast can help.
Maybe a local enthusiast can help.
Ohio Detailing
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Esoteric Detail!
Todd Cooperider (who also has a personal blog site), I'm getting certified through his academy. He is one of the Top-10 Detailers in America (Motor Trend) and the Ohio Chapter Ferrari Certified Restoration Specialist. He is the most expensive I've ever heard of, but also the most well known and professionally accomplished I know of as well.
Esoteric Auto Detail in Columbus, Ohio – Restorative Detailing Services
Mike Phillips
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I always recommend to get as much training and education as you can from as many people as you can.
I've had other Instructors attend my classes and they all say the same thing and that's they learned things they've never knew before.
I certainly don't know everything and have never claimed to know everything, but I've trained a lot of people in my life in the art of polishing paint, how to wetsand by hand or machine and general auto detailing. I don't think I can ever count how many people have been through my classes, many of which are documented with pictures and videos online.
So always seek out anyone that conducts themselves in a professional manner both online and offline and be ready to learn.
I've had other Instructors attend my classes and they all say the same thing and that's they learned things they've never knew before.
I certainly don't know everything and have never claimed to know everything, but I've trained a lot of people in my life in the art of polishing paint, how to wetsand by hand or machine and general auto detailing. I don't think I can ever count how many people have been through my classes, many of which are documented with pictures and videos online.
So always seek out anyone that conducts themselves in a professional manner both online and offline and be ready to learn.
Ohio Detailing
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I always recommend to get as much training and education as you can from as many people as you can.
I've had other Instructors attend my classes and they all say the same thing and that's they learned things they've never knew before.
I certainly don't know everything and have never claimed to know everything, but I've trained a lot of people in my life in the art of polishing paint, how to wetsand by hand or machine and general auto detailing. I don't think I can ever count how many people have been through my classes, many of which are documented with pictures and videos online.
So always seek out anyone that conducts themselves in a professional manner both online and offline and be ready to learn.
If Esoteric wasn't about 7 seconds from my home, Florida and Mike Philips is would be, hands DOWN!!!!!!!!
statusdetailing
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Videos online, especially Mike's and some old junker cars. Start with a random orbital polisher like the porter cable and eventually move to a rotary if you want to do major paint corrections and speed up your work.
The biggest mistake that beginners make is catching trim pieces and edges with the edge of a wool pad...even a foam pad can cause damage though. Keep the pads flat whenever possible. Always tape, especially as a beginner! Tape everything!
The biggest mistake that beginners make is catching trim pieces and edges with the edge of a wool pad...even a foam pad can cause damage though. Keep the pads flat whenever possible. Always tape, especially as a beginner! Tape everything!
Mike Phillips
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I met Todd last year at SEMA for the first time and he's a true professional in every sense of the word and a very good writer. After reading his articles I'd guess that he's also a very good trainer, it come across in his writing style.
Doing is one thing, sharing in a way others can learn is a completely different skill set. Patience is key...
Have fun and tell Todd I said hello!
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RMM
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He is a very helpful person: maaany moons ago, we exchanged some e-mails - he always answered and cleared all my doubts.
Mike Phillips
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Ohio Detailing
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You got it!
I have followed his blog for a while, I respect other well written individuals, writing is a passion and somewhat of a career for me (I'm hired by a multitude of supplement companies across the industry to do scientific profiles, marketing, ad proofs, and articles for their research columns and magazine advertisements etc). Todd is a business man's businessman as it seems. He is healing up from back surgery, perhaps one of the worse surgeries for a renowned detailer, but he's up and running now, just heard from him recently.