Mike Phillips
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Proof You Can Do It! - Joe The Detailer - Black Porsche Turned into Black Pearl!
This story started on Saturday April 24th, 2010 at our Saturday Detailing Class here at our new Studio in Stuart, Florida. Two of our students couldn't stay for the entire class so we invited them back the following Monday for a little one-on-one training. Here's an excerpt from page 2 of the Pictures and Comments thread for that class.
Pictures and Comments from April 24th Damp Sanding and Machine Polishing Class
The above was all take on Monday night.
Then on Tuesday, when we opened for business, Steve the owner of the Porsche, stopped by and picked up all the tools, pads and products he needed to finish the car.
While he was here I took these pictures, you can see that only the small section we used to show Steve and Joe how to machine polish had been worked on at this point in time.
Now fast forward to Thursday, it's been only 3 days since Joe learned how to use a DA Polisher and he shows up at Autogeek in the afternoon to show us his results....
We moved the Porsche into our Studio for some beauty shots to showcase his new found talent!
On Monday night during the one-on-one training session, we stuck to a "System Approach" and kept it simple. We demonstrated the Wolfgang System on Steve's Porsche and then Joe dove in head first and removed all the swirls and polished the black paint till it looks like a Black Pearl.
Wolfgang System with a Porter Cable 7424XP and Lake Country 5.5" Flat Pads
I proud to introduce "Joe the Detailer" as a new friend of Autogeek's Show Car Garage and Online Discussion Forum!
Nice work Joe. When I heard you were in the lobby here at Autogeek to show us your results, I thought you were here to show us your Toyota?
I assumed, (that's never a good idea), that you would tackle your Toyota first and cut your teeth on it before diving in head first and tackling a black car let alone a black Porsche Boxster S!!!!!!
Joe you did an absolutely phenomenal job especially considering this is the FIRST time you've ever used an electric polisher to remove swirls out of a clear coat finish. I don't give the Bow Emoticon out very often on any forum but you've earned it.
:bowdown: :bowdown: :bowdown:
Next up... Joe will be tackling his own car and finishing the job we started in this thread...
Proof the Average Guy can get Professional Results their first time Machine Polishing
Just to note everything we taught Joe and Steve is also everything we teach in this DVD,
Mike Phillips' Principles of Machine Polishing
So stay tuned for Joe's first write-up!
Welcome to Autogeek's Online Discussion Forum Joe! You're in good company!
Products Used
Pinnacle Clay Lubricant
Pinnacle Ultra Poly Clay
Cobra Indigo Microfiber Towels
Wolfgang Total Swirl Remover
Wolfgang Finishing Glaze
Wolfgang Füzion
Porter Cable 7424XP
Lake Country 5.5" Orange Cutting Flat Pads
Lake Country 5.5" White Polishing Flat Pads
Lake Country 5.5" Blue Finessing Flat Pads
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This story started on Saturday April 24th, 2010 at our Saturday Detailing Class here at our new Studio in Stuart, Florida. Two of our students couldn't stay for the entire class so we invited them back the following Monday for a little one-on-one training. Here's an excerpt from page 2 of the Pictures and Comments thread for that class.
Pictures and Comments from April 24th Damp Sanding and Machine Polishing Class
Mike Phillips said:A couple guys had to leave early and so we had them back for a little one-on-one training on how to remove swirls out of a black Porsche and a red metallic Toyota, both with water spots and swirls.
We used the Wolfgang Twins and Füzion on the black Porsche and we used the Pinnacle Twins and Souveran Liquid on the Toyota and used the techniques shown in this DVD
Mike Phillips' Principles of Machine Polishing
Here's a few pictures from last night...
The above was all take on Monday night.
Then on Tuesday, when we opened for business, Steve the owner of the Porsche, stopped by and picked up all the tools, pads and products he needed to finish the car.
While he was here I took these pictures, you can see that only the small section we used to show Steve and Joe how to machine polish had been worked on at this point in time.
Now fast forward to Thursday, it's been only 3 days since Joe learned how to use a DA Polisher and he shows up at Autogeek in the afternoon to show us his results....
We moved the Porsche into our Studio for some beauty shots to showcase his new found talent!
On Monday night during the one-on-one training session, we stuck to a "System Approach" and kept it simple. We demonstrated the Wolfgang System on Steve's Porsche and then Joe dove in head first and removed all the swirls and polished the black paint till it looks like a Black Pearl.
Wolfgang System with a Porter Cable 7424XP and Lake Country 5.5" Flat Pads
I proud to introduce "Joe the Detailer" as a new friend of Autogeek's Show Car Garage and Online Discussion Forum!
Nice work Joe. When I heard you were in the lobby here at Autogeek to show us your results, I thought you were here to show us your Toyota?
I assumed, (that's never a good idea), that you would tackle your Toyota first and cut your teeth on it before diving in head first and tackling a black car let alone a black Porsche Boxster S!!!!!!
Joe you did an absolutely phenomenal job especially considering this is the FIRST time you've ever used an electric polisher to remove swirls out of a clear coat finish. I don't give the Bow Emoticon out very often on any forum but you've earned it.
:bowdown: :bowdown: :bowdown:
Next up... Joe will be tackling his own car and finishing the job we started in this thread...
Proof the Average Guy can get Professional Results their first time Machine Polishing
Just to note everything we taught Joe and Steve is also everything we teach in this DVD,
Mike Phillips' Principles of Machine Polishing
So stay tuned for Joe's first write-up!
Welcome to Autogeek's Online Discussion Forum Joe! You're in good company!
Products Used
Pinnacle Clay Lubricant
Pinnacle Ultra Poly Clay
Cobra Indigo Microfiber Towels
Wolfgang Total Swirl Remover
Wolfgang Finishing Glaze
Wolfgang Füzion
Porter Cable 7424XP
Lake Country 5.5" Orange Cutting Flat Pads
Lake Country 5.5" White Polishing Flat Pads
Lake Country 5.5" Blue Finessing Flat Pads
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