So whats the single biggest thing you have learned detailing this year??

I've learned that buying detailing products can actually impact my 401K....


AND that I never stop learning....:props:
 
I'm getting too damn'd old to keep doing RV's.

In fact, when this one is finished...that's the last one (except our own...but even then...HMMMM?).

Other wise...I just keep learning more and more all the time...to that I say, THANK YOU ALL!

Bill
 
I am continuing to learn all the time. With products changing, or people suggesting new techniques there is always something to learn.

Some of the biggest things I've learned:

Get a process down and stick to it. You can really cut your time down by having a set process.

Headliner cleaning isn't as "scary" as sometimes is perceived

I still hate windows! lol. No matter how many times I do them they are still my least favorite part of detailing.
 
Do a search or ask a question on AG before I do something I regret or waste time and money on.
 
Always believe your paint thickness gauge.

And.

And always be willing to loan your old rotary polisher to that neighbor that says "Oh yeah, I know how to use one of those"

And make sure you give him plenty of old product you don't use anymore. He will somehow use it all up for you.

Be sure to critique his skills when he returns the filthy bonnet, and polisher covered in dried product. Make sure you point out the long hologram strings, the dried compound everywhere, and the burned paint on the tops of his fenders.
What are neighbors forIm the MAN:dblthumb2:
 
i'm my two week detailing career i have learned....

  1. always turn off the GG6 before lifting off the paint (had a faceful of KAIO)
  2. take photos, you might not belive the tranformation yourself.
  3. search, then post questions. 99.999% of your question can be answered here, or at least you'll be led in the right direction.
 
I learned: you can burn paint with a PC 7424XP.

I didn't think about the paint being a re-spray and made a big mistake; yeah, I learned big time. I paid $400 to repaint the hood correctly and the owner actually reimbursed me. He asked me how the paint got burned and I said that the car had been resprayed, "but not to BMW standards." We're still friends.
 
I recently learned the following:

1. Take ibuprofen at the half way point of a major paint correction job. Your body will thank you!

2. Make sure the Washer is completely empty of any of the wife’s favorite thongs and $$$ bra's before loading it with Lake & Country pads and cobra towels. It's an automatic trip with no discussion to Victoria secrets if that happens!
 
CakeDaddy said:
I recently learned the following:

1. Take ibuprofen at the half way point of a major paint correction job. Your body will thank you!

2. Make sure the Washer is completely empty of any of the wife’s favorite thongs and $$$ bra's before loading it with Lake & Country pads and cobra towels. It's an automatic trip with no discussion to Victoria secrets if that happens!
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:laughing:
 
CakeDaddy said:
I recently learned the following:

1. Take ibuprofen at the half way point of a major paint correction job. Your body will thank you!

2. Make sure the Washer is completely empty of any of the wife’s favorite thongs and $$$ bra's before loading it with Lake & Country pads and cobra towels. It's an automatic trip with no discussion to Victoria secrets if that happens!
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Or you could be in even bigger trouble if she likes LaPerla. Easy for our better halves to spend a thousand there.

La Perla (United States)
 
oldmodman said:
Or you could be in even bigger trouble if she likes LaPerla. Easy for our better halves to spend a thousand there.

La Perla (United States)
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:wow:I'm not sure how to comment on that link without getting into some kind of trouble.

I don't think AG will remove it either; as it isn't a competitor's site.:laughing:
 
oldmodman said:
Always believe your paint thickness gauge.

And.

And always be willing to loan your old rotary polisher to that neighbor that says "Oh yeah, I know how to use one of those"

And make sure you give him plenty of old product you don't use anymore. He will somehow use it all up for you.

Be sure to critique his skills when he returns the filthy bonnet, and polisher covered in dried product. Make sure you point out the long hologram strings, the dried compound everywhere, and the burned paint on the tops of his fenders.
What are neighbors forIm the MAN:dblthumb2:
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Truly epic! :laughing:

I'd love to lend my rotary to my neighbor's driver who always claims he knows how to polish and I've seen him moving the rotary once and was literally shocked :eek:

I took it off his hands before he could spoil the paint on the neighbor's car! Now I wont lol! :laughing:

(Get this, when I had given it to him, I had gone inside to get some compound and I heard the polisher running. I ran out to see him running the polisher on the hood with just a dry wool pad! :eek: I then took it off him!)
 
I learned how much and how fast detailing has changed since back in the day when I just washed and waxed by hand and did more harm than good to my car's finish out of just plain ignorance. I learned that there are good folks like the members of this forum out here that have the patience and willingness to help a beginner with good advice and information. From the bottom of my heart, thanks to you all.
 
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