tuscarora dave
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Thanks Kyle. On jobs like 38 Buicks with old single stage paints, I fly solo. I become one with the paint, in the zone, in my element etc. Thanks for the offer of help though.
Tuscarora Dave's Detailing Day 2014 photos/videos
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Thanks Kyle. On jobs like 38 Buicks with old single stage paints, I fly solo. I become one with the paint, in the zone, in my element etc. Thanks for the offer of help though.
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Hey all, just getting to this thread now.
It's been a few days but I'm still recuperating from this past weekend. Detailing a car is a lot of frickin' work!
Once again, I want to thank Tuscarora Dave for putting together this event. I strongly agree his mission for this weekend was accomplished in every way. We learned, we had fun, and we made new friends who share a common interest/obsession.
Dave's passion for helping people, and huge heart, make him a rarity these days. He's a genuinely good person and I believe is putting a lot of good Karma in the bank these days.
I also want to express my sincere gratitude to everyone I met this weekend, for you all have enriched my life, and I hope our paths cross again in the near future.
On a personal note, I left Sunday with a few takeaways:
It's been a few days but I'm still recuperating from this past weekend. Detailing a car is a lot of frickin' work!
Once again, I want to thank Tuscarora Dave for putting together this event. I strongly agree his mission for this weekend was accomplished in every way. We learned, we had fun, and we made new friends who share a common interest/obsession.
Dave's passion for helping people, and huge heart, make him a rarity these days. He's a genuinely good person and I believe is putting a lot of good Karma in the bank these days.
I also want to express my sincere gratitude to everyone I met this weekend, for you all have enriched my life, and I hope our paths cross again in the near future.
On a personal note, I left Sunday with a few takeaways:
- While my comfort level with DA polishers has increased, my technique has not. In other words, I have a LOT more to learn when it comes to correcting paint. The work I did this weekend was marginal at best. Practice makes perfect, and I'm hoping to do just that.
- Unfortunately - or fortunately, depending on your goals - it is near impossible to see a difference between "before and after" correction work on white paint.
- Detailing a car in front of 20+ other detailing enthusiasts is the worst idea ever. Seriously guys, did you have to point out every single defect?
SON1C
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Literally just finished this up! It's a essentially a time lapse of the Detail Event put on by the incredibly generous Dave! Everyone there was awesome and it was a pleasure spending the day with all!
Autogeek Member Detailing / Detail Day in PA - SON1C Wax, Meguiars, Rupes, Wolfgang, Optimum, CarPro - YouTube
Make sure to watch in HD -- 1080
Thank you!
x2!
It was definitely a good time! We will take a road trip there then
haha
SON1C
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Hey all, just getting to this thread now.
It's been a few days but I'm still recuperating from this past weekend. Detailing a car is a lot of frickin' work!
Once again, I want to thank Tuscarora Dave for putting together this event. I strongly agree his mission for this weekend was accomplished in every way. We learned, we had fun, and we made new friends who share a common interest/obsession.
Dave's passion for helping people, and huge heart, make him a rarity these days. He's a genuinely good person and I believe is putting a lot of good Karma in the bank these days.
I also want to express my sincere gratitude to everyone I met this weekend, for you all have enriched my life, and I hope our paths cross again in the near future.
On a personal note, I left Sunday with a few takeaways:
- While my comfort level with DA polishers has increased, my technique has not. In other words, I have a LOT more to learn when it comes to correcting paint. The work I did this weekend was marginal at best. Practice makes perfect, and I'm hoping to do just that.
- Unfortunately - or fortunately, depending on your goals - it is near impossible to see a difference between "before and after" correction work on white paint.
- Detailing a car in front of 20+ other detailing enthusiasts is the worst idea ever. Seriously guys, did you have to point out every single defect?
lol it sure is
There is definitely a big learning curve, so much the fact that essentially everyone is always learning, improving, and progressing.
1000w lights at lowes for $30 should remedy the defect detection issue, it is what I would recommend
of course we did, we're detailers
It was a pleasure meeting you and you're truly an inspiration sir :dblthumb2:
tuscarora dave
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I think the lighting in my shop was too direct to work on Andrew's white paint which seems to be a metallic white. It's super bright white paint and it POPS when you look at it either in direct sunlight or under the bright overhead lights, washing out the visibility of the defects.
I think working in the dark with a bright light "Over Yonder" to indirectly illuminate the defects will be the way to go in the end on Andrew's car. Just like doing a test section when compounding/polishing, sometimes you have to do the same when setting up the lights so you can get the best use of what you have on hand.
I think working in the dark with a bright light "Over Yonder" to indirectly illuminate the defects will be the way to go in the end on Andrew's car. Just like doing a test section when compounding/polishing, sometimes you have to do the same when setting up the lights so you can get the best use of what you have on hand.
SON1C
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I completely agree, looking over all the media you added in this thread right now! Josh sure was busy haha!
tuscarora dave
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There were different people doing different things, with different polishers, different pads, different skill levels, so also with different techniques etc. , with no real set controls in place.
The right light setup has to first be discovered, then set up, then comes the "pad to paint" test sections to discover which products, pads, machines, machine speed, arm travel speed, downward pressure etc. will be required to make the difference that you wish to make on the paint, then followed throughout the entire job where it still is relevant.
Working on a car like Andrew's reminds me of what "The Junk Man" said in one of his "fundamentals" videos, and that was something like... "Don't try to accomplish this in a weekend, Give yourself a few weeks to get through it." That is of course if you're making the time to push through the job.
Yes Detailing Cars is tough work, but....correcting paint is on an entire different level. and sometimes when working with very hard clear it can be very challenging.
I am reminded of a few things that some of my inspirational mentors said...
Polishing paint is polishing paint, detailing is getting the wax out of the cracks... Mike Phillips
Detailing and Paint correction is not an art, it's a learned craft... Kevin Brown
The right light setup has to first be discovered, then set up, then comes the "pad to paint" test sections to discover which products, pads, machines, machine speed, arm travel speed, downward pressure etc. will be required to make the difference that you wish to make on the paint, then followed throughout the entire job where it still is relevant.
Working on a car like Andrew's reminds me of what "The Junk Man" said in one of his "fundamentals" videos, and that was something like... "Don't try to accomplish this in a weekend, Give yourself a few weeks to get through it." That is of course if you're making the time to push through the job.
Yes Detailing Cars is tough work, but....correcting paint is on an entire different level. and sometimes when working with very hard clear it can be very challenging.
I am reminded of a few things that some of my inspirational mentors said...
Polishing paint is polishing paint, detailing is getting the wax out of the cracks... Mike Phillips
Detailing and Paint correction is not an art, it's a learned craft... Kevin Brown
tuscarora dave
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Josh did a great job with the camera!! I was sure to let him know how pleased I was with the job he did for us all... He's a great friend!!