I want this guy to detail my car - Page 3

Silock · 03-23-2008, 04:01 PM

http://www.detailingworld.co.uk/foru...ad.php?t=43269

Good grief. This guy is hardcore. And probably on meds.

REDHOTGTO · 03-24-2008, 09:40 AM

yea but does he change the oil ? most guys cars that are clean, the engine goes to crap

Frosty · 03-24-2008, 09:44 AM

The thing that sucks is that it will look like that only long enough to take photos.

I caught the detailing bug after hanging out on Autopia. The first year I owned my Silverado, I was totally OCD about it. However, the fact that I would spend all weekend on it, only to have it look like every other car on the road the first time I drove it (very dusty here), wore me down.

Now I haven't washed it in two years.

Simply Red · 03-24-2008, 10:08 AM

Interesting.

R&GHomer · 03-24-2008, 10:33 AM

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Originally Posted by 88TG88

If I had a Ferrari, or something similar I would wash it like that.

But I don't, so its rags and 3 dollar car soap for me.

Screw that, if I had a Ferrari I would pay someone to wash it like that.

Chiefmanwillcatch · 03-24-2008, 02:23 PM

The clay bar is really one of the main parts of the restoration.

They don't sell them at your local store. Should sell them everywhere.

**Donger** · 03-24-2008, 02:29 PM

That's nuts, but moving the driver's position is a bit much.

stlchiefs · 03-24-2008, 03:16 PM

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Originally Posted by Donger

That's nuts, but moving the driver's position is a bit much.

Not sure if you're trying to be funny, but VWs manufactured for purchase outside of the US have their steering wheel on the right side.

Subtle Euro jokes have proven to not go over well on this thread.

**bogey** · 03-24-2008, 05:32 PM

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Originally Posted by mikey23545

Man, it's always nice to see someone who takes a lot of pride in their work. This guy is a pro.

I probably couldn't afford the guy, but yeah, I'd love to have him detail my car....

That was my thought. The guy obviously takes his work very serious. If he gets this information in the right hands, he probably gets lots of work.

El Jefe · 03-24-2008, 07:33 PM

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Originally Posted by Chiefmanwillgetyou

The clay bar is really one of the main parts of the restoration.

They don't sell them at your local store. Should sell them everywhere.

Maybe not where you are, but up here you can get a clay bar and kit at almost any car part store. I use them on my car all the time, and I get them from Advance Auto Parts.

stlchiefs · 03-24-2008, 07:35 PM

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Originally Posted by kcchiefsfanGoLJ

Maybe not where you are, but up here you can get a clay bar and kit at almost any car part store. I use them on my car all the time, and I get them from Advance Auto Parts.

What exactly does a clay bar do for a car's paint/finish? I saw him rubbing it on, but didn't quite understand what it was doing or the process he was using.

**KcMizzou** · 03-24-2008, 07:35 PM

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Originally Posted by Amnorix

I can't even be bothered to hit a car wash...

Heh, I hear ya. It's pretty bad when a rain shower actually makes your car cleaner.

El Jefe · 03-24-2008, 07:45 PM

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Originally Posted by stlchiefs

What exactly does a clay bar do for a car's paint/finish? I saw him rubbing it on, but didn't quite understand what it was doing or the process he was using.

Gets dirt and debris out of your paint and isnt too abrasive on your paint, and really makes it shine. Usually most kits will give you a clay bar, then a cleaner wax, and then an instant detailer. Whenever you use a clay bar you always wash your car first, and when you use the clay bar you always make sure to keep it wet with the detailer they give you, because you dont want the clay bar running on dry paint, that's a no no. When you run the clay bar you dont push it down hard you kind of just glide it over the paint, then when you hit a little what will feel like a sandpaper patch, you keep going over that patch till its smooth. Most people who havent done it many times quit because they think that they arent doing it right. If it's clean and you are keeping the paint wet while using the clay bar, you arent going to hurt anything, just overlap each stroke with the next. It really can do a lot for your paint.

I bought a "Mothers" clay bar kit from my local Advance Auto Parts FWIW.

tooge · 03-25-2008, 01:31 PM

My vehicles get washed whenever mother nature decides to wash em. I am sure glad I dont get off on a clean car like this guy. I wouldn't have the time to do all the stuff that gets my truck so dirty.

03-23-2008, 04:01 PM
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