tdekany

I moved my business across country (from VA) and very happy to be finally here. I am in Hillsboro Oregon, just a short drive from Portland.

I operate a mobile service - I come to your house.

I hope to detail many more vettes right here in the PNW.

www.newshinedetailing.com

nwc6

Welcome to the Pacific Moist West..What do you plan to do in the winter??? (besides watch it rain)...

tdekany

Thanks for the welcome!!!

As long as you have a garage, I can work (like protecting that finish ) - one would definately want to have plenty of protection on the car during the rainy season.

tdekany

PS: How about detailing classes????

RicK T

I would like to see a lot of demonstrating and explanation on using a dual action polisher, pad types, compound types, when and why to use what, etc......before I jump in and mess something up. Other tips would be welcome too.

Oh and Welcome to the PNW!!!!!!

nwc6

That just might be a winner..With 6 months of little else to do besides watch it rain, leaning some tricks to keep the car looking its best may be just the way to spend a rainy day..

tdekany

Thanks for the welcome!

Well, one never knows what tomorrow brings, so lets start getting a class together.

Here is an example for you from this past april.

http://zr1netregistry.com/forum/showthread.php?t=8325

http://zr1netregistry.com/forum/showthread.php?t=8326

tdekany

Just an update - I have a meeting tomorrow with the owner of a tuning shop, which I maybe able to use for detailing classes. First class will be for BMW owners within a week or so it looks like.

RicK T

Let us know....some of us have those too!

tdekany

When: September 20th

Where: www.fab-tek.com

Address: 5777 SE International Way Milwaukie OR 97222

May I see a post from those who are attending please.

Maui

Good luck on the move. How much to polish some aluminum wheels?

tdekany

Got pictures?

quantum-theory

Will this be for BMWs only?

tdekany

Not at all. All are welcome.

I will give a class on how to care for the paint, DOs & DON"Ts, and after that there will be a demo on what it takes to correct paint, and after that you can take a pc, flex, or a rotary for a test drive.

AND, what ever questions one may have I'll try to answer.

quantum-theory

I'm there, just give me a time.

Thank you.
Howard

RicK T

Depending on time of day that's iffy for me but please keep us updated. I will make every effort to attend. Thanks.

tdekany

OK, we have a date set.

When: September 20th

12:00pm

Where: www.fab-tek.com

Address: 5777 SE International Way Milwaukie OR 97222

If you are coming please reply - we would like to know how many are attending.

thanks!!!

RicK T

Looks like I will PROBABLY be there. If you cancel or change times please PM me here on the Forum before 11:00 AM. Thanks.

tdekany

First I want to thank Mike from Pro-Tek Automotive for hosting this great event.


I was ready for the class




The class was going pretty well and I think all 12 who attanded had a great time.



After teaching how to properly maintain autopaint I was able to demonstrate paint correction on a 2006 carbon black M3 that was in need of some TLC. I chose the trunk area, as this part of the car always seems to be the worst. And this car didn't dissapoint. There were cobwebs, swirls and many random isolated deep scratches. (RIDS)

I taped off the trunk in the middle. Chose the right side.

First I used the PCXP and an orange pad with Meg's 105 for one pass. (One pass means that the polish was worked in until it was completely broken down)

While the gloss improved most imperfection were still there. (no surprise there)

Next came the Flex 3401 DA machine with the same orange pad. Here we had better luck with the swirls and cobwebs after one pass but the RIDS stayed as those proved to be very deep as I found out later on.


At this point I switched to the Flex rotary and a black wool pad with Meg's 105.
At 2100 rpm it took many passes to completely eliminate all RIDS.

The end result was a pretty perfect section but we still had some holograms to tackle as this was a very agressive combo.

To get a perfect finish, I used the FLEX 3401 and the same orange pad with Meg's 105 to further refine the finish. (speed 6)

The following step was the FLex 3401 again but this time with a green light polishing pad an HD UNO polish. (speed 6 again)

At this point the finish looked pretty glossy but I still wanted to improve things still and used Chemical Guys' Wet Mirror Finish on the FLEX 3401 again and a blue finishing pad.

Wax of choice was Magic Wax.





I apologise for not having better pictures to show off each step or the finished product for that matter this time, but the focus was on the people who were at the class.

PS: the smearing you see on the polished side is due to the wax not having enough time to cure.

quantum-theory

Thank you for the class Thomas. I learned a lot and was very impressed by your knowledge. I would definitely recommend you to anyone needing detailing.