How to Hyper- detail a car.. - Page 3

RvdP · 09-12-2008, 01:41 AM

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Originally Posted by cmonkey713

Thanks for sharing withus. I have more ideas on what to do to my ride now. Thanks again!

Hey, no problem..

Guess what I am gonna do this weekend? I am not so sure about power washing the engine tho...

JSB LS3 · 09-12-2008, 09:37 AM

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Originally Posted by jimmie jam

that's nothing. check THIS out. http://www.autopia.org/forum/pro-det...-rickrack.html

MUCH more impressive....that poor ZR1 was HAMMERED.

utah997 · 09-12-2008, 10:44 AM

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Originally Posted by STEVE MC

WOW

That was intense. I need a cigarette. Wait I don't even smoke

I read the whole thing.

Wow...

OutKlast · 09-12-2008, 11:11 AM

Insane amount of work.

SLO C5 · 09-12-2008, 11:22 AM

Seems like an awful lot of work for a color that would hide paint flaws better than any other color. I could understand a little more if the car was older and black, but.... damn.

Jay13 · 09-12-2008, 11:50 AM

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Originally Posted by C6NRED

I've done some of the same things to my car to get hazing and scratches out.....nice to really see how a pro measures the paint he is taking off with some of the more agressive compounds......makes me think a bit about how hard I am pressing on my car!!!

I'd love one of those paint thickness meters. Wonder what the Vette thickness would be.

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Originally Posted by JSB LS3

IMO, it's really not. If you've never detailed for profit, it seems like a GREAT way for a car nut to pass the time and make some $.

It's WAYYYY more work than it looks. I detailed for 2 years and the worst job I can remember entailed 10 hours of polishing. Your body is pretty beat after that. It's also significantly less fun when you know you can't take the car out and enjoy it after all the work.

In short, I love detailing my own car, but believe me...Doing it for other people (especially ones who may not necessarily be as meticulous and careful as most of us on here) gets old and annoying fast.

I've read a lot of these types of threads, and one thing's for sure - I haven't seen a fat detailer yet.

Demonic85 · 09-12-2008, 12:21 PM

That guy needs to get a life

It didnt look that dirty to begin with, I mean come on 55 hours???

SLO C5 · 09-12-2008, 12:25 PM

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Originally Posted by Jay13

I'd love one of those paint thickness meters. Wonder what the Vette thickness would be.

Hmmm, some things may be best left unmeasured. Kinda like how fatties don't use a scale.

All joking aside, that is very cool that he uses the meters.

Corvette Chris · 09-12-2008, 12:27 PM

What I want to know, is what that cost the Lambo owner. Just ridiculous really.

03clyde · 09-12-2008, 04:36 PM

anal is an understatement.

Vetteman Jack · 09-12-2008, 05:01 PM

I don't mind really detailing a car, but I'm not going to spend 55 hours on it.

OrthoAggie · 09-12-2008, 05:07 PM

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Originally Posted by Demonic85

That guy needs to get a life

It didnt look that dirty to begin with, I mean come on 55 hours???

You need to get a brain. He is being paid to do it.

CertInsaneC5 · 09-12-2008, 06:13 PM

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Originally Posted by JDs00PewterCoupe

I don't mind really detailing a car, but I'm not going to spend 55 hours on it.

I did the random orbital compounding on mine to remove swirls and light scratches and it took an entire day.

Clay bar and waxing, cleaning the interior.... took the next day.

I don't want to have to do that again. But 55-60 hours is insane.

I'm betting that detail cost $$$$$.