Detailing Classes Demo Cars - January 2014 at Autogeek

Mike Phillips · 01-21-2014, 02:45 PM

After the sanding portion of the class we'll get into how to use extractors....

You can easily see the dirt being extracted out of the upholstery...

Making a follow-up pass shows the dirt has been removed...

Mike Phillips · 01-21-2014, 02:47 PM

Cosmetic Engine Detailing....

Tony spraying down engine compartment...

Jeff spraying down engine compartment...

Mike Phillips · 01-21-2014, 02:51 PM

Headlight restoration...

Here's Stephan misting some water onto the face of the sanding disc...

Stephan machine sanding a headlight lens

Don machine sanding...

Glass Polishing....

Steve machine polishing glass...

Iron X and Foam Guns and Machine Cleaning Tires....

Here's Tyler having fun making foam!

Best darn tire cleaning brush I've ever used!

After scrubbing the tires clean I moved the Monte Carlo back into the studio to get the paint polished but here's how the tires look now, perfectly clean and ready for application of the Tuf Shine Clearcoat.

Lots to do....

Please get a good night sleep on Friday. I never half to worry about my class getting good sleep Saturday night....

**IconicDetailing** · 01-21-2014, 11:42 PM

My wife signed me up for this class as her Christmas gift to me. I can't wait to meet Mike, Nick & the rest of the Autogeek crew, and most of all, get to work. I am always

for the expert knowledge and instruction.

Jason

Mike Phillips · 01-22-2014, 06:57 AM

Originally Posted by IconicDetailing

My wife signed me up for this class as her Christmas gift to me.

I can't wait to meet Mike, Nick & the rest of the Autogeek crew, and most of all, get to work. I am always

for the expert knowledge and instruction.

Jason

What an awesome Christmas gift!

I hope you can by the awesome cars coming in for this class plus all the cool tools we're going to use on that you're really in for a fun weekend.

The 1956 Nomad arrives today, I'll take some pictures to show the true condition.

Make sure you get a good night's sleep on Friday!

Mike Phillips · 01-22-2014, 05:16 PM

To everyone in the class this weekend, the first three cars for this class arrived today and I've taken pictures to document their condition. I've created "Dedicated Threads" for each project car you'll be working on and "closed" these threads till I add the pictures of everyone working on them.

Till then, since I e-mailed you all the link to this thread, here's the three cars that arrived today....

1959 Impala

Looks pretty good from these angles....

Here's what the paint really looks like in person...

This car is 20 feet long... I guarantee you everyone will get plenty of hands-on time behind the various tool as we remove the swirls and restore a show car finish.

Mike Phillips · 01-22-2014, 05:18 PM

1947 Ford Convertible

Looks pretty good from these angles....

Now I've moved around the car to position the overhead sun so it's shining down on the paint and reflecting back at my camera.

Holograms caused by the improper use of a rotary buffer
The entire car, that is all the exterior body panels are filled with holograms. Plus, there's some type of overspray paint all over the car as it's very rough to the touch.

3 Dimensional Appearance
In the below pictures you will see a sort of 3 dimensional lines showing up in the swirls, these lines are the actual holograms and they mimic the direction or path the rotating buffing pad was moved over the paint.

The 3 dimensional appearance is much more apparent when you're looking at the paint in person but here's what I was able to capture with my camera.

The holograms were harder to capture on the trunk lid but present all the same.

Mike Phillips · 01-22-2014, 05:19 PM

1956 Chevy Nomad

Looks pretty good from these angles....

Here's the before shots to show the current and true condtion....

Note: In some of these shots the first thing I do is frame-up the shot to show you the full section of the car I'm photographing and then I zoom in and photograph just the swirls to capture all the ugly.