Mike Phillips's Detailing Boot Camp January, 26th & 27th

[Mike Phillips]

Mike Phillips's Detailing Boot Camp January, 26th & 27th


Learn how to detail your vehicle inside out!
Mike Phillips' Detailing Boot Camp is two days packed with proven techniques for creating a show car finish! Expert Mike Phillips walks you through every step of the detailing process, from the interior to the exterior and under the hood. He'll cover everything you need to know to maintain your own vehicle or the vehicles of clients. If you plan to detail for profit, this class is a must!

In addition to 2 solid days of hands-on training, you will receive:

• $200 Autogeek.net gift certificate
• Your photo on Autogeek.net
• Certification by Mike Phillips
• First glimpse at new products
• And you'll meet the Autogeek staff!

The class size will be limited to give everyone an opportunity to ask questions and practice the techniques. The class will be held in the fully equipped Autogeek Show Car Garage located at our headquarters in Stuart, Florida.

When:
Saturday January 26th – 7:30am to 5:30pm
Sunday January 27th – 7:30am to 5:30pm

Where:
Autogeek.net Show Car Garage
7744 SW Jack James Drive
Stuart, FL 34997


What to bring:
• Bring a pen and paper to take notes if you like. All chemicals and tools will be provided.
• Coffee and donuts will be provided in the morning and pizza and cold drinks for lunch.


Please note: Each participant needs to register him/herself.

By signing up for a class you agree to sign a Video Release Form upon arriving to the classroom for the possibility that these classes will be streamed live over the Internet and/or recorded for later use.


About the Instructor:


Mike Phillips has over 33 years of experience in the field of auto detailing and reconditioning and a true passion for automobiles. Mike has over 250 articles to his credit and he has hosted two full-length instructional videos for Autogeek. Mike has taught countless detailing classes since 1988 and has been a guest speaker at numerous car club events and car shows.

Prior to working at Autogeek, Mike worked at Meguiar's as a Sales Rep/Trainer for Oregon, Washington and Northern Idaho training body shop and dealership technicians how to use Meguiar's professional detailing products. Later, he became the online administrator and instructor of Meguiar's detailing classes. In 2009, he joined Autogeek as our Director of Training.

Mike has appeared on Two Guys Garage, Motorhead Garage, My Classic Car, Truck U, and he is the host of What's in Autogeek's Garage on the Fox Sports Network.


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Detailing Boot Camp Course Outline

Saturday

7:00 to 7:30am – Donuts and Coffee – Name Tags – Meet and Greet

7:30am to 8:00am – Inspect & Evaluate the Car
• Receive copy of Mike’s Vehicle Inspection Form (VIF)
• The number one most important thing to do


8:00am to 8:30am – Machine Polishing Glass – Hand & Machine
• Multiple Glass Polishes on the market

8:30am to 9:00am – Headlight & Plastic Lens Repair
• Meguiar’s Heavy Duty Headlight Restoration Kit
• Griot's Garage 3" Mini Polisher as an electric Dampsander
• Both DeWALT and Flex Rotary Buffers for removing sanding marks FAST!

9:00am to 9:30am – Morning Break

9:30am to 10:00 – Cosmetic Engine Cleaning and Detailing
• The 6 steps to a clean, dry dressed engine fast

Cleaners and Degreasers

Ready To Use (RTU)
• Detailer’s Pro Series Cleans All
• Detailer’s Pro Series Engine Degreaser

Custom Dilution
• Meguiar’s D101 APC
• Meguiar’s D103 APC+
• Meguiar’s D108 Super Degreaser

Blowing-out and Drying
• Metro-Vac Sidekick
• Metro-Vac MasterBlaster

Dressings
• Detailer's Trim Detailer
• 303 Aerospace Protectant


10:00am to Noon – Car Washing – The Correct Order

Traditional Wash
• Autogeek Foam Gun
• DP Xtreme Foam
• IronX Snow Soap
• Multiple Car washing Mitts and Brushes

2-Bucket Method with Grit Guards
• Maintenance Washing = Pinnacle Bodywork Shampoo + Two Bucket Method
• Aggressive Cleaning = Chemical Guys Citrus Wash followed by IronX

Rinseless Wash
• DP Rinseless Wash & Gloss
• Optimum No Rinse

Noon to 1:00pm – Lunch Break

1:00pm to 3:00pm – Interior Detailing

Machine: Cyclo & PC with brush options
Hand: Multiple Brushes options

Extractors
• Aztec Hotrod
• Mytee Lite II 8070

Steam Cleaning
• Vapamore MR-100 PRIMO Steam Cleaning System

Compressed Air Cleaning
• Tornador Car Cleaning Guns

Cleaning Solutions
• DP Carpet Extractor Pre Treatment
• Detailer’s Pro Series Carpet & Upholstery Cleaner
• Meguiars D101 or D103+

Dressing
• Pinnacle Leather, Vinyl & Rubber Products

Glass Cleaning
• Diamondite Glass Cleaner- Glass Master


3:00pm to 3:30pm – Afternoon Break


3:30pm – 4:00pm – Exterior Rubber Plastic and Vinyl
• Wolfgang Exterior Trim Sealant


4:00pm to 5:00pm – Wheels, Tires & Fenderwells –Protect and Dress

Wheels
• Meguiar’s Hot Rims Brake Dust Barrier

Tires
• DP Gloss Tire Gel
• Opti-Bond Tire Gel

Fenderwells
• Detailer's Trim Detailer

5:00pm to 5:30pm – Condition & Protect Convertible Tops + Waterproof
• 303 Aerospace Protectant - Vinyl Tops
• RaggTopp Canvas Top Cleaner and Protectant - Cloth Tops


5:30pm to 6:00pm – Questions & Answers


7:00pm to 9:00pm – Meet & Greet at the Marriot


Sunday

7:30 to 8:00am – Donuts and Coffee – Name Tags – Meet and Greet

8:00am to 8:30pm – Claying
• Pinnacle Ultra Poly Clay & Pinnacle Clay Lube
• Speedy Prep Towel - Fine and Medium Grade
• Nanoskin Autoscrub by Machine


8:30am to 9:00am – Tape-off and cover-up
• Tips & Techniques for using Tape
• The Beach Towel Tip
• Wheel Maskers
• Plastic Drop Cloths
• Tinfoil, Socks and Plastic Bags


9:00am to 9:30am – Demonstrate Machine Techniques

9:30am to 10:30am – Correcting and Polishing Paint

Tools
• All DA Machines: Flex 3401, Cyclo PC, Megs, Griot’s, Flex PE14

Pads
• Microfiber, Foam, Surbuf, Purple Foamed Wool, Hybrid pads


Compounds & Polishes
• Pinnacle – Advanced Swirl Remover & Finishing Polish
• Meguiar's Microfiber DA Correction System
• Meguiar’s – M105 & M205
• Menzerna – SF 4500 (PO85RD)



10:30am to 11:00am – Morning Break


11:00am to Noon – The Protection Step – Waxes, Paint Sealants & Coatings
• Souveran Paste Wax
• Gtechniq EXO
• Optimum Car Wax
• Meguiar's D301 Finishing Wax

Noon to 1:00pm – Lunch Break


1:00pm to 2:00pm – Handsanding & Dampsanding
• Defelsko Paint Thickness Gauge
• 3” & 6” Unigrit foam finishing discs
• #2000 Unigrit Finishing Papers
• 3” Griot’s Mini Polisher
• Porter Cable, Meguiar’s G110v2, Griot’s DA Polishers



2:00pm to 2:30pm – Afternoon


2:30 to 3:30pm – Compounding with Rotary Buffers
• Flex PE14 Rotary Buffer
• DeWALT 849X Rotary Buffer

3:30 to 4:30pm – Polishing with Rotary Buffers & Flex 3401
• Flex PE14 Rotary Buffer
• DeWALT 849X Rotary Buffer
• Flex 3401 Forced Rotation Dual Action Polisher
• Lake Country Foam Polishing Pads


4:30pm to 5:00pm – One-Step Production Detailing with DA Polishers and Cleaner/Waxes
• Pinnacle XMT 360
• Meguiar’s D151
• Optimum GPS


DA Polishers
• Flex 3401
• Porter Cable
• Meguiar’s G110v2
• Griot’s



5:00pm to 5:30pm – Wrap-up & Questions Certificates


To register for this class call 1-800-869-3011

[Mike Phillips]

***Notice***


Just to note, there will be a lot of new products introduced at SEMA in November and some of these new products will be added to the schedule.

[Audi X2]

***Notice***


Just to note, there will be a lot of new products introduced at SEMA in November and some of these new products will be added to the schedule.

I noticed that you already mentioned one new product that I hoped AG would offer in the future!

[kenallwine]

I can't wait! My wife gave me the go ahead to come down to this event. Will be registering shortly. Looking forward to playing with some new products.

[Mike Phillips]

I can't wait! My wife gave me the go ahead to come down to this event. Will be registering shortly. Looking forward to playing with some new products.

Cool!


By the time January gets here there should be a lot of cool new products out, (post-SEMA), plus all the cool products already out that we normally use.

I'll be sure to have some more cool cars lined up to... similar to these from our last class...

Pictures & Comments from September 2012 Detailing Boot Camp


1940 Ford Coupe Hotrod



1966 Corvette Sting Ray



2008 Cadillac CTS

[kenallwine]

Would love to have a chance to work on something with single stage on it.

I hear a lot of great review and it will be nice to hang out with fellow AG members!

[Mike Phillips]

Would love to have a chance to work on something with single stage on it.

I hear a lot of great review and it will be nice to hang out with fellow AG members!

Checked an noted... I'll see what I can do... at this last class we worked on a Lincoln Towncar with single stage paint and it came out great I just have not been able to get to the pictures yet...

[jwellsii]

Hello Mike,

I don't see what the price of the Boot Camp is. I see you get a $200 gift certificate.

Thanks
John

[jwellsii]

Does anyone know the price of the Boot Camp? Thank you.

[Wors]

$600

Mike Phillips' Detailing Boot Camp - January 26-27, 2013