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jrm523
11-15-2017, 09:26 AM
My name is Janson (35yrs old). I have always been a but of a detailing fanatic since I was age 15 polishing the paint off of my 93 Ford Probe that I couldn't drive yet.

Three years ago I got a great job offer that I had been working all of my life for. I was finally able to purchase the car of my dreams (within reason). I purchased a 2015 Dodge Scat Pack Challenger (485hp). She is beautiful and she is black.

All of my life I have always polished and waxed cars by hand. There was a time or two when I used a cheap electric buffer but I had no idea what what a DA polisher was. When I first bought my challenger I knew I needed to get a good coat of sealant on it. I clayed it and did a two step duragloss sealant all by hand. The challenger is a huge car. My shoulders and hands must have cramped countless times.

Then I recently found Autogeek..

I recently purchased a DA polisher and made a huge order here at Autogeek :props:. I'll save that for another post. I'm excited to meet some new people and looking forward to learning a lot!


Below are images of when my car was new after my first hand polish (2015):
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Below is an image from recently with tinted windows, lowered suspension and slightly fatter tires (needing a good polishing job):

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Eldorado2k
11-15-2017, 09:37 AM
[FONT=arial]My name is Janson (35yrs old). I have always been a but of a detailing fanatic

Don't let anyone tell you you're their butt. I don't care if he's a detailing fanatic... You deserve better. Lol.

Eldorado2k
11-15-2017, 09:42 AM
The challenger is a huge car. My shoulders and hands must have cramped countless times.

Pray that you never have to detail a Chevy Suburban... It is then when you realize the true meaning huge. Lol.

Just messin with you. Welcome online, Janson. [emoji1366] Nice car.

vobro
11-15-2017, 09:43 AM
Welcome

Hammer77
11-15-2017, 10:05 AM
Welcome JRM, nice Scat! I had a 93 Probe GT.

Paul A.
11-15-2017, 01:16 PM
Welcome to the insanity, Jason!

dublifeMKVII
11-15-2017, 02:20 PM
Welcome. I did the same a few years ago but a different car. It was THAT car though that got me thinking I needed to step up my game and stumbled on AG. Couple thousand dollars later....

Nice ride!

briarpatch
11-15-2017, 02:49 PM
Pray that you never have to detail a Chevy Suburban... It is then when you realize the true meaning huge. Lol.

Just messin with you. Welcome online, Janson. [emoji1366] Nice car.

Welcome to the forum...and it's true, Suburbans will kill you

Kamakaz1961
11-15-2017, 03:01 PM
Welcome to AGO! You have great taste in color of cars as well as Type!...Detroit Muscle (not the city of Detroit...lol) Rocks!

TexasDave
11-15-2017, 03:38 PM
https://www.autogeekonline.net/forum/attachment.php?attachmentid=60942&d=1510778221&thumb=1&stc=1

I understand. I have a love affair with a challenger myself!

jrm523
11-15-2017, 03:56 PM
Pray that you never have to detail a Chevy Suburban... It is then when you realize the true meaning huge. Lol.

Just messin with you. Welcome online, Janson. [emoji1366] Nice car.

Haha I could not image a polishing a suburban much-less parking one!!

Thanks everyone! Seeing all of the warm welcomes makes me know that I am at the right place! Happy to be here! Some of you have some very good looking rides in your avatar!

Klasse Act
11-15-2017, 06:29 PM
Welcome aboard to AG!

Congrats on buying your dream car, not everyone is able to that!!

LEDetailing
11-16-2017, 12:10 AM
Welcome JRM, nice Scat! I had a 93 Probe GT.

Learned just recently that the Probe was proposed at one time to be the replacement for the Mustang!

I never cared for the Probe growing up, but I saw one advertised on CL recently and it actually looked cool to me. In a retro and unique styling sort of way.

LEDetailing
11-16-2017, 12:12 AM
Beautiful Mopar. I’d love to drive any of the high horsepower Hemis. Shoot, even a base Hemi sounds exciting!

osiapstndp
11-16-2017, 01:59 AM
I was finally able to purchase the car of my dreams (within reason). I purchased a 2015 Dodge Scat Pack Challenger (485hp). She is beautiful and she is black.

Congratulations on a beautiful Challenger! Mopar or no car! Are you mayhaps located in north Texas? If so there's a Mopar club that I would like to talk to you about. :)

Here is a recent picture of my Scat Pack. I dreamed about owning a 392 since Dodge introduced it in 2011.

https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20171116/55c46d66ab96764232b56002dccae0f1.jpg


The challenger is a huge car.

I agree. There is definitely a lot of surface area. If you can consistently get a Pitch Black Challenger looking good, and not scratch the (unfortunately) soft clear coat, you can do just about anything to any car. :)

Be sure to share what else you do with your Challenger. It's a great platform.