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Mike Phillips
10-16-2009, 07:42 AM
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Pictures & Comments from October 17th, 2009 Saturday Detailing 101 (http://www.autogeekonline.net/forum/pictures-saturday-detailing-101/21232-pictures-comments-porsche-space-coast-class-october-17th-2009-a.html)




Im the MAN

Meghan
10-17-2009, 09:52 AM
Here is the group pulling into Autogeek this morning.

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2003 GMC Denali
10-17-2009, 10:20 AM
It must be sweet to live so close to you guys.

Looking forward to reading about Mike's day with the class.

Harleyguy
10-17-2009, 01:00 PM
Wow i wish i had Megan's job she gets to work six days takes lots of cool pictures and don't forget those long work days some as long as 10 to 12 hours .What i can i do to get that job.:wow::wow::applause::work::bestwishes:For others that's an inside joke

Meghan
10-17-2009, 02:27 PM
Wow i wish i had Megan's job she gets to work six days takes lots of cool pictures and don't forget those long work days some as long as 10 to 12 hours .What i can i do to get that job.:wow::wow::applause::work::bestwishes:For others that's an inside joke

That's why I love you.

Meghan
10-17-2009, 02:27 PM
Class is over and I have to say what a great bunch of guys. They all had a nice time, learned a lot and we had some fun!

Mike Phillips
10-17-2009, 03:18 PM
Thank you to everyone that attended today and a special thank you to Ralph from the Florida Space Coast Porsche club for coordinating your club to attend.

Here's a few pictures from the class...


A little hands-on training really flattens out the learning curve when it comes to dialing-in your machine polishing technique. http://www.autogeekonline.net/gallery/data/746/SpaceCoast001.jpg



This is the owner of this Porsche learning how to remove swirls, he's never used a DA polisher before and after a few quick lessons he's polishing like a seasoned pro!
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Freestyling!
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With a little hands-on coaching, you can show how slow to move the polisher and how much pressure to apply...
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A few quick lessons and they're on their own!
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Removing Pinnacle Souveran from the jar
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Showing how to apply a paste finishing wax by machine using Meguiar's G110 with the W9207 Finishing Pad.
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Using the Brinkman Swirl Finder Light to show all the swirls have been removed.
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Reflection shots...
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Close inspection...
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Testing out different pads and polishers...
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mchess1
10-17-2009, 03:38 PM
Just wanted to thank Mike for the great class today. Learned a lot during the class and got to try out many items/products. If you are on the fence about coming to a class or open night, trust me the grass is greener over here. Got to ride in the Red Beast in person and see the project boat. Mike is great in the forums and better in person.

Thanks to Meghan and Dwayne for popping in during the day to talk. BOTH are great to finally meet in person. Meghan was eyeing my car (not sure why with all of the Porsches right there!!!) Dwayne was great in getting my on the spot order together.

Thanks also for the guys from the Space Coast Porsche club. Just a bunch of down to earth guys that I enjoyed spending the day with and look forward to taking the Advanced Class with. Special thanks to Skip for volunteering his blue Boxster for us to practice on. You have more guts then I do Skip!

Great class, do yourself a favor and sign up when the next one is offered.

Mike Phillips
10-17-2009, 03:41 PM
It's always important to work clean and using a pad washer makes cleaning your pads quick and easy...

Dirty pad
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Using a slow speed, press the face of the pad against the Grit Guard insert and push up and down on the Grit Guard and this will pump cleaning solution up and into the pad to remove built-up polish residue.
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Then show the results live in real-time!
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Clean pad, ready to put back into service...
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Oh yeah... that's what I'm talking about...
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If you do a lot of buffing, a pad cleaner will safe you time and enable you to work cleaner while getting more use out of your buffing pads.

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Mike Phillips
10-17-2009, 03:44 PM
One more take showing the before and the after together...

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Mike Phillips
10-17-2009, 03:55 PM
At the end of the class Certificates of Participation are signed and awarded to students.
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Snapped a few pictures of the last few club members leaving the Autogeek's Corporate Office!

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Thanks everyone!


:)

Meghan
10-17-2009, 05:07 PM
Thanks to Meghan and Dwayne for popping in during the day to talk. BOTH are great to finally meet in person. Meghan was eyeing my car (not sure why with all of the Porsches right there!!!) Dwayne was great in getting my on the spot order together.


Yes you caught me, I really love the 3 series, its one of my favorite cars. I think Porsches are nice but not for me, if I ever move closer to the office I am going to find me a nice 3 series! Thanks for talking BMW talk with me.

Glad everyone enjoyed the class.

CTS-Veo
10-17-2009, 05:18 PM
One more take showing the before and the after together...

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Not to be a negative nancy, but that's not all that impressive...

Unless that is actually a before/before shot.Im the MANIm the MANIm the MAN

VISITOR
10-17-2009, 05:20 PM
Not to be a negative nancy, but that's not all that impressive...

Unless that is actually a before/before shot.Im the MANIm the MANIm the MAN

it looks like the before picture got posted twice by accident...

kilodawg
10-17-2009, 05:57 PM
A big Thank You to Mike, Meghan, Dwayne and the rest of the gang at Autogeek! Max you couldn't ask for a better group of people to have on your team.

What a great day and event for ANY car club. Living within a couple hours drive made this event a no-brainer for us. For the price of admission you get coffee and donuts, a good pizza lunch, 6 hours of top notch instruction, the chance to use a variety of tools and products and then to top it off when class is over you get to redeem your admission fee towards anything in Autogeek's product line inventory.

Gee can I come back again tomorrow????

Seriously though, the best thing about this class is that anybody who attends will get something out of it. We showed up with a group that had a wide range of experience from people who never heard of a DA polisher to a professional detailer. I can honestly say that everybody was impressed and took away something that they hadn't known before....

The credit for that goes to Mike who has a unique ability to teach people with varying levels of experience all at the same time.

For people who are new to detailing with a power tool this class will definitely remove the fear that can be associated with taking a machine to your cars finish.

For those who have used a Porter Cable, Flex or the like but were never really trained it provides a check and balance that you are getting the most from your tools and your technique. Hint: It's likely that you are not.

About the only down side of the whole day was having to spend it with a BMW owner.....Just kidding mchess1 :xyxthumbs: It was a real pleasure to meet you and I can't wait until next year when we get to take the advanced class. So keep in touch.

Thanks again for a wonderful, wonderful day!