Mike Phillips
04-28-2010, 12:59 PM
Proof the Average Guy can get Professional Results their first time Machine Polishing (http://www.autogeekonline.net/forum/auto-detailing-101/25198-proof-average-guy-can-get-professional-results-their-first-time-machine-polishing.html)
A real world example from Autogeek's Show Car Garage!
Last night 2 gentlemen that attended our Machine Polishing Class here in Stuart, Florida came down to our Studio for a little hands-on training. Both gentlemen had to leave at lunch time during the Saturday Class and missed the actual portion where the techniques for how to use a DA Polisher were demonstrated and thus they didn't get to see the techniques or try removing swirls themselves.
Since they both lived close by we invited them back for a little one-on-one hands-on training.
Neither of these two guys have ever used any type of electric polisher to polish car paint, they have both always worked by hand.
In less than 10 minutes of instruction, we showed them how to,
Evaluate the surface to diagnose the condition of the paint (Paint had swirls and water spots and needed to be clayed)
How to clay the paint using detailing clay
How to use a Porter Cable 7424XP to remove swirls
How to use a Porter Cable 7424XP to polish the paint to a high gloss
How to use the Porter Cable 7424XP to apply a liquid wax
How to use the Porter Cable 7424XP to remove the wax after it had dried.
The results were a show car shine their very first time!
While not everyone can attend one of our detailing classes, all the techniques for using a DA Polisher to remove swirls out of a clear coat finish and then polish and wax are shared in this DVD
Mike Phillips' Principles of Machine Polishing (http://www.autogeek.net/mike-phillips-polishing-dvd.html)
Here are some pictures from this training session...
Here's Joe spreading out the Swirl Remover...
http://www.autogeekonline.net/gallery/data/855/BandT007.jpg
http://www.autogeekonline.net/gallery/data/855/BandT008.jpg
Now he's making overlapping passes to remove swirls and water spots...
http://www.autogeekonline.net/gallery/data/855/BandT009.jpg
By overlapping his passes and using the techniques shared in the DVD he successfully removes years of neglect...
http://www.autogeekonline.net/gallery/data/855/BandT010.jpg
http://www.autogeekonline.net/gallery/data/855/BandT011.jpg
Steve takes his turn and remove the swirls and water spots out of his own section on the hood...
http://www.autogeekonline.net/gallery/data/855/BandT012.jpg
http://www.autogeekonline.net/gallery/data/855/BandT013.jpg
Joe has switched over to a polishing pad and is now maximizing gloss and clarity...
http://www.autogeekonline.net/gallery/data/855/BandT014.jpg
Pinnacle Advanced Finishing Polish and Advanced Finishing Glaze are concentrated products, a little bit goes a long ways...
http://www.autogeekonline.net/gallery/data/855/BandT015.jpg
Now Steve polishes his section to a high gloss...
http://www.autogeekonline.net/gallery/data/855/BandT016.jpg
After removing the swirls with an orange pad and polishing to a high gloss with a white polishing pad, both Joe and Steve machine apply Pinnacle Souveran Liquid Wax, except for claying, every step has been performed by machine.
With machine polishing, the machine does the work so you don't have to!
http://www.autogeekonline.net/gallery/data/855/BandT017.jpg
After allowing the liquid Souverän to dry to a haze, Steve removes the wax residue using a Cobra Microfiber Bonnet over a dry foam buffing pad using the Porter Cable 7424XP on a high speed setting.
Removing dried wax by machine using a Cobra Indigo Microfiber Bonnet
http://www.autogeekonline.net/gallery/data/855/BandT018.jpg
http://www.autogeekonline.net/gallery/data/855/BandT019.jpg
The difference is dramatic... a clear finish has been restored to the clear coat which enables you to see the beautiful metallic flake in the color coat under the clear layer of paint.
http://www.autogeekonline.net/gallery/data/855/BandT023.jpg
The before side is still cloudy and hazy from oxidation, swirls and scratches...
http://www.autogeekonline.net/gallery/data/855/BandT024.jpg
To restore a show car finish we used,
Pinnacle Ultra Poly Clay (http://www.autogeek.net/piulpoclkit.html)
Pinnacle Clay Lubricant (http://www.autogeek.net/piulpoclkit.html)
Cobra Indigo Microfiber Towels (http://www.autogeek.net/piulpoclkit.html)
Pinnacle Advanced Swirl Remover (http://www.autogeek.net/pin220.html)
Pinnacle Advanced Finishing Polish (http://www.autogeek.net/pin230.html)
Pinnacle Liquid Souveran Car Wax (http://www.autogeek.net/pinliqsouvwa.html)
Porter Cable 7424XP (http://www.autogeek.net/porter-cable-7424xp.html)
Lake Country 5.5" Orange Cutting Flat Pads (http://www.autogeek.net/lake-country-beveled-pad-kit.html)
Lake Country 5.5" White Polishing Flat Pads (http://www.autogeek.net/lake-country-beveled-pad-kit.html)
Lake Country 5.5" Blue Finessing Flat Pads (http://www.autogeek.net/lake-country-beveled-pad-kit.html)
Using the right polisher with the right pads and products, anyone can get show car results the first time and every time.
Plus you can get everything you need to do the job yourself for a lot less than it would cost you to hire a detailer to do the work for you plus after you've finished detailing your car you'll still have the polisher, the pads and plenty of polish and wax to do another car!
The experience and skills you'll learn from just buffing out one car will give you the confidence to tackle another car, maybe even start a part-time detailing business for family and friends. More often than not, after you successfully detail your own car you'll have people asking you how you did it?
That's when you hand them your business card! Or just take care of your own vehicles and take pride in your craftsman ship while maintaining the value of your investment as well as increasing it's resale or trade-in value.
For more information on these products or how you can duplicate Steve and Joe's success, call Autogeek at,
1-800-869-8011
Where were always ready to see you through to success in your garage!
:xyxthumbs:
A real world example from Autogeek's Show Car Garage!
Last night 2 gentlemen that attended our Machine Polishing Class here in Stuart, Florida came down to our Studio for a little hands-on training. Both gentlemen had to leave at lunch time during the Saturday Class and missed the actual portion where the techniques for how to use a DA Polisher were demonstrated and thus they didn't get to see the techniques or try removing swirls themselves.
Since they both lived close by we invited them back for a little one-on-one hands-on training.
Neither of these two guys have ever used any type of electric polisher to polish car paint, they have both always worked by hand.
In less than 10 minutes of instruction, we showed them how to,
Evaluate the surface to diagnose the condition of the paint (Paint had swirls and water spots and needed to be clayed)
How to clay the paint using detailing clay
How to use a Porter Cable 7424XP to remove swirls
How to use a Porter Cable 7424XP to polish the paint to a high gloss
How to use the Porter Cable 7424XP to apply a liquid wax
How to use the Porter Cable 7424XP to remove the wax after it had dried.
The results were a show car shine their very first time!
While not everyone can attend one of our detailing classes, all the techniques for using a DA Polisher to remove swirls out of a clear coat finish and then polish and wax are shared in this DVD
Mike Phillips' Principles of Machine Polishing (http://www.autogeek.net/mike-phillips-polishing-dvd.html)
Here are some pictures from this training session...
Here's Joe spreading out the Swirl Remover...
http://www.autogeekonline.net/gallery/data/855/BandT007.jpg
http://www.autogeekonline.net/gallery/data/855/BandT008.jpg
Now he's making overlapping passes to remove swirls and water spots...
http://www.autogeekonline.net/gallery/data/855/BandT009.jpg
By overlapping his passes and using the techniques shared in the DVD he successfully removes years of neglect...
http://www.autogeekonline.net/gallery/data/855/BandT010.jpg
http://www.autogeekonline.net/gallery/data/855/BandT011.jpg
Steve takes his turn and remove the swirls and water spots out of his own section on the hood...
http://www.autogeekonline.net/gallery/data/855/BandT012.jpg
http://www.autogeekonline.net/gallery/data/855/BandT013.jpg
Joe has switched over to a polishing pad and is now maximizing gloss and clarity...
http://www.autogeekonline.net/gallery/data/855/BandT014.jpg
Pinnacle Advanced Finishing Polish and Advanced Finishing Glaze are concentrated products, a little bit goes a long ways...
http://www.autogeekonline.net/gallery/data/855/BandT015.jpg
Now Steve polishes his section to a high gloss...
http://www.autogeekonline.net/gallery/data/855/BandT016.jpg
After removing the swirls with an orange pad and polishing to a high gloss with a white polishing pad, both Joe and Steve machine apply Pinnacle Souveran Liquid Wax, except for claying, every step has been performed by machine.
With machine polishing, the machine does the work so you don't have to!
http://www.autogeekonline.net/gallery/data/855/BandT017.jpg
After allowing the liquid Souverän to dry to a haze, Steve removes the wax residue using a Cobra Microfiber Bonnet over a dry foam buffing pad using the Porter Cable 7424XP on a high speed setting.
Removing dried wax by machine using a Cobra Indigo Microfiber Bonnet
http://www.autogeekonline.net/gallery/data/855/BandT018.jpg
http://www.autogeekonline.net/gallery/data/855/BandT019.jpg
The difference is dramatic... a clear finish has been restored to the clear coat which enables you to see the beautiful metallic flake in the color coat under the clear layer of paint.
http://www.autogeekonline.net/gallery/data/855/BandT023.jpg
The before side is still cloudy and hazy from oxidation, swirls and scratches...
http://www.autogeekonline.net/gallery/data/855/BandT024.jpg
To restore a show car finish we used,
Pinnacle Ultra Poly Clay (http://www.autogeek.net/piulpoclkit.html)
Pinnacle Clay Lubricant (http://www.autogeek.net/piulpoclkit.html)
Cobra Indigo Microfiber Towels (http://www.autogeek.net/piulpoclkit.html)
Pinnacle Advanced Swirl Remover (http://www.autogeek.net/pin220.html)
Pinnacle Advanced Finishing Polish (http://www.autogeek.net/pin230.html)
Pinnacle Liquid Souveran Car Wax (http://www.autogeek.net/pinliqsouvwa.html)
Porter Cable 7424XP (http://www.autogeek.net/porter-cable-7424xp.html)
Lake Country 5.5" Orange Cutting Flat Pads (http://www.autogeek.net/lake-country-beveled-pad-kit.html)
Lake Country 5.5" White Polishing Flat Pads (http://www.autogeek.net/lake-country-beveled-pad-kit.html)
Lake Country 5.5" Blue Finessing Flat Pads (http://www.autogeek.net/lake-country-beveled-pad-kit.html)
Using the right polisher with the right pads and products, anyone can get show car results the first time and every time.
Plus you can get everything you need to do the job yourself for a lot less than it would cost you to hire a detailer to do the work for you plus after you've finished detailing your car you'll still have the polisher, the pads and plenty of polish and wax to do another car!
The experience and skills you'll learn from just buffing out one car will give you the confidence to tackle another car, maybe even start a part-time detailing business for family and friends. More often than not, after you successfully detail your own car you'll have people asking you how you did it?
That's when you hand them your business card! Or just take care of your own vehicles and take pride in your craftsman ship while maintaining the value of your investment as well as increasing it's resale or trade-in value.
For more information on these products or how you can duplicate Steve and Joe's success, call Autogeek at,
1-800-869-8011
Where were always ready to see you through to success in your garage!
:xyxthumbs: