Pictures with Dennis Gage at the Evansville Detailing Class

[EWtheDETAILER]

Pictures with Dennis Gage at the Evansville Detailing Class (http://www.autogeekonline.net/forum/off-topic/56464-pictures-dennis-gage-evansville-detailing-class.html)


Had a blast tonight and learned a lot! Thanks again Mike! Also thanks to Dennis for coming by and Scott for opening his shop!

Great time with some real detailing guys!

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[FlawlessJ]

Thanks again Mike we had a great time and really appreciate everything from you, Dennis, and Scott for lending the space and time.

[2old2change]

Had a great time last night. It was good to meet some old friends and put some faces to a lot of new ones. Was really nice of Scott to open up his shop to us and for Dennis Gauge and Mike to be there after a long day of shooting under the hot lights. Thanks again I really enjoyed it.

[Mike Phillips]

Pictures: Evansville GTG (http://www.autogeekonline.net/forum/off-topic/56464-pictures-evansville-gtg.html)


Had a GREAT time at the Evansville GTG last night. I'd like to thank Scott for opening the doors at his shop and hosting this event. I'd also like to thank everyone that attended and especially Dennis Gage from "My Classic Car" for coming by and hanging out while we went over tools and techniques for creating a show car finish.

I'm in route back to Florida and I'll post some more pictures as I get a chance...

Evansville GTG
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If you attended last night and had a good time and learned a lot then keep in mind this is just a taste of what my classes are like and the next one is coming up in January...


Mike Phillips's Detailing Boot Camp January, 26th & 27th (http://www.autogeekonline.net/forum/sign-up-saturday-detailing-101/56033-mike-phillips-s-detailing-boot-camp-january-26th-27th.html)


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[Marc Hufnagel]

My first time at something like this and I learned a lot! Thanks for the chance to get hands-on with the prep towel and the flex. Now I think I have the 'nerve' to use mine that is still new in the box!

I realized I didn't have my username on my nametag, I was the one with the Autogeek racing shirt FWIW!

[Marc Hufnagel]

Great time at the GTG, nice to get all the tips and tricks from a Master. I was the one with the Autogeek Racing shirt BTW.


Thanks for looking at my Infiniti!

[HotRodM5]

I'll just echo what everyone else has said: THANK YOU Mike, and Scott for hosting us!

I learned alot, as did my 15 yr old son!!

Thanks Again,

Rod

[anarchy]

Great to meet everyone. Makes me really want to get to Florida and check out a full fledged class. Thanks for taking the time Mike.

[Hoytman]

My uncle and I had a great day. Our day started out earlier in the day looking at a slough of Chevy Impala's, from totally restored 62-64, to full body parts and engines (409's) on stands that could be started up on the engine stands. How cool is that? Real cool!!!

Big shout out to Mr. Scott Molden for opening his shop and allowing this get-together to take place. I would also like to thank him for offering up his beautiful black camaro as a demo vehicle for Mr. Phillips to use.

Big thanks to Max at Autogeek for allowing Mr. Phillips to be with us. Without Max, none of this would have been possible. Thank you, sir!!

The surprise guest was an awesome treat, as well as getting to put some faces with the names of other guests and forum members, Rod, 2old2change (forgot your name), and Devin aka Anarchy.

Last, but certainly not least, I'd like to say thanks to Mr. Mike Phillips for being so generous with his knowledge and time. It was evident that Mr. Phillips was very tired at the start of the event, but he stayed the course with his passion to teach others and made the class extremely entertaining, interesting, and very worth while in attending. Thanks for all that extra effort Mr. Phillips!

I found it very refreshing to see, live and in person, the same Mr. Mike Phillips we see on camera so often, and not some person who is just acting for the camera. A person can really see and understand that Mr. Phillips really wants people to learn and enjoy what they're doing.

Mr. Phillips,
You really made a lasting impression upon my uncle with your knowledge of how to care for cars, your delivery style in teaching, and with you're "down home" personality. My uncle not being involved with our forum, but still being a "car guy", I don't really think he knew what to expect of the event. Having attended I think I can honestly say that he left impressed, more educated, and that he thoroughly enjoyed the event, just as I enjoyed it. It was nice getting to spend some time with my uncle on this level (a first for me).

I had a great time at the event. My uncle even had a great time and we both learned quite a bit more about what it takes to reach a show car finish and about detailing knowledge in general.

I left the event anxious to sign-up for one of Mr. Phillips' two day classes and feel the money and time would be well spent.

Loved that blue Chevy II!!

This event was worth the 4 1/2 hour drive for me, for sure.

[Mike Phillips]

The first thing I did was share some tips and techniques how to inspect paint for contamination and swirls and scratches and then how to use the Speedy Prep Towel as well as the Nanoskin Autoscrub pads.

We were in a large shop and I'm not sure why but everyone spaced themselves out far from each other? Normally everyone gets in close to watch and learn? Anyway... here's some shots from the first part of the clinic that Dennis hung around and watched as we progressed through multiple topics...


In these first photos I shared how the Speedy Prep Towel worked and how to inspect the paint with both your hand and by doing the baggie test.
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Dennis hung out in the background and seem to just observe the clinic as it moved along...
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Tonya stepped up to inspect the paint before and after using the Speedy Prep Towel and also tried out the baggie test...
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Next up I taped off a section of the hood on this black Camaro and demonstrated how to use the 3" Griot's Polisher to dampsand and also the Meguiar's G110v2 to dampsand using the 3M #5000 Finishing Discs.
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Shortly after the sanding demonstration Dennis had to leave for a dinner date with his wife. It was really nice for him to attend and hang out and talk with everyone as it had been a long day at the studio and I think we we're both dragging a little by the time the clinic started...

So a shout out to Dennis to say "thank you" as I know Sheila the Vice President of Sales at Madstache will see this thread...

I'd also like to say thank you to Sheila for all her help and hospitality. Here's a picture of Sheila from our work there last year... in this picture she's pointing to where the air comes out of the air conditioner so I cool down in-between takes...



Sheila, (President of Sales for MCC), me, Dennis Gage and Max on the set getting reading to shoot a new feature
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Autogeek is the Title Sponsor for My Classic Car...


Autogeek is now the Title Sponsor for My Classic Car with Dennis Gage (http://www.autogeekonline.net/forum/company-forum-news-headlines/42235-autogeek-now-title-sponsor-my-classic-car-dennis-gage.html)




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[Mike Phillips]

Had a blast tonight and learned a lot! Thanks again Mike! Also thanks to Dennis for coming by and Scott for opening his shop!

Great time with some real detailing guys!

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Thank you Eric for attending, I always like meeting forum members face to face...




Thanks again Mike we had a great time and really appreciate everything from you, Dennis, and Scott for lending the space and time.


Hi Jordan, thank you for attending and I agree in that I really appreciate Scott loaning sharing his shop and Dennis hanging out with a bunch of car nuts like us...




Had a great time last night. It was good to meet some old friends and put some faces to a lot of new ones. Was really nice of Scott to open up his shop to us and for Dennis Gauge and Mike to be there after a long day of shooting under the hot lights. Thanks again I really enjoyed it.



Thanks Paul for making the drive to be here... and THANK YOU for the diet Rock Star! That was perfect timing as I was ready for a boost!



Great time at the GTG, nice to get all the tips and tricks from a Master. I was the one with the Autogeek Racing shirt BTW.

Hi Marc, thank you for attending and bringing your wife, anyone that has a wife that supports your passion for detailing is a lucky man indeed!




I'll just echo what everyone else has said: THANK YOU Mike, and Scott for hosting us!

I learned alot, as did my 15 yr old son!!

Thanks Again,

Rod


Hi Rod, it was a pleasure meeting both you and your son. It's great to get young men and women involved into any hobby and especially the car hobby.


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Great to meet everyone. Makes me really want to get to Florida and check out a full fledged class.

Thanks for taking the time Mike.



Hi Devin,

Thank you for making the 5+ hour drive from Chicago to attend this clinic, it was great meeting you talking tools and technique...




Thanks for looking at my Infiniti!


Not a problem, like I said that night, in the shop light and with the Brinkmann Swirl Finder Light the paint looks to be in #1 Excellent Condition as I describe on page 37 (http://www.autogeekonline.net/forum/ask-expert-featuring-mike-phillips/51281-page-37-paint-condition-categories.html) of my how-to book. You say there's some scratching that only shows up in the sun so read through my article here and see if you can get a good "sun shot" and either post it to the forum or send it to me in an e-mail and I see if I can help you to figure out what the defects are and how to eliminate them.


How-To capture swirls, scratches, etchings and other surface defects with your camera (http://www.autogeekonline.net/forum/tips-techniques-how-articles-interacting-discussion-forums/26917-how-capture-swirls-scratches-etchings-other-surface-defects-your-camera.html)


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[Mike Phillips]

My uncle and I had a great day. Our day started out earlier in the day looking at a slough of Chevy Impala's, from totally restored 62-64, to full body parts and engines (409's) on stands that could be started up on the engine stands. How cool is that? Real cool!!!



I agree... that's called having "car guy fun"



Big shout out to Mr. Scott Molden for opening his shop and allowing this get-together to take place. I would also like to thank him for offering up his beautiful black Camaro as a demo vehicle for Mr. Phillips to use.

Big thanks to Max at Autogeek for allowing Mr. Phillips to be with us. Without Max, none of this would have been possible. Thank you, sir!!

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I agree. Scott has become a genuine good friend over the last two years... the first year I met Scott he let me demonstrate how to use a rotary buffer on his 1966 Corvette and this year he let me demonstrate the new LC Ultra Microfiber Pads on his Vette PLUS opened up his shop for a roadshow class.

1966 Corvette on My Classic Car with Dennis Gage - Rotary Buffers (http://www.autogeekonline.net/forum/two-guy-s-garage-my-classic-car-tv-shows/42056-1966-corvette-my-classic-car-dennis-gage-rotary-buffers.html)


Rotary Buffers on My Classic Car - Dennis Gage & Mike Phillips

Rotary Buffers on My Classic Car - Dennis Gage...


Scott Molden and me outside the Madstache TV Studio...
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The surprise guest was an awesome treat, as well as getting to put some faces with the names of other guests and forum members, Rod, 2old2change (forgot your name), and Devin aka Anarchy.


I agree again... it was really nice of Dennis to carve out some time and hang out with us. I know his schedule and he's incredibly busy with a lot of responsibilities plus a full schedule of shooting new episodes the next day. So it was indeed very kind of him to not only give me a ride to the class but to then hangout with us...




Last, but certainly not least, I'd like to say thanks to Mr. Mike Phillips for being so generous with his knowledge and time. It was evident that Mr. Phillips was very tired at the start of the event, but he stayed the course with his passion to teach others and made the class extremely entertaining, interesting, and very worth while in attending. Thanks for all that extra effort Mr. Phillips!

I found it very refreshing to see, live and in person, the same Mr. Mike Phillips we see on camera so often, and not some person who is just acting for the camera. A person can really see and understand that Mr. Phillips really wants people to learn and enjoy what they're doing.



Ah shucks... it was nothing, I always tell people my two passions in life are detailing cars and sharing with others how to detail cars and being around other people passionate about the craft always brings out my passion as well.

It was also very nice to meet you Bill, I always appreciate your participation on our forum and your professional character was evident at the class as it's always evident in your posting personality...

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Mr. Phillips,
You really made a lasting impression upon my uncle with your knowledge of how to care for cars, your delivery style in teaching, and with you're "down home" personality.

My uncle not being involved with our forum, but still being a "car guy", I don't really think he knew what to expect of the event. Having attended I think I can honestly say that he left impressed, more educated, and that he thoroughly enjoyed the event, just as I enjoyed it. It was nice getting to spend some time with my uncle on this level (a first for me).

I had a great time at the event. My uncle even had a great time and we both learned quite a bit more about what it takes to reach a show car finish and about detailing knowledge in general.

I left the event anxious to sign-up for one of Mr. Phillips' two day classes and feel the money and time would be well spent.

This event was worth the 4 1/2 hour drive for me, for sure.




The above was very rewarding to read, thank you for sharing and please tell your Uncle that it was genuine pleasure to meet him and I very glad he attended with you.


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[Rencor]

Looks like you guys had a great time. Great choice of a car to work on!

[Mike Phillips]

Evansville Eye Candy!

My good friend and professional detailer Chris aka PorscheGuy997 arrived in style driving Panther Pink Challenger that he details for one of his customers and this thing was sweet! Interior, exterior, everything was flawlessly detailed on this car...

Chris arriving in the Challenger...
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The low down front grill shot... (http://www.autogeekonline.net/forum/show-n-shine/52382-photography-101-low-down-front-grill-shot.html)

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Me and Chris...
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Chris also takes care of Scott's 1966 Corvette...
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A few years ago I held one of my extreme makeover classes while I was at Meguiar's where I had my buddy Nate Trueman's 1966 Batmobile at the training garage at Meguiar's and Chris flew all the way from Evansville, Indiana to Irvine, California to be a part of the Batmobile Extreme Makeover Team.


Batmobile Extreme Makeover - Pictures & Comments (http://meguiarsonline.com/forums/showthread.php?t=25435)

Pictures Courtesy of MeguiarsOnline.com

Here's Chris restoring the shine to the Bat Wheels...
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Time flies when you're having fun...
Here's a few other people that you might recognize the names of that helped out with this incredibly fun project were,

Mike Pennington, Jason Rose, Kevin Brown, Nick Chapman, Joe Fernandez, Derek Bemiss, Robby Whttkamm, Jesse aka Hemin8r, Ryan aka lilblkblt04, Paul aka the other pc, Bob aka RDVT4ME,

Where's the marshmallows?
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More pictures to come...

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[Mike Phillips]

More Evansville Eye Candy...

Scott's buddy Bill let us use his Blown 1966 Nova for our new segments on My Classic Car and then Bill attended the class. Bill painted build and painted this himself and it's as nice as it looks...


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Thanks Bill!


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