Ray@Autogeek
07-01-2013, 10:11 AM
Autogeek in the news - Mercedes-Benz Club Road Star Section (http://www.autogeekonline.net/forum/company-forum-news-headlines/66988-autogeek-news-mercedes-benz-club-road-star-section.html)
Recently Autogeek hosted a "Mini" Detailing Clinic for members of the Mercedes-Benz Club - Road Star Section here at our headquarters in Stuart, Florida.
Les Goldman, the Newsletter Editor for the club posted the below story to their website...
Detailing Seminar at Auto Geek in Stuart, Florida on June 8, 2013 (http://www.mbca.org/event/2013-06-08/road-star-section-june-8-2013-autogeek-stuart-fl)
On Saturday morning, June 8, a group of Road Star members met at Autogeek in Stuart, Florida for what turned out to be a VERY educational learning experience on the proper way to detail your ride. For those of you who may not be familiar with Autogeek, the company started about 15 years ago and have become a major supplier of just about any auto detailing product or accessory you can think of. They also do a fantastic job of educating anyone who wants to learn more about which products to use and the proper way to make your car look the best that it can.
Autogeek Show Car Garage is the place where Autogeek films their detailing videos. These videos are featured on the SPEED channel and you can view their entire video library for helpful tips on everything from polishing to convertible top care ! You can find it all at Autogeek's YouTube Channel (http://www.youtube.com/autogeek)
We were quite lucky to have Mike Phillips as our host. Mike has over 33 years of experience in the field of auto detailing and reconditioning and a true passion for automobiles. He has over 250 articles to his credit and he has hosted two full-length 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 Director of Training. He’s appeared on Chasing Classic Cars, Two Guys Garage, Motorhead Garage, My Classic Car, and is the host of Autogeek's “What's in the Garage?” on the Fox Sports Network.
Anyone who started with us at 9:00 and did the simple “baggie test” became a true believer by 12:00 -listening to Mike discuss the right steps and process for detailing a car and then actually showing us the amazing improvements that can be made to the look and shine on an everyday black Mercedes driver.... very impressive. For those of you who didn’t attend the session, you can read about all of it in Mike’s book -
Mike Phillips' - The Complete Guide to a Show Car Shine (http://www.autogeek.net/how-to-create-a-show-car-shine-book.html) available on Autogeek’s website for $19.99.
We’d like to not only thank Mike for his willingness to share his amazing depth of knowledge and the great job he did with his presentation but also thank Bob “Max” McKee, CEO of Autogeek and Nick Rutter, for their tour of Autogeek and the overall genuine welcome we all felt in being there.
Posing for a picture!
Members of the Mercedes-Benz Club - Road Star Section pose for a picture in front of the Autogeek TV Studio and Training Garage first thing in the morning before the clinic starts. Autogeek's Corporate Offices, Warehouses and Training Garage are all located a stone's throw from I-95 at the 101 exit for Stuart and Indian Town.
http://www.autogeekonline.net/gallery/data/1903/MB_RoadStart_Section_002.jpg
State of the art facilities
Autogeek's Show Car Garage is used both for Training Classes and TV and video production. Autogeek offers Mike's Detailing Boot Camp Classes (http://www.autogeek.net/detailing-boot-camp.html) three times a year where students come from around the world as well as from around the United States for 2-days of fast-paced, intense training that includes all aspects of car detailing including, wetsanding, machine polishing with 5 different categories of polishes, plus much much more...
http://www.autogeekonline.net/gallery/data/1903/MB_RoadStart_Section_001.jpg
Over 25 years teaching others how to detail cars...
Mike Phillips has been teaching classes on auto detailer for over 25 years. His teaching style makes learning all aspects of car detailing easy for for anyone to understand and then take what they learn and successfully put it into practice in their own garage.
http://www.autogeekonline.net/gallery/data/1903/MB_RoadStart_Section_003.jpg
Large, comfortable air-conditioned facilities
Autogeek's facilities easily holds up to 35 people with plenty of room left for a full size car, truck or sports utility vehicle for hands-on training and demonstrations.
http://www.autogeekonline.net/gallery/data/1903/MB_RoadStart_Section_004.jpg
Making learning fun and easy...
Mike demonstrated how to use a Porter Cable 7424XP Dual Action Polisher with Wolfgang Polishes to remove swirls and scratches out of the clear coat finish on a black Mercedes-Benz.
http://www.autogeekonline.net/gallery/data/1903/MB_RoadStart_Section_005.jpg
Seeing is believing...
Members of the Mercedes-Benz Club Road Star Section see swirls and scratches disappear before there very eyes by letting the machine do all the work for professional grade results.
http://www.autogeekonline.net/gallery/data/1903/MB_RoadStart_Section_006.jpg
http://www.autogeekonline.net/gallery/data/1903/MB_RoadStart_Section_007.jpg
The article for this class is also shared on the the National Mercedes-Benz website, Mercedes-Benz Club of America.
Detailing Seminar at Auto Geek in Stuart, Florida on June 8, 2013 (http://www.mbca.org/event/2013-06-08/road-star-section-june-8-2013-autogeek-stuart-fl)
http://www.autogeekonline.net/gallery/data/1903/MB_RoadStart_Section_008.jpg
:)
Recently Autogeek hosted a "Mini" Detailing Clinic for members of the Mercedes-Benz Club - Road Star Section here at our headquarters in Stuart, Florida.
Les Goldman, the Newsletter Editor for the club posted the below story to their website...
Detailing Seminar at Auto Geek in Stuart, Florida on June 8, 2013 (http://www.mbca.org/event/2013-06-08/road-star-section-june-8-2013-autogeek-stuart-fl)
On Saturday morning, June 8, a group of Road Star members met at Autogeek in Stuart, Florida for what turned out to be a VERY educational learning experience on the proper way to detail your ride. For those of you who may not be familiar with Autogeek, the company started about 15 years ago and have become a major supplier of just about any auto detailing product or accessory you can think of. They also do a fantastic job of educating anyone who wants to learn more about which products to use and the proper way to make your car look the best that it can.
Autogeek Show Car Garage is the place where Autogeek films their detailing videos. These videos are featured on the SPEED channel and you can view their entire video library for helpful tips on everything from polishing to convertible top care ! You can find it all at Autogeek's YouTube Channel (http://www.youtube.com/autogeek)
We were quite lucky to have Mike Phillips as our host. Mike has over 33 years of experience in the field of auto detailing and reconditioning and a true passion for automobiles. He has over 250 articles to his credit and he has hosted two full-length 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 Director of Training. He’s appeared on Chasing Classic Cars, Two Guys Garage, Motorhead Garage, My Classic Car, and is the host of Autogeek's “What's in the Garage?” on the Fox Sports Network.
Anyone who started with us at 9:00 and did the simple “baggie test” became a true believer by 12:00 -listening to Mike discuss the right steps and process for detailing a car and then actually showing us the amazing improvements that can be made to the look and shine on an everyday black Mercedes driver.... very impressive. For those of you who didn’t attend the session, you can read about all of it in Mike’s book -
Mike Phillips' - The Complete Guide to a Show Car Shine (http://www.autogeek.net/how-to-create-a-show-car-shine-book.html) available on Autogeek’s website for $19.99.
We’d like to not only thank Mike for his willingness to share his amazing depth of knowledge and the great job he did with his presentation but also thank Bob “Max” McKee, CEO of Autogeek and Nick Rutter, for their tour of Autogeek and the overall genuine welcome we all felt in being there.
Posing for a picture!
Members of the Mercedes-Benz Club - Road Star Section pose for a picture in front of the Autogeek TV Studio and Training Garage first thing in the morning before the clinic starts. Autogeek's Corporate Offices, Warehouses and Training Garage are all located a stone's throw from I-95 at the 101 exit for Stuart and Indian Town.
http://www.autogeekonline.net/gallery/data/1903/MB_RoadStart_Section_002.jpg
State of the art facilities
Autogeek's Show Car Garage is used both for Training Classes and TV and video production. Autogeek offers Mike's Detailing Boot Camp Classes (http://www.autogeek.net/detailing-boot-camp.html) three times a year where students come from around the world as well as from around the United States for 2-days of fast-paced, intense training that includes all aspects of car detailing including, wetsanding, machine polishing with 5 different categories of polishes, plus much much more...
http://www.autogeekonline.net/gallery/data/1903/MB_RoadStart_Section_001.jpg
Over 25 years teaching others how to detail cars...
Mike Phillips has been teaching classes on auto detailer for over 25 years. His teaching style makes learning all aspects of car detailing easy for for anyone to understand and then take what they learn and successfully put it into practice in their own garage.
http://www.autogeekonline.net/gallery/data/1903/MB_RoadStart_Section_003.jpg
Large, comfortable air-conditioned facilities
Autogeek's facilities easily holds up to 35 people with plenty of room left for a full size car, truck or sports utility vehicle for hands-on training and demonstrations.
http://www.autogeekonline.net/gallery/data/1903/MB_RoadStart_Section_004.jpg
Making learning fun and easy...
Mike demonstrated how to use a Porter Cable 7424XP Dual Action Polisher with Wolfgang Polishes to remove swirls and scratches out of the clear coat finish on a black Mercedes-Benz.
http://www.autogeekonline.net/gallery/data/1903/MB_RoadStart_Section_005.jpg
Seeing is believing...
Members of the Mercedes-Benz Club Road Star Section see swirls and scratches disappear before there very eyes by letting the machine do all the work for professional grade results.
http://www.autogeekonline.net/gallery/data/1903/MB_RoadStart_Section_006.jpg
http://www.autogeekonline.net/gallery/data/1903/MB_RoadStart_Section_007.jpg
The article for this class is also shared on the the National Mercedes-Benz website, Mercedes-Benz Club of America.
Detailing Seminar at Auto Geek in Stuart, Florida on June 8, 2013 (http://www.mbca.org/event/2013-06-08/road-star-section-june-8-2013-autogeek-stuart-fl)
http://www.autogeekonline.net/gallery/data/1903/MB_RoadStart_Section_008.jpg
:)