Active Forum Members in the Stuart, Florida area or attending Detail Fest? - Competition Ready TV Episode!

[Ricardo Jimenez]

I'm available for this event as well as I've been attending Detail Fest for years!
R. Antonio Jimenez CD-SV
Pattys Mobile Detailing
407.797.6123

[57BORNTORUN]

***Update***


I've contacted past alumni students of my 3-day class. I'm getting e-mail replies from them and asking them to reply to this thread.

Alumni students get first right of refusal to be on the team as that's one of the benefits to paying for and attending one of my classes. (of course).

If I don't fill the teams with all alumni students then I'll use in this order,


Active members on this forum - Active means more than one or two posts.

Members of the IDA


There's benefits to attending one of my classes and being an active member of this forum.


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Does it help if your car is in the commercial for the show combined with only missing one Thursday night "SHOW CAR MAKEOVER" in the last 4 years? How about Bob (Owner of PBM) and I are from the same state? (Jersey) LOL!!!

[JSCOTT]

Hi Scott,

Great to see you join the AGO forum. Here's the link to the write-up I created for your Van if you want to share your experience working in the Show Car Garage with a team of GREAT people here at Autogeek to transform your cool Van.

1985 GMC Rally Van - Extreme Makeover! With McKee's 37 - FLEX- RUPES - BOSS (http://www.autogeekonline.net/forum/pictures-thursday-night-projects/98930-1985-gmc-rally-van-extreme-makeover-mckee-s-37-flex-rupes-boss.html)
Thanks again Mike. I'll get over here on my laptop. I checked out the link you sent me on my cell. The shots and my van look spectacular!!

[JSCOTT]

Welcome to our forum, I really enjoyed reading the write up Mike did about your van.

(Then again we all love Mike's write ups)
Hey. You are absolutely right. We all had a hand in it with Mike's guidance and had a some fun too. See you on the 19th.

[showroom detail]

Hey Mike, just keep me posted i'm available and it would be great to represent the IDA!!

Justin Labato CD-SV
321-722-2255

[Boss Detailer]

Hey Mike,
Count me in for this Friday and also available for March 18th and for Detail Fest.

Godfrey
BOSS DETAILER

[Andy B. Cool]

Hey Mike I would love to join the team!

[Mike Phillips]

Hey Mike I would love to join the team!


I'll be finalizing the team probably on Monday next week.

Have to leave on Thursday for Orange Park to shoot the Amelia Island episode for Competition Ready TV on Friday so I'm only in the office today and tomorrow and we're shooting new TV commercials all day in the Show Car Garage so I'm just about to go offline for most of today.


Also, I'd strongly recommend letting me change your current forum nickname to your real name or your real name and first initial for your last name.

It's the right thing to do since you represent a manufacturer that is also a vendor on the AG store.

It's also the best thing to do for your own interest to brand YOU because you are a great guy and a great detailer.

Why spend all your time branding propolishing when you could brand yourself.



See my article on branding here,


Brand Yourself, Brand your Forum Nickname and Brand your Business Name (http://www.autogeekonline.net/forum/tricks-tips-techniques/23241-brand-yourself-brand-your-forum-nickname-brand-your-business-name.html)


My long time friend Nick Chapman is a good example of someone that took the advice and now he has a fairly well recognized name, his forum name use to be some type of "airplane reference", it was n737nc and I kept telling him no one would ever be able to remember it, recognize it or say it. :D

http://www.autogeekonline.net/gallery/data/715/NickChapman.jpg



I won't take credit for convincing either of the below friends of mine to brand their real names but I do remember having conversations with them about it.

Kevin Brown started out as iamwaxman on the forums and now goes by Kevin Brown

http://www.autogeekonline.net/gallery/data/715/KevinBrown.jpg



And I don't remember that Renny ever used a forum nickname on the forums I've seen him posting to but he also goes by his real name and he too has a stellar reputation in the detailing world.


http://www.autogeekonline.net/gallery/data/715/RennyDoyle.jpg



One thing I've learned for sure though is good branding has value in a good way and bad branding has value in a bad way... always try to brand in a good way...


People always throw the below saying around without much thought...

Work smarter not harder


In my experience of posting to the Internet world for 22 years now, longer than most people I can name, I have never found a down side to using my real name instead of a forum nickname.


FWIW


:)

[Andy B. Cool]

I agree go ahead a get it done!

[Ricardo Jimenez]

Good afternoon Mike
As per our conversation yesterday afternoon and reading this last post about branding please change my name from Pattys Detailing to my real name Antonio Jimenez.
Thanks!

[Mike Phillips]

I agree go ahead a get it done!




Done.


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[Mike Phillips]

Good afternoon Mike

As per our conversation yesterday afternoon and reading this last post about branding please change my name from Pattys Detailing to my real name Antonio Jimenez.

Thanks!




Done.


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[Paul Viens]

Hi Mike
I'm available.
How do you change your user name on this forum?Would like to change to Paul Viens.
Regards,
Paul Viens

[Mike Phillips]

Hi Mike
I'm available.
How do you change your user name on this forum?Would like to change to Paul Viens.
Regards,
Paul Viens


Hi Paul,

I won't be able to get to finalizing the team list till at least next Monday.

We're shooting TV commercials and how-to videos most of tomorrow and then packing up the Competition Ready Van to go to Orange Park to prepare a car for the Amelia Island Concours d'Elegance.

Driving up Thursday and then shooting TV all day Friday.

Driving back Friday night and then hosting Autogeek's Cars & Coffee on Saturday morning.

So as soon as I can get to it will be Monday but since you're an alumni student of my detailing class you're on the list.


As for changing your name... I'll make that change right now then it's time to call it a day and head home.


:)

[Link]

Mike, just checking back in letting you know my name is Kevin Linkhorst going by Link. I attended your class in 2012 after having double hernia surgery, and have pretty much done away with my rotary buffer after attending the class. Letting you know I will be leaving Pennsylvania early Wednesday morning and should be in Stuart by Thursday afternoon and will be available on Friday. Thanks Again! Kevin