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Each one teach one - 1935 Ford Pickup - Swirl City!
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Mike, you always have cool cars featured in your write ups. Always makes these posts intriguing.
BTW, nice job Joe!
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Re: Each one teach one - 1935 Ford Pickup - Swirl City!
You can do it!
Machine polishing is really easy when you're using the right tool, the right pads quality products and good technique.
You can certainly use the same products by hand if you wish as they work great by hand too.
You can also hire a Pro Detailer to do the work for you just be sure the person you hire actually knows what they are doing. (I'd recommend using a forum like this one to find a qualified detailer).
Of do-it-yourself.
Get the products, tools and pads, read my book or watch one of my videos and then simply tackle a single panel a day. This will keep it fun as you will transform your swirled out, oxidized water spotted paint to a rolling work of art panel by panel.
Here's what you need to follow in Joe's steps...
On Autogeek.net
Pinnacle Advanced Swirl Remover
Pinnacle Advanced Finishing Polish
Pinnacle Liquid Souveran
Lake Country Flat Pads
Porter Cable 7424XP
Also get at least a dozen of these great quality microfiber towels.
Gold Plush Jr. Microfiber Towels
Here's why....
First... I can't count how many times someone getting into detailing asks me this question,
How many towels do I need to detail my car?
Great question. But here's the deal. You only want to wash your high quality microfiber towels with high quality microfiber towels. You DON'T want to wash them with bath towels, your socks and jeans or anything else.
So think about it.... you're not going to make a wash load with only 2-3 towels, that's wasteful. So instead, if you're SERIOUS about taking care of your car... then get enough towels to make a dedicated small wash load.
Then get a dedicated clean laundry hamper for your garage to place dirty microfiber towels into and when you're down to your last few towels make a dedicated wash and dryer load of your towels.
Then fold them, place them and keep them someplace clean where they won't get dirty.
Think of your microfiber towels as an investment in high quality tools. Kind of like a Master Mechanic has a roll-around tool chest where each drawer has a place for each prized tool in his collection.
Get quality towels and take care of them.
Why?
Because the paint on your car scratches easily. The term is called,
Scratch-Sensitive
It doesn't make any sense at all to wash and wax your car by hand or machine only to come back and re-instill swirls and scratches because you're using inexpensive janitorial microfiber towels or tatty or contaminated towels.
What did your car cost? Or in the case of a classic car, streetrod etc., what did the custom paint job cost?
The answer is THOUSANDS of dollars. So be wise, invest in at a minimum a dozen high quality microfiber towels and dedicated them for your special car, truck, motorcycle or whatever it is that you're into.
Hope that helps....
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Re: Each one teach one - 1935 Ford Pickup - Swirl City!
Here's another tip....
Because the microscopic fibers that make up a quality microfiber towel are grabby, that is they tend to grab onto all kinds of things like sticks, leaves, dirt, anything abrasive and sharp.
Before you use a microfiber towel first inspect it both visually and with your sense of touch. Often times your sense of touch will detect contaminants bound up in the weave of your microfiber towels that your eyes cannot see.
Here' how....
The Robert Diterlizzi Method
This is a technique my buddy Robert shared with me and I like it so much I show it at all my classes and always give him due credit as I don't steal other guys stuff.
After you've done all the hard work the last thing you want to do is to put any swirls or scratches back into the paint. Now I wash all the microfiber towels we use here at the garage myself and I'm very meticulous and careful about the entire washing and drying process because the last thing I want to have happen is for Max to come out here to get a few microfiber towels to work on his cars and have some kind of contaminant in the towel.
That said, before using any microfiber towel it's important to inspect it two ways.
Visually Inspect
First look closely at the towel, especially if the towel has a plush nap and inspect for any type of foreign contaminant that might be lodged in the nap. If discovered either remove the contaminant or get a different towel.
Tactically Inspect
Second, take your clean hand and run it over the face of the towel on both sides. Often times your sense of touch will detect foreign particles or contaminants that your eyes cannot see. If discovered, remove the contaminant or get a different towel.
Do this for each towel. It only takes a few seconds to inspect your towels and it can save you a lot of heartache.
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Re: Each one teach one - 1935 Ford Pickup - Swirl City!
Very cool post!! When Mike Phillips talk....people listen!!
CJ
2013 Mustang GT w/Track Pack 6-Speed Manual
Save the Manual!
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Re: Each one teach one - 1935 Ford Pickup - Swirl City!
Definitely something I noticed while I was attending Boot Camp was - Mike genuinely wants you to succeed. There's no secrets held back, Mike shares his knowledge with anyone wanting to learn.
That is unfortunately a rare quality in today's world & for that Mike - hats off to you my friend!!!
Aaryn NZ.
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Re: Each one teach one - 1935 Ford Pickup - Swirl City!
Originally Posted by Aaryn NZ
Definitely something I noticed while I was attending Boot Camp was - Mike genuinely wants you to succeed. There's no secrets held back, Mike shares his knowledge with anyone wanting to learn.
Thanks for sharing that Aaryn, I call it a brain dump. I take what I've learned and do my best to take it out of my brain and get it into everyone else's brain in the class.
Originally Posted by Aaryn NZ
That is unfortunately a rare quality in today's world & for that Mike - hats off to you my friend!!!
Aaryn NZ.
I think there's lots of guys in this industry like this... and that's a good thing... I think... they think... like me...
The Mindset of a Professional Detailer
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Re: Each one teach one - 1935 Ford Pickup - Swirl City!
Good to see all the basics of paint care covered with so thoroughly. This is a must read for a beginner. And for guys like myself, it always good to "address the foundation", as former Journey drummer Steve Smith has previously stated.
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