Dry Wash or Polishing Quiz....

[Bates Detailing]

Ok before I start .... this is a correction not a dry wash guys - Drywash will not mar the paint if you do it properly though! California Duster will not mar the paint unless you miss use it - a rotary will not burn through the clear unless you miss use it or aren't careful - a clay bar will not jack up the paint unless you don't use lube - etc. etc. etc. 80 % of my business is DryWash - right now I do anywhere from 40 to 80 cars a month with the drywash method..... do you really think I would be in business and growing rapidly if I jacked up vehicles paints on a daily basis lol?!?!!?!? I would be paying tens of thousands a month in getting panels repainted if this was the case. Please don't knock something unless you have tried it! And if you did use it and marred your paint, sorry to say but you must not have used any common sense when using the method..... or I am just the worlds luckiest person lol!


Again - this was a correction , not a dry wash........








Those are knicks by the way - sun went away too



All swirls and holograms are gone - does have orange peel, but Im not wet sanding an Impala - and she was amazed by the turn out - said it looked better than when it was new

[RTexasF]

Well said, and that is really a beautiful blue on that Chevy. Nice work.

[Grizzly]

Great work B&B.

[Bates Detailing]

Well said, and that is really a beautiful blue on that Chevy. Nice work.

Great work B&B.

Thanx guys

[SeaJay's]

Nice work Anthony! But you don't have any sun shots so I don't think you can tell if you really did a good job. lol jk.

Like you said your not a photographer and it took me awhile to actually get some good photos and I still suck at it! One suggestion is if the sun goes behind a cloud or you can't get any sun pics. Turn the flash on. It will at least give you something. Just a friendly suggestion, don't get upset! lol

[Bates Detailing]

Nice work Anthony! But you don't have any sun shots so I don't think you can tell if you really did a good job. lol jk.

Like you said your not a photographer and it took me awhile to actually get some good photos and I still suck at it! One suggestion is if the sun goes behind a cloud or you can't get any sun pics. Turn the flash on. It will at least give you something. Just a friendly suggestion, don't get upset! lol

Here are some sun shots..... I took ALOT of "sun shots" from what I thought was a great angle - then the sun wasn't in any of them lol! But here are a few I was able to capture............






Did I prove myself LOL!?!!?!? I have been polishing for a very long time my friend..... but I have been taking pictures for a week lol.......... I never knew to take pics of light after polishing until coming to AG..... I really could've cared less for taking pics - Always just did my job and went home. But now that I have a website and after being on AG and seeing that appearantly people take 100 pics for every job they do.... I figured I'll bring my camera more often. Hopefully my eye for pic taking will improve!

[Grizzly]

I think everyone needs to simmer down a bit.

I know what its like being in B&B's shoes.

Doing multiple cars a day, tired, hungry, keeping up on the crew, organizing supplies, making sure the detail is done right so he can take pics.

I think we are being a little too critical here and should be grateful that he can take the time to post up a decent amount of pics.

Besides, the best pic is always the direct before and after.

Sorry but the "we need sun pics" and the " lets see the rear fender on this angle" is getting annoying.

Plus the sun cannot stay in one spot the entire day.

[93fox]

Whats a drywash? Seriously... What is it?

[Bates Detailing]

I think everyone needs to simmer down a bit.

I know what its like being in B&B's shoes.

Doing multiple cars a day, tired, hungry, keeping up on the crew, organizing supplies, making sure the detail is done right so he can take pics.

I think we are being a little too critical here and should be grateful that he can take the time to post up a decent amount of pics.

Besides, the best pic is always the direct before and after.

Sorry but the "we need sun pics" and the " lets see the rear fender on this angle" is getting annoying.

Plus the sun cannot stay in one spot the entire day.

This is all very true - thanx for pointing it out man. Pics have always been one of those things where I get home after an awesome transformation and I lay down then say, "Awe man, should've brought the camera" - I'll bring the camera next time!" Then the same routine happens day after day lol. I have done ALOT of aircraft over the past 13 years and I have a total of 5 pics from aircraft!!! Out of at least 500 aircraft done! Doesn't mean that I suck at detailing aircraft or cars or buses or RV's - just means I am either too busy to care about taking pics or it just slips my mind. Plus - once a person gets out of the 1 to 2 cars a week mode and into the 30 vehicles a week mode, taking pics won't matter anymore. My goal is to remember to bring my camera daily... and I started this thread to share..... these weren't all the jobs I did this week either, just the ones that I remembered to snap. Thanx again for pointing this out Grizzly!

[Bates Detailing]

Whats a drywash? Seriously... What is it?

Cleaning the exterior of a vehicle without the use of water.