As you probably saw, there was a Show & Shine posted recently with that triple threat applied
I wonder what that billed out to?
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Nope... didn't catch that one. But if it were from this end of the country, I know exactly who it was. ;) Honestly..... full correction and Modesta should run $2K before ppf. :dunno:
My guy here that does ppf charges $725 for the front end, 24" up, and $1300 for the entire front end. If you have it done in Atlanta, HE is the only one with near 3000 vehicles done in the last 10 years.:dblthumb2:
I agree 100% with the above by Frank and most of the other similar statements on time in this thread.
The correction step takes the longest. IF you don't remove the defects during the correction step they will still be there after you wipe-off the wax.
One real important thing is to keep the proper perspective, by this I mean don't try to remove each and every single scratch.
First - It will drive you crazy and make buffing out the car take 3 days just for the correction step.
Second - If the car in question is a daily driver then it's not good sense to try to make a grocery getter into a show car as it's just going to get more scratches in the future and paint is thin to start with.
Third - Even if the car is a show car the last thing you want to do is be the person that burns through the paint trying too hard to be da man.
So keep the proper perspective when doing the correction step.
If you want to reduce the time needed to do the correction step purchase a Flex PE14. This is one of the classes I teach at Mobile Tech each year and something I practice myself and that's to simply get in there and get it over with use brute force.
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From the above thread...
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Originally Posted by Nick@Autogeek
And... that's what I taught in my Detailing Boot Camp class this last weekend using this trashed 1971 Chevy C10
Pictures & Comments: January 2015 Detailing Boot Camp Class!
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Process
The first step, the correction step, was done using wool pads on the Flex PE14 with a compound.
Then the paint was machine polished using the Flex 3401.
Then the paint was chemically stripped using Porter Cable DA Polishers.
The the paint was coated with Pinnacle Black Label Diamond Paint Coating.
:)
Mike I have the first and second problem, I work in daily drivers and try to remove each and every scrach, I'm new in this bizz and I give a max to see where I can go, how much time I need, until now I have some very good feedbecks, but its time for a little change, even I don't get payed very vell, costumers are not very educated and don't understand the difference, but I get the experience needed. And now only those who pay will get that 95% correction.
I wanted to bump this thread , still having trouble with time. I've cut it down but still doesn't seem good enough. Corrections are coming out really good and all my customers are happy. It takes me 2 days to do a 2 stage, 90-95% correction & coated. Seems reasonable to me. Not sure how to work any faster, i just work at my pace.