Everything changed

[TubeTJ]

Good afternoon,

Just joined the forum. I had worked in the "detailing" industry in the past..........like back when bell bottoms were cool and Saturday night fever was actually a hit and and not a comedy. Actually, it was pretty much a comedy back then too, at least in this area. No one owned anything but denim and we still had live bands at the dances after the football games. Point is, I'm older than dirt as is my knowledge of the current status of the industry. I worked at a car wash in the winters and they buffed out cars on the other side. Wanting to graduate from towel boy to the buffing side, I went to a pawn shop and bought an old Craftsman grinder. Thing weighed like 8 tons and sounded like the gears in the head would explode at any moment. I got maybe five minutes of training and then I was put to work.

No joke, you had three compounds and one speed on your tool. Wool bonnets were all there was, well, all we had, and it was not a perfect science. It was a car wash after all, we got stuff shiny but it is laughable when you look at today's technology.

So yeah, pretty much just lurking in the shadows, reading post after post of knowledge. When I get done with that, maybe I'll have some questions........so I'll be back in a month or two.

Excellent site, great information, very pleased I found it.

[FUNX650]

Hi and......to AGO.

JMHO:
It'll probably be a little bit longer than a month or two,
if you take time to read all of the: "post after post of knowledge".

Please stop and check back in before that.



Bob

[TubeTJ]

Hi and......to AGO.

JMHO:
It'll probably be a little bit longer than a month or two,
if you take time to read all of the: "post after post of knowledge".

Please stop and check back in before that.



Bob

Agreed................every time I go off on a thread it brings up acronyms and products I have no idea what they are. In over my head ? Yep. But my vehicles are not going to clean themselves. Living in a climate where they use battery acid for ice melt on the roads and a real short summer, my paint gets abused pretty bad just by the elements. The Jeeps.....they get rock rash and scratches from the brush, but that is an entirely different subject.

[sproketser]

Welcome aboard .

[Evan.J]

Welcome to the Geek. Enjoy all the great information found here!

[Pureshine]

Welcome to AGO good people here.

[Mike@DedicatedPerfection]

Welcome to AGO. You came to the right place.

[cardaddy]

Welcome welcome welcome!

To your/er our... er YOUR obsession.
Us old dudes need to stick together!

[daveinsweethome]

welcome from another oldie. simonizd ruled when i started

[Mike Phillips]

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