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Hey everybody...
After two+ years of reading and learning from this forum I thought it was time to register and post up an intro. I live in Ontario Canada and have been detailing cars (by machine) for the last 2 years. I started out like most by doing it by hand for years and years. It wasn't until I got my first professional detail that I realized what I had been missing all those years. The second I saw my vehicle I knew it was time to learn to replicate those results. I spent months learning everything I could by watching videos and reading articles. Once I was ready I took the plunge and invested in product and a PC 7424.
Once friends and family saw the results they would ask me to do their cars and I would just ask they cover the cost of the products and a case of beer for my time. From there things ballooned and I was doing 2 cars a week and charging what amounted to slave labour
It never occurred too me that I would be doing my hobby as a part time job however the opportunity sort of fell on my lap. This year I made a conscious effort to start putting together a price list and I'm even contemplating a website for next season and all this means is taking pics and documenting my work, all things that I need to remind myself to do
Thanks for reading
Eric
Here are some pics from recent details - feedback is always welcomed.
2007 Jeep Wrangler
Customers recent purchase. Paint wasn't in horrible condition however the usual swirls marks were present.
Before
Drivers door
Making progress
Finished pics
2010 Subaru STi
Car is only summer driven however it had never been waxed and had roughly been washed a half dozen times. You can notice the bug splatter etching in the paint and those pics are after it was clayed.
Paint was super soft so you can notice lost of swirl marks from only a few washes.
Before
Corrected
2013 Mini Cooper
Car overall was in great condition however was never washed once since the owner purchased it.
Before
50/50 shot of the pillar
No outside shot, rainy that day
2013 Dodge Dart
Yes this paint was not even a year old. I spent 10 hours just on polishing out the defects. still many deeper scratches left however no point in went sanding a daily drive. Paint was like this all over the entire vehicle.
Before
Test panel
After
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