I've been detailing THIS LONG!

[Don M]

This book (the 1st Edition) came out in 1988 - JUST BEFORE I started working at a shop and the detailing bug really took hold. I was "cleaning and waxing" car before then, but you couldn't call it 'Detailing.'


The 2nd Edition (pictured here), came out in 1995, long after the shop and 3 years after starting the career I would retire from.


This was pre-internet, and I was SO EXCITED to find this book in the bookstore ... I read it over and over, studying everything so I could be a "Real Detailer." I even took it to read on a vacation (just me and the wife, no kids, so we could have "us" time).


At that time, most of the stuff was brand new, cutting edge for me. I found the book last night, while cleaning the basement, and Man! Did the memories come flooding back!


While the basic principals are similar to today, many of the techniques are so against the principals of "Today's detailing," that you would be forced to burn your union card if you ever caught doing them ... One I remember clearly was the recommendation to use steel wool on fender lips/edges!!!!


In the morning, with my coffee, I'm seriously thinking of leafing through the book and seeing JUST HOW MUCH things have changed in 30 years.

[PouncingPanzer]

Thanks for making me feel young! haha!!!

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[JDGolden]

That would be a fun read. I love old books and magazines.


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