How to do high quality production detailing - Your largest market!

[wdmaccord]

Great timing on this, thanks Mike! I just happen to have an Avalanche in for full detail right now. Luckily it is an LTZ, so no lower cladding, just the stuff around the box. We have a local detail shop that sells cyclo brushes, so I may pick up the grey one to do the plastic around the box. Would D101 diluted 1:4 be good to use to clean these plastic parts? I am going to attempt to seal with BFTTTS. If I get some streaks or spotchy-ness, I may try and blend it out with BF Tire Gel over the BFTTTS.

[sayroger]

What did you use for a cleaner/wax and pad, looks great

[High Caliber]

What are you going to use it on?

First subject is a 2007 Ford Econoline cab class c RV. The lower half of the front bumper is plastic and the same grey/white as the Avalanche was.

A neighbor has a Honda Element that I need to get my hands on an use this stuff to. All that plastic is just begging to be restored.

[High Caliber]

What did you use for a cleaner/wax and pad, looks great

Blackfire Total Polish and Seal and I believe the Lake Country hybrid white polishing pad.

[Mike Phillips]

Blackfire Total Polish and Seal and I believe the Lake Country hybrid white polishing pad.

This is correct.


Actually, what we do for Production Detailing Class is we let the students pick any tool they want to get more hands-on time with and use it with a polishing pad.

For the Flex 3401 students were using the Lake Country White Foam Polishing pads.

For the BOSS G15 and G21 students were using the BOSS Yellow Foam Polishing Pads.

I call this the Free-for-all session because each person is free to choose the tool they want to use. For ALL the other cars we buff out during the 3-day class the tools are matched to specific cars.

We don't do the Production Detailing Class till Saturday after the class has already used the below tools so they have real-world experience with each tool.

• Entry Level DA's = Porter Cable, Griot's 6", Megs MT300 and Megs G110v2.

• Cyclo Polishers

• Boss Polishers = G21 and G15.

• RUPES BigFoot Polishers = BigFoot 21, BigFoot 15, Duetto 12 and Mini 12.

• Flex 3401

If the class didn't use ALL of the other tools first? How would they know which tool they wanted to spend more time with?

Make sense?


Here's a copy and paste showing the product, tools and pads from post #3 of this thread.

Free-for-all
During the production detailing class students can choose any tool they would like to get more hands-on time with using the one-step cleaner/wax

The key when using a one-step cleaner/wax is to use the softest pad you can get away with and I explain what that means in my article here,


How to choose and use a one-step cleaner/wax by Mike Phillips


Correctly used, a one-step cleaner/wax can do amazing work and reduce your time investment into your project car. If you detail cars for money it will increase your profits as compared to doing a multiple step process.


These classes are very well laid out. We start with foundational knowledge and skills and then build on this foundation all the way through the 3-day class.

[rcoops77]

Great result by the class. As an up and coming detailer in Australia, topics like this are priceless. Thanks Mike!

[spinz]

Ready for the next steps.....

Free-for-all
During the production detailing class students can choose any tool they would like to get more hands-on time with using the one-step cleaner/wax

Hi Mike,

Questions.

1. In the first picture there was a student polishing the glass. May I know what is the techniques/products used?

2. In the second picture, the wiper arm seemed faded, did you manage to restore it?

Thank you.

[Mike Phillips]

Great result by the class. As an up and coming detailer in Australia, topics like this are priceless. Thanks Mike!

You're welcome.

I still have pictures from the last class that show AMAZING detailing project we do in all our classes.

Just need time....

[wdmaccord]

Here's the results I got on one of the bed cover panels today on an Avalanche I just happen to have in for a detail (all 3 came out this good).

Process:
1) D101 @ 1:10 sprayed liberally over panel and let soak for about 1 minute
2) GG6 with cyclo aqua brush on speed 2
3) 6 section passes in crosshatch pattern just like polishing paint. I got the best results by doing 4 section passes, then rinsing, then spraying again with D101 and doing 2 more section passes.

The one on the right was one that I hadn't cleaned yet. Huge difference (obviously). The panel has not been treated, sealed or dressed...just raw after cleaning.

[Mike Phillips]

Here's the results I got on one of the bed cover panels today on an Avalanche I just happen to have in for a detail (all 3 came out this good).

Process:
1) D101 @ 1:10 sprayed liberally over panel and let soak for about 1 minute
2) GG6 with cyclo aqua brush on speed 2
3) 6 section passes in crosshatch pattern just like polishing paint. I got the best results by doing 4 section passes, then rinsing, then spraying again with D101 and doing 2 more section passes.

Sounds about right. Machine scrubbing old neglected plastic works well.

The one on the right was one that I hadn't cleaned yet.

Huge difference (obviously).

The panel has not been treated, sealed or dressed...just raw after cleaning.

And that's the key to getting great results with any dressing, sealant or a product like Solution Finish and that is to start with a clean surface.


Here's your picture. I uploaded it into your free gallery on this forum to make it easier for people to see into the future.

Nice work.