I thought you all would appreciate this

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PkmZv...page=5&t=t&f=b

 

I like the great customer service he gives to his clients when it comes to bird droppings! That's unreal!!!

 

I believe that is this wax here https://www.northamericanmotoring.co...ad.php?t=66207

 

I had one nearly that costly. A few years back, some garage monkey sprayed so much cleaner into the central stack on my GTI that it shorted out the head unit of my stereo and the automatic climate control mechanism. Of course the detail shop's owner denied responsibility, and the dealership's mechanics where I took my car for the replacement parts ($1,100 cha-ching!) couldn't verify that the cause of "death" was Meguiar's vinyl and rubber conditioner. Gutless wussies !

Had to spring for the repairs myself. Last time I ever trusted anyone else to detail my car.

 

I hear you, you can never underestimate the ineptness of some people I'm afraid. I think I trust that guy in the vid though

Yeah, the bird poop thing is crazy - his wife must love that, the call at any time that has him drop everything to attend to droppings

 

That guy is my idle. I've seen his website, but to see him in action, actually HAND APPLYING that wax...unreal.

 

I think I've got a new idol/hero...wow!

That's unbelievable! I think I might have to try the hand application of the wax...I wonder if we can do that with a 'down to earth' (price) product?

I bet it would take some practice to get a nice even coat, but you're certainly not going to scratch the finish with your hands.

 

and he only uses one bucket for the soap! thought that was a big nono?
no? octaneguy?

 

A friend of mine had his Corvette ZR-1 show car buffed and detailed by a guy who was, according to Corvettes of Houston, "the best Corvette detailer in Houston". He buffed the paint completely off of almost every panel edge of the car including the edges of the fenders. I had the paint matched with a photospectometer and then taped and masked the entire car except for the edges. Then I airbrushed the two stage (base coat & clear coat) red back on the car overlapping the clear onto the original paint. After a week of letting the paint cure, I block sanded and buffed out my repair, and the finish result was undetectable. I had to spend probably ten times longer on the repair than the guy who ruined the paint in the first place.

Like MGCMAN said, I never trust anyone to detail (or do anything else) to my car.

 

Whats his website?

 

http://www.miracledetail.co.uk/auto-detailing-home.html

His site.

As a business/marketing major and owner of my own detailing business...this guy is at the top of the heap in my opinion. His detailing skills are only matched by his marketing skills. And to be honest, his skills aren't exactly unmatchable.

 

Thanks for the link - nice gallery

 

Well I'm glad that I'm not the only one out there that is that **** about clean cars. I would however be interested in the other steps to get all the way to 61. But of course I must also cheap out and spend about 20 bucks on wax in instead of 6k quid.

 

Time spent on one Ferrari in the gallery is 6 hours. THAT'S IT!? Jeez I spent the entire last weekend, like 6 hours one day, a couple the next, and I never got to detail the inside or the engine bay!

For the $$ I would want this guy to take the car apart, clean it, and re-assemble!

 

Sorry for the delay---replying from the Dragon......

One bucket for soap is ok if you have a grit guard, and you are using a pressure washer. Two buckets are only needed if you don't have either. That is, you have one for soap, and one for rinsing the dirty mitt that just picked up all the junk off the paint.

A grit guard is a grill that sits at the bottom of the bucket trapping particles at the bottom of the bucket.

With a pressure washer, you're rinsing most of the contaminants off, then he's soaping it by hand with a mitt. No need for two buckets here.

Everything that this guy shows is what I do, step wise. That is, a good pro detailer will see this and laugh, and say OMG we are underpaid. Hand applying wax can be a good thing or a bad thing. Rough hands aren't necessarily good for your paint. Detailers don't have soft hands. We're working all the time--although for that price, maybe he's not working all that hard. Besides your wax doesn't need to get contaminated by sweat and oils from your skin. =)

Rubbing on wax by hand also doesn't guarantee an even application of wax. It provides little benefit, but it's great for show, especially when using wax that costs as much as what he's using.

Finally, people with money and nice cars don't always care about their cars or they don't understand what a good paint finish looks like. If it's easier for them, and someone is charging a lot of money claming to be the best, that's often all that matters for the customer. 6 hours is possible for a detail. Depends on what condition the car is in. If it's just a wash and wax, he could do it in 3 to 4 hours. If the car needs to be clayed, masked, and paint polished, you can easily double or triple that time estimate.

 

dragging up a bit of an old thread, but that wax he uses (the super expensive Zymol stuff), also includes free jar refills for life. For a pro detailer who would go through a fair bit of it, spending that sort of $$ on it may well make good sense in some ways, as well as being an excellent marketing tool.

 

OctaneGuy is totally correct. When I saw that video the first thing I thought was "no way am I going to rub my rough hands on my paint". I can't imagine any benefit from doing it this way.

My opinion is Zymol = marketing. How can you take a company seriously that offers a special wax "for SUVs only"? Having worked in the automotive painting field, and with several paint companies during my career as a product designer, I know there is no difference in the paint on an SUV or a sports car. A friend of mine fell for the whole BMW / Zymol deal for his M3. After one use, he threw all of the expensive Zymol junk away. I know that wax is a bit like religion (more faith than logic) but I wouldn't let Zymol wax touch my car, even it it was a BMW.

 

I think the one thing that bothered me was how far he went with the clay and mitt before rerolling the clay or dipping the mitt. however, one thing we must remember is that the cars he works with are all already impeccable, so there isn't much grit or dirt to get caught in the first place. Also, he is going to polish/buff it, so any small scratches will be taken away, but it's not the case for a normal wash.

 

Thats how I feel, I spent 6 six hours on a "clean" MINI this afternoon, quickie out side (planning to go back and do through detail tomorrow) only an hour in the engine bay, and a good 3-4 hours vaccuming and detailing the interior and I still only feel like I got half the car done.