Adam Tarbox Posted January 7, 2019 Share Posted January 7, 2019 6 minutes ago, shane@detailedreflections said: Honestly I think it’s just the reflection and the way the surface curves there. It wasn’t all orange peel there. If it were we would have found the door had been repainted with our paint thickness gauge and sent him back to the dealer since it was brand new. Looking now, the photo makes it look bad! I know you do a fantastic job, that is why i asked if it was just the angle. You are right, being a new car, I would personally go back to the dealer and request a fix for that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shane@detailedreflections Posted January 7, 2019 Author Share Posted January 7, 2019 5 minutes ago, Adam Tarbox said: I know you do a fantastic job, that is why i asked if it was just the angle. You are right, being a new car, I would personally go back to the dealer and request a fix for that. Yup! Think it’s just the way the light caught the rounded edge of the door! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shane@detailedreflections Posted January 10, 2019 Author Share Posted January 10, 2019 On 1/6/2019 at 11:55 AM, Bscott94 said: These looks great! I noticed something in the Jeep pictures that I have noticed on other cars. In the first picture above, I see what looks like textured paint on the pillar behind the door. I can also kind of see it on the fender in the second picture. Is this just the nature of some paint that manufactures use? Since the Jeep is brand new, it can't be a defect. It seems like could take away from a mirror like finish that other cars can end up with. It still looks amazing. I just think it's weird that some cars have "textured" paint while others have glass smooth paint. I went back and looked at that Jeep before I delivered it back to the client. Final photos will be coming as soon as I pull them off my camera. But the texture you see is actually that the Jeep has a fiberglass hard top. So the fiberglass has texture which is what you are seeing on the Jeep. Orange peel looks nearly identical though. And if you guys are wondering about about some tools that let us get the results we do, this is the main polisher collection we have at our disposal. We also have a DeWalt rotary which is set up with an Auto-triz pen style micropolisher (smallest is a pad the size of a chapstick cap). That polisher doesn’t hang well. We also have a cyclo machine set up with carpet brushes that comes out occasionally as well, but it doesn’t hang well on these racks either. So we are all Rupes. We have a 21mk2, two 15mk2’s, Rupes Mini, Rupes Nano shortneck, Rupes Nano longneck, cyclo and DeWalt. Tools are one of the biggest differences between someone getting paid to do work, and someone just doing their own work. falcaineer, camaro2ssblack, mc2hill and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shane@detailedreflections Posted January 11, 2019 Author Share Posted January 11, 2019 And as promised, here’s the Jeep! Sorry the pics aren’t better on this one. It was super cold when I had to deliver it. We have an Audi A6 coming in tomorrow for a one step polish. chas, stalebreadjr and tlbullet 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
camaro2ssblack Posted January 11, 2019 Share Posted January 11, 2019 (edited) 47 minutes ago, shane@detailedreflections said: And as promised, here’s the Jeep! Sorry the pics aren’t better on this one. It was super cold when I had to deliver it. We have an Audi A6 coming in tomorrow for a one step polish. Looks better than brand new man, great job. Edited January 11, 2019 by camaro2ssblack Nickfire20 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dirtymarcus Posted January 13, 2019 Share Posted January 13, 2019 (edited) I hope this thread isnt only for professional detailers. Washed my truck today and my wifes car looked miserable, having not been washed in probably 4-5 months. Thank God for grit guards, ultra foam soap, and turbo sticks lol. I hate washing her wheels. Ended up doing some correction on the roof and hood. Apparently her wiper blade flew out and scuffed up her roof and windshield. Most of the damage came out but i need to go back over with heavy correcting compound to fix it completely. The car needs to be clayed too but I hadnt planned to work on it today and got a late start and ran out of time. I dont know when ill be able to keep her car for an entire day again so I just applied LPS and Americana. Cleaned the tires, trim, and plastic with TRC, applied TA, and undercarriage spray. I missed a couple spots on the wiper cowl, my fingers are too big lol. I need to invest in a wiper arm puller. I wish I would have taken some before pics, the car looked terrible lol. Edited January 13, 2019 by dirtymarcus kaj41354, ObsessedDetailer and Thorsager 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pirahnah3 Posted January 14, 2019 Share Posted January 14, 2019 Coming along great Shane! That Vette came out looking great, same with the rest of your work as always! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ObsessedDetailer Posted January 14, 2019 Share Posted January 14, 2019 On 1/12/2019 at 7:59 PM, dirtymarcus said: I hope this thread isnt only for professional detailers. Washed my truck today and my wifes car looked miserable, having not been washed in probably 4-5 months. Thank God for grit guards, ultra foam soap, and turbo sticks lol. I hate washing her wheels. Ended up doing some correction on the roof and hood. Apparently her wiper blade flew out and scuffed up her roof and windshield. Most of the damage came out but i need to go back over with heavy correcting compound to fix it completely. The car needs to be clayed too but I hadnt planned to work on it today and got a late start and ran out of time. I dont know when ill be able to keep her car for an entire day again so I just applied LPS and Americana. Cleaned the tires, trim, and plastic with TRC, applied TA, and undercarriage spray. I missed a couple spots on the wiper cowl, my fingers are too big lol. I need to invest in a wiper arm puller. I wish I would have taken some before pics, the car looked terrible lol. Looks Great Marcus! Instead of that use the In and Out spray! Perfect for getting hard to reach places! dirtymarcus 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
camaro2ssblack Posted January 14, 2019 Share Posted January 14, 2019 On 1/12/2019 at 8:59 PM, dirtymarcus said: I hope this thread isnt only for professional detailers. Washed my truck today and my wifes car looked miserable, having not been washed in probably 4-5 months. Thank God for grit guards, ultra foam soap, and turbo sticks lol. I hate washing her wheels. Ended up doing some correction on the roof and hood. Apparently her wiper blade flew out and scuffed up her roof and windshield. Most of the damage came out but i need to go back over with heavy correcting compound to fix it completely. The car needs to be clayed too but I hadnt planned to work on it today and got a late start and ran out of time. I dont know when ill be able to keep her car for an entire day again so I just applied LPS and Americana. Cleaned the tires, trim, and plastic with TRC, applied TA, and undercarriage spray. I missed a couple spots on the wiper cowl, my fingers are too big lol. I need to invest in a wiper arm puller. I wish I would have taken some before pics, the car looked terrible lol. I love the selfie holding the huge pile of dirty towels, classic! Great job man. dirtymarcus and falcaineer 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dirtymarcus Posted January 14, 2019 Share Posted January 14, 2019 2 hours ago, camaro2ssblack said: I love the selfie holding the huge pile of dirty towels, classic! Great job man. LOL yea, i really need to get another container for dirty towels. I hadnt thought about it until I took that pic and noticed the reflection. Also I'd like to add the curves of the car make it look like I have woman hips in the reflection. I can promise yall I do not LOL. ObsessedDetailer, RayS and falcaineer 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
camaro2ssblack Posted January 14, 2019 Share Posted January 14, 2019 2 hours ago, dirtymarcus said: LOL yea, i really need to get another container for dirty towels. I hadnt thought about it until I took that pic and noticed the reflection. Also I'd like to add the curves of the car make it look like I have woman hips in the reflection. I can promise yall I do not LOL. I wasn't going to say anything about those child bearing hips, or the flowers on that decal... Haha! falcaineer and dirtymarcus 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dirtymarcus Posted January 14, 2019 Share Posted January 14, 2019 6 minutes ago, camaro2ssblack said: I wasn't going to say anything about those child bearing hips, or the flowers on that decal... Haha! LOL well the flowers are the wifes idea since its her car. The hips, all mine baby 😂 camaro2ssblack, mc2hill and falcaineer 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shane@detailedreflections Posted November 14, 2019 Author Share Posted November 14, 2019 Figured I would bring this back with some new posts. So incoming photo heavy posts. It’s been a minute... 25’ Bennington Pontoon Boat ceramic coated and protected. Audi A5 Sportback ceramic inside and out. Dodge Ram after being in a collision and body shop repair which included a “complimentary buff.” Two guys. Nine hours of paint correction and a new ceramic and this is the results from before and after. Jeep Rubicon in ceramic inside and out. The top was removed and the roll cage serviced as well. BMW 435 for one step polish regular service. 1200 horsepower Nissan GTR polished and coated. Camaro SS ceramic coating Aston Martin Rapide one step regular service 45’ Show Hauler. Ceramic cab, sealed body. Porsche Panamera 4e Hybrid ceramic interior and exterior. 8675309'SS, stalebreadjr, Captain Slow and 4 others 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mc2hill Posted November 14, 2019 Share Posted November 14, 2019 Thanks for taking the time to share your work Shane! I always enjoy your insights. @shane@detailedreflections any chance you re attending Mobile Tech? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tlbullet Posted November 14, 2019 Share Posted November 14, 2019 @shane@detailedreflections i thought we lost you! Great pics and fantastic work. As i scrolled down i kept changing my favorite Pic! GTR was my early favorite, changed over to the Aston, before ending with my winner.... the Porsche!! PS ..no reason for the GTR to have 1200 hp!!!! That’s insane. Would have loved to park it for u!! I wonder what is 0 to 60 time is?🤔 Yo-Yo Ma's Cousin 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yo-Yo Ma's Cousin Posted November 15, 2019 Share Posted November 15, 2019 Great post! @shane@detailedreflections Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RayS Posted November 15, 2019 Share Posted November 15, 2019 As always Shane, I appreciate your you sharing your work and knowledge and that Red GTR was beautiful. I also see that you got your shop insulated, I'm sure that is really helping for the cooler months. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shane@detailedreflections Posted November 15, 2019 Author Share Posted November 15, 2019 10 hours ago, mc2hill said: Thanks for taking the time to share your work Shane! I always enjoy your insights. @shane@detailedreflections any chance you re attending Mobile Tech? I hadn’t given it much thought. I might look into it now that you mention it though. I wanted to hit SEMA but wasn’t able to this year. 3 hours ago, tlbullet said: @shane@detailedreflections i thought we lost you! Great pics and fantastic work. As i scrolled down i kept changing my favorite Pic! GTR was my early favorite, changed over to the Aston, before ending with my winner.... the Porsche!! PS ..no reason for the GTR to have 1200 hp!!!! That’s insane. Would have loved to park it for u!! I wonder what is 0 to 60 time is?🤔 I’m still around. I was pretty busy with work, life and the business. Add to that that most discussions here revolved around scents and I felt I needed to take a break. But, here I am! The GTR has a crazy twin turbo setup. Even just moving it was wild. And he said he thinks he has a couple of bad injectors. It runs on alcohol for the most part. Pretty wild car. We still have the Porsche. It goes for vinyl work next week and then it’ll be done. Gloss black spoiler, door handles and mirrors and 35% tints. The next project for that client is a Ram 1500 Limited that’s being wrapped in matte grey leaving gloss black emblems, window trims and wheels. Then being coated in a lifetime warranty coating. Should look great. That’s next month. 1 hour ago, Yo-Yo Ma's Cousin said: Great post! @shane@detailedreflections Thanks! 1 hour ago, RayS said: As always Shane, I appreciate your you sharing your work and knowledge and that Red GTR was beautiful. I also see that you got your shop insulated, I'm sure that is really helping for the cooler months. Thanks. We did get insulation up. That little bay is still awesome to work in. We are constantly evolving our setup and techniques. It amazes me still how far we’ve come in our process, business and the cars we work on. We have some new logo revisions too and I’m working on a new website. One of my friends does marketing and branding and is helping us out out of her own kindness (she’s a partner at her business). She helped me with this years sweatshirt designs, logos, business cards...and now the website and some focused marketing. So look for all that to launch soon!!!! tlbullet, RayS and mc2hill 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
8675309'SS Posted November 23, 2019 Share Posted November 23, 2019 How many hours spent on that hauler, @shane@detailedreflections? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shane@detailedreflections Posted November 23, 2019 Author Share Posted November 23, 2019 42 minutes ago, 8675309'SS said: How many hours spent on that hauler, @shane@detailedreflections? 3 guys, 16 hours. Including a single coat ceramic on the cab and leading edges. One step of polish. We also had the benefit that the client had washed it prior to putting it in the shop, so we saved that time. Had we had to do all that and dry it, probably 18-20 hours. But again, that’s with three guys. Three polishers. Etc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
8675309'SS Posted November 23, 2019 Share Posted November 23, 2019 1 hour ago, shane@detailedreflections said: 3 guys, 16 hours. Including a single coat ceramic on the cab and leading edges. One step of polish. We also had the benefit that the client had washed it prior to putting it in the shop, so we saved that time. Had we had to do all that and dry it, probably 18-20 hours. But again, that’s with three guys. Three polishers. Etc. That’s a lot of man hours! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shane@detailedreflections Posted November 23, 2019 Author Share Posted November 23, 2019 2 hours ago, 8675309'SS said: That’s a lot of man hours! It sure is. But it was a lot of vehicle. It’s ten years old and was in good shape, but oxidized overall. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BoomerSooner Posted April 8, 2020 Share Posted April 8, 2020 @shane@detailedreflections what do you recommend for the Ram chrome grille? My CPC will be here soon and I’m going to spend a few days correcting them truck, but the chrome seems to be a different animal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shane@detailedreflections Posted April 8, 2020 Author Share Posted April 8, 2020 7 hours ago, BoomerSooner said: @shane@detailedreflections what do you recommend for the Ram chrome grille? My CPC will be here soon and I’m going to spend a few days correcting them truck, but the chrome seems to be a different animal. Are you trying to correct the chrome in the grille? Or protect it? If you’re looking to correct it, I believe the grille on that is a “chrome” plastic. It’ll correct like paint, you just need a smaller polisher to really be effective. I’d start with with a finishing combo and go from there. If you need more, move up in pad/polish/compound aggression. If it’s metal (again, I don’t believe it is from my memory), you can use a metal polish on it. Once that’s done, you can apply ceramic right over it and it’s business as usual. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BoomerSooner Posted April 8, 2020 Share Posted April 8, 2020 Thank you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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