spoolinspoon Posted November 5, 2007 Share Posted November 5, 2007 So during lunch time I headed over to Camelflage's Apartment and detailed his car. After 4 hours, these were the results. I take a lot of pride in my work and catch every detail. After finishing and feeling like my arms were going to fall off, we smoked, of course.Instead of posting all the pictures again i'll just attached the link to the car forum that i'm on.Camelflage's CLEAN car!Eddie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
waterboi Posted November 5, 2007 Share Posted November 5, 2007 Damn! That looks really good and is so so shiny. I need to do a job like that on mine soon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spoolinspoon Posted November 5, 2007 Author Share Posted November 5, 2007 with the right tools anything is possible! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leadpipecinch21 Posted November 11, 2007 Share Posted November 11, 2007 looks nice man...wanna detail my GTI? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scheetz Posted November 12, 2007 Share Posted November 12, 2007 So for a lapdance and me packing a bowl will you wax my celica? I have been in need of doing it, but then I couldn't find my tub of wax and it got cold out. BTW: I am super serial about that offer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spoolinspoon Posted February 15, 2008 Author Share Posted February 15, 2008 damn, I forgot about this thread....You guys are a few hours away..... Thats some traveling Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ahwahoo2006 Posted February 15, 2008 Share Posted February 15, 2008 You can do mine as soon as it gets warm - I just did the inside last weekend. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spoolinspoon Posted March 18, 2008 Author Share Posted March 18, 2008 so the weather has been sub-par this last week. It should be getting warm here soon. Shoot me a PM if you want your exterior detailed. Its really hard to give out estimates without seeing the car in person. I can do pretty much do anything besides things that require autobody of course. As far as Wash, remove swirl marks, remove light scratches, clay, polish, seal, wax. You name it I can probably do it. Shoot me a pm with year, make, model, condition (scratches, swirlmarks, etc.) and i'll see what I can do. I will start making appointments soon as the weather gets warmer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Voski Posted March 18, 2008 Share Posted March 18, 2008 If you only lived in cali. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Canon Posted March 19, 2008 Share Posted March 19, 2008 detail my 2004 non gay PT CRUISER Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stinkyfisherman Posted March 19, 2008 Share Posted March 19, 2008 nice work! i install car audio its my job and also a hobby Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spoolinspoon Posted March 19, 2008 Author Share Posted March 19, 2008 man...you guys live too far away.voski- pay for a plane ticket and I'll come.Canon- Come drive up here. I think I might be booked the first few weeks when the weather gets warm. I have a few customers already.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
racemyghost Posted March 19, 2008 Share Posted March 19, 2008 My detailing takes about 4 hours, thats not including washing the car or cleaning the inside. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mushrat Posted March 19, 2008 Share Posted March 19, 2008 shit...the dirt and rust are the only things holding my truck together.... Wornder if you can do that to a street rail? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spoolinspoon Posted March 19, 2008 Author Share Posted March 19, 2008 QUOTE (racemyghost @ Mar 19 2008, 02:41 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>My detailing takes about 4 hours, thats not including washing the car or cleaning the inside.I've gotten a pattern down to about 3-4 hours on the outside. I don't really mess with the inside unless its clean and just need some conditioning or protectant. No Amorall over here....I hate that stuff. There are only a few over the counter things that I still get because its readily available, other then that its all professional grade detailing equipment.QUOTE shit...the dirt and rust are the only things holding my truck together.... Wornder if you can do that to a street rail?If you want, when I come down with the NoVA people. I can bring my detailing equipment. What is this street rail you are speaking of? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leadpipecinch21 Posted March 19, 2008 Share Posted March 19, 2008 2 things...when are nova people rolling down to mush's? and what wax do you use? i've been using nu finish, and i've tried some mothers stuff, but i haven't been able to find any real good waxes...once i clay my car again i want to put a nice wax over it, and i just don't have one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spoolinspoon Posted April 16, 2008 Author Share Posted April 16, 2008 QUOTE (leadpipecinch21 @ Mar 19 2008, 12:44 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>2 things...when are nova people rolling down to mush's? and what wax do you use? i've been using nu finish, and i've tried some mothers stuff, but i haven't been able to find any real good waxes...once i clay my car again i want to put a nice wax over it, and i just don't have one.Mush's....umm I have no clue...Hopefully sometime soon?As for wax......heres the low down. nu finish is considered a polish, you really only need to polish a car once a year and polish can come in many different levels of how fine it is. Polish will make the reflectivity on the car and take minor swirl marks/ light scratches depending on what pad you use. I wouldn't recommend polilshing your car by hand because its inconsistant and your arm is going to be hurting by the time your done with half the car.If your going to clay your car, that gets very detailed as well, they sell different grades of clay. If you clay your car, you will need to polish the car as well. When you clay your car, it will removed if not all of the "wax" that is on the paint. After claying, sometimes there will be signs of marring depending on if you know how to clay and marring will occur simply because your basicly wet sanding the car.The steps you will want to use is....1. Wash car2. Clay car3. Wash car4. Maybe a compound on some scratches5. Polish6.Paint cleaner/AIO (if the condition of the paint is good and just doing a spring cleanup)7. Seal8. WaxIf your car is in very good condition and just cleaning the car, skip 4 and 5, stop at 6Carnuba wax is still good wax to use. A lot of definition, but won't last long. Synthetics/Polymer are really the way to go now. The thing about that is they last long and can layer on top of each other which has a nice bond. Many people think that just waxing is good but really you shouldn't wax your car often, wax will buildup=no no. Have you ever noticed that you wax your car and it looks good for a few days and then it looks like crap again? Well the problem with that is that the wax is not bonding to the surface and two, your just "band-aiding" the look. Wax acts as a filler which you will noticed that it fills very light scratches and when the eax is gone, you can see it again. What really needs to be done is polish.Keep this in mind. A good sealant will protect your car from bird droppings and such because of the thin layer of protection, whereas wax protects it from sunlight. so...... 2 layers of Sealant and a coat of wax= the best protection period. I would really recommend getting a buffer if your going to polish, you will get a lot better results and it makes life easier.Any questions?Eddie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
camelflage Posted April 16, 2008 Share Posted April 16, 2008 i have question.. when do you start detailing again? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ASUSEAN1 Posted April 16, 2008 Share Posted April 16, 2008 i worked at a detailing car wash for about 9 months.. a bunch of fancy tricks I learned.. who new you could make a 10 year old car look brand new, inside and out Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johnny_D Posted April 16, 2008 Share Posted April 16, 2008 QUOTE (ASUSEAN1 @ Apr 16 2008, 07:38 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>i worked at a detailing car wash for about 9 months.. a bunch of fancy tricks I learned.. who new you could make a 10 year old car look brand new, inside and outYou wanna share or what? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spoolinspoon Posted April 16, 2008 Author Share Posted April 16, 2008 Camel, Weather looks like its picking up quite well. I should be starting here in the next few weeks. I'm waiting for a specific temp. So the sealant literally "melts" when applied which fills in the pores.It really depends on the condition of the paint and such. I did a 1986 Golf GTI as one of my first customers. The car was black, oxydized, swirlmarks, some overspray. After 6 hours the car looked brand new. The guy was amazed at what detailing can do to a car. It really is like art Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bjelder Posted April 16, 2008 Share Posted April 16, 2008 Looking good man.I used to detail way back when. I went all out man... claybar, two stage polish, glaze, sealant, wax, etc.I was charging 50 bucks an hour and people couldn't get enough. Those were the days. Looks like you know what you're doing.. I can't stand when people think a "detail" is just washing and waxing.. ughHeres a pic of my old car all shined up Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spoolinspoon Posted April 16, 2008 Author Share Posted April 16, 2008 QUOTE (bjelder @ Apr 16 2008, 10:50 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>Looking good man.I used to detail way back when. I went all out man... claybar, two stage polish, glaze, sealant, wax, etc.I was charging 50 bucks an hour and people couldn't get enough. Those were the days. Looks like you know what you're doing.. I can't stand when people think a "detail" is just washing and waxing.. ughHeres a pic of my old car all shined upnice nice...I'm a Acura Owner as well. Whats your ride now?Like Glass??????? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bjelder Posted April 16, 2008 Share Posted April 16, 2008 (edited) New ride is something a little bit quicker Edited April 16, 2008 by bjelder Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spoolinspoon Posted April 16, 2008 Author Share Posted April 16, 2008 nice jixxer. Any done to it? I use to ride a 94 CBR600F2, would beat fuel injected 750's all day long. I sold it last year looking for a newer, fuel injected bike but never had the chance to look again. I miss those days:( Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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