I am a professional detailer , certified at 10 years expirience in 3 years of the profession. I do new vehicle fallout removals (the very best way possible) I made step by step documents on how to power polish better and more proper than any body shop can. I find that auto body tecs have very little time to make coin and rush damn near every job they get. I am yet to see a true quality body shop other than the one I played at in a museum. I have extensive product knowledge through several different franchises and was involved in some product developement. I take calls from other detailing shops on a much regular basis on do's and donts for product applications and trouble shooting methods. If you have any questions dont hesitate asking the guy with all the answers.

If you have any questions dont hesitate asking the guy with all the answers.
so who is he?






j/k. nice of you to offer your help!

lol , thanks Carsuperfreak , you bugger lol. I am the pro and youd be amazed at the amount of product and aplication knowledge and experience I have. Sorry for Bragging. I am fully certified.

how do u become certified to clean cars, just wondering?

Well , you get involved through a franchise that handles applicable warranties , they teach you to use there products and tecniques of the trade. I work for ford , so when I got 100% C.S.I.Ford made me a quallity certified detailer blue oval gold.
There are work shops and training courses one can take to learn as well through some colleges and body shops.

no shit, do you deal with "the protector" at all?

Nope , thats new to me.

question for you mark do u know of any way i can get more schooling on painting besides a tech school im taking collision and business management at a tech school. i want to open my own body shop and specialize in custom painting i mean like high tech painting not just base clear. i mean like triple coat combos and metallics. any idea where i can get more schooling, or if the tech would be able to help me more, i start schooling this comming fall when i get back from basic training.

thanx for any help.

Theres courses in claifornia that are world renowned for painting tecniques ill try to dig that info up for you. A good idea for you would be to try as many aspects of the buisness as you can. Example , Take a museum quality resoration course , the hands on training your attaining now , then specialty training like the one ill try to find for you. In the mean time you can play with a junker and experiment on it you might come up with something new. I have been incorporating enamel and laquers to my factory paint , I almost the got the bugs worked out. I will even attempt air brushing with spray paint(please dont pick on me).
If you get into paint guages you may be able to figure out on your own how to butt paint. But before you get into the painting aspect think about how important metal finish repair is. Ill get back to you as soon as I find that course name and location.

Mark, what do you mean airbrushing with spray paint? Spraying the paint out of the can into a jar then airbrushing it? Its been done many times in the modeling world.

I am a professional detailer , certified at 10 years expirience in 3 years of the profession. I do new vehicle fallout removals (the very best way possible) I made step by step documents on how to power polish better and more proper than any body shop can. I find that auto body tecs have very little time to make coin and rush damn near every job they get. I am yet to see a true quality body shop other than the one I played at in a museum. I have extensive product knowledge through several different franchises and was involved in some product developement. I take calls from other detailing shops on a much regular basis on do's and donts for product applications and trouble shooting methods. If you have any questions dont hesitate asking the guy with all the answers.
what is fallout removals? how do you remove fallout without clay bars?

You need a product that disolves the fallout and rail dust. If your in an industrial area the pollution that builds up on the paint is called fallout that pollution exsists at the car plants too and gets on the paint before its aged then they ship the cars on trains. The trains wheels and the rail make friction and small iron deposits shoot off and stick to the paint on the cars. I use acid sollutions then nuetralize the solution with a ph balanced soap. The product I use is available in the US and is called Future Wash.

The product I use is available in the US and is called Future.

That stuff makes a great model clear coat, I havent tried it on a real car (and probably wont).

i was wondering whats a better product meguiars or 3m? also i was wondering whats the differences between an orbital buffer and a power polisher, like finished product and job time?

That stuff makes a great model clear coat, I havent tried it on a real car (and probably wont).
Future wash is a fallout remover not a model clear coat. I am sorry I dont understand?

i was wondering whats a better product meguiars or 3m? also i was wondering whats the differences between an orbital buffer and a power polisher, like finished product and job time?
Orbital buffers spin less than a power polisher and vibrate like a sander they work great for wax aplications.
Power polishers are more like a angle grinder , they spin fast and smooth and are more agressive. They can have variable rpm settings.
3m and meguiars are both great products.

what the best way to clean/polish/wax painted plastic or rubber like bumpers? do you treat it the same as metal?

"power polisher" is rotary unit that usually spins around 1500-3000RPM. Heat is why it's so much better than orbital but in untrained hands it will do more damage than good.

Random orbit simulates a human hand only no rubbing. You would have to be a complete moron to ruin paint using an orbital or DA(dual action)

Treat urethane pieces(bumpers) as you would a normal body panel. When using a rotary buffer will turn down the speed slightly to prevent melting.

Rotary - BEST CHOICE, multiple steps needed, can be time consuming but if you were to get the same results by hand or orbital than u just spent a bunch of days working your ass off.

Orbital - will do about 50% of what a rotary will do, only no damage & less working time.

Hand - LOL c'mon now, your wasting your time.

As always when "detailing" it depends on the COLOR, CONDITION, & expected results for working time.

Painted Plastic bumpers need less agressive power polishing , lower speeds. Dont try to heat it up because the paint will seperate from the plastic very easily.

thats right jackassi and bandito painted plastic bumpers are a bit trickier gotta be gentle on the paint or it will wrinkle and come off

Zymol makes a special "wax" for urethane, I don't know much about it. www.Zymol.com

i just use the finishing compound a day or two after pretending to be a touch up paint artist , then I polish it med speed with slight added pressure stopping every few seconds and feeling the temperature with my hands so as not to heat it up too much.

Hey, can anybody tell me where I can get some good information on car detailing. I'm in the process of trying to start a detailing business but I want to be able to know just about everything there is to know about car detailing. Any literature or websites about anything and everything. Or if anybody is willing to offer up some info. What equipment is good to use, materials, what's not good to use. Also what was it about the certification? Do you have to be certified?

Start by working at a detail shop.
www.topoftheline.com
www.rightlook.com
www.google.com

I didn't think a lot of places would hire somebody that doesn't have that much experience.

I hire wet nose punk kids all the time , wether they learn is up to them i got alot to offer them. You can take detailing courses at museums or talk to a detail shop manager ask if he/she can steer you right.(more she managers in this part of the world)
Or when you have a project let us know and we can help through text as best as we can.

well I'm gonna check into some detailers around here but do you have any literature that may come in handy?

Start by working at a detail shop.
www.topoftheline.com
www.rightlook.com
www.google.com
Check the first 2 links out!

Yeah I have checked them out. I got some good information from them. Thanks a lot.