Recent content by CH.Detailing

So aside from detailing I do some freelance photography and writing for MotoIQ.com. I went out to Pikes Peak this year to cover the Lovefab Enviate in the unlimited class, but after their unfortunate accident I had to improvise with some stories. Here is the first, a spectator's guide of what...

I have a customer with a '66 912 that will be getting a glass out repaint this fall, but he would like it to look presentable for the 3-4 months he will be driving it before it goes to paint. We agreed that any sort of polishing wouldn't really be worthwhile, so what would you guys recommend...

The car is 2011 Audi A8 in a dark green metallic that almost looks black, and is only about 11 months old. Working on something relatively new is always a treat for me; too often I’m doing repainted vehicles and aging restorations riddled with all manner of defects. I was told to do “whatever...

Up on the chopping block, a 1985 Ferrari Mondial Cabriolet, black on black. Car got picked up by a local restoration shop after being repossessed by the bank. New paint on the nose and lower panels, fresh stoneguard application, refinished wheels, and new upholstery where necessary make this...

Its a cold and rainy day here today, so I'm staying dry inside watching one of my favorite videos. I love the old Datsuns, so seeing one kick ass in Trans-Am is pretty cool! If you haven't seen this before, you're welcome. If you have seen it already, you're also welcome. Against All Odds...

The chronology of the photos will be kind of odd on this one, I originally did the correction ~20 months ago, whereas the 'after' shots were taken ~6 months ago during a follow up detail. Bear with me on this one. The car is an '04 996 Turbo tiptronic with ~12k miles on it. Its been hot...

I find myself most often working in a situation that does not allow me to use a hose to clean the car, so I do the obvious thing and wash the car with a rinseless wash. This works well for the body of the car if its not too dirty, but what about the wheels and tires? Generally these are the...

A few months back Todd Cooperider started selling some products by Scholl Concepts, and two that really caught my eye were the S3 Extra Heavy Cut compound and S40 superfine finishing polish. On a trip through Ohio I decided to swing by the Esoteric Detailing Studio and pick some up in person...

Hey guys, none of these will really be product showcases or full write-ups, but I thought I would share some of what I've been working on this year. Recently I did a full correction (paint was in excellent shape) and Opti-Coat on this M3, A quick 1.5 step correction on a classic...

Yesterday we had our last Cars & Coffee gathering of the 2012 season. It was pretty chilly for most of the morning, warming up to 40 towards the end of the event. Given the cooler temperature I was surprised at how many people showed up! Unfortunately I forgot to take photos of the cars...

Teasers. Spent a couple days at Road America enjoying the sights and sounds of The Hawk, part 1 will be up on the blog sometime tomorrow.

There is a thread on AG where some of us are trying to organize a detailing get together in the Chicago area. It would be a casual meet up to discuss detailing in general, different products and preferences, techniques, etc. Its not a school, and isn't laid out to be, but more of a social...

I'm in Ohio right now the North American Nissan Convention in Cleveland. We had a big gap in today's schedule so I took a road trip down to Columbus to take care of some business... Met up with Todd Cooperider at Esoteric Auto Detail, toured the place (VERY nice setup!), and picked up some...

Yesterday I went to pull out my clay for a BMW I'm working on, and I found that one of the pieces was moldy! In my clay container I have the OTC clays from Mothers and Meguiars, Meguiars blue, Blackfire polyclay, and some Griot's yellow. Out of all the clays, only one piece (out of 3) of the...

Today marked the second Cars and Coffee gathering of the season up here in Wisconsin, and it was a fairly dismal affair. The start started off cold and overcast with temps hovering in the mid-50s, the day only got worse when a torrential downpour broke out. Needless to say many of the day's...