Recent content by Lumadar

Hey everyone! I have been a bit of a busy bee the last few years and have been limited mostly to reading the detailing forums as my personal and professional responsibilities have unfortunately really cut into my forum time. BUT, I am hoping to really bring a lot of focus into the world of...

This is my latest video for the Fiesta Movement | The 2011 Ford Fiesta: Agents | FiestaMovement.com The intro consists of a video made at the Meguiar's headquarters in Irvine where UQW was used to create some "trick" videography. It then goes into showing off the Ford Design Studio in...

I wanted to embed this, but no HTML = no fun. Here's a link to the video... It is a culmination of about 20 pictures, mostly true HDR shots that I took for my Fiesta Movement | The 2011 Ford Fiesta: Agents | FiestaMovement.com 2nd monthly mission. A great deal of them were shot on the Camp...

I'm really excited about this- big time. I wrote up an editorial introducing the car (2009 Euro spec, 2011 US spec Ford Fiesta), the Fiesta Movement, and myself. I will be writing bi-weekly articles as well as creating picture and video content to share with the world as well. So far the...

To be clear, they are not true triple shot HDR shots, but they are raw shot 25 second exposure (night shots), and raw high quality day shots. I think some came out REALLY cool. I have them hosted in a "set" on Flickr for my Fiesta Movement Live Feed work. Check them out...leave comments...

Hello everyone, I was contacted by the owner from here on Autopia and he wanted me to do a paint correction + 2 tough-ups. I accepted the job and very clearly laid out proper expectations about touch-up work and the limitations of paint matching, etc. Here are some general before shots...

I was 30 feet away in the next room, eating lunch, and then I hear a God awful crash, slam, and instant yellowing and gasping for air. I got to him within seconds and found him already bleeding all over the floor...but not sure where it was coming from. My dad is a tough guy. Vietnam vet...

Yup! I got a call earlier today that I was to be one of the lucky few who will be tasked with driving, reviewing, and blogging about the 2011 Ford Fiesta for 6 months for FREE! They also will have some monthly "missions" and some cool free swag (I know for one I will be getting a free Sony...

Hey guys I did a little recording of my personal car (and mobile detailing transport rig) to show how well the new Meguiar's Ultimate Quik Wax (UQW) would sheet water. The first video was shot 1 week after I applied a single "coat" of UQW using a simple WIWO method. It did also have 4~...

:getdown Well, I finally got it finished and uploaded. I made a short video to explain why Ford should pick me to represent them as an "agent of change" with the new Ford Fiesta. Take a look, and let me know what you think. YouTube - Fiesta Movement By Agent Mark Kleis :thx Mark

Hey guys and gals, I know for a fact that I saw a press release at some point from DuPont that cleared up the fact that Teflon can not possibly bond to automotive finishes (due to the fact it requires 700+ degree heat). Does anyone have a link, or an idea where I can find it? I tried...

I finally got around to playing with this stuff and just put a coat over a fresh coat of M21 2.0 after I let that cure for 12 hours. I enjoyed the Lusso Oro application and removal. I'm in an ambitious mood, and felt like adding one more layer of something... What would you guys...

Ok, I know it sounds stupid and crazy...but this is all I can think of. I just finished a full detail on an airplane and the detail started with an ONR rinse, followed by 3 days of polishing with M86, followed by M21 2.0. Come day 4, we go to open the cockpit and a rear hatch and BOTH are...

Hey guys and gals... I'm starting to look at getting into the classic hot rod restoration, and I really don't feel comfortable touching a lot of these vehicles (some with paint 30-50 years old!) without knowing what I have to work with. I realize there are essentially 2 types of meters: the...

Ok guys...I'm trying to figure this one out. I detailed a 2002 Lexus RX300 that had a silver/charcoal lower half two tone. The front and rear bumpers were insanely dull looking, and I couldn't decide if it was severe oxidation, or single stage faded and unloved paint. I ended up doing a...