Recent content by Richard Grasa

I recently had the pleasure of working on this incredible '02 Ferrari 360 Spider which was in need of some paint correction to take care of some medium to heavy swirls.  Upon arrival to my clients house, we took a good look at the condition of the paint in the sun, and after a test spot, we...

Hi Everyone!  My name is Rich Grasa, I'm the owner of New Milford, CT based Explicit Details Auto Appearance.  Explicit Details is a mobile auto detailing company serving Fairfield, Litchfield, Hartford and New Haven Counties of CT as well as Westchester and Putnam Counties of NY.  Travel...

My customer took his '08 535i through a local car wash tunnel to get the winter salt and sand off of it.  After taking the car through the wash a total of 3 times, some major damage was inflicted to the jet black paint.  The car has under 20k miles on it and before going through this car wash...

This car had some heavy damage inflicted by the dealership's detail department. Along with some nice medium swirls, it was completely covered in holograms and buffer trails. It needed a nice, long 2-step compound and polish to get it ready for the Opti-Coat Pro application. I coated the...

I OC'ed a black metallic Chevy Traverse 2 days ago. Customer just called and told me he's having serious water spotting problems. Said he washed it and as he's drying it with a MF it's spotting up really bad. I asked if he's doing it in direct sunlight and he said it's a little sunny but no...

My customer just got his Chevy Traverse a couple weeks ago and called me out to give it a proper polish and Opti-Coat Pro. His buddy who owns the 7-series BMW made a trip up from New York City to have his done at the same time. Luckily the paint on the Traverse was in very good shape with no...

This customer called me to see if I could fix up some damage on the hood of his Bentley GT that was inflicted by the dealership when it was brought in for service. Someone had used a high speed rotary and wool pad on the hood that had no business using one, on a Bentley no less. Fortunately...

I've got someone looking for a good detailer in the Atlantic City area. Who's in that area?

These two BMW's were Opti-Coated at the same time. My customer called and set up an appointment to do his 528, told his friend about it and called back to see if I could do his 135 the same day. Of course I could! So I called my buddy Steve in for help, since I now had to cars to do. We...

For reference, does anyone know how much polishing Opti-Coat can take before it's removed? I've heard anywhere from a single light polish to multiple heavy compounding passes, but can't seem to find any definite answer. I've done many installs, but have yet to polish one afterwards. Also...

If you use a propane heater, make damn sure you don't have any leaks. Fire marshall said there was a leaky valve which caused the explosion. Thank God nobody was in the garage at the time. It blew the outside wall of the garage off the foundation, melted electrical wires in the house side...

Those who offer the warranty with OC, how much are you charging for it? I plan to give my customers the choice of getting it or not and want to make sure I'm in line with others.

I would like to announce that Explicit Details Auto Appearance is Connecticut's authorized installer for Optimum Polymer Technology's Opti-Coat Pro lifetime warranty package! As you may know, Opti-Coat is rapidly gaining in popularity as the industry leader in ceramic coating technology...

Electric toothbrush for the interior! David they are showing you up!

I'm looking to pick up a couple dealer accounts to get some slow season work. I've heard BC2 is a good filling polish and was wondering how long it will normally last on a dealer lot through rain/snow and washes. And should I top it with some spray wax to make it last longer or leave it as is...