Advice for a detailer at BMW Dealership

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mrgrape

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Okay so I work for a BMW dealership in AZ.

Anyways I am moving up to the detailer position in which before i was regular washer.



So far as normal detail we pressure wash the car , squeegee, air pressure to blow water through cracks, clay, use rotary buffer and put on permaplate paint,

vaccume,folex, permaplate leather and permaplate fabric.

stoner windows, dress tires, etc.



I sometimes now have time to detail my own carwhen there are no other cars and was wondering what other things should i buy seperate to do a detail like the gods on autopia do..



havent messed around with polish too much yet either.

so basically to sum it up, is there anything I should know more of to do a complete detail on my car?

Im thinking about bringing in customers seperate of BMW and would need to know more things instead of the normal detail I am required to do at BMW

Thanks:thx
 
My best advice to you would be to start off by reading DavidB's article on Detailing. After you're done that, search, and read read read read. There's a TON of information here to keep you reading for a while, and you'll learn something every time.



One thing that is jumping out at me is that you should be careful with the rotary and practice practice practice. Good rotary technique will help you produce stellar results.
 
at the BMW dealer i work for .. theres one guy that does all the rotary polishing and what not .. but i sometimes walk by and see him teaching the younger guys too



is there someone there to assist you ?
 
My advice, go to home depot and buy a set of Halogens for $20 for when you use the rotary. This way you can check your work. The biggest mistake I constantly correct from dealership detailers is guys who leave tons of buffer trails and Holograms all over the customers car from not knowing how to use a rotary buffer. In that light I would also recommend that you read up on different polishes, and Pad combinations so you have an idea what to use and what they do. Knowledge is power and experience is Golden! Good Luck!
 
Conan777 said:
My advice, go to home depot and buy a set of Halogens for $20 for when you use the rotary. This way you can check your work. The biggest mistake I constantly correct from dealership detailers is guys who leave tons of buffer trails and Holograms all over the customers car from not knowing how to use a rotary buffer. In that light I would also recommend that you read up on different polishes, and Pad combinations so you have an idea what to use and what they do. Knowledge is power and experience is Golden! Good Luck!
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thanks man! though i do work at a dealership, i want to prefect my craft and have happy customers!

advice greatly appreciated!
 
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