So for those of you that know - my mobile details are done out of my Evolution IX, just this week, people are taken to the point of "are we at the right place" when they meet me because I apparently look like I'm in my early 20s.
Subject: 2006 Corvette ZO6 in LeMans Blue
Treatment: Full correction for show season, referred by customer's brother(Heavily modded Lotus Elise)
This almost made my eyes well up, was so flattered.
"Like so many car lovers I know, I recently found myself looking for someone to "detail" my car. And I'm sure just like everyone else that has gone down this road I found that everyone has the best detail guy there is. Starting to sound familiar? Well let me tell you about my detail guy.
Where do I start with this, and doing my best to not turn this into a roast of Mike. Ah yes the magic show. Picture this, hear comes this baby faced kid pulling into your driveway who starts unloading tote after tote, lights, buckets, products, a camera and most important his trusty flashlight. All of this stuff come out of a Lancer, I mean honestly it was like watching a clown car empty out. At this point all I can think about is where does he keep all this stuff. Needless to say just he's not your average car guy with a bottle of compound and a DA. After Mike took a minute to get himself set up, I got to watch him wash my car without a hose. Puzzled I asked him a few questions. One thing you will notice when you talk to him is that he is very well spoken. Everything he does to the car is well thought out and with good reason behind it. Whenever I would question him on his methods he would reply with a answer that reflects how much thought he has give to this. It never stops amazing me that someone could pay such close attention to something that seems so simple, but I guess that's the only way a self taught person takes this way past "detailing."
As time progressed and driven by curiosity, I would come to check on him to see how things were going. I mean at this point I was comfortable with him working on the car, but I also was questioning myself why would anyone pay to have a garage kept car that's never seen rain with 5K miles detailed? Anyways back to Mike. By the second half of day one he has managed to turn my garage into his personal operating room and the doctor was in. He was all over the car taking notes, snapping pics, and planing his approach. At one point when I asked him about what products he was going to use he explained that he was trying different products on different parts of the car to find the best results while minimizing any side affects. Dr. Mike used the analogy you can use napalm to kill a fly, but the fly swatter will do. Explaining that the more aggressive he gets, the more years you take off the paint. Over the next couple of days he came and went and I would come down while he was working, obsessing, making videos and taking pictures. He used the fluorescent lights, his halogen in the dark and inspected with his flashlight. Who does that?
After many long days Dr. Mike is finally done. The only thing I was disappointed about was that he was gone when I first saw the finished product. I walked in the door and I felt like I was on an episode of overhauling. The car actually looked like a different color. Mike went way above and beyond what we had talked about in order to make this car look as close to new as I could ever imagine. Would you ever think to yourself, "Hey lets take the tail lights out and polish the lens?" He did. He's an over educated guy having a Masters degree, he looks like he's about 25 years old, so obsessive he should be medicated, and to top it off he may be strung out on caffeinated beverages. Who else would you want to handle your car? So if you are looking for fast and cheap, try the local car wash. But you're looking for someone that can take your car way past a detail, call the man. A guy that can teach you how to maintain the work when he's done. Mike is a trust worthy person that you can leave alone in you house. As a matter of fact I actually left him a key.
Mike thank you again for all that you have done. You are truly gifted, and it was amazing to be able to watch you work. It was really like watching a sculptor work. Please don't hesitate to ask if there is anything I can do to help you out. "
