Pics of my beginner days ..lol

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I love silicone !!
This is my 91 BMW 318is . I knew nothing of good products or what they could do . This is off the shelf stuff of course . I found these pictures from awhile ago . I just liked to clean cars I didn't know I could make money from doing it . Do you have any pics of your first detailing days??

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This just cracks me up..LOL
 
I don't have any pics...but a couple of years ago, you could have caught me washing my car with an old t-shirt and drying with old bath towels. It hurts me to even admit that.
 
no pictures, but back in the day i was using some 10 year old cleaner wax that my dad had found in the back of the garage. then i moved on to mothers cleaner PASTE (oh wow) wax, then i moved onto the megs 3 step polish thingy for a while, and that was a lot of work by hand. then i got some turtle wax buffer for $20 that was pretty much crap. i think you were better off going by hand then using this thing. also, back then i used terry towels that i got from costco and some cotton applicators......... but that was back in the day. then i moved onto poorboys and got myself a PC, and it was smooth sailing from there.

i see you got yourself a photobucket account huh jon?
 
LoL... Sure do...

First set are off my friend's Acura CL. Tons of caked brake dust. According to him, he washed his car once every 2 weeks over the 5 month winter, but just hosed off the rims. I used On/Off Hull Cleaner !!! Strong shit yes, but take a look :) ...Meg's Endurance on the tires.

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During
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See the green stuff :)

After
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On his entire car, Ibiz Twins :lol
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My first experience with Klasse...just the twins, no prep :scared ...I didn't know better!
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My car, Gliptone Probuff, Gliptone 100% Carnauba
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The thing I notice most about comparing these to my pics now it the vibrancy of color and depth of reflections I get :)
 
No pics of my first exterior that I did on my own but here's the first engine detail that I did. It's on my mom's old Maxima. This is back about 3 years ago I think.
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believe it or not I used to use dishwashing detergent to was my 1997 dodge dakota. It was always SUPER clean. And I wondered why it never stayed slick after a couple of days :lmfao
 
Btw the car looks great. I often cringe at how I used to take care of my celica. Up until last year I still washed my car with a cheap foam sponge and one bucket. Ouch.... Drying was always followed by the best bath towels. Oh those were the days.
 
solarafied said:
Btw the car looks great. I often cringe at how I used to take care of my celica. Up until last year I still washed my car with a cheap foam sponge and one bucket. Ouch.... Drying was always followed by the best bath towels. Oh those were the days.
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Hey Michelle! Good to see you back on here! How was the cruise?

BTW, VM + EX-P+ = bling like shine on a silver Solara, LOL.
 
Hey Mtodde. I had a blast with all 45 of my best friends. It was nice to have temps in the 90's compared to below temps here. Although I couldn't stop thinking about getting in another good detail in that good weather. It's official I hate winter.
 
Meguiars got me into detailing when they brought out the 3-step process. I was watching TV early one morning and the reviewed it. I didn't know why, but I had to have it. I used it on my then black 96 Camaro and I was astonished. I never looked back from there.
 
greyS60 said:
Meguiars got me into detailing when they brought out the 3-step process. I was watching TV early one morning and the reviewed it. I didn't know why, but I had to have it. I used it on my then black 96 Camaro and I was astonished. I never looked back from there.
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That's what I used the first five years I was into detailing. I know most of us serious detailers bash Megs some, but the Deep Crystal system is a great foundation to start with...clean the paint, polish the paint & protect the paint. People thought I was crazy for doing 3 steps 3-4 times a year & waxing monthly...now they know I'm nuts.
 
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