RyDawg and Todd versus the Great White North. A Must See!!!!!

weekendwarrior said:
I don't think you can truly be an autopian detailer, and just do this for the money. Most detailers here are passionate, and deliver way more than the client expects, and often do way more than what is required, just because we are OCD. If I put 10 hours into a detail, and the client is paying for 10...but I see that I can make a big difference by spending an additional 2 hours, I'll just do it.
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Same reason why I allso charge a lot less - Work on something for 37 hours and charge on ly for 30.
 
Great write-up. It must be quite an experience to work on a collection like that. I picked up some useful information, too.... and whenever that happens I have questions...



You guys must really like Blackfire!! I'd have thought a collection of cars like that would get the super expensive lsp. Anyways, cool! If BF is good enough for those cars, it'll definitely be on my shopping list soon. For at least one car, two coats were "applied and removed wet". Why was that?



It was also interesting that two seasoned professionals didn't always go straight to the rotary on each surface. However, one car had paint that Todd thought might disintgrate, but he used the rotary straight away. I found that most peculiar and wouldn't mind additional explanation.



On one occasion (or two) it was mentioned that the paint was corrected 95%. I'm curious what got in the way of the remaining 5%. I'm guessing time was one consideration. What were the other considerations?



Thanks for sharing you experience.
 
tdekany said:
FLUFF - all the hype like it was a brain surgery. Making a movie? LOL.



We are detailers. And all full time detailers do it for only one reason. MONEY.



We are just lucky that we love what we do for a living.:bestwish:bestwish
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:hm



After reading this comment, I now know why I got a bunch of pm's and calls. Why are you the only one that is so bitter over this one? We used to be friends years ago until last year all because you started to become a bitter person towards one of my friends.



No it was not brain surgery, but this collection was all original paint with most over 40 years old, let alone of how ultra rare some of these cars were. One mistake would become the most costly mistake ever in history. This was a stressfull 10 days of my life with very little food eaten, all because the pits in my stomach would not allow it to absorb any food...

If it was only for money, then I would have not done it... I can make money right here in Boston.



Why would I go through all the trouble of traveling, very little sleep, upset stomach, -30 below weather, cold hotel room, snow storms almost every day, not seeeing my daughter, etc, etc, etc, etc.....?





Pure Passion!!!!!



I love What I Do!!!!!



I Love Pain!!!!:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D

I Love Polishing Paint:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D
 
nonsensez9 said:
Great write-up. It must be quite an experience to work on a collection like that. I picked up some useful information, too.... and whenever that happens I have questions...



You guys must really like Blackfire!! I'd have thought a collection of cars like that would get the super expensive lsp. Anyways, cool! If BF is good enough for those cars, it'll definitely be on my shopping list soon. For at least one car, two coats were "applied and removed wet". Why was that?



It was also interesting that two seasoned professionals didn't always go straight to the rotary on each surface. However, one car had paint that Todd thought might disintgrate, but he used the rotary straight away. I found that most peculiar and wouldn't mind additional explanation.



On one occasion (or two) it was mentioned that the paint was corrected 95%. I'm curious what got in the way of the remaining 5%. I'm guessing time was one consideration. What were the other considerations?



Thanks for sharing you experience.
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Thanks Calvin!



I have had very good luck with Blackfire and have been using it for a year now. i love it! I do not believe in expensive lsp's as they do not give anymore to the paint than you think. The polishing is where the beauty lies underneath. We actually stripped off one car that had a very expensive lsp and we had one heck of a hard time getting it off.



On one car we had to remove the lsp wet, because we did not want to take a chance on it drying and taking a chance of it coming off hard. It was safer to remove it wet and repeat twice. No chances or risks were taken.



The rotory was used on the Cobra because it was used in a safe precise manner with a mild combo. The rotory can be selected to be cut ultra mild or wild, it's all how the combo is selected. When it comes to safety, I will always personally choose the rotory just for it's precise accurate cut. The pc can vibrate panels too much at times.



We also chose the pc and 105 on most, because it cut just perfect on the old SS paint with less steps required to finish perfect.. On some cars the pc/105 combo cut better leaving a better finish than the rotory.:nixweiss In the end of measuring the paints, we were stil in the safe zone on everyone of them.:dance Luck!



On a few cars, MR.X's expectations were only to remove the swirls without removing the least amount of paint and if there were any remaining rids left, we rounded out and burnished the paint to an ultra glow and they were barely visible. He did not want us to remove any more paint to remove them 100%. Those were his rules and we respected them 100%. His expectaions were all exceeded though and he was very happy with the whole outcome in the end.



In the end inspecting all the finishes, it's hard to believe that some of these cars had 40 year old original paint.:D



Ryan
 
weekendwarrior said:
Great job guys. That is a very impressive collection of vehicles.



Pretty cool write up as well...it obviously took a lot of time to put togethter.
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Thanks buddy!!!!!!!!!:bigups



The best was the end and we just stared at all the cars next to each other listening to the song Low-Rider...:getdown:getdown:getdown:getdown:getdown
 
weekendwarrior said:
I don't think you can truly be an autopian detailer, and just do this for the money. Most detailers here are passionate, and deliver way more than the client expects, and often do way more than what is required, just because we are OCD. If I put 10 hours into a detail, and the client is paying for 10...but I see that I can make a big difference by spending an additional 2 hours, I'll just do it.
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Thanks, you are right! I think we are all here for one reason, passion and the willing to exceed our customers expectations, even if a few extra hours are needed on every car.:hifive:



Our

Crazy

Disorder



:bigups
 
-30 degrees! Where were you, Tahiti? I missed out on my Boston trip today, no nanny this week for the holiday.





Too many little worthless cnts have posted their worthless opinions lately in what seems to be an effort just to piss people off.



Lets hope the valuable information continues to flow and this doesn't become a "PM you" forum.







"Opinions are like a$$ holes. Everyone has one and I dont need to hear yours" - Justin Doria -1989
 
best detailing thread made in quite awhile. Great story / collection / pics / comments / etc. Thanks for inspiring the community and being such positive & informative forces on those that share this passion
 
jdoria said:
-30 degrees! Where were you, Tahiti? I missed out on my Boston trip today, no nanny this week for the holiday.





Too many little worthless cnts have posted their worthless opinions lately in what seems to be an effort just to piss people off.



Lets hope the valuable information continues to flow and this doesn't become a "PM you" forum.







"Opinions are like a$$ holes. Everyone has one and I dont need to hear yours" - Justin Doria -1989
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Well stop pm'ing everyone:spot



Sean g35stilez was just at our shop visiting Rick and I.
 
rydawg said:
:hm



After reading this comment, I now know why I got a bunch of pm's and calls. Why are you the only one that is so bitter over this one? We used to be friends years ago until last year all because you started to become a bitter person towards one of my friends.
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rydawg said:
Well stop pm'ing everyone:spot
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Wow. :thx

You need to seriously think about changing your screen name to RAWdawg. :rofl:rofl:rofl
 
tdekany said:
That is one of the funniest lines in a very long time.
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Please use it, just give me credit!



I remember saying it in high school for some reason and it just stuck.





Ryan - I was just bby chatting Sean, I wish I could have come up. 2 month old babies here and no help this week. have fun with that G55, they are torture...
 
I still like the steamy hotel story. Something about two guys staying together in a steamy hotel room with a hot shower? :getdown:getdown:getdown :woohoo::woohoo::LOLOL
 
Thank you Ryan and Todd for sharing this amazing experience. Thank you for making my day job seem like complete garbage. :sosad



Just being able to be a part of this would have been epic. All about the money? I would have taken vacation from my day job, paid for my own airfare and lodging, and gladly worked for free just to be a part of this once in a lifetime experience.



If you ever need somebody to clean your pads and do your biatch work on a job like this shoot me a PM. "Honey it's just something I gotta do...someday you'll understand." ;)
 
bufferbarry said:
I still like the steamy hotel story. Something about two guys staying together in a steamy hotel room with a hot shower? :getdown:getdown:getdown :woohoo::woohoo::LOLOL
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I don't know about you Barry!!!!!:nervous2:



We used the shower to make heat, because the heat in the room would barely work.



The funny part was in the morning we had a huge chunk of ice on the bottom of the inside door and we had to pry it open. :LOLOL



I fell to the floor laughing because Todds glasses were all fogged up and couldn't even see his eyes. :LOLOL
 
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