Sign-up for Autogeek's Machine Buffing/Detailing Class at Autogeek - April 24th, 2010

[MikeP@Autogeek]

Sign-up for Autogeek's Machine Buffing/Detailing
Class at Autogeek's Brand New Training Facilities
8:00am to 3:00pm - April 24th, 2010



Click here to sign up (http://www.autogeek.net/detailing-class-102.html)

Learn How-To Use 4 Different Types of Electric Polishers
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This class will go over machine buffing techniques using,

DA Polishers - PC 7424XP (http://www.autogeek.net/dual-action-polishers.html) - Meguiar's G110v2 (http://www.autogeek.net/meguiars-dual-action-polisher-g110.html) - Griot's Garage ROP (http://www.autogeek.net/griots-random-orbital-polisher.html) and 3" Mini DA (http://www.autogeek.net/griots-orbital-polisher.html)
Flex 3401 Forced Rotation Dual Action Polisher (http://www.autogeek.net/flex-orbital-polisher.html)
Cyclo Polisher (http://www.autogeek.net/cyclo-polisher.html)
Rotary Buffers - Makita 9227C (http://www.autogeek.net/ma927po.html) - Dewalt 849 (http://www.autogeek.net/dw849.html) - Flex 3403 Lightweight (http://www.autogeek.net/flex-l3403vrg-rotary-polisher.html) - Flex 603 (http://www.autogeek.net/flex-lk603vvb-circular-polisher.html)


The class will also include,

The basics of Machine Damp Sanding with Meguiar's Unigrit Finishing System
Foam Buffing Pads
Wool Cutting and Polishing Pads
Surbuf MicroFinger Pads
Backing Plates and Pad Attachment Systems
Pad Washers
Paint Thickness Gauge
Taping-Off
Microfiber Towels - Tips, Techniques and Care & Maintenance
Sealing the paint with a wax or paint sealant


This class assumes you already know the basics working by hand and how, why and when to use detailing clay. If not, then watch this video.

Video: How to use detailing clay to clay your car's paint to remove things like tree sap and overspray paint (http://www.palmbeachmotoring.net/ascg-videos/clay-bar.html)


Class Fee: $50.00



Includes

Certificate of Completion
Autogeek's Show Car Garage Apron
$20.00 Autogeek Store Credit
Autogeek's Show Car Garage T-shirt

$20.00 Store Credit
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Autogeek's Show Car Garage Apron (http://www.autogeek.net/show-car-garage-apron.html)
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Autogeek's Show Car Garage T-shirt
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Signed Certificate of Completion
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Date: April 24th
Time: 8:00am to 3:00pm
Location: 7744 SW Jack James Drive - Stuart, Florida 34997

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[devilbones]

You need to have a mobile training unit and come to MA. Great work.

[MikeP@Autogeek]

You need to have a mobile training unit and come to MA. Great work.


This point always comes up and in fact it came up to the same thread I posted to www.autogeekonline.com (http://www.autogeekonline.com) here,

http://www.autogeekonline.net/forum/ask-expert-featuring-mike-phillips/24200-sign-up-autogeek-s-machine-buffing-detailing-class-autogeek-april-24th-2010-a.html

Here was the question,


Any plan to take this show on the road? I



And here was my answer based upon "experience" it taking a full-on detailing "class", (not a GTG in garage), on the road.



Mike,

I would love to come down for a class, but like so many others I will have to fly down because I live in MN. So I have two questions. First is there a way to put out a calendar with dates farther out so it is easier to make planes (schedule vacation and transportation).


When I was the Instructor and Admin for MeguiarsOnline, I created a yearly calender for all classes, Saturday Classes, both the 101 and 102, Extreme Makeovers, Thursday Night "Open Garage" classes and Roadshow Classes as we had people around the U.S. and from other countries attend these classes and as you point out, it's important to have time to properly arrange schedules and make plans.

I will do that here also but to start with I posted the first class we will have after Detail Fest and in our new Training Room which is also our new Studio, it was built for dual purposes. I'll post a picture of the new Training Room/Studio next week.



Second how a bout a maybe a 3-4 day class just for people that would have to come a long way?


That's a good questions but at this time we're not teaching things like carpet cleaning with extraction units, engine cleaning with pressure washers and steam cleaners, the etc.

Fact is, (and I've been doing this for a loooong time), most people want to learn how to make their paint look good, actually, most people want to learn how to make their paint look GREAT!

No one goes to a car show and walks over to Joe and says,

"Wow Joe, the carpet in your Corvette really looks great"

or

"Wow Joe, your door panels are looking great!"

It's the paint that makes or breaks a cool car and anyone that's been involved in the car world knows that so many of the "cool" cars you see either at a car show, in a parking lot or in someone's garage is less that great and it's because most "car guys" don't actually know how to work on paint either by hand or by machine.

And it's not the great and mighty "Painter" that creates the beauty of a custom paint job it's the guy that does the paint polishing.

I can't tell you how many older guys have been through my classes at Meguiar's in Irvine, HARDCORE car guys living and driving in SoCal, the place that's considered "Car Mecca" and what they say goes just like this,

"I learned today I've been doing things wrong for 30 years"

Or fill in any number for the year part. You can actually read these types of comments by reading the "Pictures & Comments" thread on MOL as I made each person that wanted to attend the class join the forum and sign-up via a "Sign-up Thread", that's where the entire sign-up thread came from on MOL and that's from yours truly.

I can't tell you how many old guys that were not computer oriented that I walked through, step-by-step, how to,


Register with a vBulletin Discussion Forum
How to check their e-mail and confirm their registration
How to find the sign-up thread for the date of the class they wanted to attend
How to "Reply" to a sign-up thread.

In fact if you look on the bottom of the Meguiar's Online (http://www.MeguiarsOnline.com) homepage you'll see a serious of screenshots with text instructions that show someone how to do all of the above.... that's all me, I did all that to try to help myself spend less time showing people how to interact on this thing we call a "Discussion Forum". This is something I've been hoping to do for the AutogeekOnline.net forum also as we have a LOT of people coming to the forum that are new to forums and suffer through the same stumbling block...

I can't tell you how many times I would have a guy on the phone complaining that he couldn't put his name on the list on a sign-up thread by trying to type on a page while not being a registered forum member. Can you imagine? LOL

One of the reasons I had people become members of the forum is because since I ran the forum and wrote all or most of all the articles, I know where are the articles are and as we went through the class and the various topics would come up in the class I would show the students where to find the information on the forum.

BECAUSE I knew they couldn't remember everything they would learn in the class but now that they now how to interact on a forum and how to find it on the Internet they could come back to it an refresh their memories and maybe, just maybe learn about new products or techniques in the process as the forum is ever changing..

But I digress...

Back to the point, a 3-4 day class would be good with a more encompassing selection of topics but most people that know me know I'm mostly a paint polisher and since that's what most guys want to learn that's where I like to put the focus. I prefer to specialize than to try to be an expert on so many different segments, like how to clean exploded cola out of a fragile headliner. :D




dammit I wish you all could have done this last month when I was 30 miles south of your store for the weekend! :(



Sorry... the new Classroom/Studio wasn't finished... the new classroom is HUGE!

We can pull a full size car inside and hold 50+ people with plenty of elbow room to spare. Wait till you see the pictures next week or see it yourself in person at Detail Fest.

Everyone here at Autogeek has been and is working as hard as they can to make anyone's visit to Autogeek's Show Car Garage a GREAT experience, trust me...


:)

[mofoz330]

Travel to California!

[MikeP@Autogeek]

Travel to California!

Been there, done that for 7 years... look for the name Mike Phillips here...


Detailing Classes - Sign Up Here (http://forums.bimmerforums.com/forum/forumdisplay.php?f=133)


Been there, done that, taught detailing classes for all the major car clubs in SoCal for the last 7 years.

:D

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Sign-up link now added to thread...

Click here to sign up (http://www.autogeek.net/detailing-class-102.html)


:)