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Oct 26, 2007 | 06:23 AM

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Originally Posted by TSiAWD666

When you do this work, are those swirl marks and general damage that you're highlighting in the before pics actually removed? Or are they just hidden under the layers of wax and become visible once those wear down?

Asking out of ignorance as to what professional detailers provide. I know when I detail my cars it looks similar to those pics (of course we all know the pics just aren't capturing everything), but once it rains on the car a number of times and the wax wears down I can see my damaged paint again. So I love my cleaned and waxed car for all of a couple weeks and then it's back to the same blah paint again.

Paint correction, not paint covering

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Ahhh now I know how you are...I remember that 335 OH SO WELL! Great to have another Autopian on here...makes me angry at myself for not posting clean ups lately.

Post them up, much more interesting than check out my new lip thread.

Oct 26, 2007 | 08:02 AM

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You really charge about $900 for this?

Oct 26, 2007 | 09:09 AM

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wow....awesome job.

Oct 26, 2007 | 09:12 AM

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You really charge about $900 for this?

A hardcore detail in Cali can go as much as $1500....

When the work is of this calibur, it's REQUIRED to charge that amount believe it or not. I've spent over 16 hours on a car once....

-Mitch

Oct 26, 2007 | 09:14 AM

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Originally Posted by MartinD

Paint correction, not paint covering

Post them up, much more interesting than check out my new lip thread.

I will, just in "Other Cars" because most details are not Evos....and you might get crap (especially from Mods) since this is "EVO show and shine" blah blah blah....

I still want a detailing subforum on here.

Oct 26, 2007 | 10:18 AM

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Hey MartinD, can you give me a recommendation for a buffer? I do my own detailing, and can't figure out what kind of buffer to get. I've asked a bunch of people, but everyone is giving me half *** answers.

Oct 26, 2007 | 11:22 AM

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Originally Posted by Mitchubishi

A hardcore detail in Cali can go as much as $1500....

When the work is of this calibur, it's REQUIRED to charge that amount believe it or not. I've spent over 16 hours on a car once....

-Mitch

$100+ an hour?

I guess the prices are a little different in the NE

Oct 26, 2007 | 03:33 PM

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I have heard of some people $75-100/hr for paint correction.

You really need a Rotary to correct paint, although a Porter Cable or Ultimate Detailing Machine can work wonders on some vehicles. If you do any sort of wetsand, or heavy correction a rotary is NEEDED.