Dave.0’s Detailing

Wheel coating is a pain in the ass. That’s why I charge $200.00 set or $50.00 a wheel. I do it for people that want it but only a few want it.

I personally love it and have my Summer wheels done with 4 layers of Gyeon Rim. As brake dust just washes off with soap and water. I did them in the dead of winter after I had them refurbished. I had nothing to do one day, I was watching football and the wife was out of town. The wheels were sitting in my down stairs office so I turned on the TV, grabbed some coffee and went to crazy on them for a few hours.

 

Look at the satin wheel treated with Gyeon Rim in the Link below.

I never use wax or sealants on wheels because the wheel gets to hot and those products do not last. You need a coating like Gyeon Rim (Link below) or just use RainX on your rims as it bonds to the wheels and replies dirt, water and brake dust.

https://www.esotericcarcare.com/gyeon-q2-rim/

 

FYI- was only last about 3 weeks on car paint and it captures dirt and block U.V. that’s about it.
Sealant is just a thin synthetic wax like product that does the same thing but lasts much longer but still captures diary.

Coatings are different as they chemically bond to the paint much better without oil or silicones as bases,. They provide better U.V. protection for far longer. Also dirt and fallout just sits on top of them until washed / risked away with soap and water.

The days of waxes and sealants are numbered as prices keep falling for real Ceramic and Carbon bases coatings. As you can see old wax company’s like Meguiars is releasing spray already with SiO2 bases in them. (Marketing BS)

It’s just like the LP record, 8 track, cassette, CD and now MP3.
* The only exception for me musically is Analog Vinyl sounds much better.

 

RainX is the cheapest form of a coating you can get and I used to use it on show cars I detailed. Dust wipes right off when it’s time to do final prep for judges.

Also the 1st Red Mini is mine, the second one is Teddy’s.

 

Soap and water and a good brush. They are a pain in the ass to keep clean, but I did certainly coat mine before I installed it.

 

Just so you know that details starting cost is 10 grand. Yes, 10 thousand dollars.




It’s funny that we both use all the same tools and return the same results. I would love to have a shop like that and do one car with four people for a week. The problem is I want to do all the work myself because I am that OCD. The lift is a nice tool I don’t have, but would absolutely have in my own shop. Problem is my real job allows me to work from home and pays so damn well.

As for the Modesto coating he uses, I disagree with it being the best on the market. Maybe a few years ago, but not now. They did a great job on a car with only 500 miles to preserve it.

This is great example of what “Detailing” is. It’s not the just at the end of the local car wash tunnel that drys your car with a Cotten towel, sprays on some tire dressing and pulls your car under tent and zips on a quick layer of wax for 39.99 or more.

Really cleaning, polishing and protecting is detailing.

 

This one was done this week and will be at the Dragon agin this year.

Enjoy,

2006 GP will be in the Garage at the end of the month.