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Old 06-13-18, 09:53 AM
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Pic from yesterday morning. Spent ~14 hours detailing her in and out this past weekend.

Great job, bud!! I was blown away by all the stuff you did. Like you said, you can tell the difference, and that's all that counts.

So can you estimate how much would a detailing shop would charge for the same work-doing all you did, materials plus labor? I am guessing $600!
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Old 06-13-18, 11:46 AM
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So can you estimate how much would a detailing shop would charge for the same work-doing all you did, materials plus labor? I am guessing $600!
Ooooo, I've never done this for a living (well, first job at 15 was prepping cars for delivery at a body shop....) but I would imagine with the amount of work I did you would need to at least double that number. If I could have the same work done, to the same level that I did it, for $600, I'd pay that all day versus keeping materials and tools on hand then burning my time. 14 hours on a weekend is certainly worth more than $50/hr to me.

I would definitely be curious to know, if we have any professional detailers around here, what they would charge for that service. Would be nice to have a number to give family members when they inevitably ask me to do theirs
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Old 06-13-18, 03:51 PM
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Ooooo, I've never done this for a living (well, first job at 15 was prepping cars for delivery at a body shop....) but I would imagine with the amount of work I did you would need to at least double that number. If I could have the same work done, to the same level that I did it, for $600, I'd pay that all day versus keeping materials and tools on hand then burning my time. 14 hours on a weekend is certainly worth more than $50/hr to me.

I would definitely be curious to know, if we have any professional detailers around here, what they would charge for that service. Would be nice to have a number to give family members when they inevitably ask me to do theirs
Ha ha. I was going to ask if you could do my car next...

You should pose the question to Zach over in the Detailing forum.
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Was scrolling through this thread and just had to say, these cars are absolutely gorgeous. Couldn't be more different, but both beautiful in their respective ways.
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Originally Posted by PRSUIT460
Here it sits for the winter until TX2K13! Just took the tails out to get painted.

Which spoiler do you have installed? I have a 13 F sport and still trying to figure out which spoiler choice i want to put on, and this one looks nice!!
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Wow, looks awesome and you put in a lot of work. Out of curiosity how do you like the Speed Clay?
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Thanks! It was a ton of work but well worth it.

This is the second Speed Clay I've purchased, makes the process super quick and if you drop it, you can just pick it up and spray/wipe it off. Good as new.
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Did you wrap all the chrome black or is it painted? I was thinking about that around the windows, rear trim, and door handles too..... Like the light tail lights tint too!!
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Did you wrap all the chrome black or is it painted? I was thinking about that around the windows, rear trim, and door handles too..... Like the light tail lights tint too!!
Thanks. The chrome is wrapped. The only part I didn’t like was how the door handles turned out. I will end up getting those painted instead. As for the taillights, they are sprayed. I had rear taillights tinted on a previous car and over time in the heat it discolored and looked awful. Second car that I have had the taillights sprayed and have been really pleased with the results.
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Mr. Miyagi says 1X cleaner/2X sealer/2X wax
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