RE: Detailing/Waxing

["Dan Sinclair" <sinclair@prospro.com>]

Glad you found the detailing information useful.  I'm no longer in the
detailing business.  I detailed cars for a local detailing shop for about 5
years.  The owner is still a good friend and does some of the best work I've
ever seen.

Working as a detailer taught me two extremely important lessons that I think
all listers can benefit by:

1) a well maintained and well cared for car CAN last a lifetime, and

2) a neglected and poorly maintained car CAN be made to LOOK like a well
maintained car with enough work.  This lesson has a flip side though: Never
judge a used car purchase by how clean the engine looks, or how nice the
paint appears.  As a detailer, I brought several neglected, grease soaked
and dirt coated engines and transmissions back to a brilliant shine with
huge quantities of solvent, detergent, steam and hot water.  Appearances can
be deceiving.

I WILL create a detailing web page to showcase the tricks and tidbits I
picked up over the years.  None of them are out of the reach to the average
car owner, and can create some spectacular results.  Until then...  Happy
motoring.

Dan Sinclair
1988 Audi 90, 67K mi.
Picture and details online at:
http://131.107.68.28/a4.org/registry/details.asp?car=761


> -----Original Message-----
> From: Janet Scruggs [mailto:scruggs@mbay.net]
> Sent: Wednesday, February 10, 1999 5:17 PM
> To: Dan Sinclair
> Subject: Re: What's a clay bar?
>
>
> Thanks, Dan... good advice!  Are you still in the business?
>
> Gross
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Dan Sinclair <sinclair@prospro.com>
> To: Janet Scruggs <scruggs@mbay.net>
> Cc: Audi List <owner-quattro@coimbra.ans.net>
> Date: Wednesday, February 10, 1999 7:05 AM
> Subject: RE: What's a clay bar?
>
>
> >I posted a message re: waxing last week.  With regard to frequency:
> >
> >>Every 3-4 months should be sufficient, but again, that's going to vary
> >based on how >often you wash the car, what kind of detergent you use, and
> >how much time the car >spends exposed to sun, water, snow, etc.
> Best rule
> >is the one you already noted - >when it stops beading up when
> you wash it,
> >it's time for a wax job.
> >
>
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> snip.
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