Looking for a detailer for swirl marks
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Originally Posted by Prestige Cars, Inc.,Apr 26 2007, 12:49 PM
To Jsmply: you would be looking at Wash&Wax + Pollution Removal. If the spots are deep in the clearcoat, we'd probably have to highspeed it (especially if you really have swirls in there).
To Evo Girlie & GDM S2K: I've reposted a short price list at the bottom of this post for you guys.
To OGPackin: Saturday is fine but as always you gotta make an appointment for Saturdays, b/c I only have the crew here for a short while and then give them the rest of the weekend off.
Quick Run-down:
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Detail: $89.95 for S2000's only. I'll make an exception for the EVO also since is a small car like the S. (more info about our Details can be found at beginning of this thread).
Wash & Wax: $60 (basically like the detail service but no interior)
We don't do "just a quick wash" or anything like that, sorry. I'd say you'll save money by going to a Tunnel carwash but seriously you're better off washing it yourself at home.
Clay Service: $19.95 / panel (or for $99.95 the whole car) Will need washing & waxing after this (we can do it or you can do it yourself at home but I don't recommend driving around in the sun without wash & waxing).
Wetsand Service: $39.95 / panel (or for $240 the whole car) Will REALLY need washing & waxing after this (again we can do it or you can do it yourself at home)
Pollution Removal: from $39.95 depending on condition (this price is added to a Detail or a Wash&Wax. cannot choose this alone, since to do this step you HAVE to wash the vehicle.)
Paintless Dent Removal: $49.95 / panel (up to 2 small dents on that panel will be removed). Large dents, or more than 2 small dents on the panel will cost more. The service is usually per estimate but I think you'll find the prices very reasonable.
We also do tinting and here are the prices I can offer:
PremiumTech brand (1yr limited warranty)
Fully tint S2000: $79.95
2 Front windows: $49.95
1 Window (side or rear): $39.95
LLUMAR brand (lifetime warranty)
Fully tint S2000: $99.95
2 Front windows: $59.95
1 Window (side or rear): $49.95
Front strip for either PremiumTech or LLUMAR is $10 if added when we are tinting the whole car, $30 if it's a standalone job (because we use a large sheet of tint that gets wasted, normally we do the back window and front strip together)
Now it's my understanding that tint pricing gets cheaper and cheaper the further south towards Miami you go. If that's true, let me personaly say don't be stupid, go where it's cheaper. Just realize that any tinter can put any brand of tint on your windows and you won't know the difference when the tint is still new/fresh (you'll find out in 6-12 months when it turns purple or starts to crack/bubble). Save money, but not at the cost of quality. The prices I've put here are lower than the discounts and sales I offer to the general public and in West Palm Beach and Boca/Delray they are really competitive, in my opinion.
To Evo Girlie & GDM S2K: I've reposted a short price list at the bottom of this post for you guys.
To OGPackin: Saturday is fine but as always you gotta make an appointment for Saturdays, b/c I only have the crew here for a short while and then give them the rest of the weekend off.
Quick Run-down:
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Detail: $89.95 for S2000's only. I'll make an exception for the EVO also since is a small car like the S. (more info about our Details can be found at beginning of this thread).
Wash & Wax: $60 (basically like the detail service but no interior)
We don't do "just a quick wash" or anything like that, sorry. I'd say you'll save money by going to a Tunnel carwash but seriously you're better off washing it yourself at home.
Clay Service: $19.95 / panel (or for $99.95 the whole car) Will need washing & waxing after this (we can do it or you can do it yourself at home but I don't recommend driving around in the sun without wash & waxing).
Wetsand Service: $39.95 / panel (or for $240 the whole car) Will REALLY need washing & waxing after this (again we can do it or you can do it yourself at home)
Pollution Removal: from $39.95 depending on condition (this price is added to a Detail or a Wash&Wax. cannot choose this alone, since to do this step you HAVE to wash the vehicle.)
Paintless Dent Removal: $49.95 / panel (up to 2 small dents on that panel will be removed). Large dents, or more than 2 small dents on the panel will cost more. The service is usually per estimate but I think you'll find the prices very reasonable.
We also do tinting and here are the prices I can offer:
PremiumTech brand (1yr limited warranty)
Fully tint S2000: $79.95
2 Front windows: $49.95
1 Window (side or rear): $39.95
LLUMAR brand (lifetime warranty)
Fully tint S2000: $99.95
2 Front windows: $59.95
1 Window (side or rear): $49.95
Front strip for either PremiumTech or LLUMAR is $10 if added when we are tinting the whole car, $30 if it's a standalone job (because we use a large sheet of tint that gets wasted, normally we do the back window and front strip together)
Now it's my understanding that tint pricing gets cheaper and cheaper the further south towards Miami you go. If that's true, let me personaly say don't be stupid, go where it's cheaper. Just realize that any tinter can put any brand of tint on your windows and you won't know the difference when the tint is still new/fresh (you'll find out in 6-12 months when it turns purple or starts to crack/bubble). Save money, but not at the cost of quality. The prices I've put here are lower than the discounts and sales I offer to the general public and in West Palm Beach and Boca/Delray they are really competitive, in my opinion.
About how long do you need the car for?
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Originally Posted by Jsmply,Apr 26 2007, 10:52 AM
Luke what is typically involved in the Polution removal option. If they are deep, what is the highspeed cost? Just curious what you do as I'm planning to pay you a visit sometime when I can get up there.
About how long do you need the car for?
About how long do you need the car for?
1. Acid washing panels of the car to soften the clearcoat (this sounds alot scarier than it really is if you saw it done. As long as you know what you're doing the step is safe on your vehicle). The car gets a thorough wash after this step.
2. Using claybar and Ardex™ Overspray solution to get the spots out of the car's finish. Car is then given a light wash-down as a prep, if it's going to get highspeed buffing. Otherwise you wash/wax it.
After this, if there are still any blemishes or spots left, you'd have to highspeed the car. That runs you $50. After that it's just a matter of giving it a good wash to remove the compound runoff, and re-apply the wax (which by now is long gone of course).
It can get more involved with wetsanding/repainting if the spots/blemishes get into the basecoat but that's extreme situations. I don't think that is the case with your car after only a few days unless they pipe coca-cola into your sprinklers once in a while or something
-Luke
P.S. We'd probably be able to finish the car in one day (drop it off in the morning and pick up in the afternoon when you're out from work). As always I leave you with the "I need to see it to know for sure" motto
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Oh I totally understand with the "have to see it thing." As far as the spots, they dried for a few days, but it has been weeks and I stsill can't get them off. Am I letting them sink deeper and deeper or have they already set?
Also, is the acid washing similiar to a vinegar solution? I tried white distilled vinegar . . . all it did was make my car smell like a pickle, lol.
Also, is the acid washing similiar to a vinegar solution? I tried white distilled vinegar . . . all it did was make my car smell like a pickle, lol.
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Originally Posted by GranPrix,Apr 26 2007, 05:08 PM
Acid wash? What ever happend to good ol claying, polishing, sealing and waxing?
............so how safe is it?lol
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As I said before, if you know what you're doing it's very safe. The product we use is ARDEX Pollution Solution. It works very well on everything from hard water deposits, to tree sap that's been there for a long time, to industrial/construction waste on your finish. Now keep in mind we don't bathe our cars in the stuff everytime some mud gets on them 
It's only for the purpose of removing stubborn pollutants in the finnish that are not coming out with any of the usual washing techniques.
The product is very different from vinegar Jsmply
I promise the car won't smell like any condiments.
When you hear the word "Acid" and "car" in the same sentence, I totally understand it makes a person jumpy. This is not the acid that a puddle of which would melt a metal object like sometimes seen on TV shows, keep that in mind. Lot's of care-care products/chemicals are either acidic or alkaline (sometimes you won't even be able to tell by just reading the label). ARDEX Pollution Solution is a purpose-designed product that is simply on the acidic side and not alkaline or neutral.
It's only for the purpose of removing stubborn pollutants in the finnish that are not coming out with any of the usual washing techniques.The product is very different from vinegar Jsmply
I promise the car won't smell like any condiments.When you hear the word "Acid" and "car" in the same sentence, I totally understand it makes a person jumpy. This is not the acid that a puddle of which would melt a metal object like sometimes seen on TV shows, keep that in mind. Lot's of care-care products/chemicals are either acidic or alkaline (sometimes you won't even be able to tell by just reading the label). ARDEX Pollution Solution is a purpose-designed product that is simply on the acidic side and not alkaline or neutral.
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Originally Posted by GranPrix,Apr 26 2007, 02:08 PM
Acid wash? What ever happend to good ol claying, polishing, sealing and waxing?
But only the "polishing" part will really get rid of pollutants in your clearcoat. The "claying" part only gets rid of things that are really only on the very surface of the clearcoat.
That's why we use the acidwash to help in essence "lift" the pollutants in the clearcoat so the clay can get to them. If they are too deep inside for the very mild acid treatment that we do, then we goto the next step. And rather than hand-polishing the car I prefer to have it high-speed compounded and buffed (plus high-speed swirl removal on dark toned finishes and colors). Much better results.
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