Recommendations for a pro Detailer in NorCal
 

Hey,

Just curious if anyone has any recommendations for a pro Detailer in the Bay Area. I have some scratches and chipped paint I would like to get fixed. I was going to take it to a bodyshop but someone suggested I bring it to a pro Detailer instead.

I have some stratches from my front liscence plate and a few other issues that need to be sanded down and repaired. Any advice is appreciated.

Whitaker Bro's Auto Detailing. They are a bit of a drive if you are East bay. He is based in Stockton. He does amazing work for a very good price. Doesnt mind if you watch him work (because he knows he does good work) and will answer any questions you have.

I don't think car detail shops usually do this level of repairing.

Depends on how deep the scratches are you might want to get it repainted. Detailing can only do so much in regards to scratches.

I called a few local detailers and came to the same conclusion. I'm just going to try and find the best bodyshop I can and get all the scratches and dents repaired first thing after I pay off the car. They have been driving me crazy for years now so I will relish the day I see them all fixed.

Thanks I'll check them out, I realized a Detailer won't be able to buff out some of the more annoying deeper scratches but some lighter ones I'm sure can be buffed out. Since I can't afford a bodyshop until I pay off the car a Detailer might be a good choice for now to make things and nice as they can be until I can afford a repair from the bodyshop.

Here is the website http://www.whitakerbrosdetail.com/home.html

I've been detailing for a few years. If you shoot me some pics I could give you advice on whats doable and whats not. Attached some unfiltered pics of my own detail.

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Were you in Alameda Marina Village few weeks back?

Pansini Auto Spa in Oakley.
Tylor is a good friend of mine and a wonderful detailer.
If you know who Dannyp1818 is with the Ferrari 458 GT3, Tylor has done all of his recent detail work along with ceramic coatings.

Give him a call at (925) 240-4028 and tell him Colton sent you!

sounds like me.

What DA polisher will you recommend for a novice? I have m205 and thinking of m105 for the first step. Swirl marks in a wrb brz due to
Dealer wash.


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the Porter Cable and griots orbital is somewhat noobproof

Highly recommend m105 from dealer wash. All the swirls drove me crazy right after I bought the car (doesn't help that my car is Firestorm!)

I had a DA and used m205 with results that weren't spectacular - I stepped to an aggressive pad on the DA with m105. Results were ok but still some swirls.

So, I jumped in head first lol

I bought a one way polisher and used the wool pad with m105. It's messy and a decent amount of work but, that will yield proper results! Of course it is required to be followed by m205 (as you said in your post). I would not recommend going to any rougher of a cut then this combo.

I followed with the synthetic sealant and then traditional carnuba wax and she shines!

Point is, do your research and jump right in - yes, you can mess up your paint if your not careful but it's worth noting that I wasn't satisfied until I did everything I could to get my paint where I wanted it to be. Also depends what your goals are - I tend to be an obnoxious basket case about clean cars!



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Call Juan with J G audio and alarm. He does it all in fact in a few weeks I'll be getting mine done by him too. Tell him Roy from Honda sent you. He is a really good guy you can reach him at 510-693-5932

m105 --> m205 --> sealant --> final touches with a carnuba wax... that's by the book with easy, inexpensive, off the shelf stuff. Good job. I commend you :thumbup:

My tools are almost here for my upcoming detailing process on my used brz. Do I touch up the rock chips first before doing the polishing and buffing process?


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I think so as you'd use the polish + buff to smooth out the touch up paint.

Wash, clay, alcohol, touch up, polish, buff, wax iirc

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Hoping to correct some of the damage I've done over the years, not having a covered parking spot blows if you care what your car looks like. Got the M105 & gave the roof a pass with M205 and some carnuba, I definitely need the heavier compound and I need to work it longer to get results, but all improvement is good improvement.

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Yup! No garage here! So I'll see how this process goes doing all the detailing process, at least there is covered parking at my apartment.

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Someone ask me how dirty your car would be to use waterless car wash (not you finch). I sent him this picture just now after I did half the hood. DD car was foamed on Sunday, then that freak light shower on Monday, leaving this "light" dirt on the car.


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