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-Clear Coat Correction

im finished putting the thread together. i most likely wont get around to posting the full writeup till early next week.

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ALL PRIVATE MESSAGES WILL BE REPLIED TO FIRST THING TOMORROW MORNING.

THANKS EVERYONE. WE ARE HAVING A BLAST WORKING IN THE SHOP & STAYING BUSY. ME, JUAN & JOHNNY HAVE BEEN WAITING FOR WEATHER LIKE THIS & WERE GLAD ITS FINALLY HERE.

i have 4 recent clear coat correction writeups that i will be posting up within the next few weeks.

the 3 that ive already done are

1 BMW E46 Vert blue
2 NISSAN 350Z gold
3 FORD F 150 Xcab silver

i also just started working on a really poorly taken care of 08 VW GTI white. the rear bumper & hatch are almost completely discolored to an ugly brownish tone from the exhaust & just not taking care of the car at all. the paint feels like sandpaper & all of the glass needs to be hand polished with some #000 steel wool.
were doing a full interior shampoo & a complete heavy clear coat correction job.
im going to start cutting the clear coat tonight with the rotary.

currently working on this beautifull Esterol Blue E46 M3 with some oil based paint dots on about 1/4 of the car.
i felt bad for the customer since he just picked the car up last week.
please stay tuned as i work my magic again!
here are the preview pics i took last night before i left the shop.

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wetsanding is something i learned a long, long time ago when i was first starting out in the body shop. i cant believe it was 13 years ago. time goes by quick! im getting old but i still feel as time goes on i continue to get better at what i do.

What the hell is all that crap on the paint?

read the first pic, read the note pad. i made it easy for everyone. i wrote it down then took a pic. read it again lol.

LOL... sorry, when I first read overspray I was thinking a body shop sprayed some topcoat and oversprayed some of the panels... didn't realize it was THICK GREEN PAINT!!! Did the owner tell you how the paint got on there in the first place???

im pretty sure its bridge or subway paint. =( like from painting the subway over pass. they use a thick, oil based paint. its supposed to stay on the metal for a long, long time =(

Ugh... nasty...

i have a few spots available for anyone that is interested in bringing your car in tomorrow, sat 5/1/10. 3 customers canceled. give me a call to set it up.
thanks

a little update from the shop:

we took down the fence last week. were running out of space but i have no plans of leaving here any time soon. i have my eyes on something else, the garage next door lol.

so for now i rented half of the yard next door from the greeks, nick & nick the dick. i made a great deal in my favor after. the greeks tried to rent me theyre entire driveway for $250 a month. i told them hell no i just want a little more space back here & i wont even use your driveway to pull cars out & in. for $100 a month all i have to do is buy a ramp to make up for the almost 8" that the ground is lower on the other side of the yard.
i think i got the better deal, its not like i wont be using theyre driveway anyway lol.

soo i needed a place to park my 82 VW rabbit that i just got started after 2 years off the road. as soon as i get around to putting the insurance, registering & plating, it will be my daily driver to work for the rest of the spring & all of the summer, maybe until i buy a new car. 1 car space from the tenants that rent the garage next door. this is just a small piece of what i hope to be taking from them when theyre lease is up lol.

now i have some extra room to clean up the yard & get a nice sized brand new storage shed. im thinking about putting a fully enclosed carport in between the building & my garage as well. i smell a nice new bbq grill as well with flower pots here & there. i want to use the yard for some photoshoots of finished cars.

ive always wanted a 3 or 4 car garage, i just might get it really soon =)



look whose hiding on the other side! he he he...


juan hates when i take pics of him working so i do it out of spite lol


its true that mexicans make the best employees.
juan is a "jes man", anything i ask him to do he says yes. juan is the man!

im going to have to figure out what to do about the lower ground height.
once the VEEDUB is back on the road ill park it on the street during the day.
ill gain another outside space for a car which means that ill be able to work on 4 outside & 2 inside for 6 total cars back here. i dont park customers cars on the street so this is a great move for me.





and now i can say good morning & good night to my red little shit box that i love so much.
ive missed driving you, i really did.


bye bye

where is the sun?
where is the warm weather?
when will it return?
do want to see hot girls in booty shorts licking an ice cream cone =P
do want to see hot girls jogging around the block all sweaty with theyre bunns all firm & round =)

anyways.......look for a few big writeups to be posted pretty soon.
last week i finished a nasty white gti that was pretty much brown in color on the entire rear half of the car.
all these little dots of road tar & grime with oxidation & heavy swirl marks discolored the paint so bad it coulve passed for tan in some areas.
i spent a few days on this one while working under over 1000 watts of halogen lighting.
multi step compounding with a rotary machine was followed up with multiple polishing steps with the rotary machine again.

PAINTLESS DENT REPAIR

Paintless dent removal also referred to as PDR, is a highly skilled unique process that repairs dents, dings & creases without harming a vehicles factory paint or creating the costly & time consuming need for traditional body shop repairs.

Big "A" Detailing's professional technicians use special tools to gain access behind the panels & meticulously work the dent out. Restoring the panel to it's original form. It's Amazing!

PDR is the best way to maintain the value of your vehicle & is required on certified pre-owned programs & lease returns.

Using PDR, guarantees less wait time, 2 hour minimum for heavy repairs (except hail), there is no painting of panels & it cost less than taking your vehicle to an auto body shop.

Our team of professionals are capable of repairing most non-collision dents. The limiting factor is the relationship between the dent's depth & diameter.

We can remove all dings & dents from all panels including a vehicles roof, trunk & hood.

TRADITIONAL BODY WORK ESTIMATES FOR ONE PANEL CAN START FROM $350.00 & UP.
DUE TO PARTS, LABOR, PAINT, THE AVERAGE COST FOR PDR IS AROUND $125.00 PER PANEL FOR UP TO 2 DINGS ON EACH PANEL. MORE THAN 2 DINGS ON A PANEL MIGHT BE SLIGHTLY MORE MONEY.

PRICES MIGHT BE HIGHER FOR DINGS LARGER THAN DIMES, NICKLES, QUARTERS & SILVER DOLLARS WHICH ARE THE MOST COMMON TYPES OF PDR REPAIRS.

All "PDR" done in my shop will be done with the same love & care that I put into my detailing.
If you can't make it to the shop for an estimate,
send me 3 clear pics to my inbox & I will respond back with a price.

Thank You,

-Andrew
aka
Big "A"

Got a ding? Give us a ring!
(718) 445-9995

got a new air compressor this week.
my friend is going to try to fix the old one so i can have a back up just in case the new one brakes down.
it came with a 12 month warranty from sears. i told the saleseman ill be back in 11 months =).

out with the old

in with the new


today i picked up a sweet fan from home depot. just my luck its painted orange & black. it needs some purple so maybe ill take out the krylon & do it up. a little purple, black & white could make this fan look a bit cooler!



its not air conditioning but this will deffinitly cool down the shop this summer. it feels good working in front of this. what a nice cool breeze i am enjoying as i polish out this black Evo lol.


we also hired johnnys son for part time help on the weekend & after school whenever we need him.
hes in training now & just does some little things around the shop. johnny is teaching him the proper amount of wax to use on the applicator pad.

this is not really his son, its my friend alans little brother lol.

i cant believe we jsut finished the first week in june!

in progress crappy cell phone teaser shots 1,2,3

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NICE! One of my favorite cars EVER MADE!!! And apparently they can be had pretty cheap in Canada now... I'll hafta look into the import scene a little later this year... maybe give my FX to the wife if I can get an R-34!!!

sounds like a great plan hahahaha