BIG "A" DETAILING Shop Introduction & Pricing

[AndrewBigA]

Nice job on the FX, Andrew! Looks great with the bottom trim color matched.

i agree, i dont like the black strip it should be painted. hersh is on here somewhere, maybe hell post up.

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07 black s2000

Seibon cf hood
Seibon cf trunk

P21s 100% carnuba paste wax

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[AndrewBigA]

05 G35 heavy clear coat correction

driver fender 50/50 teaser


driver fender & driver door 50/50 teaser


Felix dropped the car off last night & went to vegas this morning for business. hell be back on Thursday to pick up his car. hes going to think i repainted his entire car when im done with it lol.

glassed out!

ill reply to all private messages early tomorrow morning. this is the second clear coat correction im doing in a row. yesterday around 8pm i finished a clear coat correction for a 05 black bmw 330i. i started that car around 10am on sunday.
there will be a 36 pic before & after writeup done for that car & posted sometime next week.

the G35 will have a writeup as well.

btwy, as soon as this car is finished on wed i have one more big job to get done this week. the third clear coat correction will be on a blue bmw e46 vert. it has to be ready for Liberty State Park Meet & Cruise on sunday! im not sure ill have enough energy to waste taking pictures & putting together a writeup for the vert. ill see how i feel friday night when its done lol.

good night everyone, im going home!

 

[AndrewBigA]

Felix's Black G35 heavy clear coat correction job was finished & presented to him on Thursday.

I still have lots of work to do before the week is over. Ill put together a writeup for Felix's car & post it up sometime early next week. I took about 30 total pics. 50/50 shots, befores, afters & some really nice finished pictures before he left the shop.

50/50 driver fender


every inch of the car was gone over, even the front grille



that's all for now =P

 

[AndrewBigA]

Bavarian Motor Works teaser lol

 

[pmanliu]

hahaha, awesome. hopefully swirls w/ a design will not become a new trend. If it does, then it will officially be dumber than the rusted hood trend

 

[AndrewBigA]

hahaha, awesome. hopefully swirls w/ a design will not become a new trend. If it does, then it will officially be dumber than the rusted hood trend

you never know, it might lol. i should put my phone number in the hood on the next correction job lol.


2010 mini cooper s turbo

35% tint all around
tails tinted
rear side bumper reflectors & lower square lights in rear bumper tinted.
front side bumper reflector & head lights will be tinted next week. my guy ran out of the material.

Collinite 476S Super Double Coat Detergent Proof
this is a true thick carnuba paste wax with no cleaning properties

Black Wow trim restorer

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[AndrewBigA]

ill reply back to all PMs by late friday evening.
we are now taking appointments for next tueseday, april 6th.
the shop is all booked up from now untill sat night.
thanks

 

[AndrewBigA]

07 BMW 530xi

Bimmerfest member j9sstar

BMW-Esq. - I agree COMPLETELY! Andrew detailed my car today and it now looks better than it did the day I picked it up at the dealer last July. The attention to detail is amazing and he gave me the best detail job I have ever had on any of my vehicles. I highly recommend him and will be back. Thanks Andrew!

Flex Orbital

Optimum Polish II

3M Perfect-It Show Car paste wax

Rejex on wheels

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[AndrewBigA]

see this beautifull car next weekend!

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Andrew definitley lived up to all the hype. Went to Andrew for the first time to get my 04 carribean blue coupe detailed. I was very impressed with his professionalism, knowledge and his respect for my car. He seems to be a really cool and relaxed guy. It was funny to see and hear how he and his crew interacted with one another. They did a great job!!! Will definitley be going back for all my detailing from now on. Thanks again, My paint feels as smooth as glass!:thumb:
Thanks,
Kelvin

everyone enjoys watching me & my guys working together. we have fun at the shop but at the same time we all know how to take what we do seriously & make the customer happy with our excellent work.
i guess i trained both of them well because they work almost exactly like me lol. johnny has been with me since 2001, hes the korean guy. juan has been with me for almost 3 years now, hes the mexican guy. im thinking about hiring a 3rd guy but for part time hours to help us out in the spring & summer time. well see how that goes, well see if i can book enough work to spread around between 4 people lol. for now, ive put together a nice little crew dont ya think? =)
here are the pics from last week. it was the first caribbean blue 2 dr g35 ive ever seen. i thought they only made that color in a 4 dr g35.
hope to see you again soon when you put on your spring wheels =)
04 infiniti g35 rare caribbean blue

Flex Orbital

3M Perfect-It Ultra Fine Machine Polish

Collinite #845 Liquid Insulator Wax

Liquid Glass sealant

P21S 100% carnuba paste wax

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[AndrewBigA]

08 mustang GT with Hurst shifter
Liquid Glass sealant - bottom coat
Collinite 915 Marque D' Elegance paste wax - top coat

interior shampoo- carpets, door cards, seats, dash & all other plastics, headliner all cleaned with a mild citrus cleaner. smart leather conditioner & protectant, meguiars natural shine protectant on dash

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[AndrewBigA]

03 Mustang SVT Cobra with a little over 500 HP

Flex mini rotary

3M Perfect-It Ultrafine Machine Polish

Liquid Glass sealant - bottom coat
Collinite 476S Super Double Coat paste waw - top coat

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[AndrewBigA]

2003 Gold 350Z Heavy Clear Coat Correction with some extra surprises

heres a few pics of the car after 3 washes, 3 times clay barring & all prep tapping finished. this car is ready to be sectioned off for a handfull of 50/50 shots. ill try to let the pics do the talking to save some time typing every little step up. the pics will take you from start to finish. i hope you all enjoy reading the writeup when im finished with the car. this will be a big one & it has to be done by monday to make room for another big correction job. on Monday i have another 2 dr black g35 that the customer said has bad swirls & hasnt been detailed in 2 years, he thinks. on wed i have a white c63 amg coming in for a medium correction job.

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[City]

see this beautifull car next weekend!

See you in tha AM Andrew. Too bad I can't lower the car an inch. I think that would make it look SOOO much better. But I wouldn't be able to drive it around anywhere.

My biggest fear is getting it down your driveway into your shop. I'll bring some lube but you had better be prepared to talk me down the driveway cause I'll be one nervous wreck. I've also got a new CF piece that arrived with a tiny 1" hairline scratch. Hoping you can take a look and buff it out.

 

[AndrewBigA]

rubbing 2 new pieces of 2000 grit to take the bite out of the sandpaper

test section on hood after wetsanding

working it out

after compound & polish

you can still see the clear coat isnt 100% crystal clear. this is the best it will be. i wetsanded, compounded & polished the area 3 times. im happy with how it looks at this point. im not going to risk burning through with another round of wetsanding.

looking even better after a few rounds of polishing

 

[turbocad6]

wow, that looks awesome for what it was, thanks bro

 

[AndrewBigA]

wow, that looks awesome for what it was, thanks bro

just trying to find the time to finish this car by monday night. i have anbother big correction job im taking in on monday morning & another one im taking in on wed morning. i just hired a third worker so now i have 2 full time & 1 part time. fat freddy is here to stay lol.

in all my years of being in business for myself i cant remember when my phone rang so much. it used to ring a little bit at the start of the week. by the time it was sat it would ring all day. now its like that 6 days a week. from the minute i open up the gate till about 8pm, mon-sat my phone is ringing off the hook lol. this makes me a very happy man =)

i want everything to come out as close to perfect as possible. i want the guy to be extra happy when he leaves the shop. hes paying good money for this big job & im certain to follow through on all of my promises to him. sopmetimes you have to lower the customers expectations a little bit lol. im going for the "holy shit" response when its finished & presented to him lol!

 

[turbocad6]

yeah man, I love it when you gotta schedule work 2 & 3 weeks out, not only are you busy but you know your going to be busy for a long time to come too

 

[AndrewBigA]

yeah man, I love it when you gotta schedule work 2 & 3 weeks out, not only are you busy but you know your going to be busy for a long time to come too

well i just called the jewler today & im waiting to hear back from her. im going to have kimmys grandmothers 80 year old double heart promise ring recreated with larger stones. shes getting a promise ring in a few moinths & sometime next year will be the engagement ring.

i figure i have to work as much as i can now before we move in together as well.

im not looking foward to having her yelling at me to leave the shop & get my ass home for dinner lol. i am looking foward to no more long car drives & paying 2 tolls for 2 bridges just to see her though lol!

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05 Black BMW 330i clear coat correction

Flex rotary

3M Perfect-It 3000 Extra Cut Rubbing Compound
3M Perfect-It Ultrafine Machine Polish

Collinite 476S Super Double Coat Paste Wax

1 hood 50/50

2 hood 50/50 closer

3 hood driver side before

4 hood driver side after

5 passenger fender 50/50

6 passenger fender before

7 passenger fender after

8 passenger fender after

9 passenger fender 50/50 close

10 passenger fender 50/50 close

11 gas cap 50/50

12 passenger quarter panel before

13 passenger quarter panel before closer

14 passenger quarter panel after

15 passenger quarter panel after close

16 passenger dog leg

17 passenger quarter panel before

18 passenger quarter panel 50/50

19 passenger quarter panel after


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20 passenger quarter panel after

21 driver door before

22 driver door before close

23 driver door handle before

24 driver door below molding before

25 Johnny rinsing the car off after compounding & polishing were done

26 water beading after compounding & polishing

27 driver door after

28 driver door after close

29 driver door handle after

30 driver door below molding after


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after applying Collinite 476S Super Double Coat Paste Wax
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driver side sun shots. yes, i finally got good sun shots after a correction job!
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hood sun shot
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[pmanliu]

wow.. day and night difference.. literally. great work as usual andrew!

 

[Bklynjohn718]

Man that's some really good work you do there. I shall be seeing you soon for a correction job on my FX.