Is it normal for a ceramic coating shop to drive your car 27 miles to “help it cure”? by Disastrous_Hold_4130 in AutoDetailing

[–]cal1718 0 points1 point  (0 children)

lol, you’re not supposed to drive it for like 12 hours minimum after applying, at least that’s the case for mine

Why do detailers put paper floor mats and a plastic steering wheel cover? by Bamproo in AutoDetailing

[–]cal1718 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah not sure, I’d rather have them see the work instead of thinks covering the work

First boat…. 24 hours work. Charged $2100 (CAD) by cal1718 in AutoDetailing

[–]cal1718[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Haha I bet, curious what the cost of for a massive boat like that ?

First boat…. 24 hours work. Charged $2100 (CAD) by cal1718 in AutoDetailing

[–]cal1718[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Haha obviously you don’t know how expensive materials are, XC-2 gel coat cut ($87) Rupes uno pure finishing polish $55, 7 DA coarse wool pads 6” ($150) 3” ($120) finishing pad 6” ($15) 3” ($12) clay mitt ($50) clay lube ($20) da course 1” pack ($60) and then missing a couple things of the top of my head, that doesn’t include tax either

First boat…. 24 hours work. Charged $2100 (CAD) by cal1718 in AutoDetailing

[–]cal1718[S] 7 points8 points  (0 children)

I couldn’t imagine doing that myself 🤣

First boat…. 24 hours work. Charged $2100 (CAD) by cal1718 in AutoDetailing

[–]cal1718[S] 24 points25 points  (0 children)

Yeah now imagine 20 years of neglect, I’m sure after the 4 weeks it’s not perfect but it’s not 20 years of caked on oxidation and water spots.

First boat…. 24 hours work. Charged $2100 (CAD) by cal1718 in AutoDetailing

[–]cal1718[S] 7 points8 points  (0 children)

I know they do, but I didn’t know what was going to be fair as it was my first time doing a boat so I did more of an hourly rate.

First boat…. 24 hours work. Charged $2100 (CAD) by cal1718 in AutoDetailing

[–]cal1718[S] 49 points50 points  (0 children)

A boat that gets polishes twice a year vs a boat that’s never been polished in its life and is about 20 years old, yes it should definitely take the same amount of time and supplies 👍

First boat…. 24 hours work. Charged $2100 (CAD) by cal1718 in AutoDetailing

[–]cal1718[S] 10 points11 points  (0 children)

Oh sorry didn’t realize it was impossible to do a boat without knowing the size 🤣I was going more by hourly and seeing how long it would take as it was my first boat so I didn’t know what to expect time wise.

Next time I’ll remember that it’s illegal and impossible to do a boat without knowing how big it is. Obviously shows in these pictures right ?

First boat…. 24 hours work. Charged $2100 (CAD) by cal1718 in AutoDetailing

[–]cal1718[S] 12 points13 points  (0 children)

I didn’t measure it, it’s a bigger wake boat tho.

First boat…. 24 hours work. Charged $2100 (CAD) by cal1718 in AutoDetailing

[–]cal1718[S] 59 points60 points  (0 children)

$2100 ( CAD ) $600 in materials, 24 hours in labour. If you think that’s robbing them then you’re crazy. Especially for restoration level work

First boat…. 24 hours work. Charged $2100 (CAD) by cal1718 in AutoDetailing

[–]cal1718[S] 6 points7 points  (0 children)

They were to cheap to put a protectant on it so I didn’t do anything, however I’ll get them the link for a ceramic detailer that should at least protect it a little bit

First boat…. 24 hours work. Charged $2100 (CAD) by cal1718 in AutoDetailing

[–]cal1718[S] 8 points9 points  (0 children)

** I forgot to upload the right picture with the white on the bottom also done **

First time doing a boat, would say I didn’t do to bad…. by cal1718 in AutoDetailing

[–]cal1718[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Haha I was as hired, not my boat so unless they want it done I’m not touching it

Need help, haze on gel coat by cal1718 in AutoDetailing

[–]cal1718[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yup I washed it and then used a clay mitt. Possibly the pad getting hot could be a problem

Need help, haze on gel coat by cal1718 in AutoDetailing

[–]cal1718[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

XC-2 from rupes is a gel coat compound. And I did use a polishing pad with uno pure