Scrutenize 100%

[jrmintt1]

Hello every one hope you all are doing well. I have a question that is very important to me. I will be doing a car for a shop that I know and it is there show car, I'll be doing from the refinishing end and up. This vehicle means very much to me, because this will help me get out in the auto scene here in AZ. I will do my absolute best, I will put everything I have into it. So my question is to every one is, what do you look at when looking at a complete show car? Any thing to everything from details to fine scratches, wheels, interior, engine bay, under side, etc. Thanks for the info I really appreciate it.

[Superior Shine]

Re: Scrutenize 100%

What I look at depends if there is an attractive female dressed in a skimpy outfit standing next to the vehicle.

[jrmintt1]

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Ha HA HA HA!!!! Real funny guy...... Thanks for the great answer....

[MaximusZTS]

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What I look at depends if there is an attractive female dressed in a skimpy outfit standing next to the vehicle.

Answer forwarded to Joe's wife.

[mirrorfinishman]

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You want to make sure you clean, polish and wax just about everything you cannot see from normal eye level. What I mean is, usually most people will look at a show car from a lot of different angles. Some will actually get down on their knees and look under the car. They will notice even the smallest little nut or bolt that has not been cleaned.

Detailing a show car is a time consuming job. One that you do not want to be in a hurry to complete. For example, I have a customer who has a 1931 Model A Ford. Every time I detail it, which is about twice a year, I set aside an entire day to complete the job. I actually lay under the car and polish and wax the underside of the fenders. Once you get started on a vehicle like that there is basically no stopping.

In summary, the key to working on a show car is to constantly look at the car from as many visual perspectives as possible. That is the only sure way to make certain that nobody is going to find anything that has not been cleaned.

[Mike Pennington]

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So my question is to every one is, what do you look at when looking at a complete show car?

Attention to detail

Mike

[MandarinaRacing]

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Start working on a check list, walk around the car and write the things you plan on doing. Everytime you do this you will think of new things, and add them to the list, so that when you're actually working on the car you'll make sure you didn't miss anything.

Alex

[mirrorfinishman]

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Something else to think about is the lighting conditions that the finished vehicle will be displayed under.

For example, if the vehicle is going to be shown indoors under fluorescent lights, then you may want to consider detailing the car under the same lighting conditions. For outdoor shows, natural sunlight would probably work out fine.

[jrmintt1]

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Thank you very much guys for the help, I really need it. I will put to practice these things. One more question what includes ATTENTION TO DETAIL??? Thank you for your time and have a good day.