I didn't take a pic but....

[DetailArtist]

Busy summer, I just had to pass this along to someone.

Got a phone call to detail a Rolls Royce and an Escalade. "Sure; name please and where are you located?" "Jeff," he replies and gives an address. "Ok, be there at 2pm, see you then, thank you."
I arrive, outside is a jaw-dropping black, brand-new 2010 Rolls Royce 4 door and a new black Escalade. Mmmm. I knock on the door, and out walks....

JEFF GORDON!

[SuburbanGuy20]

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You're joking us right? THATS INSANE!! It's amazing when celebrities call you ain't it?

[wifpd4]

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Which one had more dealer instilled swirls?

No pictures, but any autographs?

[Ravi_1992]

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Wow, Lucky ! Can't wait to see your write up on the rolls

[DetailArtist]

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The Roller had under 1,000 miles and only had road film. He did show me some scrapes on RH door and edge of fender from a toll booth. Eeek, white scuffs about 6 inches long and 4 inches tall on a PERFECTLY FLAWLESS $450,000 black car. Now, some folks woulda compounded it; I summed-up the situation and rubbed it w/ a fresh bounty and brake cleaner. VIOLA! Its gone! A little glaze polish to pick it up on just the door panel. Hosed the car, wiped it w/ a big wet lambswool mitt, then dried w/ a big soft bath towel, followed-up by a nice big waffle-weave micro-fibre, and it was totally perfect. Perfect, not 1 streak anywhere.
There were NO swirls. in fact, I would rate the paint a PERFECT 10+.
Inside, some suntan lotion marks, a little soap and water, all fixed. A hit w/ a dustbuster on the MINK floor mats (yes, mink) and she was good to go.
Popped the hood, very sharp V-12 engine compartment. I asked him if its got punch, he said "Oh yeah!"
It was like the biggest suprise of my life, like candid camera, I was knocked-out meeting him by suprise.
He was very happy w/ the job. He said the last time he was here, he went to the Southampton car wash. Before he could say anything else, I interjected, "I'm sorry to hear that" and he said "oh yeah, it wasn't too good an experiance".
I've been all smiles ever since, what a hoot!

[hacker-pschorr]

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You should offer to detail the race car. Tell him a nice coat of NXT is good for 1-2 mph at Talladega

[J. A. Michaels]

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Lucky you. Bet they were a blast to detail. Were you kinda nervous?

[DetailArtist]

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piece-o-cake

[THE BIG BUFFER]

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" I summed-up the situation and rubbed it w/ a fresh bounty and brake cleaner."

Mmmm ok

[scott0999]

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Mmmm ok

I was wondering the same.. brake cleaner??

[Bill Davidson]

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I thought the Bounty sheet and brake cleaner was interesting as well.

I think I'll experiment on something cheaper :-) when I give this a shot.
Likely I'll use something milder than brake cleaner and work my way up as needed.

[DetailArtist]

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Brake cleaner works great to remove paint rub marks on exteriors, along w/ tar. Won't harm modern paint. Works wonders on heel marks on door sills and door panels, too.

[FinalTouchDetail]

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You should bring a camera to every detail...just sayin :P