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Learn how to detail your vehicle inside out!

Mike Phillips' Detailing Boot Camp is two days packed with proven techniques for creating a show car finish! Expert Mike Phillips walks you through every step of the detailing process, from the interior to the exterior and under the hood. He'll cover everything you need to know to maintain your own vehicle or the vehicles of clients. If you plan to detail for profit, this class is a must!

In addition to 2 solid days of hands-on training, you will receive:

• $200 Autogeek.net gift certificate
• Your photo on Autogeek.net
• Certification by Mike Phillips
• First glimpse at new products
• And you'll meet the Autogeek staff!

The class size will be limited to give everyone an opportunity to ask questions and practice the techniques. The class will be held in the fully equipped Autogeek Show Car Garage located at our headquarters in Stuart, Florida.

When:

Where:

Autogeek.net Show Car Garage
7744 SW Jack James Drive
Stuart, FL 34997

What to bring:

• Bring a pen and paper to take notes if you like. All chemicals and tools will be provided.
• Coffee and donuts will be provided in the morning and pizza and drinks for lunch.

Please note: each participant needs to register him/herself.

By signing up for a class you agree to sign a Video Release Form upon arriving to the classroom for the possibility that these classes will be streamed live over the Internet and/or recorded for later use.

About the Instructor:

Mike Phillips has over 33 years of experience in the field of auto detailing and reconditioning and a true passion for automobiles. Mike has over 250 articles to his credit and he has hosted two full-length instructional videos for Autogeek. Mike has taught countless detailing classes since 1988 and has been a guest speaker at numerous car club events and car shows. Prior to working at Autogeek, Mike worked at Meguiar's as a sales rep/trainer for Oregon, Washington and Northern Idaho training body shop and dealership technicians how to use Meguiar's professional detailing products. Later, he became the online administrator and instructor of Meguiar's detailing classes. In 2009, he joined Autogeek as our Director of Training. Mike has appeared on Two Guys Garage, Motorhead Garage, My Classic Car, and he is the host of Autogeek's What's in the Garage? on the Fox Sports Network.

Detailing Course Outline

Saturday

7:30 to 8:00am – Donuts and Coffee – Name Tags – Meet and Greet

8:00am to 8:30am – Inspect & Evaluate the Car

• Receive copy of Mike’s Vehicle Inspection Form (VIF)
• The number one most important thing to do

8:30am to 9:30am – Machine Polishing Glass – Hand & Machine

• Diamondite Glasswork System Machine Application

9:30am to 10:00am – Headlight & Plastic Lens Repair

• Meguiar’s Heavy Duty Headlight Restoration Kit

10:00am to 10:30am – Morning Break

10:30am to 11:00 – Cosmetic Engine Cleaning and Detailing

• The 6 steps to a clean, dry dressed engine fast

Cleaners and Degreasers

Ready To Use (RTU)

• Detailer’s Pro Series Cleans All
• Detailer’s Pro Series Engine Degreaser

Custom Dilution

• Meguiar’s D101 APC
• Meguiar’s D103 APC+
• Meguiar’s D108 Super Degreaser

Blowing and Drying

• Metro-Vac Sidekick
• Metro-Vac MasterBlaster

Dressings

• 303 Aerospace Protectant
• Detailer's Trim Detailer

11:00am to Noon – Car Washing – The Correct Order

Traditional Wash

• Autogeek Foam Canon
• Detailer's Xtreme Foam
• Multiple Car washing Mitts and Brushes

2-Bucket Method with Grit Guards

• Maintenance = Pinnacle Bodywork Shampoo
• Aggressive = Chemical Guys Citrus Wash
  • IronX

Rinseless Wash

• Detailer's Rinseless Wash & Gloss
• Optimum No Rinse

Noon to 1:00pm – Lunch Break

1:00pm to 3:00pm – Interior Detailing

Machine: Cyclo with brush options

Hand: Multiple Brush options

Extractors

• Aztec Hotrod
• Mytee Lite II 8070

Steam Cleaning

Compressed Air

Cleaning Solutions

• DP Carpet Extractor Pre Treatment
• Detailer’s Pro Series Carpet & Upholstery Cleaner
• Meguiars D101 or D103+

Dressing

• Pinnacle Leather, Vinyl Products

Glass

• Diamondite Glass Cleaner
• Glass Master

3:00pm to 3:30pm – Afternoon Break

3:30pm – 4:00pm – Exterior Rubber Plastic and Vinyl

• Wolfgang Exterior Trim Sealant
• Solution Finish

4:00pm to 5:00pm – Wheels, Tires & Fenderwells –Protect and Dress

Wheels

• Meguiar’s Hot Rims Brake Dust Barrier

Tires

• Detailer's Gloss Tire Gel
• Opti-Bond

Fenderwells

• Detailer's Trim Detailer

5:00pm to 5:30pm – Condition & Protect Convertible Tops + Waterproof

• 303 Aerospace Protectant - Vinyl Tops
• RaggTopp Canvas Top Cleaner and Protectant - Cloth Tops

5:30pm to 6:00pm – Questions & Answers

7:00pm to 9:00pm – Meet & Greet at the Marriot

Sunday

7:30 to 8:00am – Donuts and Coffee – Name Tags – Meet and Greet

8:00am to 8:30pm – Claying

• Pinnacle Ultra Poly Clay & Pinnacle Clay Lube
• Opti-Eraser & Optimum No Rinse

8:30am to 9:00am – Tape-off and cover-up

• Tips & Techniques for using Tape
• The Beach Towel Tip
• Wheel Maskers
• Plastic Drop Cloths
• Tinfoil, Socks and Plastic Bags

9:00am to 9:30am – Demonstrate Machine Techniques

9:30am to 10:30am – Correction and Polishing

• All DA Machines: Flex 3401, Cyclo PC, Megs, Griot’s, Flex PE14
Pads
• Microfiber, Foam, Surbuf, Purple Foamed Wool, Hybrid pads

Compounds & Polishes

• Optimum – Hyper-Compound & Hyper-Polish
• Pinnacle – Advanced Swirl Remover & Finishing Polish
• Meguiar’s – M105 & M205
• Menzerna – SF 4500 (PO85RD)

10:30am to 11:00am – Morning Break

11:00am to Noon – Protection Step – Waxes, Paint Sealants & Coatings

• Souveran Paste Wax
• Collinite 845
• Detailer's Poli-Coat
• CQuartz
• Opti-Coat II
• Optimum Car Wax

Noon to 1:00pm – Lunch Break

1:00pm to 2:00pm – Handsanding & Dampsanding

• Defelsko Paint Thickness Gauge
• 3” & 6” Unigrit foam finishing discs
• #2000 Unigrit Finishing Papers
• 3” Griot’s Mini Polisher
• Porter Cable, Meguiar’s G110v2, Griot’s

2:00pm to 2:30pm – Afternoon

2:30 to 3:30pm – Compounding with Rotary Buffers

• Flex PE14 Rotary Buffer
• Lake Country Foam Polishing Pads

3:30 to 4:30pm – Polishing with Rotary Buffers

• Flex PE14 Rotary Buffer
• Lake Country Foam Polishing Pads

4:30pm to 5:00pm – One-Step Production Detailing

• Using one-step Cleaner/Waxes
  • Pinnacle XMT 360
  • Meguiar’s D151
  • Optimum GPS

DA Polishers

• Flex 3401
• Porter Cable
• Meguiar’s G110v2
• Griot’s

5:00pm to 5:30pm – Wrap-up & Questions Certificates

Hotels

Courtyard by Marriott Stuart
7615 SW Lost River Road
Stuart, Florida 34997
772-781-3344

Tell them you're with Palm Beach Motoring and that our rate code is PBME.

There is an in-house restaurant and the Cracker Barrel and McDonald's are right next door. They offer free Wireless Internet in all their rooms.

Holiday Inn Express - Stuart Florida
7900 SW Lost River Road
Stuart, FL 34997
772-287-2522

Wendy's and Dunkin Donuts are right next door. They offer free Wireless Internet in all their rooms.


Airports

West Palm Beach - Airport Code: PBI
Approximately 30 minutes from Autogeek.net Corporate Offices <-- Closest airport to Autogeek

Orlando - Airport Code: MCO
Approximately 1 hour and 45 minutes from Autogeek.net Corporate Offices

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