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**Mike Phillips** · Oct 25, 2008, 03:47 PM

Re: Advanced Class #4 - Pictures & Comments

Another fun and educational class at Meguiar's Garage!

We had an excellent turnout with 15 energized forum members in our class today!

Here's our victim, err I mean our demo car, a 2007 Chevrolet Cobalt in which the paint looks like it's from 1987... that is completely toast with tons of swirls and scratches and factory orange peel.

Classroom portion getting head knowledge...

Garage portion getting hands-on skills and experience...

Having fun too!

The students of Advanced Class #4

Thank you everyone, this was a fun class, hope everyone had as good a time as I did!

**captaincog** · Oct 25, 2008, 06:08 PM

Re: Advanced Class #4 - Pictures & Comments

Thank you Barry Meguiar for having these classes! A big thank you to goes to Mike for doing these classes and finding a suitable patient. I certainly increased my comfort level with some new techniques and then being ably to apply them.
I wanted to thank Harry, Erik, and Mike for being patient with me while I forgot their names for most of the day.

**Erik Mejia** · Oct 25, 2008, 06:25 PM

Re: Advanced Class #4 - Pictures & Comments

Mike thanks for hosting today's class, althought I've been to the several classes before, I always seem to leave with a few more tips/techniques that I didn't know before. Thanks again Mike, it's always fun to visit the garage.

**TeamAllen** · Oct 25, 2008, 09:38 PM

Re: Advanced Class Sign-up Thread - Saturday October 25th, 2008

Thanks Mike for a great learning session!

can't wait to see the pictures.

**Mikejl** · Oct 26, 2008, 11:22 AM

Re: Advanced Class #4 - Pictures & Comments

I have to echo Jeff here, thank you Barry Maguiar for providing these classes for us. Mike Phillips you do such an outstanding job instructing these classes. I enjoyed every minute of class. The time just flew by.

I'm still a newbee when it comes to detailing, but now I would feel comfortable doing some spot wet sanding on my car if necessary to make a needed correction.

Jeff, don't worry about forgetting my name. It was good talking with you.

Harry, thanks for the bottle of Final Touch and for showing me how you keep that Tundra swirl free. The paint on your truck is gorgeous.

Mike

**havoc0351** · Oct 26, 2008, 06:08 PM

Re: Advanced Class Sign-up Thread - Saturday October 25th, 2008

The class was amazing!!! Thanks again for everything Mike...

I'll PM you my mailing address so that my wife and I can get the those certificates for Sept. 6th class.

**Mike Phillips** · Oct 27, 2008, 04:31 PM

Re: Advanced Class #4 - Pictures & Comments

Here's the first batch of pictures, more to come...

**bmrfan** · Oct 27, 2008, 07:47 PM

Re: Advanced Class #4 - Pictures & Comments

Mike,

Great class! I really enjoyed the class room instruction and the hands-on session showing us how to hand sand, machine sand & work with a Rotary Buffer.

After the class, I am definitely more comfortable with sanding & using a rotary buffer. Can't wait to apply what I've learned.

I really think its great Meguiar's offers this type of class to its end-users. This is the stuff that differentiates Meguiar's from its competitors.

**Silverado 03** · Oct 28, 2008, 12:23 AM

Re: Advanced Class #4 - Pictures & Comments

The best class ever. Hey Meguiar's thank you for everything. This was such an interesting class. We really learned alot. I feel that I did reach that "COMFORT LEVEL" Once again thank you very much.

**Mike Phillips** · Oct 28, 2008, 03:38 PM

Re: Advanced Class #4 - Pictures & Comments

After learning the correct procedure for hand sanding with a sanding backing pad we moved onto using a DA Sander to Machine Sand. We keep the classes small so everyone gets time behind the tools...

**Mike Phillips** · Oct 28, 2008, 04:29 PM

Re: Advanced Class #4 - Pictures & Comments

After sanding, it's time to learn how to use the rotary buffer to remove the sanding marks, this includes proper technique for picking up a bead of product, buffing the product to remove the sanding marks and working clean by removing spent product off the surface and cleaning your pad in-between buffing out section.

In order to use our W5000 Double Sided Wool Pad you MUST use an adaptor... see the below link for more information,

W5000 Dual Sided Wool Pad with Adapter to attach to the Rotary Buffer

Next we turn our forum members loose with the rotary buffer!

**Mike Phillips** · Oct 28, 2008, 11:40 PM

Re: Advanced Class #4 - Pictures & Comments

Hands-on training with the rotary buffer...

**Mike Phillips** · Oct 29, 2008, 12:29 AM

Re: Advanced Class #4 - Pictures & Comments

After the rotary buffer step we did a second step polishing process using the rotary buffer with our
W8207 Washable Foam Polishing Pad with some M82 Swirl Free Polish.

**Mike Phillips** · Oct 29, 2008, 12:59 AM

Re: Advanced Class #4 - Pictures & Comments

Next we used the G110 with a W9207 Washable Finishing Pad with M82 Swirl Free Polish to insure all swirls have been removed.