Fantastic detailing service in Houston, TX

[Zedyone_kenobi]

I am by no means a novice when it comes to car detailing. I shop for all the good products, use all the good equipment, and pretty much do not believe in paying anybody to touch my cars ever. This went especially for my 240Z. However, my talents have their limits. I looked around for quite some time and found Michael at showroom shine mobile detailing...

http://www.showroommobiledetailing.com/

I have been burned before with hefty promises from websites, but the more I looked into what was printed and the reviews, I was starting to believe it. My problem...My Z has a 15 year old paint job on it. Single stage, dual stage paint, is your best guess. The front was very glossy and the back was extremely dull, oxidized, and flat looking. I tried as I may with all the products that will work with an orbital buffer, but nothing helped. My paint still looked old and uneven. I decided a complete car detail and paint restoration was cheaper than a new paint job, so I gave Michael a ring.

This guys is walking encyclopedia of all the latest and most high tech paint cleaning and shining techniques. He immediately went to work with a wash, clay bar, and countless polishing, cleaning, and finishing applications with his rotary buffer. Never did he look rushed to get away from my car, never did he seem to cut corners at any time. Took him just over 4 hours to do the job inside, out, and engine. The results were nothing short of amazing!

If your wondering about the pop up canopy, thats his, and its for protection against the sun. I am telling you no detail is overlooked.

Now if this sounds like a paid advertisement, well, its not. I paid for my detail in full. But the results were so good, I wanted to tell my local guys about it in case they have a car that needs some "back from the dead" restoration.

We all have our limitations... mine starts when the orbital buffer will not work, as I have not mastered the skill of a rotary buffer yet. Rather than risk burning my paint, I called Michael.

For the lazy, the cliff notes are his results were so good, that I can put off a new paint job for several years, as my car shines evenly from front to back now.

I will post pictures of this miracle when the rain stops over my house...as I do not think garage pictures will do it justice.

Edited January 1, 2009 by Zedyone_kenobi

[datsun65]

Thanks or the heads up! I will give a shout in the next several weeks.

[Zedyone_kenobi]

my pleasure, I think you will be very pleased with his work.

[doradox]

That is one nice looking car you have.

Steve

[Zedyone_kenobi]

Thanks very much...she is really turning out to be quite the car. Still undecided which direction I want to take her mechanically. Engine is stock, suspension is not. I do not want to go too wild. But I would like some more umph.

[doradox]

Thanks very much...she is really turning out to be quite the car. Still undecided which direction I want to take her mechanically. Engine is stock, suspension is not. I do not want to go too wild. But I would like some more umph.

I like the direction you've gone. Tasteful modifications that are well implemented and maintain the character of the car. It's got the look I am working towards and hope to someday achieve.

Steve

[showroom21]

Thank you Steve for all the kind words, I truly enjoyed bringing your Z back to life and seeing the look on your face when it was finished. Granted, it only took me a little over 5 hours to do the detail, but that's only because paint correction was only needed on the rear hatch and the roof. I've had many forum members become clients now and I have Steve to thank. His car was immaculate except for those two areas I specified. You could literally eat off the engine before I went to work on it. The interior only needed a detail and a Lexol leather feeding. Thanks again for all the comments and I look forward to putting some more Zaino shots on the paint.

Mike www.showroommobiledetailing.com

[Zedyone_kenobi]

Mike you do good work, and you deserve credit. There are many do it yourselfers like me that know their limitations that can really benefit from somebody with your experience. I am very happy that you have received some business. Your work speaks for itself. But testimonials do not hurt. I still owe you some sunshiny pics of my Z.

[TomoHawk]

It's good to hear that there is a detailer that can actually do those things you read about in book & magazines, on websites, or on radio or TV. A benchmark to compare other service providers to.

Of course, your car has a big head start, Zedy. You can't get a warthog to look like Secretariat with just a wash & wax.

Maybe he can chime in during the winter months to educate the rest of us about general stuff like what works or what you should do at home, what the pros should do instead, or some products we should all be using on a regular basis...

[Zedyone_kenobi]

Saw this thread was resurrected. I wanted to let others know that he did my dads Tundra and it was spectacular. I have never had any regrets on the quality of the job he did. I think the car had years of grime taken off and still looks and feels smooth. As for him answering questions, I would go to his website and ask him, he does not frequent our boards often.