Big "A" Detailing Queens, NY

AndrewBigA · Aug 22, 2011

heres the rest of the pics from the junkyard. i hope you all like.
we are trying to set up another old car detail & photoshoot maybe at the new place in the near future. maybe ill even go back to the old place & hit up some other spots in the yard? hmm. pops picked up a 30s bucket roadster. johnnys brother has been spotted up the block at the gas station. shes sporting the jet black paint with some flames down her sides.

i asked johnny to go slow for the 2 exits we had to drive on the highway to get to the junkyard lol.
we cruised at 40 & just enjoyed the breeze flowing through the open windows. we were like 2 fruit loops in a cup enjoying all of the attention this sick old truck was getting.

anyway, so i had a bunch of fresh microfiber towels, inside a plastic bag. some spray wax ready, some qtipps & an assortment of my fav paint brushes & tooth brushes from my collection at the shop.

for new paint brushes i like to wrap the plasic or metal case in painters tape or electrical tape just to play it safe.

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thank you all for looking!

AndrewBigA · Sep 2, 2011

got a video of a honda civic that i removed the overspray off the ass of the car. customer spray tinted his tails ON the dam car! i shall post it up by the end of the night.

AndrewBigA · Sep 14, 2011

Big "A" Detailing 93 BMW 530i Wagon 2 Step Exterior + Hood Wetsand

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so ill give you a little background info & a few pics for now..

The red g was driven up from md for 2 days. we were under a tight schdeule. the customer just got back from afghanistan. he had been building this beast while being away.

there is over 700hp under the hood. the interior was just finished with sick red leather sparcos & some trim had been wrapped in cf & sealed. the cf work was flawless.

so the plan was for me to spend as much time as i could to get his paint looking nice for this show up in toronto over the weekend. i was able to hit it 3 times with the rotary. compound, polish, polish + a good coat of sealant. the car left my shop about 90% swirl free.

lance asked me about some products he could use to help clean up the car after the long drive to toronto. i gave him a can of spray wax, some mf towels, some p21s wax + a little bit of megs endurance tire gel. im sure he found a local place to get a few more supplies but i wanted to make sure he at least used a good wax. i did not dress his tires due to the long 9hr drive. he was able to do a little detail & final touching up on his own. the car won a second place trophy. im waiting to get pics back from him of some hot thick lebanese chick that modeled for him up there. i dont know when ill get those but ill post them when i do.

the car had an early sat am roll in so everything had to be done by thu night. fri would be a day for lance & aryane to get some rest & not have to drive through the night. we first were going to do the shoot on fri but that wasnt a good idea. i was supposed to get this car early wed but just my luck, it arrived around 7:30pm. yea, yea, yea the model was flying in from montreal @ 3pm & lance was driving up from md so i kind of figured i would get a late start anyways lol. i knew this was going to be a long night but whatever, its cool, gotta get it done & come through in the clutch for my customer. i didnt know tomorrow would be an even longer night!

i had a spontaneous thought to include a second car in the shoot. why not right? i figured ive been able to put this much together so far, might as well push it just a little bit more & throw another car in the shoot but who would that be? i checked my cell phone to see who was in there. i come across my buddy ned. oh yea, i think this will work! neds got the black 4dr thats also turboed so i called him up!

ned stopped by thu afternoon for just a wash. so 830pm lance calls to ask us if we can pick him up from the rental so he can get back to the shop to get his car. so we pick up lance but where is the girl? she wasnt finished getting ready so we had to drive back to freeport, long island which was about an hour round trip out of our way! what made things worse was chris texted me around 945pm to tell us that hell be under the brooklyn bridge in about 15 mins. ok, cool. well be right there! so then we hit a few mins of a little rain shower, great! if we left from queens this wouldntve happened! oh well, i have about a dozen new mf towels & some spray wax in the backpack so no biggie.

we finally arrive at the bridge at about 11:30pm. while most of you were people were sleeping, i was doing mini details for both these cars, under the bridge, with very little light =(

chris finished his first set of pics around 1am. i figured that was it, its late & everyone is exhausted. ned was catching flack from his wife bc she wanted him home in bed. sorry ned to ruin your game that night haha. so chris asks if were ready to go to the next spot. why not, lets do it if your down! so pier 6 we went!

we politely asked these 2 officers who were sitting in theyre car for permission to go up on the sidewalk. they said yes so we went for it. we got in all the shots we needed. its now close to 3am & a second cop car rolls up & asks us for a permit lol. lucky for us we were done. chris snapped a few more pics & we were out!

lance had asked me to take him to bishnus crash site but we didnt have the time. the whole night i felt like someone was missing. i wouldve tossed bishnu & his 240 in the shoot as well.

i wanted to get a lil rolling video of lance beasting it on the highway at the end of the night to honor or lost brother. i know he wouldve loved to be a part of this. chris is going over all of the video footage taken along with the pics. were going to put everything together & put it out on you tube in a few weeks.

lance & aryane are here! no time to talk! time to get started! yes ill call you a cab lance for sure =). humberto is now working over time =/. dam its 7:30pm & the end of my night is about 4 hours away!

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forevame · Oct 6, 2011

I would like to get my fx detailed by you?

Skillachie · Oct 7, 2011

Your work looks amazing! One day you'll have to do mine!

AndrewBigA · Oct 11, 2011

dwaynedadon said:
I would like to get my fx detailed by you?

YES by ME :wink (2):. send me a pm or call the shop for an appointment.

Skillachie said:
Your work looks amazing! One day you'll have to do mine!

thank you. let me know when you want a detail. ill hook it up for sure.

AndrewBigA · Oct 17, 2011

not bad for a $250 job right? just a compound, with extra holograms & a cheap wax that fell off after the first wash to reveal the truth of how this car was "finished".

i love a good challenge. i especially love to rub it in real good.

my break from posting writeups is finally over i think. time to finish working on a few presentations i have in the computer & just put work out already.

bye for now, gotta get back to this hot mess...:evil:

angryfx · Oct 18, 2011

how long does the wax job last i have never really gotten my car waxed clayed or detailed for anything
above 50 dollar range... at local car washes..... do they last a long time and perhaps you may have already
given this but list of pricing? and how long they would last? i am also in queens ny

AndrewBigA · Oct 20, 2011

Big "A" Detailing BMW 645 w-light swirls & holograms

angryfx said:
how long does the wax job last i have never really gotten my car waxed clayed or detailed for anything
above 50 dollar range... at local car washes..... do they last a long time and perhaps you may have already
given this but list of pricing? and how long they would last? i am also in queens ny

i can give you a coat of a very durable wax, FK1000P. it should get you a good few months of durability. weekly washes help. if the car is garage kept it will hold up longer. some claim 6 months durability from FK1000P.
price has nothing to do with the job. some of the best waxes are still under $20 a tin, FK1000P is one of them.

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thanks for looking!

angryfx · Oct 20, 2011

ok i checked your pricing and everything sounds good I live about 5 minutes away
thank you for the reply.... I have a 05 fx 45 i dont have a good pic of my car but what price range package would you recommend It looks like mine had been painted all around b4 i had gotten it..

AndrewBigA · Oct 22, 2011

angryfx said:
ok i checked your pricing and everything sounds good I live about 5 minutes away
thank you for the reply.... I have a 05 fx 45 i dont have a good pic of my car but what price range package would you recommend It looks like mine had been painted all around b4 i had gotten it..

your telling me it looks like its been repainted so i dont know what it needs till i see it.
let me know when you can stop by the shop.
thanks

AndrewBigA · Oct 31, 2011

Big "A" Detailing 08 Black Acura TL + some thick Overspray + Heavy Swirls

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Thanks For Looking!

-Andrew

AndrewBigA · Nov 3, 2011

Big "A" Detailing 05 Audi S4 Complete Polish + Some Halogen Correction Work

this audi was being sold at the time of the detail. the job was to get the old paint to blend into the new paint. i was not asked to get the car perfect but something close & for a reasonable price.
i figured if i got the old paint about 95% under the halogens, the new owner wouldnt be able to tell if the car had paint work or not. =) i also needed the halogens to make the light overspray on all glass visible so i could remove it!

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heres a few afters. no time for more pics, when the customer has to go, the customer has to go!
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Thanks for looking!

AndrewBigA · Nov 7, 2011

JRNYC · Dec 2, 2011

Sent you a PM yesterday. Hoping all is well with you and hoping you will be able to take a look at my Element tomorow fro a price on putting her in selling or trade in shape! Thanks

my email is realme31@aol.com just in case.

ocal21 · Dec 2, 2011

thats another great job Andrew. I might be going to NY prob around January or February maybe i can stop by there.

AndrewBigA · Dec 2, 2011

JRNYC said:
Sent you a PM yesterday. Hoping all is well with you and hoping you will be able to take a look at my Element tomorow fro a price on putting her in selling or trade in shape! Thanks

my email is realme31@aol.com just in case.

i will see you tomorrow around noon.

ocal21 said:
thats another great job Andrew. I might be going to NY prob around January or February maybe i can stop by there.

thank you. let me know if your comming =)

AndrewBigA · Dec 6, 2011

Big "A" Detailing G37 Red Halogen Correction + Mini Cooper

after the wash i found burn marks all over the front bumper so i took pics of everything i saw. i then called the customer to let him know what i found. i also sent a cell phone pic. i was busy finishing up another car so i didnt get a chance to look the G over when she was dropped off. he plans to change the front bumper. i taped up all the damaged areas & worked around them. the customer was in a rush to leave the shop & the sun kept hiding behind the clouds! i got the best pics outside as i could. the guy dropped the top & then dipped at the green light lol.

oh well im sure someone will buy it used for a few bucks on one of the forums lol. a new front bumper is on order anyways. on with the detail after i tape up the damaged areas. =*(
i just polished the bumper, no compound was used at all.

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the sun just came out so lets see how the paint really looks. i had the car for a couple of days.

drivers door.

polishing the roof.

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trunk.

hood.

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FINISHED!

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MINI COOPER:

thanks for looking!

-Andrew

kidfx35 · Dec 7, 2011

My White car is the same as this EVO

Im from the Chi i took my car to this detailer shop becuase i had alot of brake rust all over my pearl white paint job:

their process was:

Car was dirty sprayd this liquid was like a green with water said it was a safe acid sprayed the whole car and slight work in with a sponge
then ran it through their ultimate machine wash that had double soup, wax, rain x, paint sealant
then applied meguiars 80/20 sealant with a 2handle buffer
all done in 35 mins

they got the rust out and was shiny but looked like the evo with the wet sand marks not as bad theirs circles just with a coat of shiny
my question is would u use the same compound/polish/wax on a paerl white paint job and if i dont have a buffer can i apply it by hand?

Thanks in advance

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it was painfull on my eyes to look at this one under the sun. i was in for another big job.

why dont i get the easy ones? =/

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taped up all of the burns that i found.
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Henny <3
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you can see where the old stripe used to be.
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blue compound dust. nice!
i compounded & polished the plastic rain guards. they came out pretty good.
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those dots are stone chips.
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drivers door.
i took these right before i worked in the compound. thats compound on there.

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finishing up the fender.
ill only work in some polish by hand, no compound,
the paint under the tape was very thin. i found burns & also areas where i can see the grey primer is just about to break through. someone really hacked up this one!

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i finished off the Evo with 2 coats of Prima Epic.
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playing with touch up paint.
i made the customer go to the dealer & pick up a new bottle & bring it to me before i let the car leave.
i didnt want him leaving here with burns because i didnt put them there!
i touched up every burn the best that i could. i needed 2 coats to cover the dark grey primer that was showing through. they are not as noticeable now. the customer was really happy with how the car came out. he was so happy, he left me & Humberto a $60 tip to split!

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from a few feet away its hard to notice unless you already know its there.
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+++ FINAL PICS +++
sux that it was cloudy on the day it was finished.
these are the best pics i could get.
i wish the sun was out so i could get better pics to show how bright the blue looked after it was done.

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Thanks for looking!
Questions & Comments are welcomed!

-Andrew[/QUOTE]

ocal21 · Dec 7, 2011

When I go to NY I know for a fact you are going to leave my FX like new

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