Recommendation for detailer in OC?

F9T · 12-14-2011, 11:41 AM

I need to get my new interlagos blue M3 detailed (clayed, buffed, polished, etc.) and am looking for a really good detailer in Orange County that knows what they are doing and will do a perfect job and not give me any scratches, etc. in the process. My car had some minor scratches in the clear coat and the dealer offered to buff the car but I don't trust them to touch it (they already buffed out a small area and put some nice swirl marks in my paint that will need to be buffed out). If anyone has any recommendations I would greatly appreciate it. Thanks.

F9T · 12-14-2011, 12:52 PM

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Originally Posted by THE TECH

This will be my first time. I will DEFINITELY post after they are done.

Cool, I will look at for your post. It looks like your car is white, yeah? What are you having done?

THE TECH · 12-14-2011, 01:02 PM

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Originally Posted by infantrytroop22

Cool, I will look at for your post. It looks like your car is white, yeah? What are you having done?

It's white. Just gonna have them give it a nice detail. There are still some lines on the car from the plastic wrap from the factory. Some swirls on the new trunk lid. Minor things, but I wanna start with a good base before doing the upkeep detailing myself.

F9T · 12-14-2011, 01:05 PM

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Originally Posted by THE TECH

It's white. Just gonna have them give it a nice detail. There are still some lines on the car from the plastic wrap from the factory. Some swirls on the new trunk lid. Minor things, but I wanna start with a good base before doing the upkeep detailing myself.

I'm in the same position as you but my car is interlagos blue. I have a fair amount of scratches/swirl marks as well.

M3ryder55 · 12-14-2011, 02:16 PM

John is the best detailer in the valley. He's done my brothers wife suv and I was blown away. I detail my car myself and I am extremely picky about everything so when I say he's the best that's a huge statement. Hit him up and tell him ammar sent u.

chief · 12-14-2011, 09:20 PM

John worked on my (new to me) '08 Red M3 Coupe. While I didn't get to see the final product until after the sun had set this evening, what I did see looks very good. I'll try and get some pictures up in the next day or two.

I can say that based upon what I can see, I recommend Exclusive Auto Detail.

Chief

slo_guy · 12-15-2011, 12:11 AM

eclipsis...

he does awesome work and is really cool. he's done my car already and i can totally vouch for him. he's in OC now.

here's an example of his work (you can search for others):

http://www.m3post.com/forums/showthr...light=eclipsis

THE TECH · 12-27-2011, 08:41 AM

I'm looking for a good detailer as well. I wasn't happy with the job I got from John.

F9T · 12-27-2011, 12:33 PM

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Originally Posted by THE TECH

I'm looking for a good detailer as well. I wasn't happy with the job I got from John.

Thanks for the info. I was thinking about using him. What did you not like about what he did? You can PM me if you prefer.

THE TECH · 12-27-2011, 12:35 PM

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Originally Posted by infantrytroop22

Thanks for the info. I was thinking about using him. What did you not like about what he did? You can PM me if you prefer.

PM on the way.

sensi09 · 12-28-2011, 03:09 AM

Fminus is a local detailer. He posts pics on here and on various boards....the cars always look good.

m45 · 12-28-2011, 04:59 PM

Eric at Envious Auto Detailing has detailed a bunch of cars for me, and does fantastic work. Thought I'd throw his name in the hat considering he is based in Huntington Beach. Besides doing great work, he's down to earth and a nice guy to deal with.

I would post his contact info, but since I'm new to the forum, I'm not sure if it would step on any toes.

THE TECH · 12-28-2011, 05:00 PM

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Originally Posted by m45

Eric at Envious Auto Detailing has detailed a bunch of cars for me, and does fantastic work. Thought I'd throw his name in the hat considering he is based in Huntington Beach. Besides doing great work, he's down to earth and a nice guy to deal with.

I would post his contact info, but since I'm new to the forum, I'm not sure if it would step on any toes.

Heard the name before. Is this a shop or a mobile guy?

m45 · 12-28-2011, 05:12 PM

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Originally Posted by THE TECH

Heard the name before. Is this a shop or a mobile guy?

Eric is mobile, and is willing to travel some pretty long distances (based on some of the stories he's told me). I did my homework before deciding on Eric, and he did not let me down.

THE TECH · 12-28-2011, 07:17 PM

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Originally Posted by m45

Eric is mobile, and is willing to travel some pretty long distances (based on some of the stories he's told me). I did my homework before deciding on Eric, and he did not let me down.

PM me with his details.

m45 · 12-28-2011, 08:04 PM

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Originally Posted by THE TECH

PM me with his details.

Unfortunately, I can't send PM's just yet, but will send the info over to you as soon as my account is allowed to.

THE TECH · 12-28-2011, 08:08 PM

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Originally Posted by m45

Unfortunately, I can't send PM's just yet, but will send the info over to you as soon as my account is allowed to.

Nor worries, I found his website. Thanks.

m45 · 12-28-2011, 11:20 PM

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Originally Posted by THE TECH

Nor worries, I found his website. Thanks.

Glad you found his info. Feel free to contact me if you have any other questions. If you decide to go with him, let me know how everything turns out. I have no hesitation vouching for Eric, and have a strong feeling you'll like his work.

rjd598 · 12-28-2011, 11:52 PM

Lucci elite. Hands down the best in all of SoCal I would say. Jimmy just made an account on m3post and has already posted up two bugatti veyrons, a 1m, and e60 m5 which were full paint corrections. If that isn't enough just go check out their Facebook or you can find all their threads on l4p. He has worked on hands down all the exotic/performance cars you can think of.

THE TECH · 12-29-2011, 08:15 AM

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Originally Posted by rjd598

Lucci elite. Hands down the best in all of SoCal I would say. Jimmy just made an account on m3post and has already posted up two bugatti veyrons, a 1m, and e60 m5 which were full paint corrections. If that isn't enough just go check out their Facebook or you can find all their threads on l4p. He has worked on hands down all the exotic/performance cars you can think of.

He PMd me. They do full corrections only. So if you're looking for a standard detail, they are not the ones for it.

socalbreeze · 12-29-2011, 11:02 AM

anybody else? I'm in Chino Valley/San Gabriel Valley anybody around this area? I was gonna give John a try but seeing The Tech's post I'm thinking twice about it....

THE TECH · 12-29-2011, 11:08 AM

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Originally Posted by socalbreeze

anybody else? I'm in Chino Valley/San Gabriel Valley anybody around this area? I was gonna give John a try but seeing The Tech's post I'm thinking twice about it....

I will be trying Eric at Envious next most likely. He has done some nice cars on here. You can search his username, Envious Eric, here and it will show a lot of his work.

12-14-2011, 11:41 AM	#1
F9T Captain 76 Rep 724 Posts Drives: F90 M5 Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: SoCal iTrader: (2)	Recommendation for detailer in OC? I need to get my new interlagos blue M3 detailed (clayed, buffed, polished, etc.) and am looking for a really good detailer in Orange County that knows what they are doing and will do a perfect job and not give me any scratches, etc. in the process. My car had some minor scratches in the clear coat and the dealer offered to buff the car but I don't trust them to touch it (they already buffed out a small area and put some nice swirl marks in my paint that will need to be buffed out). If anyone has any recommendations I would greatly appreciate it. Thanks.
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M3ryder55 Major 191 Rep 1,317 Posts Drives: 15' MW/SO Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Chatsworth, CA iTrader: (3)	John is the best detailer in the valley. He's done my brothers wife suv and I was blown away. I detail my car myself and I am extremely picky about everything so when I say he's the best that's a huge statement. Hit him up and tell him ammar sent u.
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12-14-2011, 09:20 PM	#6
chief Captain 208 Rep 651 Posts Drives: 2008 Melbourne Red M3 Coupe Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Riverside, California iTrader: (1) Garage List 2008 BMW M3 [9.51]	John worked on my (new to me) '08 Red M3 Coupe. While I didn't get to see the final product until after the sun had set this evening, what I did see looks very good. I'll try and get some pictures up in the next day or two. I can say that based upon what I can see, I recommend Exclusive Auto Detail. Chief
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12-15-2011, 12:11 AM	#7
slo_guy Lieutenant 31 Rep 406 Posts Drives: a car Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Los Angeles, Ca iTrader: (3)	eclipsis... he does awesome work and is really cool. he's done my car already and i can totally vouch for him. he's in OC now. here's an example of his work (you can search for others): http://www.m3post.com/forums/showthr...light=eclipsis
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12-27-2011, 08:41 AM	#8
THE TECH BimmerPost Supporting Vendor 307 Rep 13,093 Posts Drives: BPMsport 2012 E92 M3 Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: Kansas iTrader: (45) Garage List 2013 Nissan GTR [0.00] 2019 Sierra Denali ... [0.00] 1999 Nissan Silvia [0.00] 1999 Nissan Skyline ... [0.00] 1998 Toyota Supra [0.00]	I'm looking for a good detailer as well. I wasn't happy with the job I got from John.
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12-28-2011, 03:09 AM	#11
sensi09 Lieutenant Colonel 30 Rep 1,789 Posts Drives: . Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: socal iTrader: (1)	Fminus is a local detailer. He posts pics on here and on various boards....the cars always look good.
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m45 Private First Class 7 Rep 107 Posts Drives: 2011 E92 M3 Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: LA - Long Beach iTrader: (12)	Eric at Envious Auto Detailing has detailed a bunch of cars for me, and does fantastic work. Thought I'd throw his name in the hat considering he is based in Huntington Beach. Besides doing great work, he's down to earth and a nice guy to deal with. I would post his contact info, but since I'm new to the forum, I'm not sure if it would step on any toes.
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rjd598 Banned 1770 Rep 6,696 Posts Drives: F30 340i Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: San Diego,CA iTrader: (2) Garage List 2016 BMW 340i [0.00]	Lucci elite. Hands down the best in all of SoCal I would say. Jimmy just made an account on m3post and has already posted up two bugatti veyrons, a 1m, and e60 m5 which were full paint corrections. If that isn't enough just go check out their Facebook or you can find all their threads on l4p. He has worked on hands down all the exotic/performance cars you can think of.
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socalbreeze Obey This 26 Rep 603 Posts Drives: Audi Etron, G63, 19 NSX, 600LT Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: OC iTrader: (4)	anybody else? I'm in Chino Valley/San Gabriel Valley anybody around this area? I was gonna give John a try but seeing The Tech's post I'm thinking twice about it....
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