Great Detail Handbook (pdf)

[Beemerboy]

Found this link on a BMW forum and thought to share it...he talks about PB products so the guy can`t be all that bad.....just kidding!

Was written by Michael Cohen and looks to me from the east coast.


http://home.comcast.net/~michael.coh..._Hand_Book.pdf

[budman3]

Isn`t this the same MikeyC from this site too?? Who lives in MA and drives an S2000

[Mikeyc]

Holy moley!! That`s me. I wrote the guide for a big meet my S2000 owners club was having in New England. People really liked it. So, I put it up on my Comcast site and put the link on S2KI.com. I didn`t know it had made it`s way onto a BMW forum.

Way to put 2 & 2 together Budman!

[Beemerboy]

Isn`t this the same MikeyC from this site too?? Who lives in MA and drives an S2000

I really don`t know but if so this guy wrote a great illustrated book on detailing of which I`ve not seen much better....geez I hope he dosen`t mind me posting the link here.

[Mikeyc]

I really don`t know but if so this guy wrote a great illustrated book on detailing of which I`ve not seen much better....geez I hope he dosen`t mind me posting the link here.

Not at all! When I wrote it I had fellow S2000 owners in mind, but the techniques of course are applicable to any car.

[budman3]

Funny how things move from site to site on the web. I`m going through it right now. Looks very good. Must have taken you a long time to write it huh?

[Beemerboy]

Holy moley!! That`s me. I wrote the guide for a big meet my S2000 owners club was having in New England. People really liked it. So, I put it up on my Comcast site and put the link on S2KI.com. I didn`t know it had made it`s way onto a BMW forum.

Way to put 2 & 2 together Budman!

Dude that`s one of the better books on the subject that I`ve seen....and the best part it was posted on a BMW forum...Its really helped me when someone asks about clay and why you use it...You always have some that say clay is a waste of time, takes the clear off, scratches the surface...this really just helps bring it to light.

Here is the link to the thread

Great detailing info - bimmerfest - BMW Forums

[Mikeyc]

Funny how things move from site to site on the web. I`m going through it right now. Looks very good. Must have taken you a long time to write it huh?

Absolutely! I think it took me a few months, but not of constant work. Getting all the pictures together was tough because I wanted them all to be of S2000`s since I was writing the book for S2000 owners.

Thanks for the positive comments guys!

[GearHead_1]

Nice job MickeyC, I`ve just skimmed through it but it looks to be a very thorough job. Way to go.

[Jen@autogeek]

Awesome handbook!! Thanks so much for sharing it.

[jamesuh]

very well done

[DLR Detailing]

I have been trying for an hour to download this (dial-up). I can only get the title page. I assume because of the file size I am out of luck???

Anyone have any ideas that would allow me to view this?

High speed is available to me at work, but too many filters.

Thanks in advance.
Dave

[Mikeyc]

I have been trying for an hour to download this (dial-up). I can only get the title page. I assume because of the file size I am out of luck???

Anyone have any ideas that would allow me to view this?

High speed is available to me at work, but too many filters.

Thanks in advance.
Dave

I just checked and the file is 7.28MB. I`m not sure how long that would take to download using dial up. However, it`s Adobe so you only see one page at a time. Did you try scrolling through the document?

[DLR Detailing]

Mikeyc

Yes, I did try scrolling. My connection would quit downloading and I would check for completion however, my computer would freeze when trying to view the 2nd page. I tried this multiple times. I`ll try again in the early a.m. possibly less traffic then.

Thanks for the response, I can`t wait to read your work!

Dave

Finally got it...40 min - no problems this time. I even had time for a nap.

[Mikeyc]

Mikeyc

Yes, I did try scrolling. My connection would quit downloading and I would check for completion however, my computer would freeze when trying to view the 2nd page. I tried this multiple times. I`ll try again in the early a.m. possibly less traffic then.

Thanks for the response, I can`t wait to read your work!

Dave

Finally got it...40 min - no problems this time. I even had time for a nap.

Glad to hear you managed to get a copy. Enjoy!