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Have you ever wanted to learn how to wet sand and dry sand car paintwork? Perhaps you've needed to remove surface defects as well as orange peel to bring a car back to a perfect finish!

Kelly Harris has spent the last 35 years perfecting his skills in this space and has led to him founding The Detailing Centre (TDC) - a unique training, detailing and consultancy business based in the South of the UK.

Clean + Shiny are excited to announce a new training partnership with Kelly. We'll be offering two courses to detailers looking to hone their skills in car paintwork perfection. The training days will be based at our HQ here in Aldershot, Hampshire.

Intermediate Course

  • You'll have a donor vehicle to work on that has a range of paintwork defects
  • Kelly will explain all there is to know about Orange Peel
  • You'll be taught how to partially or fully remove Orange Peel
  • Learn about after-market (bodyshop) and OEM paintwork differences
  • You'll be shown safe methods and techniques with 3D Car Care products

2-Day Advanced Training Course

  • The first day is all about sanding (wet and dry)
  • The second day is all about machine polishing
  • There is the option to do Day 1, Day 2 or BOTH days
  • You'll learn about clear coat density types
  • Why Orange Peel happens
  • Kelly will walk you through the different sanding methods
  • You'll be educated on de-nibbing tools, block sanding, hand sanding, dry sanding, wet sanding, sanding with paper as well as machine sanding
  • Slicing, stone-chip repair, scratch removal, orange peel removal and the nuances that make or break a perfect painted finish

Please register your interest below, we look forward to hearing from you!