Like I said before tape is something that people choose to use I certainly wouldn't say its an absolute essential and in this case I feel I prove my point as the plastics on the car are fine with no staining as the car was washed afterwards and any excess compound removed from them.
As for the...
No please explain its information I can happily pass on to him and lets be honest if everyone worked the same way there wouldn't ever be any progress made on techniques and such.
Taping up is unecessary if you're confident and careful with the machine. The compounds were easily washed off the plastics so its really just a placebo of sorts used by high end "detailers" to pad out the time they spend on a clients car and cover their backs in the event something did go...
Me too but thankfully I don't have to seeing as I can get it done when its required which if done right and then looked after, isn't very often at all!
Heres the write up of the detailing session my good friend Olly (Snow Shine) carried out for me. After having him work on my EK9 before and seeing the results along with his various other clients I knew the car was in safe hands. I really can't recommend him enough and if you're on the South...