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Car Detail

Foam, water, mirror-shine reveals. Detail shops are made for cinematic before-and-afters.

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What's inside this guide

Eight pages of training, then 30 shots for car detail.

Every guide opens with the universal training. Then we get specific.

01

Phone Basics

Ten things pros do that amateurs skip.

02

Camera Settings

Specific menu paths for iPhone and Samsung.

03

Lighting on a Budget

Five Amazon picks under $110 + the 90° rule.

04

The 2× Lens Trick

Why faces look bad at 1× — and the 30-second fix.

05

Tripods & Placement

Five heights, five tripods worth buying.

06

Music & Sources

Free + paid platforms. Music by business type.

07

Editing in CapCut

Eight-step quick-start. Auto-captions in 30s.

08

Pro Tricks

Fifteen production rules collected on one page.

Sneak peek

Six shots from inside the guide.

Each shot has a title, a one-line instruction, and a phone tip. The PDF adds a vertical phone-frame sketch you can copy on set.

SHOT · 01

Dirty car arriving

MS. The before. Mud, dust.

PHONE TIPDocument the dirt. The reveal needs the start.
SHOT · 05

Foam cannon, 240fps

MS 240fps. Foam covers the car.

PHONE TIPASMR gold. Don't skip.
SHOT · 11

Polish on applicator

ECU. Cream on a foam pad.

PHONE TIPBrand the bottle. Show what you use.
SHOT · 17

Q-tip in vents

ECU. Tight detail work.

PHONE TIPShow the obsessive detail. Sells the service.
SHOT · 23

Final reveal — drive out of shop

MS. The clean car emerges.

PHONE TIPBacklight. Heroic exit.
SHOT · 29

Tools cleaned, organised

MS. Hooks, bottles, equipment.

PHONE TIPOrder = professionalism.
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The full car detail guide.

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