{"id":33097,"date":"2021-02-09T00:00:08","date_gmt":"2021-02-09T05:00:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.detailedimage.com\/Ask-a-Pro\/?p=33097"},"modified":"2021-02-01T10:38:50","modified_gmt":"2021-02-01T15:38:50","slug":"introducing-a-new-author-nicholas-chopp","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.detailedimage.com\/Ask-a-Pro\/introducing-a-new-author-nicholas-chopp\/","title":{"rendered":"Introducing A New Author, Nicholas Chopp!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Aloha everyone! My name is Nicholas Chopp, and I own and operate <a href=\"http:\/\/www.revitalizeautospa.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Revitalize Auto Spa<\/a> in Honolulu, Hawaii. My wife and I also own a photography business, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.fourtwigs.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Four Twigs.<\/a> My passion for cars started young and only built after I bought my first car, a 1978 Oldsmobile Cutlass Supreme Brougham in Azure Blue. More than a few hours were spent waxing it under the front tree of our home in Middletown, Ohio.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-33099\" src=\"https:\/\/www.detailedimage.com\/Ask-a-Pro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/1978-Cutlass-Supreme-Brougham-1024x539.jpg\" alt=\"1978 Cutlass Supreme Brougham\" width=\"1024\" height=\"539\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.detailedimage.com\/Ask-a-Pro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/1978-Cutlass-Supreme-Brougham-1024x539.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.detailedimage.com\/Ask-a-Pro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/1978-Cutlass-Supreme-Brougham-300x158.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.detailedimage.com\/Ask-a-Pro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/1978-Cutlass-Supreme-Brougham-768x404.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.detailedimage.com\/Ask-a-Pro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/1978-Cutlass-Supreme-Brougham.jpg 1524w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>After graduating with a Bachelors Degree in Communication from Bethany Lutheran College in Mankato, MN I spent two years as the Director and Senior Editor at KEYC Television (a CBS affiliate) and then 3 years as a 911 Dispatcher for Mankato Police Department\/Blue Earth County Sheriff. Again finding myself bored, I joined the Army in 2010 and attended Basic Combat Training and Officer Candidate School at Fort Benning, Georgia, commissioning as a 2nd Lieutenant in the Signal Corps (IT).<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-33100\" src=\"https:\/\/www.detailedimage.com\/Ask-a-Pro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Commissioning-as-a-2nd-lieutenant.jpg\" alt=\"Commissioning as a 2nd Lieutenant\" width=\"960\" height=\"720\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.detailedimage.com\/Ask-a-Pro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Commissioning-as-a-2nd-lieutenant.jpg 960w, https:\/\/www.detailedimage.com\/Ask-a-Pro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Commissioning-as-a-2nd-lieutenant-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.detailedimage.com\/Ask-a-Pro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Commissioning-as-a-2nd-lieutenant-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Since then we&#8217;ve been stationed at:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Fort Gordon, Georgia (pretty good)<\/li>\n<li>Fort Sill, Oklahoma (tolerable)<\/li>\n<li>Fort Bliss, Texas (awful)<\/li>\n<li>Fort Gordon, Georgia (again, still pretty good)<\/li>\n<li>Pyeongtaek, Korea (about an hour south of Seoul, great)<\/li>\n<li>Oklahoma City, Oklahoma (not bad)<\/li>\n<li>Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii (awesome)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>When we were stationed at Fort Gordon the second time I started getting into machine polishing, starting with the gateway drug of the Porter-Cable 7424XP. Learning on my own vehicles (as I think most of us do) I went to work polishing out our 2002 Infiniti Q45 in Black Obsidian and 2005 Infiniti QX56 in Jade Metallic.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-33101\" src=\"https:\/\/www.detailedimage.com\/Ask-a-Pro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Q45-1-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"Q45 1\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.detailedimage.com\/Ask-a-Pro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Q45-1-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.detailedimage.com\/Ask-a-Pro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Q45-1-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.detailedimage.com\/Ask-a-Pro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Q45-1-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.detailedimage.com\/Ask-a-Pro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Q45-1-1536x865.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.detailedimage.com\/Ask-a-Pro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Q45-1-2048x1153.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-33102\" src=\"https:\/\/www.detailedimage.com\/Ask-a-Pro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Q45-2-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"Q45 2\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.detailedimage.com\/Ask-a-Pro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Q45-2-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.detailedimage.com\/Ask-a-Pro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Q45-2-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.detailedimage.com\/Ask-a-Pro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Q45-2-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.detailedimage.com\/Ask-a-Pro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Q45-2-1536x865.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.detailedimage.com\/Ask-a-Pro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Q45-2-2048x1153.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-33103\" src=\"https:\/\/www.detailedimage.com\/Ask-a-Pro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Q45-3-1024x769.jpg\" alt=\"Q45 3\" width=\"1024\" height=\"769\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.detailedimage.com\/Ask-a-Pro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Q45-3-1024x769.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.detailedimage.com\/Ask-a-Pro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Q45-3-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.detailedimage.com\/Ask-a-Pro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Q45-3-768x577.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.detailedimage.com\/Ask-a-Pro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Q45-3-1536x1153.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.detailedimage.com\/Ask-a-Pro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Q45-3-2048x1538.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-33104\" src=\"https:\/\/www.detailedimage.com\/Ask-a-Pro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/QX56-1-1024x538.png\" alt=\"QX56 1\" width=\"1024\" height=\"538\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.detailedimage.com\/Ask-a-Pro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/QX56-1-1024x538.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.detailedimage.com\/Ask-a-Pro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/QX56-1-300x158.png 300w, https:\/\/www.detailedimage.com\/Ask-a-Pro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/QX56-1-768x404.png 768w, https:\/\/www.detailedimage.com\/Ask-a-Pro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/QX56-1-1536x807.png 1536w, https:\/\/www.detailedimage.com\/Ask-a-Pro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/QX56-1-2048x1076.png 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-33105\" src=\"https:\/\/www.detailedimage.com\/Ask-a-Pro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/QX56-2-1024x538.png\" alt=\"QX56 2\" width=\"1024\" height=\"538\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.detailedimage.com\/Ask-a-Pro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/QX56-2-1024x538.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.detailedimage.com\/Ask-a-Pro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/QX56-2-300x158.png 300w, https:\/\/www.detailedimage.com\/Ask-a-Pro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/QX56-2-768x404.png 768w, https:\/\/www.detailedimage.com\/Ask-a-Pro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/QX56-2-1536x807.png 1536w, https:\/\/www.detailedimage.com\/Ask-a-Pro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/QX56-2-2048x1076.png 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-33106\" src=\"https:\/\/www.detailedimage.com\/Ask-a-Pro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/QX56-3-1024x769.jpg\" alt=\"QX56 3\" width=\"1024\" height=\"769\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.detailedimage.com\/Ask-a-Pro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/QX56-3-1024x769.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.detailedimage.com\/Ask-a-Pro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/QX56-3-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.detailedimage.com\/Ask-a-Pro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/QX56-3-768x577.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.detailedimage.com\/Ask-a-Pro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/QX56-3-1536x1153.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.detailedimage.com\/Ask-a-Pro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/QX56-3-2048x1538.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>After tackling these two I branched into friends&#8217; vehicles, polishing out and coating a few cars, SUVs, and bikes. As I became more comfortable we decided to start turning a profit with it, and my first paying job was a BMW M3 in the awesome Silverstone Metallic.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-33107\" src=\"https:\/\/www.detailedimage.com\/Ask-a-Pro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/BMW-M3-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"BMW M3\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.detailedimage.com\/Ask-a-Pro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/BMW-M3-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.detailedimage.com\/Ask-a-Pro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/BMW-M3-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.detailedimage.com\/Ask-a-Pro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/BMW-M3-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.detailedimage.com\/Ask-a-Pro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/BMW-M3-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.detailedimage.com\/Ask-a-Pro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/BMW-M3-2048x1536.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>I was hooked. A full polish, synthetic sealant, and polished tips and wheels. The client was ECSTATIC, so I knew I wanted to keep going. A 2007 BMW M6 was my promotion gift to myself after making Captain, and I began attending auto shows and finding more clients that way.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-33108\" src=\"https:\/\/www.detailedimage.com\/Ask-a-Pro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/BMW-M6-1-1024x684.jpg\" alt=\"BMW M6 1\" width=\"1024\" height=\"684\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.detailedimage.com\/Ask-a-Pro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/BMW-M6-1-1024x684.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.detailedimage.com\/Ask-a-Pro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/BMW-M6-1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.detailedimage.com\/Ask-a-Pro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/BMW-M6-1-768x513.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.detailedimage.com\/Ask-a-Pro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/BMW-M6-1-1536x1025.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.detailedimage.com\/Ask-a-Pro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/BMW-M6-1-2048x1367.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-33109\" src=\"https:\/\/www.detailedimage.com\/Ask-a-Pro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/BMW-M6-2-1024x684.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"684\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.detailedimage.com\/Ask-a-Pro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/BMW-M6-2-1024x684.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.detailedimage.com\/Ask-a-Pro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/BMW-M6-2-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.detailedimage.com\/Ask-a-Pro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/BMW-M6-2-768x513.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.detailedimage.com\/Ask-a-Pro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/BMW-M6-2-1536x1025.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.detailedimage.com\/Ask-a-Pro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/BMW-M6-2-2048x1367.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><br \/>\nAbout six months later we received orders to Korea, which put the detailing hustle on hold for two years. Upon our return to the states (Oklahoma City) I did a little work, but being in charge of an Army Recruiting Company didn&#8217;t leave a ton of time (plus I didn&#8217;t feel like working in an un-air-conditioned garage in the 105+ degree Oklahoma heat).<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-33111\" src=\"https:\/\/www.detailedimage.com\/Ask-a-Pro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Corvette-Grand-Sport-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.detailedimage.com\/Ask-a-Pro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Corvette-Grand-Sport-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.detailedimage.com\/Ask-a-Pro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Corvette-Grand-Sport-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.detailedimage.com\/Ask-a-Pro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Corvette-Grand-Sport-768x513.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.detailedimage.com\/Ask-a-Pro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Corvette-Grand-Sport-1536x1025.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.detailedimage.com\/Ask-a-Pro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Corvette-Grand-Sport-2048x1367.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-33113\" src=\"https:\/\/www.detailedimage.com\/Ask-a-Pro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Honda-Fury-1200-1024x769.jpg\" alt=\"Honda Fury 1200\" width=\"1024\" height=\"769\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.detailedimage.com\/Ask-a-Pro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Honda-Fury-1200-1024x769.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.detailedimage.com\/Ask-a-Pro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Honda-Fury-1200-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.detailedimage.com\/Ask-a-Pro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Honda-Fury-1200-768x577.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.detailedimage.com\/Ask-a-Pro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Honda-Fury-1200-1536x1153.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.detailedimage.com\/Ask-a-Pro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Honda-Fury-1200-2048x1538.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-33114\" src=\"https:\/\/www.detailedimage.com\/Ask-a-Pro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Ninja-650-1024x769.jpg\" alt=\"Ninja 650\" width=\"1024\" height=\"769\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.detailedimage.com\/Ask-a-Pro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Ninja-650-1024x769.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.detailedimage.com\/Ask-a-Pro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Ninja-650-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.detailedimage.com\/Ask-a-Pro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Ninja-650-768x577.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.detailedimage.com\/Ask-a-Pro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Ninja-650-1536x1153.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.detailedimage.com\/Ask-a-Pro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Ninja-650-2048x1538.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>During all of the excitement of 2020, we received orders to move again, this time to beautiful Hawaii. Both Revitalize and Four Twigs have absolutely taken off. I found a very untapped market for prepping vehicles to ship back to the states, as well as for lease turn-ins and service members looking to sell their vehicle. I look forward to connecting with you all, and hopefully passing on some knowledge on how I run a detailing company as a side hustle. Stay safe!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Introducing A New Author, Nicholas Chopp!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":56,"featured_media":33381,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[62],"tags":[3036,331,3037,3038],"class_list":{"0":"post-33097","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-detailer-introductions","8":"tag-army","9":"tag-introduction","10":"tag-moving","11":"tag-relocating"},"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/www.detailedimage.com\/Ask-a-Pro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Q45-3-1024x769-1.jpg","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p1kPO7-8BP","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.detailedimage.com\/Ask-a-Pro\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/33097","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.detailedimage.com\/Ask-a-Pro\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.detailedimage.com\/Ask-a-Pro\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.detailedimage.com\/Ask-a-Pro\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/56"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.detailedimage.com\/Ask-a-Pro\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=33097"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/www.detailedimage.com\/Ask-a-Pro\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/33097\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":33382,"href":"https:\/\/www.detailedimage.com\/Ask-a-Pro\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/33097\/revisions\/33382"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.detailedimage.com\/Ask-a-Pro\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/33381"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.detailedimage.com\/Ask-a-Pro\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=33097"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.detailedimage.com\/Ask-a-Pro\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=33097"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.detailedimage.com\/Ask-a-Pro\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=33097"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}