{"id":42046,"date":"2024-02-08T00:00:23","date_gmt":"2024-02-08T05:00:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.detailedimage.com\/Ask-a-Pro\/?p=42046"},"modified":"2024-02-07T11:40:04","modified_gmt":"2024-02-07T16:40:04","slug":"mte-mobile-tech-expo-2024-highlights","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.detailedimage.com\/Ask-a-Pro\/mte-mobile-tech-expo-2024-highlights\/","title":{"rendered":"MTE Mobile Tech Expo 2024 Highlights"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>It&#8217;s back to back years at MTE now! Here are some of the highlights from the show over the weekend. <\/p>\n<h2>Education Day &#038; MTE Meet Up<\/h2>\n<p>It all starts with education day where you have a variety of classes to up your detailing game. Then off to the kick off party, what a way to get the show started. <\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.detailedimage.com\/Ask-a-Pro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Mobile-Tech-Expo-MTE-2024-Kick-Off-Party-Meet-Up.jpg\" alt=\"Mobile Tech Expo MTE 2024 Kick Off Party Meet Up\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-42047\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.detailedimage.com\/Ask-a-Pro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Mobile-Tech-Expo-MTE-2024-Kick-Off-Party-Meet-Up.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.detailedimage.com\/Ask-a-Pro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Mobile-Tech-Expo-MTE-2024-Kick-Off-Party-Meet-Up-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.detailedimage.com\/Ask-a-Pro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Mobile-Tech-Expo-MTE-2024-Kick-Off-Party-Meet-Up-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>A ship inside the Gaylord Palms Resort in Orlando, no big deal.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.detailedimage.com\/Ask-a-Pro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Mobile-Tech-Expo-MTE-2024-Ship-Inside-Gaylord-Palms-Resort-.jpg\" alt=\"Mobile Tech Expo MTE 2024 - Ship Inside Gaylord Palms Resort\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-42048\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.detailedimage.com\/Ask-a-Pro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Mobile-Tech-Expo-MTE-2024-Ship-Inside-Gaylord-Palms-Resort-.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.detailedimage.com\/Ask-a-Pro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Mobile-Tech-Expo-MTE-2024-Ship-Inside-Gaylord-Palms-Resort--300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.detailedimage.com\/Ask-a-Pro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Mobile-Tech-Expo-MTE-2024-Ship-Inside-Gaylord-Palms-Resort--768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/p>\n<h2>Rupes HLR15 &#038; HLR21<\/h2>\n<p>The first booth that we&#8217;re going to highlight is the brand with one of the most anticipated release for 2024! Here are a few more pictures of the new, soon to be released (estimated late February 2024), Rupes HLR21. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.detailedimage.com\/Sales\/Rupes-BigFoot-iBrid-HLR15-HLR21-Kit-Pre-Order-SP899\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Pre-Order<\/a> your Rupes <a href=\"https:\/\/www.detailedimage.com\/Rupes-M62\/BigFoot-iBrid-HLR15-Kit-P3263\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">HLR15<\/a> or <a href=\"https:\/\/www.detailedimage.com\/Rupes-M62\/BigFoot-iBrid-HLR21-Kit-P3264\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">HLR21<\/a> Kit now to get in line for this new battery powered polishers. Also, check out the article about the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.detailedimage.com\/Ask-a-Pro\/pros-and-cons-of-battery-powered-and-corded-polishers\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Pros and Cons of a Battery Powered and Corded Polishers<\/a> to learn a little more about newer battery powered polishers. <\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.detailedimage.com\/Ask-a-Pro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Mobile-Tech-Expo-MTE-2024-Rupes-HLR21.jpg\" alt=\"Mobile Tech Expo MTE 2024 - Rupes HLR21\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-42051\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.detailedimage.com\/Ask-a-Pro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Mobile-Tech-Expo-MTE-2024-Rupes-HLR21.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.detailedimage.com\/Ask-a-Pro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Mobile-Tech-Expo-MTE-2024-Rupes-HLR21-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.detailedimage.com\/Ask-a-Pro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Mobile-Tech-Expo-MTE-2024-Rupes-HLR21-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.detailedimage.com\/Ask-a-Pro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Mobile-Tech-Expo-MTE-2024-Rupes-HLR21-Kit-Package.jpg\" alt=\"Mobile Tech Expo MTE 2024 - Rupes HLR21 Kit Package\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-42050\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.detailedimage.com\/Ask-a-Pro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Mobile-Tech-Expo-MTE-2024-Rupes-HLR21-Kit-Package.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.detailedimage.com\/Ask-a-Pro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Mobile-Tech-Expo-MTE-2024-Rupes-HLR21-Kit-Package-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.detailedimage.com\/Ask-a-Pro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Mobile-Tech-Expo-MTE-2024-Rupes-HLR21-Kit-Package-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.detailedimage.com\/Ask-a-Pro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Mobile-Tech-Expo-MTE-2024-Rupes-HLR21-Collage.jpg\" alt=\"Mobile Tech Expo MTE 2024 - Rupes HLR21 Collage\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-42049\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.detailedimage.com\/Ask-a-Pro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Mobile-Tech-Expo-MTE-2024-Rupes-HLR21-Collage.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.detailedimage.com\/Ask-a-Pro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Mobile-Tech-Expo-MTE-2024-Rupes-HLR21-Collage-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.detailedimage.com\/Ask-a-Pro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Mobile-Tech-Expo-MTE-2024-Rupes-HLR21-Collage-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/p>\n<h2>LC Power Tools UDOS 31E<\/h2>\n<p>Here&#8217;s another look at the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.detailedimage.com\/LC-Power-Tools-M108\/UDOS-31E-3-in-1-Polisher-P3244\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">UDOS 31 3 in 1 Polisher<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.detailedimage.com\/Ask-a-Pro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Mobile-Tech-Expo-MTE-2024-LC-Power-Tools-UDOS-31E.jpg\" alt=\"Mobile Tech Expo MTE 2024 - LC Power Tools UDOS 31E\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-42056\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.detailedimage.com\/Ask-a-Pro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Mobile-Tech-Expo-MTE-2024-LC-Power-Tools-UDOS-31E.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.detailedimage.com\/Ask-a-Pro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Mobile-Tech-Expo-MTE-2024-LC-Power-Tools-UDOS-31E-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.detailedimage.com\/Ask-a-Pro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Mobile-Tech-Expo-MTE-2024-LC-Power-Tools-UDOS-31E-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/p>\n<h2>Autofiber<\/h2>\n<p>Here are a couple of new <a href=\"https:\/\/www.detailedimage.com\/Autofiber-M126\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Autofiber<\/a> products we plan on picking up.<\/p>\n<p>The first product is the Double Wide Extra Long Wash Pad that you can use folded or unfolded to maximize your coverage area. It also has different colored sides to help keep track which side you&#8217;ve used.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.detailedimage.com\/Ask-a-Pro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Mobile-Tech-Expo-MTE-2024-Autofiber-Double-Wide-Extra-Long-Wash-Pad.jpg\" alt=\"Mobile Tech Expo MTE 2024 - Autofiber Double Wide Extra Long Wash Pad\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-42062\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.detailedimage.com\/Ask-a-Pro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Mobile-Tech-Expo-MTE-2024-Autofiber-Double-Wide-Extra-Long-Wash-Pad.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.detailedimage.com\/Ask-a-Pro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Mobile-Tech-Expo-MTE-2024-Autofiber-Double-Wide-Extra-Long-Wash-Pad-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.detailedimage.com\/Ask-a-Pro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Mobile-Tech-Expo-MTE-2024-Autofiber-Double-Wide-Extra-Long-Wash-Pad-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Now we have the U.F.O. Pad that stands for Upholstery Fabric Orbital pads. This pad is designed to work with your polisher or by hand to clean upholstery, fabric, and carpet surfaces.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.detailedimage.com\/Ask-a-Pro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Mobile-Tech-Expo-MTE-2024-Autofiber-UFO-Pad.jpg\" alt=\"Mobile Tech Expo MTE 2024 - Autofiber UFO Pad\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-42063\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.detailedimage.com\/Ask-a-Pro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Mobile-Tech-Expo-MTE-2024-Autofiber-UFO-Pad.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.detailedimage.com\/Ask-a-Pro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Mobile-Tech-Expo-MTE-2024-Autofiber-UFO-Pad-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.detailedimage.com\/Ask-a-Pro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Mobile-Tech-Expo-MTE-2024-Autofiber-UFO-Pad-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/p>\n<h2>The Rag Company<\/h2>\n<p>Here&#8217;s a look at some products from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.detailedimage.com\/The-Rag-Company-M99\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">The Rag Company<\/a> booth.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.detailedimage.com\/Ask-a-Pro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Mobile-Tech-Expo-MTE-2024-The-Rag-Company-Ultra-Wheel-Body-Brush.jpg\" alt=\"Mobile Tech Expo MTE 2024 - The Rag Company Ultra Wheel Body Brush\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-42064\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.detailedimage.com\/Ask-a-Pro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Mobile-Tech-Expo-MTE-2024-The-Rag-Company-Ultra-Wheel-Body-Brush.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.detailedimage.com\/Ask-a-Pro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Mobile-Tech-Expo-MTE-2024-The-Rag-Company-Ultra-Wheel-Body-Brush-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.detailedimage.com\/Ask-a-Pro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Mobile-Tech-Expo-MTE-2024-The-Rag-Company-Ultra-Wheel-Body-Brush-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.detailedimage.com\/Ask-a-Pro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Mobile-Tech-Expo-MTE-2024-The-Rag-Company-Ultra-Rip-N-Rag.jpg\" alt=\"Mobile Tech Expo MTE 2024 - The Rag Company Ultra Rip N Rag\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-42065\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.detailedimage.com\/Ask-a-Pro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Mobile-Tech-Expo-MTE-2024-The-Rag-Company-Ultra-Rip-N-Rag.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.detailedimage.com\/Ask-a-Pro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Mobile-Tech-Expo-MTE-2024-The-Rag-Company-Ultra-Rip-N-Rag-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.detailedimage.com\/Ask-a-Pro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Mobile-Tech-Expo-MTE-2024-The-Rag-Company-Ultra-Rip-N-Rag-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/p>\n<h2>Buff and Shine Edge Guard Kits<\/h2>\n<p>Check out the new <a href=\"https:\/\/www.detailedimage.com\/Buffer-Pads-C79\/EdgeGuard-SC187\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">EdgeGuard<\/a> 4 Pack Buffing Kits! <\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.detailedimage.com\/Ask-a-Pro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Mobile-Tech-Expo-MTE-2024-Buff-and-Shine.jpg\" alt=\"Mobile Tech Expo MTE 2024 - Buff and Shine\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-42053\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.detailedimage.com\/Ask-a-Pro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Mobile-Tech-Expo-MTE-2024-Buff-and-Shine.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.detailedimage.com\/Ask-a-Pro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Mobile-Tech-Expo-MTE-2024-Buff-and-Shine-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.detailedimage.com\/Ask-a-Pro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Mobile-Tech-Expo-MTE-2024-Buff-and-Shine-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/p>\n<h2>Sonax Profiline Coatings<\/h2>\n<p>This is our first look at the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.detailedimage.com\/Sonax-M49\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Sonax<\/a> Profiline coatings; CC One Paint Coating and Plastic &#038; Rubber Coating.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.detailedimage.com\/Ask-a-Pro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Mobile-Tech-Expo-MTE-2024-SONAX.jpg\" alt=\"Mobile Tech Expo MTE 2024 - SONAX Ceramic Coating\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-42060\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.detailedimage.com\/Ask-a-Pro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Mobile-Tech-Expo-MTE-2024-SONAX.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.detailedimage.com\/Ask-a-Pro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Mobile-Tech-Expo-MTE-2024-SONAX-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.detailedimage.com\/Ask-a-Pro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Mobile-Tech-Expo-MTE-2024-SONAX-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/p>\n<h2>Dent Olympics<\/h2>\n<p>A big part of MTE outside of detailing is the Paintless Dent Removal (PDR) category. Every year there is a competition where contestants have 45 minutes to remove one dent from a door, and are judged on technique, speed, professionalism, and quality of work.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.detailedimage.com\/Ask-a-Pro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Mobile-Tech-Expo-MTE-2024-Dent-Olympics.jpg\" alt=\"Mobile Tech Expo MTE 2024 - Dent Olympics\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-42054\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.detailedimage.com\/Ask-a-Pro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Mobile-Tech-Expo-MTE-2024-Dent-Olympics.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.detailedimage.com\/Ask-a-Pro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Mobile-Tech-Expo-MTE-2024-Dent-Olympics-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.detailedimage.com\/Ask-a-Pro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Mobile-Tech-Expo-MTE-2024-Dent-Olympics-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>That&#8217;s a wrap for MTE 2024! <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Check out some of the highlights from MTE 2024!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":15,"featured_media":42083,"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":[1035],"tags":[1200,3507,3508],"class_list":{"0":"post-42046","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-auto-show","8":"tag-mte","9":"tag-mte-mobile-tech-expo","10":"tag-mte-show"},"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/www.detailedimage.com\/Ask-a-Pro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Mobile-Tech-Expo-MTE-2024-featured-image-1.jpg","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p1kPO7-aWa","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.detailedimage.com\/Ask-a-Pro\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/42046","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\/15"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.detailedimage.com\/Ask-a-Pro\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=42046"}],"version-history":[{"count":13,"href":"https:\/\/www.detailedimage.com\/Ask-a-Pro\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/42046\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":42079,"href":"https:\/\/www.detailedimage.com\/Ask-a-Pro\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/42046\/revisions\/42079"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.detailedimage.com\/Ask-a-Pro\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/42083"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.detailedimage.com\/Ask-a-Pro\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=42046"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.detailedimage.com\/Ask-a-Pro\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=42046"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.detailedimage.com\/Ask-a-Pro\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=42046"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}