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bretfraz · 03-15-02, 09:02

I'd agree with most of your comments, Ginger. On most cars the typical non-car person will not notice or care. They're life rotates in their own little orbit, if ya know what I mean. But there are some cars that by design get more looks and from there I do think people notice the condition. Redcarguy's SS is a good example of that. It's a flashy, kinda "in-your-face" car that appeals to some people by design alone. I'm sure it cataches the eye of many people including those who don't care about cars. The condition of the car is noticed by a subset of those people.

On a parallel thought, there are some places in the country that are more car-centric, where the average person is more likely to be interested in cars and their appearance. So Cal has the rep of being the Car Lovers Capital of the World. The car lifestyle is alive and well there - has been since before WWII. But there are places where the locals simply don't care about cars. You'll have little pockets of enthusiasts but mostly the clueless hoard are driving their little econoboxes and Asian Appliances until its time for another one.

When it comes to specifics like what products are being used, frankly, I don't think many Autopians can honestly tell the diff between most products. We all strive for a certain result and use whatever products we like to get there. But can someone just walk up to a car and say, "yep, that's Klasse. No question about it."? I don't think so. To be blunt, I think the experienced detailers could get amazing results from products bought at WalMart. They don't need fancy boutique products like Zaino to get awesome results. Forget about the masses out there; we all know they have no idea what products we use. If they appreciate the results and make a nice comment, I'm happy. That's all that really matters to me when it comes to the average Joe.

03-15-02, 09:02	#2 (permalink)
bretfraz Banned bretfraz is offline Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Subhuman ATL Posts: 3,370	I'd agree with most of your comments, Ginger. On most cars the typical non-car person will not notice or care. They're life rotates in their own little orbit, if ya know what I mean. But there are some cars that by design get more looks and from there I do think people notice the condition. Redcarguy's SS is a good example of that. It's a flashy, kinda "in-your-face" car that appeals to some people by design alone. I'm sure it cataches the eye of many people including those who don't care about cars. The condition of the car is noticed by a subset of those people. On a parallel thought, there are some places in the country that are more car-centric, where the average person is more likely to be interested in cars and their appearance. So Cal has the rep of being the Car Lovers Capital of the World. The car lifestyle is alive and well there - has been since before WWII. But there are places where the locals simply don't care about cars. You'll have little pockets of enthusiasts but mostly the clueless hoard are driving their little econoboxes and Asian Appliances until its time for another one. When it comes to specifics like what products are being used, frankly, I don't think many Autopians can honestly tell the diff between most products. We all strive for a certain result and use whatever products we like to get there. But can someone just walk up to a car and say, "yep, that's Klasse. No question about it."? I don't think so. To be blunt, I think the experienced detailers could get amazing results from products bought at WalMart. They don't need fancy boutique products like Zaino to get awesome results. Forget about the masses out there; we all know they have no idea what products we use. If they appreciate the results and make a nice comment, I'm happy. That's all that really matters to me when it comes to the average Joe.