What new members REALLY need to know about detailing

[Scottwax]

Well Scott I can't believe you use ANY Meguires products as a professional detailer. It just really amazes me.

I use a chemist to make all of my compounds sealants etc. If you want to be on the cutting edge in this business you have to have what the other guy down the street doesn't have or can do.
Hence the word Professional.....not week end warrior.

It isn't necessarily the product but how the detailer uses the product. Besides, the guy down the street isn't using $90 a gallon Meguiars #105 or #205.

Meguiars turned this:



Into this...

[black03mach]

ahahaahaha best smiley evar!

[dekeman]

Well Scott I can't believe you use ANY Meguires products as a professional detailer. It just really amazes me.

I use a chemist to make all of my compounds sealants etc. If you want to be on the cutting edge in this business you have to have what the other guy down the street doesn't have or can do.
Hence the word Professional.....not week end warrior.

Is this guy for real? Hire a CHEMIST to do what Meguiar's has been doing and perfecting for over 100 years?!? That's really what makes him a Professional (notice the capitalization)? Eight posts and he's banned- guess we know why.

[Twinscroll]

Yea...succeeding in this business takes a lot more than "having what the guy down the street doesn't have." There's so many more aspects to running a business.


Sorry to bring this back. I was just browsing around (I read but rarely post) and saw this and had to comment on it. I really respect that you share what it is you know Scott, thank you for all and especially the sticky lol...made me laugh!

[BobbyG]

I agree with everything you said. Detailing is still an art and not a science. Detailing requires three key elements; knowledge, practice, realistic goals.

[TAllyn]

I realize this is an old thread...but as a newbie I would like to say that I actually appreciate this as well. I wish I had found it sooner and as matter of fact I would appreciate seeing this list expanded upon along with links to threads and perhaps even other sites for answers.

One couple more things... oftentimes what is considered common sense by the knowledgeable and experienced is not common to the general public especially if they have nothing to reference in there daily lives that compares to the topic they are seeking information regarding.

Secondly though I have used the search function and have read many posts I and I suspect many other people new to serious or would it be better to say real detailing am not familliar with most of the commonly used abbreviations within the forum. Therefore it would also be help if included in an expanded version of this original post someone could include a list of the common abbreviations with definitions.

[sahrcar]

?? TAllyn, howd you find this thread. Back on the main page right below this thread is the list to decode all the acronyms being used.

[Thrillseeker]

Yes, my mom's side of the family lives in Minnesota, and I am really close with one of my aunts who lives there. I am also close with the rest of my relatives who live there, but not nearly as close... My mom is very close to them, and she always talks with her sister (the one that's my favorite aunt) at least once a week, so I get to talk to her then, and other times I want to talk to her I just call her. Sometimes I e-mail her if I am unable to use the phone. I suggest e-mailing, if your relatives do have e-mail, it may not be as nice as talking to them face to face but it still helps me feel connected to them. As for the rest of my relatives who live in Minnesota, I do not get to talk to them so much, but my mom lets me talk to them on the phone sometimes after she is done.
My dad's side of the family lives in Seattle, which is relatively close to where I live (well... pretty far, but still), and they come down to visit sometimes.
So I suggest e-mails and phone calls... sometimes I have even written letters--not the quickest way, but it gets the point across.

Um......really? Relativity?

This is a great thread. As a noob I had to read it. I am getting ready to apply some of what I have read here and some of my previous experience to my wifes 98 Regal. If I screw up the paint it really won't matter that much since it will need a paint job soon anyway. I'll document my learning experience with some photos.

[POPPAJ]

I found this thread by using the Search function after entering "dum *** noob questions".

[Accumulator]

I found this thread by using the Search function after entering "dum *** noob questions".

Heh heh, I got a kick out of that

[flashyrides]

great post glad i didnt do that lol

[TedFred]

It isn't necessarily the product but how the detailer uses the product. Besides, the guy down the street isn't using $90 a gallon Meguiars #105 or #205.

Meguiars turned this:



Into this...

In defense of Scott wax I was at the Nethercutt Museum the other day. It is home of some of the most expensive cars in the world including many Pebble beach concouse winners. They use Megs #26 to wax their cars and Megs Ultimate Detailer for touch ups