Car Show 'detailers' - Page 2

Scottwax · 01-02-06, 06:06

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Originally Posted by KevinA

You guys are sick!

I was watching some movie a few months ago (I think Will Smith was in it). He's getting picked up at an airport by a SUV limo. As they open the limo door, all you (well, I) could see was how bad the paint was.

I noticed how bad a C Class looked when I was watching "The Wire" on HBO last week. I pointed it out to my kids and they just rolled their eyes.

G35stilez · 01-03-06, 04:50

The little furry things are called "dead ferrets"...or at least to me they are

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Seth, same show last year, I just was in utter disgust. My girlfriend yelled at me because I was bickering about the finishes soo much. The ONLY vehicle with nearly flawless paint was a silver Phaeton which was on a display so I couldn't even inspect closely.

How about on "Paparazzi" when hes driving his Malibu? It zooms in close to the emblem and the swirls were abundant

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WSUcommuter · 01-03-06, 05:59

I've been to the Detroit Auto Show three years in a row and noticed everything previously described.

Spilchy · 01-03-06, 06:41

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Originally Posted by GSRstilez

Seth, same show last year, I just was in utter disgust. My girlfriend yelled at me because I was bickering about the finishes soo much.

I went with my father and I was doing the same thing! I also like the product corner where you can buy Liquid Lustre and IBIZ wax from those con men for $20 a bottle.

I was watching E! channel about celebrities that are paid to show up at clubs. There is a club in Florida that paid Paris Hilton $180,000 to show up at the club 2 times a month. Anyway, the club also gave her a new Ferrari and it was swirled to high heaven. I just laughed and then pondered getting paid $180,000 to show up at a club.

G35stilez · 01-03-06, 06:57

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Originally Posted by Spilchy

I went with my father and I was doing the same thing! I also like the product corner where you can buy Liquid Lustre and IBIZ wax from those con men for $20 a bottle.

Ahh, yes, Ibiz. I sat there and argued with that guy to a near fist-fight. He was trying to tell me that the swirls in his black hood could never be removed. They were in the paint for good

. My girlfriend had to pull me away...I was in such disgust.

Spilchy · 01-03-06, 10:58

Did he polish your house key?

He did it for my dad and proudly held it up for everyone to "oohh and aahh."

Or how about pouring water on an angle on the hood the "demonstrate" the sheeting action? I told him water doesn't come from the sky in a gentle stream from a hose at an angle. I dipped my hand in the bucket of water and mimicked a rain effect and the water just sat there. People laughed and I walked away.

G35stilez · 01-03-06, 11:16

I liked how he told me we could go home and wax in the rain. I thought that was a bit over the top.

White95Max · 01-03-06, 03:23

I went to the Chicago Auto Show last year, and I asked one of the "detailers" what he had in the spray bottle. He couldn't even tell me what it was, other than something along the lines of "it's some concentrated stuff. You put a few drops in and fill it with water".

And all the guys that I saw were carrying a very thin MF towel.

RCBuddha · 01-03-06, 04:12

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Originally Posted by Spilchy

I went with my father and I was doing the same thing! I also like the product corner where you can buy Liquid Lustre and IBIZ wax from those con men for $20 a bottle.

I know what your saying Spilchy!!! Last year, there was not one booth...but 4 booths of people selling the same wax/sealant. They all had some sort of panel that they would treat, and loved to show how the water just beads up and runs off. I'm betting that there will be the same amount of vendors this time around, so I plan on taking pictures of their "wonder" wax.

z400 · 01-04-06, 09:11

i know just what you guys are talking about. I went to the San Diego show this past weekend and saw the samething. I was like "AH!!!"

Autopia had a booth there and I went to go buy a new sheep skin mit.

machboy · 02-03-06, 12:08

honestly 90% of the general public has zero to little know-how when it comes to correctly detailing/washing a car. So when some guy says..."i'm a show car detailer" they just assume that he knows what he is doing. That's how so many of these hacks do so well.

Just sit and watch people in those Do-It-yourself carwashes. The things they do will amaze you.

BTW what is that IBIZ wax?

Rolla · 02-03-06, 01:08

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Originally Posted by machboy

honestly 90% of the general public has zero to little know-how when it comes to correctly detailing/washing a car. So when some guy says..."i'm a show car detailer" they just assume that he knows what he is doing. That's how so many of these hacks do so well.

Just sit and watch people in those Do-It-yourself carwashes. The things they do will amaze you.

BTW what is that IBIZ wax?

http://www.ibiz-inc.com/