CAR SHOWS = swirl city

toyotaguy · 04-02-07, 11:16

i have been to a couple car shows now and I would say about 90% of the cars were in terrible condition! Everything from swirls to light scratches, to dents and dings, rock chips etc....

i talked to a few people whose cars you could easily see all swirled and oxidized from 30 feet away about detailing their cars and what process would make it look how much better, etc. They thought that their cars looked good enough and they do their own detailing. They thought that a wash, clay, wax job was good enough to keep it in show car clean condition....with the MF (at least it was MF) that they picked up off the floor and cleaned the car with that and a quick detailer!

has anyone done any promotion work at car shows, and if you have, what were you findings/results? any booked detailed and shocked faces when you were through with their car?

eric

cj99si · 04-02-07, 02:12

it makes me sick when I go to shows or promo stuff. all day long they just keep wiping them down putting more and more swirls in them. go into any dealer showroom even BMW, merc. you will see the silly salesmen wiping them down, with paper towels even. it disgusts me! and you cant tell them anything cause they think they know every thing about them.

toyotaguy · 04-02-07, 02:53

yeah that or the exotic car lot near HB main street...there were about 30 cars in the lot - all swirled up and terrible looking...I am going to go try and talk to the owner and see about detailing their cars for them one of these days...

cj99si · 04-02-07, 03:00

99% of dealers are cheapskates.

01bluecls · 04-02-07, 03:08

Dealers are going to look for fast and cheap detailers, that is the bottom line.

Way2SSlow · 04-02-07, 04:00

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Originally Posted by cj99si

99% of dealers are cheapskates.

I think you're a little off with your number. I'd say ATLEAST 99.9%. ATLEAST.

cj99si · 04-02-07, 04:09

Quote:

Originally Posted by Way2SSlow

I think you're a little off with your number. I'd say ATLEAST 99.9%. ATLEAST.

rydawg · 04-02-07, 07:22

so true. Dealers around me are willing to pay $85 max for a full detail. I just laugh at them

Scottwax · 04-03-07, 07:16

So typical. Even at the Peterson Automotive Museum in LA, every car I saw there was horribly swirled, even the ones with obviously custom, orange peel free paint.

Danase · 04-03-07, 07:33

I agree that car shows are the worst sometimes. Even the NAIAS where you would think they could at least make the concept cars and cars on a turntable display with a million bright lights shining on them look decent. Even if you get to go to some of the custom shows and see some of the big names work displayed you cringe.

I wouldn't say dealers are cheap, they are just business oriented and they just want the car to look good to sell the thing without paying $300 for a detail when the money could of been pocketed.

Setec Astronomy · 04-03-07, 07:46

We have a little run-what-you-brung car show (static for trophy) in the middle of town here every spring, and it was almost comical watching some of the guys carefully wipe down their horribly swirled Porsches, classic Porsches and replicas, and AC Cobras and replicas, many of them with a high-end detail spray which shall remain nameless lest we start an argument.

BigJimZ28 · 04-03-07, 07:50

the best way to get customers from a car show is to
set up a display with a 1/2 polished ,1/2 swirled pannel with a sign that reads does your car look like this?
would you like it to look llike this!

and let them come to you!
that way you do not hurt there egos

also invite them to your shop to watch you work/see some of your work so
they know there car will be well taken care of