View Full Version : WARNING! Absolute misinfo on C&D!
imported_Bence
09-18-2011, 05:40 PM
Browsing the site of Car and Driver, I found this unbelievable, frightening article:
http://www.caranddriver.com/features/11q3/how_to_polish_your_car_like_a_pro-gearbox
Brad B
09-18-2011, 06:19 PM
It`s Car and Driver. I am not surprised. Sad.
Rei86
09-18-2011, 06:23 PM
http://www.autopia.org/forum/hot-tub/136756-idiotic-detailing-article-months-september-car-driver.html
imported_Bence
09-18-2011, 06:30 PM
THX for the heads up Rei! I`m not reading the HT section...
Scottwax
09-18-2011, 06:37 PM
Warning! Repost from last month. :p
Ron Ketcham
09-18-2011, 06:51 PM
All one has to do is the comments section below the article.
Bet this Mike Sutton never gets to write another article on vehicle detailing.
Grumpy
Rei86
09-18-2011, 06:55 PM
Might be a repost but at least the link this time has the full article that was in the magazine, where the old threads link only had snip-its and a write up.
Alfisti
09-26-2011, 01:20 PM
Hmmmm..."polishing a vehicle with a rotating wheel, just like a pro detailer would—works by temporarily heating the paint’s clear coat until it softens into a viscous liquid that fills in and dissipates blemishes"....I suspected I was wasting time buying polishes/compounds. I should simply use WD40 as lube for my pads to aid re-liquification of the paint! Much cheaper and more honest! :nervous:
Canuckguy
09-26-2011, 01:31 PM
Hey that`s where I read about the heating/melting thing I mentioned in my newb thread, good times. Glad I came here and got the real info.
wascallyrabbit
09-26-2011, 05:53 PM
Hmmmm..."polishing a vehicle with a rotating wheel, just like a pro detailer would—works by temporarily heating the paint’s clear coat until it softens into a viscous liquid that fills in and dissipates blemishes"....I suspected I was wasting time buying polishes/compounds. I should simply use WD40 as lube for my pads to aid re-liquification of the paint! Much cheaper and more honest! :nervous:
so why even have a rotary, just get a heat gun there even cheaper.
Ben@3D
09-26-2011, 06:16 PM
I just dry heaved(again). :26:
Thanks for (re)sharing.
Car & Driver must make commission off of every damages vehicle.
Ron Ketcham
09-26-2011, 07:24 PM
Ben, this author should really take the famous John Wayne quote to heart.
"Life is tough, it`s even tougher if you are stupid!"
That pretty much says it all regarding the author of the piece.
Grumpy
C. Charles Hahn
09-26-2011, 08:22 PM
Car & Driver must make commission off of every damages vehicle.
You mean you missed the part where they said "This article sponsored by PPG Automotive Refinish Division"
:LOLOL