Hey Guys,
For what it`s worth, I`ve been in car care for 20+years. I am officially becoming the old guy...
. If there is one thing I`ve learned...there are many great product developers, chemists, engineers and companies in this wonderful World of Detailing. Whom you buy from is clearly your choice. Like any brand, you want to associate with them due to their popularity, consistency in performance, "cool-factor", solutions, time-savings, innovation and much more. It`s unfortunate that we`ve got to be critical of and direct personal attacks towards one another. I don`t want to sound like the "old-guy" but have some respect for each other. This is such a small community and we`ve all got something to learn from one another. If your opinion differs from another or someone doesn`t agree with your perspective, respectful agree to disagree. As a friend of mine always says before a training clinic (Jason Rose)-check your ego at the door. In this case, check your ego at your login.
For the record, as the product engineer for Griot`s Garage...I reached out to several professionals within the industry. People whom I`ve got a great deal of respect for. People who would provide me an unbiased opinion of how a tool, formula or pad performed. As a manufacturer, we all develop formulas with certain performance characteristics we believe to be desirable. We may believe we`ve hit it out of the park as it pertains to reaching those performance characteristics. The fault of some mfg. is, they then launch that product to find out they didn`t hit the mark. Utilizing the opinions of professional end users is not a marketing ploy, but a gut check to ensure you`ve exceeded the performance preferences of the market. There were several professional detailers used to develop
BOSS- Best of Show System. We call them our "Test-Pilots". Each of the individuals signed a Non-Disclosure Agreement - NDA to ensure a high level of confidentiality. Not one of them received any compensation. The agreement was simply to provide unbiased feedback-positive or negative. Should you want to be a test-pilot, feel free to IM me and we may consider you for future product development.
As a detailer myself, I`d be stoked to be part of something new and innovative. This World has become far to entitled. It`s unfortunate... It isn`t all about money... It should simply be about being part of something great...something that is innovative and may eventually save many others in the industry time & deliver incredible results. Evolution, improvement, progress, regardless of where it started; it all contributes to a better World. Embrace it!
Some "Test Pilots" felt compelled to speak about their experience following the launch and provided reviews of the system- Thank you!!!!. They very much could have relayed a negative opinion about the system, should they have had one. As the lead product developer, I`ve got to say that any negative issues were worked out in development and the BOSS- Best of Show System delivers. Of course, that is my opinion. We put blood, sweat and tears into this system at Griot`s and are proud of it! Hopefully BOSS-Best of Show System will motivate another manufacturer to take it to the next level. I can assure you that I we`re working on the next big thing as I type this. Let`s continue to make cars shiny, be Driven to Perfection and Have fun in our garages!
-Brownie
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