Autopia guide

[C. Charles Hahn]

The original "Perfect Shine: Guide to Detailing" from my understanding was written by David Bynon to help sell Sonus products (his brand) through his store (Autopia-CarCare).

Not entirely true. The original ebook David wrote, that I still have a copy of somewhere on an old hard drive, was actually tied to CMA -- circa 2001. It featured a lot of Eimann Fabrik products, Klasse, and a few other product lines that aren`t coming to mind off the top of my head.

There was also actually an Autopia forum before the one that exists today as .org; when David switched forum software that forum was purged since the data couldn`t be merged into the new forum.

Todd, quite frankly I think you`re above following in Bynon`s footsteps -- I have no doubt you could come up with something significantly better than he ever managed to create with his articles/ebooks.

[Todd@RUPES]

Not entirely true. The original ebook David wrote, that I still have a copy of somewhere on an old hard drive, was actually tied to CMA -- circa 2001. It featured a lot of Eimann Fabrik products, Klasse, and a few other product lines that aren`t coming to mind off the top of my head.

There was also actually an Autopia forum before the one that exists today as .org; when David switched forum software that forum was purged since the data couldn`t be merged into the new forum.

Todd, quite frankly I think you`re above following in Bynon`s footsteps -- I have no doubt you could come up with something significantly better than he ever managed to create with his articles/ebooks.

Was it named "The Perfect Shine"? My memory is fading (particularly with surgery and pain medicine) but IIRC it was a completely different name/style. I had only seen it once during my tenure at CMA, but for some reason I remember it being called something else.

I always thought David had a great writing style. Thank you for the compliment.

[C. Charles Hahn]

Was it named "The Perfect Shine"? My memory is fading (particularly with surgery and pain medicine) but IIRC it was a completely different name/style. I had only seen it once during my tenure at CMA, but for some reason I remember it being called something else.

I always thought David had a great writing style. Thank you for the compliment.

I think that`s correct ("The Perfect Shine") but it was very similar in style, and just marketed different products.

David`s writing style wasn`t bad, but his technical knowledge wasn`t on par with others who have come along since (You, Mike Phillips, Kevin Brown, Todd Cooperider, Dave Fermani, etc.) -- and I won`t even go there with my thoughts about him personally. Suffice it to say I know I`m not alone in my sentiments.

[Concours.John]

Not entirely true. The original ebook David wrote, that I still have a copy of somewhere on an old hard drive, was actually tied to CMA -- circa 2001. It featured a lot of Eimann Fabrik products, Klasse, and a few other product lines that aren`t coming to mind off the top of my head.

There was also actually an Autopia forum before the one that exists today as .org; when David switched forum software that forum was purged since the data couldn`t be merged into the new forum.

Todd, quite frankly I think you`re above following in Bynon`s footsteps -- I have no doubt you could come up with something significantly better than he ever managed to create with his articles/ebooks.

Todd you have the ability to put things into words that many do not have.

[Pats300zx]

Was it named "The Perfect Shine"? My memory is fading (particularly with surgery and pain medicine) but IIRC it was a completely different name/style. I had only seen it once during my tenure at CMA, but for some reason I remember it being called something else.

I always thought David had a great writing style. Thank you for the compliment.

I am looking at a copy of it right now. It was called the Guide to Detailing and Version 3.10 was released in April of 2004. Purchase of the guide gave you a 10% discount in the Autopia store.

[Todd@RUPES]

(You, Mike Phillips, Kevin Brown, Todd Cooperider, Dave Fermani, etc.) --

Todd you have the ability to put things into words that many do not have.

Thank you both for the compliments!

[C. Charles Hahn]

I am looking at a copy of it right now. It was called the Guide to Detailing and Version 3.10 was released in April of 2004. Purchase of the guide gave you a 10% discount in the Autopia store.

There was still an older version than that, which was never a "purchased" ebook, it was just out there free to download. I`ll have to go through some old drives to see if I can find it.

[Bunky]

I have version 4 but I forgot the password. It used to work.

[Old Pirate]

I forgot my copy at CMA.................