Confused, cynical and mistrusting the whole industry!

Poorboy said:
i brought the rum .. cookies are long gone :) I also have some cigars
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I gotta find another way of eating cookies. I keep blaming the kid. The kid keeps blaming me. I`m already known as the Cookie Monster, so you know where the wife sides! Rum!!!! The cigars can go to you, Ronkh, and mnehls, as I don`t smoke

WaxAddict said:
Oh gosh, speaking of hype! "Black Hole" my arse. All it`s ever done for me is give a dripping wet, DEEP look to my paint. It has never caused time to distort or trapped light forever.
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That`s funny. But the secret lies in prolonged sniffing of the stuff. Although, I don`t recommend it. Neither does Poorboy.
 
Lonnie said:
Then we wonder why the OP left...^^^(see above) Talk about confused! (Shhhh...But it IS funny!!!!)
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Nah, there`s like 7 good responses to him right off the bat, 8 if you count mine. It just recently fell off the rails.

Speaking of Hype, there`s that, sure, but I also hate the pseudo-science and just plain wrong information on what can be excellent products. I also don`t like when Polish and Wax are used interchangeable, or when "Polish" is actually an AOI. Sonax, 1Z, and Duragloss do this.
 
That "glaze" stuff threw me for a loop for months, now I just make sure I read the label to make sure what it is supposed to do. Product manufacturers could get together and adopt standardized names for products. Probably easier said than done.
 
bigmutt said:
Hi,
I`m a new member from San Diego.
Been a do-it-yourself kinda guy all my life, especially with my vehicles. Owned probably over 50 cars & trucks ... and at least 15 motorcycles over the years.
I love repairing, maintaining and beautifying them myself .... for the bonding feeling but also this way I know the work`s getting done correctly.
But this detailing aspect of caring for my vehicles has me feeling frustrated and disillusioned a lot of the time.
There`s few industries that are as rife with incompetence, exaggerated claims and even fraud ... as is the detailing & exterior car care business.
I still don`t know the difference, for example, between sealer, glaze and swirl-remover products;
Likewise with polymer, acrylic and Teflon products.
This is after lots of on-line reading and talking with four different professional detailers.

Does anyone have a credible source of no-nonsense information?
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Detailing information can be confusing to both the rookie and experienced detailer.

There is no official definition of Detailing.
There is no official certification that qualifies someone as a professional detailer.
The market is over saturated with products, brand names, and lines of products within the brand names.
Let me tell you, we are only at the beginning of what is about to be an avalanche of new products, new brand names, new detail terminology, and everything else.
Social media can make figuring all this out as confusing as it is helpful.

Detailing is a true profession.
There is a wealth of knowledge and technical skill, as well as experience that one must have in order to be truly qualified.
For the average vehicle consumer, there has been very little evolution in the knowledge and understanding on how to properly maintain paint and clear coat, as well as interior surfaces.
Most mindsets are stuck in the 1940`s, and most mindsets were wrong then, too.

There is a lot of information to obtain.
It is not the kind of thing that you can learn in a day, or a weekend.
So, where do you start?
At the beginning.

Use social media as your ally, not your enemy.
Create files, organize them into categories.
In each category, save links to valuable information.
Definitions, terminology, articles, product reference and reviews, forum websites, facebook groups, online vendors, etc...
Step by step educate yourself and grow in the knowledge of detailing.
 
vanev said:
Detailing information can be confusing to both the rookie and experienced detailer.

There is no official definition of Detailing.
There is no official certification that qualifies someone as a professional detailer.
The market is over saturated with products, brand names, and lines of products withing the brand names.
Let me tell you, we are only at the beginning of what is about to be an avalanche of new products, new brand names, new detail terminology, and everything else.
Social media can make figuring all this out as confusing as it is helpful.

Detailing is a true profession.
There is a wealth of knowledge and technical skill, as well as experience that one must have in order to be truly qualified.
For the average vehicle consumer, there has been very little evolution in the knowledge and understanding on how to properly maintain paint and clear coat, as well as interior surfaces.
Most mindsets are stuck in the 1940`s, and most mindsets were wrong then, too.

There is a lot of information to obtain.
It is not the kind of thing that you can learn in a day, or a weekend.
So, where do you start?
At the beginning.

Use social media as your ally, not your enemy.
Create files, organize them into categories.
In each category, save links to valuable information.
Definitions, terminology, articles, product reference and reviews, forum websites, facebook groups, online vendors, etc...
Step by step educate yourself and grow in the knowledge of detailing.
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You typed all that for nothing.

He ain`t been back sine he posted.
 
You never know he might be lurking! There are A LOT more lurkers than forum members.

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