Anthony O.
New member
I have seen alot of flame wars starting here on Autopia over how some people use certain phrases or words. One case in point is the use of "QD", which is short for "Quick Detailer".
There are alot of products out there now, and coming out soon, that have QD qualities or likeness but are not a true QD. QD's were first introduced as products designed for pre-waxed finishes and their primary use was to remove dust, smudges, fingerprints, etc.
They then started coming out with wax based QD's that were not intended for stand-alone protection but rather advertised to "boost" the wax finish already applied to the cars paint.
Now we have products with the look of traditional QD's but they can be used as stand-alone toppers yet many people still label them as "QD's". Many in fact add words like "Super QD" or "QD on steroids", a term I have used to describe some of these new products, but I do not believe it is the users intention to knowingly mislead the detailing community into believing that these new products are true QD's. Many of these new products do not have the cleaning abilities of traditional QD's, hence the problem.
My whole point here is that Autopia seems to be, of late, a place where arguing over idiotic petty crap, like above, is taking center stage. It's getting to the point where mentioning a new or improved product is an open invitation to being bashed or flamed. What's going on Autopia?
In the case of QD's, perhaps we need to work together to create a new name for this new generation of products (key words: work together) and then there will nol onger be any confusion?
End of rant,
Anthony
There are alot of products out there now, and coming out soon, that have QD qualities or likeness but are not a true QD. QD's were first introduced as products designed for pre-waxed finishes and their primary use was to remove dust, smudges, fingerprints, etc.
They then started coming out with wax based QD's that were not intended for stand-alone protection but rather advertised to "boost" the wax finish already applied to the cars paint.
Now we have products with the look of traditional QD's but they can be used as stand-alone toppers yet many people still label them as "QD's". Many in fact add words like "Super QD" or "QD on steroids", a term I have used to describe some of these new products, but I do not believe it is the users intention to knowingly mislead the detailing community into believing that these new products are true QD's. Many of these new products do not have the cleaning abilities of traditional QD's, hence the problem.
My whole point here is that Autopia seems to be, of late, a place where arguing over idiotic petty crap, like above, is taking center stage. It's getting to the point where mentioning a new or improved product is an open invitation to being bashed or flamed. What's going on Autopia?
In the case of QD's, perhaps we need to work together to create a new name for this new generation of products (key words: work together) and then there will nol onger be any confusion?
End of rant,
Anthony
But I can see how the "open season" on new product discussions could be a by-product over hyper sensitivity to spammers and shills. There's a very, very low tolerance for that here.