Idiotic detailing article in this month's (September) Car and Driver

When I read the article(At Barnes & Noble) I thought of that guy from "Down under" in Australia who "Re-flows" the clear............... Dreamshine or whatever.............. This is why my go to publication is "Autoweek".
 
Scottwax said:
http://www.caranddriver.com/feature..._griot_s_dewalt_meguiar_s_and_mothers-gearbox



.......the gist of it is that you use a rotary to heat the clear coat to soften it to a viscous liquid that fills in swirls and defects.
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Sounds like the Ming
 
More and more companies are sponsoring magazines. They will print what ever the need to to keep them happy. 95% of people that rad this will think its nothing but the truth.
 
It is now obivious that C&D is not really in the "loop" in Detroit.

If they were, they would have been able to go talk to Hartman at GM, Bonnani at Ford, Dan at Chyrsler and got factual information instead of relying on some fly by night, "i am an expert-just ask me" sort.

Grumpy
 
Ron-it is as if they talked to the first guy they saw detailing cars on a used car tote-the-note lot and figured he must be a detailing expert.
 
Scottwax said:
Ron-it is as if they talked to the first guy they saw detailing cars on a used car tote-the-note lot and figured he must be a detailing expert.
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From such an esteemed publication though, you'd think they'd have done better research.
 
It makes me sad that I will have to spend hours telling my in laws that this is incorrect, and in the end they won't believe me anyway. :x
 
Picus said:
It makes me sad that I will have to spend hours telling my in laws that this is incorrect, and in the end they won't believe me anyway. :x
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"If Car and Driver says it, it must be true."



:lol:
 
Picus said:
It makes me sad that I will have to spend hours telling my in laws that this is incorrect, and in the end they won't believe me anyway. :x
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I would rather let the inlaws think they are right, Then get the last laugh. J/k
 
Scottwax said:
Ron-it is as if they talked to the first guy they saw detailing cars on a used car tote-the-note lot and figured he must be a detailing expert.
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Yep, that is exactly what I thought when I read it... "Man, this guy must be doing production work"



One thing I do like though, is the concept of rinsing the panel when you are done. Perhaps it keeps the dust manageable on dusty products? I can see compounding a wet panel though.
 
Concierge I don't reflow the paint but I do flatten orange peel with a rotary by 40 to 60% at 1000 to 1500 with the worlds best single polish system.



I certainly wouldn't take the advice in that article to heart. Average Joe with a Makita 9227 going at 2100 to 2500 rpm with a wool or foam pad in order to soften the paint that much - not a good idea. thats worse than a bad idea, especially with Lexus paints
 
SVR said:
Concierge I don't reflow the paint but I do flatten orange peel with a rotary by 40 to 60% at 1000 to 1500 with the worlds best single polish system....
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Well, you may not, but some guy with the forum name SVR73 says he does.



So does another guy with the forum name Dream Machines.



And... another guy that goes by gmck.



Those guys also flatten orange peel with a rotary. Can this be done? Sure, nothing new. Is it easy, or a guarantee that less paint is removed versus sanding? No. Good for the paint, long term? Hmmm on that one.



One of these guys claims to "... Soften" the clear and then harden it again...".



They also bag on "compounds" and "abrasives", yet they use wool pads that magically heat and flow the paint, all without friction I suppose.



I am intrigued. Unfortunately, no data, no specifics, no proof.



Is it all in the wording, or a truly game-changing process?



I hope the latter so that I too can heat the paint and watch it repair itself. :bow



I am feeling left behind, left out... perhaps it's time to throw another BIG TIME training seminar... get some guys to keep the faith and learn to sand-n-polish my way, the outdated way, the abrasive way.



Oh, how I long for a polisher that levels via laser... :laser:



All in jest.... all in jest. :tea:
 
Accumulator said:
Some (genuine) expert here, with nothing better to do ;) oughta call C&D on this [crap] in a letter or somesuch.
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I've commented on the article, so has David B. I had nothing better to do, of course.
 
Scottwax said:
I've commented on the article, so has David B. I had nothing better to do, of course.
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OK, good...(mis)info like that gets disseminated, then accepted and perpetuated as conventional wisdom, and then it's even harder to stamp out ("gee, I read it in C&D...").



Too bad, that used to be a good periodical :(
 
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