Kevin Brown is a class act

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weekendwarrior

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Well, as any of you know, who have spoken with Kevin on the phone, he is first class.

I have a 73 VW Bug that is somewhat of a resto-mod, and I had a question about adding clearcoat to the existing acrylic enamel. I left Kevin a message yesterday evening, and he called me today, and hooked me up with a VERY knowledgable painter to adress my questions.

About a year and a half ago, I posted a question on the Meguiar's board about using M105 (new at the time) with a PC. After not getting any clear responses, Kevin took the time to email and call me, and advised in detail how to use M105 with the PC (what we now know as the KB method).

Kevin is definitely an asset to the polishing community, and a super nice guy.
 
By my reasoning there are two categories: Experience and Knowledge. It is common to find one or the other, but it is rare to find somebody who has both. Think of it like book smart and street smart: They are not mutually exclusive.

An example: Experience would be something like, ?Heat makes polishing easier/better.? The experienced polisher is buffing a car and notices that the harder the pushes on the buffer, the more defects he removes. After wiping away the polish residue and revealing a highly polished surface (which is hot to the touch) he concludes that the 'heat' was necessary for the performance of his/her process. We have seen this myth repeated ad nausem by some really great detailers, but when questioned why the heat makes polishing better they have no idea. The truth is the increase in friction from the increase in pressure caused the increase in performance, not the heat.

A second example, regarding Knowledge, would be speaking of how the various abrasive grains in polishes break down to a primary crystal but having no experience to make this happen.

Kevin is one of those guys who has experience at an extreme level but is also a wealth of knowledge stored in his brain that he is able to express with his experience. Basically he is able to practice what he preaches, and what he preaches is so far beyond most peoples understanding that they cannot comprehend how little they know.

But the best part of Kevin is really how humble he is. I have never heard him brag about his knowledge; it is usually the exact opposite. Any good words spoken about Kevin have been unsolicited and based on people's experience with him. He does not going around telling people how good he is in a desperate attempt to create notoriety he feels entitled too.
 
th0001 said:
By my reasoning there are two categories: Experience and Knowledge. It is common to find one or the other, but it is rare to find somebody who has both. Think of it like book smart and street smart: They are not mutually exclusive.

An example: Experience would be something like, ?Heat makes polishing easier/better.? The experienced polisher is buffing a car and notices that the harder the pushes on the buffer, the more defects he removes. After wiping away the polish residue and revealing a highly polished surface (which is hot to the touch) he concludes that the 'heat' was necessary for the performance of his/her process. We have seen this myth repeated ad nausem by some really great detailers, but when questioned why the heat makes polishing better they have no idea. The truth is the increase in friction from the increase in pressure caused the increase in performance, not the heat.

A second example, regarding Knowledge, would be speaking of how the various abrasive grains in polishes break down to a primary crystal but having no experience to make this happen.

Kevin is one of those guys who has experience at an extreme level but is also a wealth of knowledge stored in his brain that he is able to express with his experience. Basically he is able to practice what he preaches, and what he preaches is so far beyond most peoples understanding that they cannot comprehend how little they know.

But the best part of Kevin is really how humble he is. I have never heard him brag about his knowledge; it is usually the exact opposite. Any good words spoken about Kevin have been unsolicited and based on people's experience with him. He does not going around telling people how good he is in a desperate attempt to create notoriety he feels entitled too.
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Wisely said, now if only this was practiced far more in the real world.
 
David, thanks for reminding us all what a great asset to the detailing community Kevin is. :hurray:

Everytime I talk to Kevin I learn so much and as Todd said his level of humbleness and willingness to share is top notch!
 
I would have to agree here. Im hosting a seminar on aug. 1st. and kevin seen my post about it and sent me an email asking if he could help out with supplies. He did this and never met me. I never talked to him nor conversed in anyway. I can say that after talking with him on the phone. This world would be better with a few more Kevin Brown's . :thumbup:
 
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