My few SEMA pictures

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Thomas Dekany

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Not too many, since I worked 9-5 every day but here are a few off of my IPhone.



Once Tunch picked me up at the airport, our first stop was one of his 3D stores. (I felt like I was in a candy store!!!)



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Here is a very talented detailer: Francisco, who does the testing for 3D. Also, one of the funniest guys I have ever met.



Francisco did a lot of the demonstrations during the 4 days while I explained the product. When he was tired of sanding, cutting and polishing, I took over.



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Mr Barry Thiel at work



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Ben, myself and Barry



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I guess this was prior to SEMA opening in the am. Where is everyone?



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Japanese detailing champion gave UNO a big thumb up



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With Todd Helmes



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Finally met Mike Phillips



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2 great minds: Me with Dr. David Ghodoussi from Optimum and my hero, Tunch Goren, owner of 3D and creator of HD UNO



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Mike and me - Mike sells 3D in Southern China.



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Oscar, myself, and Vicens of AUTO-ESTETIC fame all the way from Spain



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Me and Paul Iozzio - A true craftsman



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With Jason Killmer - THE BEST!!!!!



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Jason at work



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Finally, the new HD UNO!!! From 1200 sanding scratches to flawless finish. Try it at 3000rpm and see leveling paint like nothing else!



THANKS TUNCH!!!!!!



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I HAD A VERY GOOD TIME, MET A LOT OF VERY TALENTED PEOPLE. LEARNED A LOT. SEE YOU NEXT YEAR!
 
It was very nice meeting you as well John - finally. Too bad we didn't take a picture together. I'd have liked that. Next time!



Loved watching you work the rotary.



JohnKleven said:
Great meeting you Thomas. It was nice to meet everyone at 3D.
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Looks like fun times. I am mad that I was not able to make it this year. On the HD Uno...I find it rather hard to believe. I still have my bottle of Uno that is worth nothing more than a paper weight. Poxy was awesome...Uno...not so much.
 
I find it hard to believe that for you UNO would be useless. I'd say it is as much a user error as those who can't use 105 because it gumms up just to give you an example. At a minimum, UNO shines as a polish. For you to say that it is worthless, I would look into improving your skills.



I mean here is a 50/50 picture that was done in front of many people over and over again, for 4 days. This final version was new to all of us. As a matter of fact, we were able to go from the black wool to red. Also from black wool to orange and the finish was perfect. Talk about a versatile product.



We had a good time watching body shop guys doubting us and then asking for a sample because they couldn't believe that there was a product out there that worked like UNO. Trust me, many did their own tests, including sanding with 1200 grit paper.



PS: hopefully one of the 3D guys took a video of UNO in action.





MachNU said:
Looks like fun times. I am mad that I was not able to make it this year. On the HD Uno...I find it rather hard to believe. I still have my bottle of Uno that is worth nothing more than a paper weight. Poxy was awesome...Uno...not so much.
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Erik - yes, it is a Vegas Shop.



Barry - I enjoyed our walk back to the hotel that night. Hopefully we will meet again soon.



PS: did you get my e mail?
 
tdekany said:
I find it hard to believe that for you UNO would be useless. I'd say it is as much a user error as those who can't use 105 because it gumms up just to give you an example. At a minimum, UNO shines as a polish. For you to say that it is worthless, I would look into improving your skills.



I mean here is a 50/50 picture that was done in front of many people over and over again, for 4 days. This final version was new to all of us. As a matter of fact, we were able to go from the black wool to red. Also from black wool to orange and the finish was perfect. Talk about a versatile product.



We had a good time watching body shop guys doubting us and then asking for a sample because they couldn't believe that there was a product out there that worked like UNO. Trust me, many did their own tests, including sanding with 1200 grit paper.



PS: hopefully one of the 3D guys took a video of UNO in action.
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Alright, let me rephrase. The bottle I have is worthless. I can promise you its not user error. I even talked with Barry Theal after a few times of using it to see if there was something wrong I was doing and every bit of advice he gave me I either had tried already or tried and did not yield different results. I have even had another capable detailer try it out and he ended with the exact same results as me. I might have gotten a defective bottle, but after the issues I went through with, I would not hold faith in the next one. Poxy is a great product, but my experience thus far with Uno, have been less than ideal.
 
I did use one bottle that was worthless. God knows what was in it.



I can promise you, a normal bottle of UNO will make you shake your head.



MachNU said:
Alright, let me rephrase. The bottle I have is worthless. I can promise you its not user error. I even talked with Barry Theal after a few times of using it to see if there was something wrong I was doing and every bit of advice he gave me I either had tried already or tried and did not yield different results. I have even had another capable detailer try it out and he ended with the exact same results as me. I might have gotten a defective bottle, but after the issues I went through with, I would not hold faith in the next one. Poxy is a great product, but my experience thus far with Uno, have been less than ideal.
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Thanks Bobby - they were metal panels. They were painter several days before the show. Cleared. The paint marred so easy if you touched it, but with the MF towels it wasn't an issue too much.



countrysquire said:
Thanks for posting the pictures Thomas. What were the black panels that you were using to demonstrate with?
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