Way to go meguiars

[Bunky]

Just to add a note, for a car show it just has to look great for however long the judging is so there may all sorts of tricks used to make the paint shine especially well.

Many actually want a car looking great for a longer period of time (more than a few days).

[Joe Dirt]

Originally Posted by JaredPointer

For some reason there is this aura that the more a product costs or the harder it is to get it that it's that much better, when in reality that's not the case.

Prima is an excellent example ^

I find it amazing how ppl get sucked into these "Boutique" product lines. I've been sitting back in amazement for a while now watching suckers getting there walletts hijacked. It at first disturbed me abit, now I find it humerous. Almost makes me wanna set up shop in one of my spare bedrooms

[Bunky]

Originally Posted by Joe Dirt

Prima is an excellent example ^

I find it amazing how ppl get sucked into these "Boutique" product lines. I've been sitting back in amazement for a while now watching suckers getting there walletts hijacked. It at first disturbed me abit, now I find it humerous. Almost makes me wanna set up shop in one of my spare bedrooms

For some detailing is a hobby just like fishing, hunting, collecting guns, coins, stamps, or going to NASCAR, sports events, drinking craft beers or single malts, etc. This means the purpose is not to spend the absolute minimum of money to enjoy. It is their money.

[JaredPointer]

Originally Posted by Joe Dirt

Prima is an excellent example

Care to explain? Or to provide an OTC replacement for Prima Amigo? I haven't found one, so if you could find one for me that would be great. Just curious what you know that I don't.

[Big Leegr]

From what I remember of a discusion from a previous year, the cars aren't neccesarily detailed using Megs stuff exclusively. As long as they used something from Megs, they "qualify" as a Megs user. It wouldn't matter if all they used was their glass cleaner, they'd still be able to get listed as one of the hundreds of Megs users that were also Best of Show winners.
Now, this isn't to say that Megs is hardly used by any of them. Some may in fact be detailed using 100% Megs products. I'm just saying that the numbers *may* be a little misleading.

[C. Charles Hahn]

Originally Posted by JaredPointer

Care to explain? Or to provide an OTC replacement for Prima Amigo? I haven't found one, so if you could find one for me that would be great. Just curious what you know that I don't.

I suppose it depends on what you're after, there. My understanding was that Amigo is non-abrasive and relies on fillers alone to mask light swirls.... which isn't exactly something impossible to find if that sort of function is your kind of thing.

Personally, I'd rather remove the swirls than hide them temporarily.

[JaredPointer]

True enough - although what I was getting at was that it was sealant friendly / polymer based glaze, which I can't think off-hand that you can readily find OTC. I'm not sure there's a "boutique" direct replacement, although I am pretty sure someone out there can correct me on that. And I've never used a OTC product that covers as well as it does. So in that case, yeah, I think the higher priced, harder to get product was better. But I do use a lot of OTC stuff.

In a perfect world I'd rather polish my vehicle out to perfection. But the real world happens to be where I have to spend a lot of my time these days, and some things in the real world make you realize just how small a priority having a 100% mar free daily driver is. If I can spend an hour doing something that looks like I spent all day doing it - and keep in mind a lot of folks don't have the eye for paint finish that some of us do - then I'll take it.

[Woob]

Marketing, gotta love it.

[Concours.John]

Agreeing with Big Leegr.


It's not the name it's the guy doing the work and how the car is presented to the judges. I've spent all my free time at these shows representing cars. Anyone who knows what they are doing can do well with whatever product they choose. To an extent. Gives detailers a bad name and promotes product above talent.