Audios S6
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With a lot of people using Blacklight and all the back and forth surounding it I got to thinking about which type of LSP is right for each person.
This is in no way me bashing blacklight....I have used it and I like it, but I will use it as an example.
Based on my experience and reading, to me Blacklight behaves like a long lasting glaze. It provides a great look, decent beading, and sub par (compared to a sealant) durability. It's a great product for the hobby detailer that is willing to spend the time to maintain their finish. Also a great product prior to a car show. But not such a great product for the pro detailer who is trying to give a customer a low maintenace, long lasting finish. So I wonder why some pro detailers are such a fan of this.
For the professional detailer overhead costs are an issue; but, if you are doing high quailty $300+ work and not doing production detailing, then it seems to me you are almost cheating your customers if you are using anything but Opti-coat/Cquartz type coatings on a daily driver. Clearly vehicles like show cars & exotics should get different or additional treatment.
A liquid/paste wax is for those owners who are willing to put in the effort to maintain a finish and go the extra mile.
A glaze should be reserved for show cars and owners that won't pay for a correction. Also for those going the extra extra mile.
A spray wax is really a touch-up product to maintain an existing LSP.
This is a few examples of my LSP philosophy, but I'm not the only one with an opinion.
So when do YOU feel you should be using a glaze, spray wax, liquid/paste wax, sealant or coating as an LSP and why?
This is in no way me bashing blacklight....I have used it and I like it, but I will use it as an example.
Based on my experience and reading, to me Blacklight behaves like a long lasting glaze. It provides a great look, decent beading, and sub par (compared to a sealant) durability. It's a great product for the hobby detailer that is willing to spend the time to maintain their finish. Also a great product prior to a car show. But not such a great product for the pro detailer who is trying to give a customer a low maintenace, long lasting finish. So I wonder why some pro detailers are such a fan of this.
For the professional detailer overhead costs are an issue; but, if you are doing high quailty $300+ work and not doing production detailing, then it seems to me you are almost cheating your customers if you are using anything but Opti-coat/Cquartz type coatings on a daily driver. Clearly vehicles like show cars & exotics should get different or additional treatment.
A liquid/paste wax is for those owners who are willing to put in the effort to maintain a finish and go the extra mile.
A glaze should be reserved for show cars and owners that won't pay for a correction. Also for those going the extra extra mile.
A spray wax is really a touch-up product to maintain an existing LSP.
This is a few examples of my LSP philosophy, but I'm not the only one with an opinion.
So when do YOU feel you should be using a glaze, spray wax, liquid/paste wax, sealant or coating as an LSP and why?