what's the last car care/detailing video you've just watched?

Optimus Grime said:
You’re right……………..again. And it does come in a pretty box. It’s all about that unpacking experience that makes or breaks a coating.

Did I mention the $40 prep polish you need to use as well?
Adhesion Promoter Polish
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I already noticed an unboxing video for it cause like you say: priorities

I can almost guarantee there are enough Yvan fanboys out there that he will make bank on it, especially after he installed it on Pan's new ride

He has jumped ship so many times and worn so many new company T shirts I have a hard time taking him seriously
 
Setec Astronomy said:
He seems to have gotten past that, somehow. And anyway--DND (detonated nano diamonds).
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Yeah, I guess now that the T shirts come out of his pocket he and his pet monkey are in it for the long haul

But are his DND series 316 SS, cause...
 
chilly said:
I already noticed an unboxing video for it cause like you say: priorities

I can almost guarantee there are enough Yvan fanboys out there that he will make bank on it, especially after he installed it on Pan's new ride

He has jumped ship so many times and worn so many new company T shirts I have a hard time taking him seriously
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I have a love/hate relationship with his content. I think he has a lot of good tips and practical advice but like other YTubers, I lose interest once they become product pushers.

I must admit that I was intrigued by the DND and applied to be an installer to find out what they are all about. Maybe the mythical lifetime, wash once a year, scratchproof coating has been created. Or maybe it’s diamond infused snake oil.
 
Optimus Grime said:
I have a love/hate relationship with his content. I think he has a lot of good tips and practical advice but like other YTubers, I lose interest once they become product pushers.

I must admit that I was intrigued by the DND and applied to be an installer to find out what they are all about. Maybe the mythical lifetime, wash once a year, scratchproof coating has been created. Or maybe it’s diamond infused snake oil.
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That's the truth of it in a nutshell

Nobody want's to pass up the possibility that it is the holy grail of coatings, or whatever the hot ticket of the week is

I agree that Yvan has extensive detailing knowledge that could benefit the majority of us, I just hate wading through the sludge to get to the good stuff

And I seriously cannot take Nick what's his name, especially when he had that semi mullet and the Vegas Lounge Lizard mustache, and looked like the Maitre D at a cheap steak house

Maybe he is Yvans comic foil; IDK

Pan is much the same, the guy can detail a car, no doubt; he just shot himself in the foot and lost a lot of credibility and is, or at least was, the ultimate product pusher

I am sure I will offend someone but when you stand in front of a camera and then post it on the inter webs for all the world to se, you better have your ducks in a row

I hope you get to be an installer because it will be awesome to get to have real world feedback
 
chilly said:
That's the truth of it in a nutshell

Nobody want's to pass up the possibility that it is the holy grail of coatings, or whatever the hot ticket of the week is

I agree that Yvan has extensive detailing knowledge that could benefit the majority of us, I just hate wading through the sludge to get to the good stuff

And I seriously cannot take Nick what's his name, especially when he had that semi mullet and the Vegas Lounge Lizard mustache, and looked like the Maitre D at a cheap steak house

Maybe he is Yvans comic foil; IDK

Pan is much the same, the guy can detail a car, no doubt; he just shot himself in the foot and lost a lot of credibility and is, or at least was, the ultimate product pusher

I am sure I will offend someone but when you stand in front of a camera and then post it on the inter webs for all the world to se, you better have your ducks in a row

I hope you get to be an installer because it will be awesome to get to have real world feedback
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Pan’s in the same boat. Every video is title “The best blah blah blah” and three months later he is reviewing another product of the same type that is the new best. It’s like detailer’s Groundhog Day.

Even if, by some dumb luck, I am accepted as an installer I’ll never be able to install a coating. If the lite version is $300, I can only imagine what the cost of the pro versions will be. I’ll have to triple my coating prices just to make a profit and with the people around me haggling with my current prices I’ll never make a sale with one of these coatings.

I do have a beautiful blue drop top BMW to coat in the coming weeks and I just might bite the bullet and apply the lite coating just to see how it installs and performs. I get a nice discount at wholesale price but it’s still 3x the cost of Mohs and I highly doubt it’s three times the quality.
 
Optimus Grime said:
I do have a beautiful blue drop top BMW to coat in the coming weeks and I just might bite the bullet and apply the lite coating just to see how it installs and performs. I get a nice discount at wholesale price but it’s still 3x the cost of Mohs and I highly doubt it’s three times the quality.
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But it's got detonated nano-diamonds! But you guys are right, YouTube seems to have turned into one big infomercial.
 
Setec Astronomy said:
But it's got detonated nano-diamonds! But you guys are right, YouTube seems to have turned into one big infomercial.
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It appears that DND are a real thing and have real world applications.
What is Detonation Nanodiamond? – Adamas Nanotechnologies

My problem is with these "exclusive pro only" coatings. When you read through the descriptions and get past all of the chemist jargon, they seem to be no different than prosumer coatings, except for the astronomical cost of course.
 
Optimus Grime said:
It appears that DND are a real thing and have real world applications.
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Oh, I know they are, as soon as I heard the term I looked it up to see if it was real or some made up marketing mumbo-jumbo. The question is whether it really becomes a functional/useful ingredient, or whether it's going to be controversial like graphene, or useless like teflon back in the day.
 
Optimus Grime said:
Pan’s in the same boat. Every video is title “The best blah blah blah” and three months later he is reviewing another product of the same type that is the new best. It’s like detailer’s Groundhog Day.

Even if, by some dumb luck, I am accepted as an installer I’ll never be able to install a coating. If the lite version is $300, I can only imagine what the cost of the pro versions will be. I’ll have to triple my coating prices just to make a profit and with the people around me haggling with my current prices I’ll never make a sale with one of these coatings.

I do have a beautiful blue drop top BMW to coat in the coming weeks and I just might bite the bullet and apply the lite coating just to see how it installs and performs. I get a nice discount at wholesale price but it’s still 3x the cost of Mohs and I highly doubt it’s three times the quality.
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My knowledge of coatings is extremely limited; but, $300 for a brand new, no previous history, DIY coating seems ludicrous; unless, as you say, it will outlast the car

Even Kamikaze Zipang is cheaper

I hope you get someone to bite on it, without taking a wallet beatdown of course
 
Optimus Grime said:
That’s how I feel about Wilson Auto Detailing.
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Yep, him too!

Optimus Grime said:
Pan’s in the same boat. Every video is title “The best blah blah blah” and three months later he is reviewing another product of the same type that is the new best. It’s like detailer’s Groundhog Day.
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Pan's content isn't really geared towards people with extensive detailing knowledge, be that a professional or a pro-sumer like me. I do see how his content could be helpful for someone new to detailing, or someone wanting to progress from generic automotive store products. To me, I never really see value in the content because I'm generally not learning anything from him, nor am I gaining any insight into the product he is "reviewing" is good or bad, everything is game changing to him. This is because he is never going to say it how it is for fear of stopping the gravy train. I also don't like how he would drop videos here purely for drumming up view counts but never contributing to the forum in a meaningful way.

That's not to say he isn't a hard worker, because I know what it takes to make a 30 second video, let alone a 30min video three times a week. I also have no doubt about his detailing knowledge. But he his tactics are plain to see and that makes him come across as a pest to the industry.
 
DFB said:
I also have doubt about his detailing knowledge.
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Not sure if that’s a typo or you meant to say that.. My personal opinion is I would mean to say that. Why? Because I’ve never seen him detail an actual dirty car. He’s actually said that he doesn’t detail cars that he deems too dirty. IMO that’s lame.
 
Eldorado2k said:
Not sure if that’s a typo or you meant to say that.. My personal opinion is I would mean to say that. Why? Because I’ve never seen him detail an actual dirty car. He’s actually said that he doesn’t detail cars that he deems too dirty. IMO that’s lame.
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Was a typo, corrected now.
 
Eldorado2k said:
Not sure if that’s a typo or you meant to say that.. My personal opinion is I would mean to say that. Why? Because I’ve never seen him detail an actual dirty car. He’s actually said that he doesn’t detail cars that he deems too dirty. IMO that’s lame.
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Where's the fun in that? The transformation from ugly duckling to a beautiful, 4 wheeled swan is what it's all about. As long as the customer is willing to pay, I'll gladly work on a hammered filthy McNasty car with no reservation.

Interiors are another story. These trash cans on wheels that I see in the car rider line at my school can kick rocks. I'll pass on those all day because that filth is on another level. It's like hoarders on wheels.
 
Optimus Grime said:
Where's the fun in that? The transformation from ugly duckling to a beautiful, 4 wheeled swan is what it's all about. As long as the customer is willing to pay, I'll gladly work on a hammered filthy McNasty car with no reservation.

Interiors are another story. These trash cans on wheels that I see in the car rider line at my school can kick rocks. I'll pass on those all day because that filth is on another level. It's like hoarders on wheels.
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The way I see it, anyone who went and spent good coin on their Mytee Extractor or equivalent machine with all those bells & whistles should be more than happy to welcome any and all interiors no matter what they look like.

Otherwise what’s the point in even having spent 2-3k on that extractor if you’re never going to use it?

If they pay, lets rock. Someone should donate a Mytee to me. I’d use it.
 
Eldorado2k said:
The way I see it, anyone who went and spent good coin on their Mytee Extractor or equivalent machine with all those bells & whistles should be more than happy to welcome any and all interiors no matter what they look like.

Otherwise what’s the point in even having spent 2-3k on that extractor if you’re never going to use it?

If they pay, lets rock. Someone should donate a Mytee to me. I’d use it.
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The real reason I don't do interiors, except occasionally, is because the people that have the worst cars are willing to pay the least to get them cleaned. Time is money and if they don't have the money I don't have the time. This and the fact that detailing is an occasional weekend gig and my business is really built on paint correction and coatings.

Have you looked into the Rip Clean system? I'm tempted to get it just for the hell of it. For $250 it looks like you can turn your shop vac into a damn good extractor.
Better Extractor Auto Detailing Extractor Vacuum Conversion Kit
 
Optimus Grime said:
Have you looked into the Rip Clean system? I'm tempted to get it just for the hell of it. For $250 it looks like you can turn your shop vac into a damn good extractor.
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You hook that up to your water tap? I guess that could work if you have good hot water and it doesn't cool off too much by the time it gets to the where you are extracting. It would seem that way you have no option of adding any cleaning products to the solution you are laying down. Not that I really know what I'm talking about, since I gave up buying a MyTee a long time ago...I almost bought one of...I can't even remember the brand anymore, but they sold the company and they stopped making the little one that competed with the MyTee Lite. There were just too many complaints about the MyTees. And besides I switched all my cars over to all-season mats, so no more carpet floor mats to extract, LOL.
 
never thought I would hear him say that a non premium brand product is better than one that is higher/premium priced. just goes to show you that some companies/brands take the short comings of another and make improvements, all while not having to always have the premium price tag. higher price doesn't always mean better. a good product is a good product, period. regardless of price. it's always a good idea to keep your eyes and ears open as the things evolve and change. kudos to him for having an open mind...




 
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