Show Your Best 50/50 Picture
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SanmerDetailing
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A black Saab with Megs Ultimate
BMW leather after APC
A carbon fiber rear wing on an Evo after Megs Ultimate
BMW leather after APC
A carbon fiber rear wing on an Evo after Megs Ultimate
This was the first time I've seen this thread. I didn't read the entire thread, so maybe this was already commented on, but after reading the first page, I'm reminded of the shadiness of companies and advertising. Funny how Meguiars used pictures of Mike P's work on product's packaging when he didn't even use that product to do the work.
Theostoubos
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I know you said 50/50 not before and after, but due to time constraints I wasn't able to do a 50/50 of this, so here's the next best thing:
And even though it isn't paint correction, here's two of my faves (I am more of an interior guy):
Sorry for not playing by the rules.
DLB
Nice shots & great turnaround. May I ask you what you used on this armrest and side panel ?
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HotWhipT/A
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2010' Camaro with 20K miles. Acid raid FTL...
After rotary with a wool pad and M105
After orange pad/ SIP and black pad with Power Finish.
2000 Viper GTS
After 3 stage polish and Cquartz
Left vinyl strip done with a black pad and Final Finish.... Polish residue hadn't been cleaned off the edges yet.
After rotary with a wool pad and M105
After orange pad/ SIP and black pad with Power Finish.
2000 Viper GTS
After 3 stage polish and Cquartz
Left vinyl strip done with a black pad and Final Finish.... Polish residue hadn't been cleaned off the edges yet.
Porsche Pilot
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Not really a 50/50 but a good example of a test spot.
Monster Shine
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Mine is an interior shot. My friend just recently bought a used higher mileage Cadillac and they leather was a little dingy. We plan on detailing it fully when it warms up. I cleaned his armrest for him to show him how bad it really was.
50/50 is - As Was vs. OPC 3:1 & Optimum Leather Protectant
50/50 is - As Was vs. OPC 3:1 & Optimum Leather Protectant
Theostoubos
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Mine is an interior shot. My friend just recently bought a used higher mileage Cadillac and they leather was a little dingy. We plan on detailing it fully when it warms up. I cleaned his armrest for him to show him how bad it really was.
50/50 is - As Was vs. OPC 3:1 & Optimum Leather Protectant
Wow.. Amazing...
monito
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Got you! :laughing:Don't know, I'm not a lawyer, I think the pictures are just "picture types" of what the product can do, there's no claims otherwise.
On discussion forums, "online enthusiasts" tend to be very DO or AR if you like that term better and so questions like yours are the norm.
The products actually do what the pictures show they do, I'm just happy to have cars I worked on end up on product labels probably into the tens of thousands, maybe hundreds of thousands of bottles now on the market.
Interesting thing is, I didn't know Marketing chose those pictures until I sat in on a Marketing meeting where new products are introduced. I was sitting in the back row of the training room and as the Power Point Presentation went from product to product all of a sudden one after another, these two "new" products showed up and at the discussion point of time in the presentation I pointed out to Marketing that those were two cars that were detailed right next door in the Training Garage.
It was an interesting surprise to say the least...
p@
dnoraker
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wet sand with 1500/2000 to remove most of the orange peel (factory paint, so had to be careful)
damp sand with 2500/3000
all rotary:
M105 with Megs double-sided wool
M105 with LC orange
M205 with LC orange
Menzerna PO85RD with LC blue
There was still a little peel left, as I was was trying to be extra careful on this test panel, being that it was factory paint. Nonetheless, the car wash scratches are gone as is most of the peel, restoring high clarity and gloss.
damp sand with 2500/3000
all rotary:
M105 with Megs double-sided wool
M105 with LC orange
M205 with LC orange
Menzerna PO85RD with LC blue
There was still a little peel left, as I was was trying to be extra careful on this test panel, being that it was factory paint. Nonetheless, the car wash scratches are gone as is most of the peel, restoring high clarity and gloss.