Hey! What do you use to get it so shiny?

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You just did a 3 stage correction on your car. You have two coats of sealant and a topper of carnauba. Someone comes up to you and says, "Hey! How did you get it so shiny?" Do you spend twenty minutes explaining 8 hours of hard work and sweat, or do you just say, "Some stuff." ?
What do you say?
 
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Tell them your a Professional Shine Enhancement Technician and your services are available.

Tom
 
Yeah, that's a tough one, most people expect you to just blurt out a brand, because they don't understand it's a process, not a product. So I usually go with "some stuff".
 
It depends on who asks. If it's one of my car nut neighbors or other car nuts, then I'll actually explain what I did. If it's anybody else I'll say, "Give me some cash and you'll see."
 
truckbutt said:
Someone comes up to you and says, "Hey! How did you get it so shiny?" What do you say?
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Depending on the mood, and what the level of interest that I gauge from the person asking:
A - "About 6 hours of polishing, and a 1/2 hour putting some wax on."
B - "Turtle Wax Ice!" (Everyone around here thinks that is the BEST car care product ever invented. I have had LOTS of people tell me that's what I should be using).

DLB
 
Mike.Phillips@Autogeek said:
Some stuff I got at Autogeek.net
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There you go!

But this can be tough, when the person adds to the question "how do you get it so shiny, I use XXX brand, what do you use?" and you can't answer with a different brand because then they say "where can I get that??" like all they have to do is buy that brand and poof their vehicle will look like Mike Phillips just worked on it...as the OP stated, you can say "I used YYY and ZZZ brand...but it was really the machine, my pads, the combination of different products, and oh...the process and technique I have developed from doing it many times and interacting and studying online forums for years, as well as the 8 hours of work" but then their eyes just glaze over...
 
If we're standing anywhere near my garage at the time, I point to the shelves full of product and say "That stuff."
 
After posting this photo on facebook,

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I got this reply from an old elementary school friend.

"I just bought an '88 Grand Wagoneer Woody. I live in Baltimore, so travelling is out of the picture. Can you sell me a product so I can do that to my "new" truck?"

Here was my reply to him.

"Hi Kyle, long time no see. The transformation you see in that photo is the result of years of practicing intensive machine polishing with a rotary polisher. There is no magic bullet type of product that can achieve those results. Just that half of the hood took about 3 hours to do because of the severe oxidation. What condition is the paint in on your Grand Wagoneer?"

And,

"I could most likely locate a great detailer in Baltimore for you if you're willing to drop some coin on having the paint corrected. Of course you could get the tools and products and try it yourself too. Check out Tuscarora Dave's Mobile Auto Detailing from that site you can email or call me if I can be of any help in bringing the paint back on your new truck."

I don't understand rocket science because I never applied myself to learning it or had any education in it.

He doesn't understand paint correction because he has never applied himself to learning it or had any education in it.
 
I usually just hand them my business card and tell them to call me during the week. Your average person walking by wouldn't know any of the brands of products that I use. They usually ask me if they can buy the products from Walmart.. lol NO!
 
If someone shows genuine intrest I'll take the time, otherwise I just say "stuff" I get from my supplier. I find most ppl don't care what you use as long as the car looks great
 
Random guy in CVS parking lot: "What do you use to make your car look so slick?"

Me: "The rarest substance on Earth...a Spartan's tears."
 
I have had many people ask me this question and i usually just tell them "a full days work and thousands of hours of practice" imho u shouldn't really have to sell the potential customer on what brand u use.. its like trying to get a girl just cuz u use a certain type of body spray..
-Kory Kagels (Kagels Auto Detailing)
 
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