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Today at work I notice someone put a business card on my window. Normally I would be like eh whatever. But today I notice it was only on my car lol. Throughout the whole parking lot, a bunch of dirty car, but it was only on my window. I had like the cleanest car in the lot. LoL just funny I thought.
 
Guess he figured your car would be the easiest to do and would be fast money.
 
When I was plastering parking lots out west, I would skip the obviously neglected vehicles also. They never respond.
 
why would anyone advertise armorall as one of their products/services? I don't know of any armorall products that are worthy.
 
scrubs147 said:
why would anyone advertise armorall as one of their products/services? I don't know of any armorall products that are worthy.
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Because Armor All is common, well known term, even moms know it (feat in itself). Dates back from forever. Good advertisement really. You don't have to explain the product, people just know what it is. Most don't even care it is chocked full of greasy silicone.
 
Andr3wilson said:
Because Armor All is common, well known term, even moms know it (feat in itself). Dates back from forever. Good advertisement really. You don't have to explain the product, people just know what it is. Most don't even care it is chocked full of greasy silicone.
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you're spot on. my coworker couldn't care less. if they see shiny, they'll pay. this guy is trying to get me to let them wash my car for 2 years now. he even ask one of my coworker to come in to ask me if i wanted a car wash. he had his van with a bath tub of water and a pressure washer. makes me wonder if i should bring the Gary Dean wash method to work and show him how it's done lol. it'll save him a lot of gas driving around that bath tub.
 
dorkiedoode said:
you're spot on. my coworker couldn't care less. if they see shiny, they'll pay. this guy is trying to get me to let them wash my car for 2 years now. he even ask one of my coworker to come in to ask me if i wanted a car wash. he had his van with a bath tub of water and a pressure washer. makes me wonder if i should bring the Gary Dean wash method to work and show him how it's done lol. it'll save him a lot of gas driving around that bath tub.
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Oddly enough, I have met a ton of people (when I was contracted out to Autoobessed for the motor show) who love shiny and glossy dashes! Of course I had to not sputter and scream when I was told that! I find the Sonus Eclipse (I dont remember the pinnacle/WG/DP version names) and CG G6 are popular with the glossy dash lovers. I can't figure it out myself. I like Sonax Matte Dash and 1Z Cockpit Premium myself, but eh, sell whats wanted!

I personally believe the shine is showing clean to them.

I am surprised why more mobile/express guys aren't using CG Ecosmart system! imagine what you would save on!
 
dorkiedoode said:
you're spot on. my coworker couldn't care less. if they see shiny, they'll pay. this guy is trying to get me to let them wash my car for 2 years now. he even ask one of my coworker to come in to ask me if i wanted a car wash. he had his van with a bath tub of water and a pressure washer. makes me wonder if i should bring the Gary Dean wash method to work and show him how it's done lol. it'll save him a lot of gas driving around that bath tub.
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Ah another Gary Dean wash method fan..
 
Theo_Auto_Fines said:
Ah another Gary Dean wash method fan..
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Actually I never tried it lol. I just thought that was a really cool idea he thought of and i think a lot of mobile detailed could use it. Or any kind of waterless or rinse less wash. Instead of driving around a bath tub and a pressure washer. For me I've always been washing the car with the 2BM and a pressure washer. We don't have any water law here in Cali so I'm going to enjoy it for now. Plus I think it's much safer on my super soft paint. Maybe one day ill give rinseless a try though and see if the paint can make it through it.
 
I put cards in the seal of cars I would like to work on. The reason it was on your car and no one else's was a smart move on his part.

If you seen a beat to hell car (wouldn't you think the owner doesn't care about the way their car looks). So in reality he is marketing people who will probably give him atleast a call. I never put cards on neglected cars, They go right on the ground because they just don't care or figure they would do it themselves.

Smart marketing in my eyes.
 
It is indeed. Then to come to think about it. Would you ever think to yourself that if that person can get his car to look that good would he bother to call? Or he might already have a detailer on his phone list? I'm just wondering. I'm not doing this as a business so I wouldn't know. In the mobile guy he probably think man I can get his car to look like this weekly and ill make easy money cause it's so clean. In my mind he's going to do the opposite, put more swirls on my car, and I'll have something to polish during the weekend lol.


T3 AutoDetails said:
I put cards in the seal of cars I would like to work on. The reason it was on your car and no one else's was a smart move on his part.

If you seen a beat to hell car (wouldn't you think the owner doesn't care about the way their car looks). So in reality he is marketing people who will probably give him atleast a call. I never put cards on neglected cars, They go right on the ground because they just don't care or figure they would do it themselves.

Smart marketing in my eyes.
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dorkiedoode said:
It is indeed. Then to come to think about it. Would you ever think to yourself that if that person can get his car to look that good would he bother to call? Or he might already have a detailer on his phone list? I'm just wondering. I'm not doing this as a business so I wouldn't know. In the mobile guy he probably think man I can get his car to look like this weekly and ill make easy money cause it's so clean. In my mind he's going to do the opposite, put more swirls on my car, and I'll have something to polish during the weekend lol.
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I have indeed thought about that, Most people like their cars too look like that and may be able to do it, But when people have money its like anything else (i'll pay someone to do it because I don't want too). Sad to say but this is the world we live in. People are lazy. How many things do you pay for that you could do yourself yet you pay anyways? What your paying for is the "convenience" of someone else doing it yet getting the same results you expect as if you did it yourself.
 
I used to use Armor All.... yuck. I now use Vinylex. I hope that's better, lol. Seems to be. And I use Lexol on my leather-wrapped steering wheel.

I very rarely get any business cards on my car. Sometimes I'll get one for haircuts, but it's all about those trendy hair-do's that white people usually don't get. :laughing:
 
TH3M B0N3Z said:
I used to use Armor All.... yuck. I now use Vinylex. I hope that's better, lol. Seems to be. And I use Lexol on my leather-wrapped steering wheel.

I very rarely get any business cards on my car. Sometimes I'll get one for haircuts, but it's all about those trendy hair-do's that white people usually don't get. :laughing:
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In assuming you're not "white". Lol
 
dorkiedoode said:
Actually I never tried it lol. I just thought that was a really cool idea he thought of and i think a lot of mobile detailed could use it. Or any kind of waterless or rinse less wash. Instead of driving around a bath tub and a pressure washer. For me I've always been washing the car with the 2BM and a pressure washer. We don't have any water law here in Cali so I'm going to enjoy it for now. Plus I think it's much safer on my super soft paint. Maybe one day ill give rinseless a try though and see if the paint can make it through it.
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Its never a Gary Dean method, It could be (insert your name here) method. Funny how that guy takes credit for something even a 5 year old kid can muster.

2BM is probably the most used method, but if I was working on high end cars I would probably dedicate 1MF towel per panel and using a sprayer to make sure that the paint is always lubricated. Oh wait I can call that the "SHORT BUS WASH METHOD"..
 
scrubs147 said:
why would anyone advertise armorall as one of their products/services? I don't know of any armorall products that are worthy.
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That was a turn off for me, horrible stuff.

I hate when people put stuff on my car, i always inspect for scratches in that area.

One time a newly opened grocery store would put their 1 page flyers underneath the wipers and they even put one on my friends Gallardo. Oh boy was he mad, the store manager wasn't happy few minutes later. lol
 
T3 AutoDetails said:
I have indeed thought about that, Most people like their cars too look like that and may be able to do it, But when people have money its like anything else (i'll pay someone to do it because I don't want too). Sad to say but this is the world we live in. People are lazy. How many things do you pay for that you could do yourself yet you pay anyways? What your paying for is the "convenience" of someone else doing it yet getting the same results you expect as if you did it yourself.
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Yeah, you're right. I was going to pay at first but only if I see how they wash one car first. Which they did and I told them no thanks after. They use old non-microfiber towel, they were being cheap with water, like spray one door and pray it'll remove all the dirt for the rear door too, and they use Armor product. Plus from what I gather from Autopia & Autogeek was to never ever do an express wash of any kind. Unless you know how they work.
 
Theo_Auto_Fines said:
Its never a Gary Dean method, It could be (insert your name here) method. Funny how that guy takes credit for something even a 5 year old kid can muster.

2BM is probably the most used method, but if I was working on high end cars I would probably dedicate 1MF towel per panel and using a sprayer to make sure that the paint is always lubricated. Oh wait I can call that the "SHORT BUS WASH METHOD"..
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Sorry, I'm also an Autotopia member and he's like a god to them over there. Since everyone calling it the "Gary Dean Method" figures if I tell you the Kevin's Method you would be like who's that right? Since I'm pretty new to detailing would you mind telling me what's the name of that true method? Gotta give him credit though since he was the fastest one to name it under his name if that method has been out for so long.
 
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