Are people really this cheap?

[rlmccarty2000]

Yes people are cheap. And most have no idea what they are talking about. Most people around my area won't even stop to put bug spray on their headlights, they just let their lights keep getting cloudier and cloudier.

 

[Octopiston]

People are like that. Try selling an item and you'll see more of it. Ex) I listed an unused polyurethane trans mount for $10+ shipping on a car forum. Someone offered $5 shipped. It would have been cheaper for me to give them a couple bucks than to take that deal.

 

[Grifffx4]

Those are the type of people that are so insecure with themselves they must attempt to prove they know more about everything.

Reality is they just look stupid to those that know better and are experts in the subject.

My favorite is the peanut butter for plastic trim routine

 

[Steelholder]

Very nice of you. ppl are cheap and they dont know their cheao methods dont last, unlike this,,

 

[ulrads1]

People are like that. Try selling an item and you'll see more of it. Ex) I listed an unused polyurethane trans mount for $10+ shipping on a car forum. Someone offered $5 shipped. It would have been cheaper for me to give them a couple bucks than to take that deal.

haha this made me laugh. In my experience people would rather pay five bucks twenty times than one hundred, one time.

 

[oldmodman]

Are you really surprised?

After all. Haven't we all seen the person at the gas station washing their 40K car with the window scrubber and the filthy bucket of soapy crud while wiping the car off with the free paper towels?

 

[Mike@ShineStruck]

My issue is there's a guy on a FB car group that does headlight restoration for only 20 bucksand. he does multstep sand paper..so seems to do it correctly.. just severely undersells himself, cause he does it for fun I guess..

 

[PA DETAILER]

WOW! SAD. Yea, wth, just grab some bug spray and a dirty rag. BAM- DONE.

 

[mwemaxxowner]

Peanut butter?

 

[Eldorado2k]

Peanut butter?

Just make sure you use creamy not crunchy. Lol.

 

[AutowerxDetailing]

Just make sure you use creamy not crunchy. Lol.

No, no, no. Other way around my friend. Crunchy gives you the extra cut you need to level out defects. Just remember to work it through a full polishing cycle so the nuts break down into a nice spreadable butter to coat the surface with afterwards. Then top it with some high-quality polymer bug spray for superior bug splatter resistance.

 

[mwemaxxowner]

Is this how they came up with diminishing abrasives?

 

[Eldorado2k]

No, no, no. Other way around my friend. Crunchy gives you the extra cut you need to level out defects. Just remember to work it through a full polishing cycle so the nuts break down into a nice spreadable butter to coat the surface with afterwards. Then top it with some high-quality polymer bug spray for superior bug splatter resistance.

Dang it! You got me.. The 1 time I go trying to give advice on a technique I've never actually tried and I get exposed

Same thing happens to me everytime I drive just 2-3 blocks down the road without my seatbelt on.. I just happen to see a cop driving by and I'm suddenly rushing to put my seatbelt on before getting spotted. Lol.

 

[wvspeed]

I work at an auto parts store and yes people belive the cheapest wipe on product will do the job and last forever

I explain the "think of it as dead skin" and the kits where you sand will work better

 

[Angus]

has anyone done a side-by-side longevity comparison of an OTC or homebrew headlight fix versus a true headlight restoration yet? Something like this could be a good marketing tool for a professional detailer.

Sure, I did a while ago:

http://www.autogeekonline.net/forum...dp%92s-aio-vs-meg%92s-plastx.html#post1186599

As you'll see, debunking bug spray wasn't too hard...

 

[brettS4]

haha this made me laugh. In my experience people would rather pay five bucks twenty times than one hundred, one time.

Actually, the way that usually works out is they end up paying $10 ten times, then pay $100 to finally fix it for good, rather than $100 once.

 

[richy]

Yeah, most people that have been suggested the toothpaste or bug spray solution call me a few weeks later to do their headlight because it didn't hold or just didn't work at all.
I explain to them that the abrasive in toothpaste is made for teeth, not plastic.

The side by side comparison is a great idea.

I'd tell I can't do it b/c I'm out of toothpaste..

 

[RangerDetails]

I'd tell I can't do it b/c I'm out of toothpaste..

Hahaha!

 

[AuroraDetailing]

People are very cheap, but you get what you pay for. I remember people coming into the body shop I used to work at asking how much a repaint would cost, and throwing a fit because Maaco, etc. only quoted them a few hundred while our estimates were well into the thousands. Their $8 bug spray or toothpaste solution will wear away in a few washes, your headlight restoration will hold up for a long time to come, just like quality paintwork versus a cheap scuff-and-shoot.

This just gave me an idea- has anyone done a side-by-side longevity comparison of an OTC or homebrew headlight fix versus a true headlight restoration yet? Something like this could be a good marketing tool for a professional detailer.

Hahaha! That was me when I was 16. Maaco quoted me $400 and I stopped by another place that said $5000. I looked at him like he had an alien growing out of his head. It was for an 89 Ford Probe with the clear coat coming off that wasn't even worth $5000.

 

[brettS4]

Eight years ago I paid $1200 for a paint job on a bicycle and didn't think twice about it. You get what you pay for if you do your research. The problem is that few people want to do that.