Competition Ready - Episode 3

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It might have been edited out due to time constraints, but was the car clayed? On the show it looked like the team went from washing the car to taping and then compounding.

Also, at the beginning of the program there was some discussion about the condition of the trim, and unless I missed it, I never saw anything done to it. What was used to restore the trim?
 
Sonax was the product of choice on this episode. They have their own trim product.

Was a decent episode. I am curious how much the car sold for. I saw 65K but there was nothing said about how much it was sold for.
 
Wish they didn't skip so much, and mentioned how much the car went for. I enjoyed it, but unless it gets more about the meat of detailing and less about "hurry, hurry, hurry, we are almost out of time!" I don't think it will last more than this season unfortunately
 
Kappy said:
It might have been edited out due to time constraints, but was the car clayed? On the show it looked like the team went from washing the car to taping and then compounding.

Also, at the beginning of the program there was some discussion about the condition of the trim, and unless I missed it, I never saw anything done to it. What was used to restore the trim?
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I was wondering the same thing lol. never mentioned claying
 
ViperGuy21 said:
I enjoyed it, but unless it gets more about the meat of detailing and less about "hurry, hurry, hurry, we are almost out of time!" I don't think it will last more than this season unfortunately
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I agree with this.
 
Was it me or did Mike say 4 in. foam cutting pad the second time with the PE-14 and not 1 in. foam cutting pad.
 
Episode 3 was much better than episode two. Any show on detailing is better than no show at all. It does need to be an hour show to do justice to the hard work. They can cut out the "Charlie's Angels" approach to the start of the show to put more meat on the bone of the detailing job itself.
 
I think I heard $80,000 when the hammer hit, but not sure...
The Guz said:
Sonax was the product of choice on this episode. They have their own trim product.

Was a decent episode. I am curious how much the car sold for. I saw 65K but there was nothing said about how much it was sold for.
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The Guz said:
Sonax was the product of choice on this episode. They have their own trim product.

Was a decent episode. I am curious how much the car sold for. I saw 65K but there was nothing said about how much it was sold for.
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I found where it went for $95700. Google russoandsteele 1984 Porsche. Might have been at a later auction though. Looks like the same car.


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Yeah, seemed to be a forced artificial drama over the time. And panning back and forth between various people wiping.
 
larry33 said:
Yeah, seemed to be a forced artificial drama over the time. And panning back and forth between various people wiping.
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Agree it was sunny out when they finished then when the car started to drive and be put in line it was dark out

Never the less it was still a good episode. Also was curious on the claying step and final sell. Last I heard the guy mentioned 75K
 
That's why I like Truck U and All Girls Garage so much. They just show the work being done without all the drama.
 
I agree TruckU and All Girls Garage would have been the perfect model for Comp Ready. Instead they chose the one where they fix the car that has been sitting in the garage unfinished for years (I forget the shows name) as a template. The drama is unnecessary.
 
I think the show would instantly be a better show with the removal of AJ. She is where a lot of the fluff is(not all, but biggest single source I think)and doesn't bring anything to the show, just gets in the way. And honestly, I don't think she is anywhere near at attractive as people go on and on about on here.
If a second season happens(I'd be surprised if it does tbh)a massive revamp is necessary or it won't be worth watching. Cut the fluff and the 'hurry, hurry, hurry, time is almost up!' crap. Show all the steps, some basic explanation and Mike, don't look so uncomfortable, just be yourself. You are entertaining as yourself. I don't think the show should be super technical, but definitely more than what it is now. Now it is an obviously fake show in the sense of its structure and progression with a shiny car at the end.
 
I agree with almost all of the comments. It needs less "set up" and more just show the detailing. They can cut out Bob's part in the beginning with maybe a quick narration from Mike about the upcoming project. There is reality of the time constraints, no need to make such a big deal about it. Its not unreasonable that Kyle Tuckers car had not been prepped before arriving at Sema, or the cars at the Petersen museum had not been touched prior to being put on display. And it is totally believable that a car going to auction gets detailed at the auction site (after all Mothers has an entire team doing exactly this at Barrett Jackson auctions).

Episode three had the most actual information on detailing of the first three episodes, which is a good thing.

The show has to be "entertaining", but I think it can be without the fluff and fake drama. Mike is super personable on his own and is always interesting to hear talk about detailing. Eye candy in the form of a cute girl is always good on TV, AJ is a great host. But its obvious she knows nothing about detailing. Maybe get a real "car guy" girl on the show, like Christy Lee who isnt afraid of getting her hands dirty!
 
I saw episode 1, missed episode 2, saw episode 3.
Currently, you can only see the episodes at assigned times.
For the most part the current "car" shows are: 1) build/restore a car in 30 minutes or I'm going bankrupt, 2) built around an interesting or "charismatic" personality- make sure there's a lot of drama, and 3) learn something.
At SEMA almost every booth has beautiful, surgically enhanced young ladies (not Autogeek); cars and girls- that's the way it's always been. IMO, "AJ" is a nice lady who earned her "street cred" by being on, "Overhaulin". It seems as though, "Competition Ready" is trying to find its niche. I think Mike is the perfect host and AJ is a nice compliment. I wish I could be more helpful in my critique.
I think there's a place for a detailing show on Velocity: detailing some cool-unique cars, muscle cars, ultra rare- uber expensive cars, daily drivers, tips anyone can use, secrets of the elite detailers.
 
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