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What is the shiniest interior protectant? Some of the cars I do people want their dashboards beyond shinny. So which one gives the biggest shine? I used to use New Again but the stopped making it.
 
armol all origanal.. or a spray detailer like stoners trim shine arosol..
 
Meguiar's NXT Tech Protectant or Cockpit Shine, they're both the same product and leave a glossy shine.
 
Emm said:
Wouldn't the company that makes the product be liable?
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sorry my post was a little vague and more of a question. When I speak to others about interior dressings, specifically dashboards I often suggest a low matte or natural look. I try to explain that most glossy dressings seem to amplify sun and could create a sharp reflection or glare. I ask if an accident would be worth a little extra gloss and often suggest keeping gloss to the tires.
 
killrwheels@autogeek said:
sorry my post was a little vague and more of a question. When I speak to others about interior dressings, specifically dashboards I often suggest a low matte or natural look. I try to explain that most glossy dressings seem to amplify sun and could create a sharp reflection or glare. I ask if an accident would be worth a little extra gloss and often suggest keeping gloss to the tires.
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I agree, but I still get asked to make the dash as shinny as possible, so the customer is always right and I just try to make them happy.
 
I hate to say this but if they want it that shiny then just slap some Armor All on it.
 
I don't even give them the option. I have two dressings that are both low gloss and that's all they have to choose from. For me it has to do with peronal testing done and liability since glare created from armor all can be unsafe. Just my. 02

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twistedframe said:
I don't even give them the option. I have two dressings that are both low gloss and that's all they have to choose from. For me it has to do with peronal testing done and liability since glare created from armor all can be unsafe. Just my. 02

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I didn't give them a choice they asked for something shinier.
 
I don't believe in all of this liability talk with glare. When I was a kid I always gobbed Armor All on my black dash and never once had a glare problem.
 
When I think shiny in terms of interior of cars, I think greasy, dust attracting, and ugly. My $.02

Send the shine loving customers home with a clean and natural dash and they will change their mind by the end of the week.
 
I have never had a problem with glare either, I've used New Again before they stopped making it and PDQ, really left a great shine. I never had problems.
 
JonMiles said:
When I think shiny in terms of interior of cars, I think greasy, dust attracting, and ugly. My $.02

Send the shine loving customers home with a clean and natural dash and they will change their mind by the end of the week.
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I'll start by saying that I prefer the matte/natural look myself. Telling the customer what they want is wrong and doing it your way anyway is probably not the best way to send them home happy. It would take me more than a week to stop swearing about the detailer and the matte look when I wanted super glare-inducing, crash causing shine. I would also laugh at someone who said, "I crashed into them because of the dressing my detailer used".
 
I tell people up front what to expect and I have never had one person complain and they all keep coming back. So obviously its not that big of a deal especially when your customers trust you.

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snowking724 said:
I'll start by saying that I prefer the matte/natural look myself. Telling the customer what they want is wrong and doing it your way anyway is probably not the best way to send them home happy. It would take me more than a week to stop swearing about the detailer and the matte look when I wanted super glare-inducing, crash causing shine. I would also laugh at someone who said, "I crashed into them because of the dressing my detailer used".
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Never once in my career have i told a customer that they were wrong, but what I offer in my detailing is almost exclusively from the Ultima and Four Star lines, my customers are mostly repeat business because of the high quality look and feel of the products and methods used. They know by coming to me that they will not get the shiny tires, trim, and interior that most the car wash/ detailing centers offer to customers. They will get a clean looking, long lasting look and feel to every inch of their car.

For customers that ask about the shine level, I politely state that instead of laying on a layer of armor-all for looks; the products used are designed to maintain the factory look and feel of the vehicle. By using advanced polymer based products, the interior does not hold onto dust and dirt nearly as much as other interior dressings. Although the shine is not there as a constant reminder that something is on the dash, there is a protective layer which will last and keep the interior looking clean and feeling nice for months to come instead of a week or so. I base my detailing around deep cleaning every inch of the vehicle and then preserving that clean, crisp look and feel that only high quality products can provide.
 
JonMiles said:
Never once in my career have i told a customer that they were wrong, but what I offer in my detailing is almost exclusively from the Ultima and Four Star lines, my customers are mostly repeat business because of the high quality look and feel of the products and methods used. They know by coming to me that they will not get the shiny tires, trim, and interior that most the car wash/ detailing centers offer to customers. They will get a clean looking, long lasting look and feel to every inch of their car.

For customers that ask about the shine level, I politely state that instead of laying on a layer of armor-all for looks; the products used are designed to maintain the factory look and feel of the vehicle. By using advanced polymer based products, the interior does not hold onto dust and dirt nearly as much as other interior dressings. Although the shine is not there as a constant reminder that something is on the dash, there is a protective layer which will last and keep the interior looking clean and feeling nice for months to come instead of a week or so. I base my detailing around deep cleaning every inch of the vehicle and then preserving that clean, crisp look and feel that only high quality products can provide.
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Good post :props:

For a high gloss interior, I would go with either Meguiars Supreme Shine or their NXT protectant.
 
twistedframe said:
I don't even give them the option. I have two dressings that are both low gloss and that's all they have to choose from. For me it has to do with peronal testing done and liability since glare created from armor all can be unsafe. Just my. 02

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JonMiles said:
Never once in my career have i told a customer that they were wrong, but what I offer in my detailing is almost exclusively from the Ultima and Four Star lines, my customers are mostly repeat business because of the high quality look and feel of the products and methods used. They know by coming to me that they will not get the shiny tires, trim, and interior that most the car wash/ detailing centers offer to customers. They will get a clean looking, long lasting look and feel to every inch of their car.

For customers that ask about the shine level, I politely state that instead of laying on a layer of armor-all for looks; the products used are designed to maintain the factory look and feel of the vehicle. By using advanced polymer based products, the interior does not hold onto dust and dirt nearly as much as other interior dressings. Although the shine is not there as a constant reminder that something is on the dash, there is a protective layer which will last and keep the interior looking clean and feeling nice for months to come instead of a week or so. I base my detailing around deep cleaning every inch of the vehicle and then preserving that clean, crisp look and feel that only high quality products can provide.
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I totally agree with both of you. I only use one interior product and it has a matte finish. I don't tell a customer they are wrong, but when you come to me you only get matte finishes on the dash, tires, and trim. I feel that I use the best products, and once I tell a customer that they always agree. I've never had a customer get upset, or not come back because of it.
 
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