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DetailingDude
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I have been detailing cars for 15 years and I have see the industry change in many ways. Every few years there is a new product that comes out that somewhat shakes up things.
Silicone was one although it is on life-support now. But in its heyday it was great stuff. It got a lot of bad press and nearly everybody was breaking their legs jumping off the band wagon.
Then there was clay bars. Although clay bars actually date back to the 1920's their mass-distribution in the late 80's was on of the greatest things. They are non-abrasive surface preparation bars.
Next was the MicroFiber towels. These towels are amazing! They have been out for close to 5 years now and there are many grades of them, but thier impact on the industry is still being felt.
Now I heard of Perma-Finish. A quick check of their website and I though I had seen something like this before. In fact, a company like this seems to pop-up every few months and you see some guy lighting the car on fire at 2:30 in the morning!
But I just spent 35 mins on the telephone with the guys from Perma-Finish and all my skepticism has been removed. While I have not actually seen their process first hand I can see what they are talking about on a molecular level. If it works as they say it does remains to be seen. However, if I lived in the Atlanta area I'd drop by and check them out.
If you have read my earlier post on this you'll know that I ripped them apart and now I am reversing the course rather dramatically. I was quite impressed because he sounds like a car guy and not a profitier..... although I am sure that he will become one.
He says that you can enhance your gloss with his process by waxing, but the level of protection won't actually increase.
Silicone was one although it is on life-support now. But in its heyday it was great stuff. It got a lot of bad press and nearly everybody was breaking their legs jumping off the band wagon.
Then there was clay bars. Although clay bars actually date back to the 1920's their mass-distribution in the late 80's was on of the greatest things. They are non-abrasive surface preparation bars.
Next was the MicroFiber towels. These towels are amazing! They have been out for close to 5 years now and there are many grades of them, but thier impact on the industry is still being felt.
Now I heard of Perma-Finish. A quick check of their website and I though I had seen something like this before. In fact, a company like this seems to pop-up every few months and you see some guy lighting the car on fire at 2:30 in the morning!
But I just spent 35 mins on the telephone with the guys from Perma-Finish and all my skepticism has been removed. While I have not actually seen their process first hand I can see what they are talking about on a molecular level. If it works as they say it does remains to be seen. However, if I lived in the Atlanta area I'd drop by and check them out.
If you have read my earlier post on this you'll know that I ripped them apart and now I am reversing the course rather dramatically. I was quite impressed because he sounds like a car guy and not a profitier..... although I am sure that he will become one.
He says that you can enhance your gloss with his process by waxing, but the level of protection won't actually increase.
