How do you respond to someone in a forum that in a detailing thread you started tries to give advice to another individual about taking up detailing, i am assuming as a past time? As a summary, I just said start with panels from junk yards and practice, practice practice. This other fellow gives advice along the lines of, practice on an expensive car so you're really careful and you're forced to use all the steps. Honestly my jaw dropped. I have left the thread untouched. I don't want to be offensive to the poster or anyone viewing the thread. I wanted to type "Please tell me you're joking... an expensive car? Can you say, you will need a new paint job?" :loud: Any advice? Btw this was not on a detailing forum. Just an automotive forum.
that is some horrible advice..if I were u I wud speak up so that poor soul doesn't take it to heart and really hurt himself by following that advice
You gave your advice...he gave his. Yours is better, but none the less that's what these boards are for. To give one's opinion, Right or wrong. If you feel that strong about it my advice would be to pm the op. NO reason to get in a who's right who's wrong thread. That's what I love about this site. Save your drama for your mama moto.
Just post a link to this thread, easiest thing you can do. Practicing on junk panels is always the easiest way, you never know how a polish is going to work for you, experience is everything.
The question answers itself if you have good business ethics. (for guy on said forum) IMHO Testing out an unused LSP, tire dressing, or metal polish is one thing on a customer's car. Learning to polish on the fly is not only misleading the customer, but it puts your entire business in jeopardy... it also gives detailers a bad name in general.
I say just tell him what you really want to. I know I come to a forum for correct advice. I'm a member on some other forums (detailing forums that is) and some of the advice is totally crazy and wrong. I was a new guy once and was lucky to find one forum member that was well respected. I went to him for my questions. I feel everyone has the right to good information. There's nothing wrong with politely asking the guy why he would ever want to practice on an expensive car.
