Uh-oh...Opening a can of worms/ Creating a Monster

OK guys, most of us are fans of quality products whether they're expensive and therefor exclusive, or cheap and affordable. As long as the stuff works for its designed purpose - I think we all can appreciate the diversity of product ranges in the detailing community.

Some of our favorite and most often used supplies are also some of our cheapest: Meguiar's Glass Cleaner / APC / Degreaser concentrates which work out to be anywhere from $.19 to $1.60 a bottle, so trust me when I say we're not strangers to affordable quality products. That being said; there's a place for expensive items that generate buzz.

My personal feeling is that just because something gets the same job done for a much higher cost doesn't mean it's not worth the higher cost. You can't measure everything using the same ruler. If you want to run sub 10 second passes in the 1/4 mile, there are multiple ways of doing so. One solution is buying a Hayabusa, another is buying a Twin-Turbo Gallardo.

That being said, I am quite excited for some new things that just arrived as well as some new LSP offers we'll have available to our clients in 2010







In addition to the wax on top, it was cool going to a local event at the Henry Ford Museum that had the exact car that the wax was was based off displayed:






and of course:



I'll be sure to post up how each of these goes and what I think about them once I get the chance to try them. Thanks for looking and may we all have a great 2010

 

Those Zymol brushes suck !!!! Mine didn't last at all. My two Swissvax brushes I got from Phil are still going strong even after tons of uses.

 

Sweet to see that Bugatti! Was it wearing Royale too?

I'm assuming that's Opticoating.

 

many zymol items

 

very nice car an products ya got there.

 

I was so close to pulling the trigger on that exact sampler 3 pack, when Zymol had the 25% off sale...just didn't have the funds.

 

what's the syringe for? Is it Opti-coat?

excuse my ignorance.

 

I was going to buy it as well, until they decided not to offer the refills.

 

That's some nice stuff there mate!

 

Nice pick ups. I picked up Kit #2

 

Nice!

I want some Opticoating... bad!!!

 

Our Swissvax brushes failed on us: split on the red housing that holds the bristles together. We figured that for 3 bucks cheaper they were worth a shot. Worst case scenario, they last as long as the SV ones

Yes indeed. We hate to put orders in unless we're going to make it worth it in size.

Much appreciated Twisted

I hear you. Luckily this was something Jacob and I had been discussing for several months (offering a luxury wax). After much research to include polling of established high end detailers like Bob Willis, this seemed to be the best solution to try it out.

Sorry! I forgot to make it more clear - yes that is Opti-Coat. We're not ready to offer it to clients yet though. We want to test it ourselves to insure the quality of what we're trying to sell first. It'll likely be used on the work truck

I know there was quite a bit of buzz about this awhile back, but in our opinion; it's still worth it. Once the cost is broken down per ounce, it's even more apparent its a great deal than before looking deeper. I'm sure if there were refills that A LOT of people would have joined in on this much sooner.

 

Much appreciated P1et

Kit #2 is a STEAL. Breaking down the cost of the waxes included per ounce, it's a better deal than #3 is. For us however, we didn't really need anymore wax unless it was going to be something rare we normally wouldn't have tried/used.

Well I know there are some reviews out there to include David Fermani's big test of the stuff that's on going, but we'll surely keep folks updated on how it lasts on the work truck.

 

I'm really interested in it for door jams and other spots that need more durability than looks... from what I've seen the looks are kind of meh...

 

I have been wanting Atlantique sooooooooooooo bad!

Nice stuff Matt!

 

Nice pick up there!!

 

Very much so. I'm not even worried about the look this stuff gives - its all about durability.

Fixed! and much appreciated

Here's a short break down of cost per oz of some of the real high end crazy nuba's out there.

Zymol Atlantique: Listed for $1358 on zymol.com for 8oz.
$ 169.75 per oz (Vintage breaks down to $99.27)

Zymol Royale: Listed for $8416 on zymol.com for 44oz. *refillable
$ 191.27 per oz

Swissvax Divine: listed for $2890 on detailersdomain.com for 13.53oz
$ 213.60 per oz

 

Mark, my most-used swissvax brush that's for the wheels split at the red plastic too. But what's funny, I actually like it more WITHOUT it. I make the bristles a bit more flexible and longer :LOL:

 

lol Aaron. Well... I'm certainly not going to throw mine away, but I figured I'd try that Swiss brush's American counterpart. I figure I'll be ordering another couple SV ones down the line regardless. These things have so many great uses

 

That'll piss people who pay $8K for genuine Royale wax :