Thread: Tire Dressing
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Old 02 Dec 2003, 11:24 am
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Sorry guys, I was hired to put together a business plan for a guy starting a detailing business. It is taking be more time than I thought. Ok, dressings. First of all, I used the Meguiars Endurance and it is solvent based. (My rep sent me a sample) You can tell a solvent based product becuase it looks and feels like gel, it is sticky (the petroleum in it/ and mineral spirits) when I called the rep and asked what type it was (just wanted to test his knowledge) he didn't even know. Here is my take on solvent dressings. It destroys rubber bottom line. Yes it gives a shiny look but to me that is unnatural anyway. besides the fact is it harmful to rubber. The only reason it was introduced is because the public wanted it. without obtaining proper education. I added a water based dressing because I wanted poeple to have a choice, most people don't even know about dressings. another thing is when solvent dressings get on your finish, guess what happens? not only it is hard to remove, it also takes off your protection you worked so hard on applying. Most of the meguiars line of products you can get at walmart are made for retail, much differant than their pro line of stuff. (watch out for the red bottles) I use many of their products in their pro line (compounds, polish etc) but again, you have to know what to look for. thats where I come in with the education part. Hope that helps. Gary
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