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I went to the Denver car show a few weeks ago and found myself staring at this TLX wondering why did it look so good.
I'm in the market for a TLX so I went straight to the Acura display.
i found this color to look beautiful. It makes the whole car look elegant and modern.
I asked the presenter-model what color was it and what treatment did they do on the car so it looks so great.
She mentioned the color and said it was standard paint and wax. So I was left wondering...do car companies bring cars with ceramic coating to enhance the display at car shows?
Do you guys think This is a sneaky way to display cars?
Here is the picture of the car with no filters and using an iPhone camera (nothing fancy).
Has anyone here done ceramic coating on their cars?
worth it? Waste?
The show lights really enhance the shine. The spokes-model gets your heart pumping -- excitement which you subconsciously redirect to the car. Ceramic coatings is fair play.
I follow a guy named holdersdetailing on IG and he is putting those coatings on a lot of high end cars...
a good wax job is a good way to protect the car at shows where kids and keys and everyone is touching.
You can definitely get your future TLX, or your current car, to look that shiny with a bit of elbow grease and the proper tools.
It isn't very difficult work, but it is time consuming and you really need to know what you're doing. I can definitely understand why professional detailers charge so much.
Get a good Dual Action Buffer - study up on how to polish a car - and you can make your car look like that all the time (provided you never drive it ). It's hard work - takes me the better part of a day to do my car.
Note - it's not so much what you use to seal the car that makes it shine like that - it's the prep/polish work that you do before you seal it up. The final coating is more for protection although they all claim to make your car have an amazing shine.
You can definitely get your future TLX, or your current car, to look that shiny with a bit of elbow grease and the proper tools.
It isn't very difficult work, but it is time consuming and you really need to know what you're doing. I can definitely understand why professional detailers charge so much.
Just buy a groupon. I bought one for detailing of my vehicle, I figure it would cost me more in buying rags and chemicals, and the professionals would do a better job.
Just buy a groupon. I bought one for detailing of my vehicle, I figure it would cost me more in buying rags and chemicals, and the professionals would do a better job.
If a detail shop is offering a groupon deal then they can't be that good, imo. With the "minor" detailing I do, to be in detailing as a profession is a labor of love. The good detailers charge "high" prices because they take care of the car and are willing to build a relationship with their customers rather than trying to get them in and out like a revolving door. Professional detailers build their reputation by quality of their work and references, not because of prices. Detailing really is all about "you get what you pay for" and I don't need some groupon deal detail shop charging me $15 to swirl up my vehicle with their rags they drop on the floor, the brushes they leave hanging out on the floor, and some cheap spray on wax.
If a detail shop is offering a groupon deal then they can't be that good, imo. With the "minor" detailing I do, to be in detailing as a profession is a labor of love. The good detailers charge "high" prices because they take care of the car and are willing to build a relationship with their customers rather than trying to get them in and out like a revolving door. Professional detailers build their reputation by quality of their work and references, not because of prices. Detailing really is all about "you get what you pay for" and I don't need some groupon deal detail shop charging me $15 to swirl up my vehicle with their rags they drop on the floor, the brushes they leave hanging out on the floor, and some cheap spray on wax.
Yeah you definitely get what you pay for. The detailers I know built their entire businesses on nothing but referrals. No advertising, no Groupons, just straight up hard work and attention to detail. They have zero issues filling up their calendars with appointments either. If anything, they can't keep up with the demand for their services.
Coatings are more for protection, and ease of cleaning than they are for elevating the finish. So it is definitely not some form of cheating.If it was, it would be no different than a show car glaze or other similar product with no longevity, but a killer short term boost.
Honestly while the final sealant/wax you use can give you some depth, shine, and gloss, what really accomplishes that more than anything is properly prepping the paint with polishes, compounds, etc.
The best wax/sealant/glaze will do little on a neglected, swirled up finish, but put the cheapest, lowest rated wax/sealant out there on a finish that had multiple stages of polish, and you will be amazed at the reflections, and shine.
). It's hard work - takes me the better part of a day to do my car.
