Why no product of the year awards for detailing?

[SilverLexus]

My other hobby is audio and product of the year awards and Editor's Choice really help one make better decisions or at least narrow the field...why not have these in detailing as well?



There is an opportunity here...

 

[Scottwax]

I'd be for it but what would the criteria be and how would the winner be selected?

 

[BigAl3]

hmmm, not a bad idea gents...

 

[Capt. Paintball]

1. To have a "POY" that means anything, the voters should be required to own all of the products in their respective category, or else the whole thing is worthless. And that in itself, seems impossibe to accomplish.



I refuse to vote for Product A, even if I love it, if I haven't given Products B and C a try as well. And owning the product isn't necessarily proof that the owner knows how to use it.



2. The 7000 dollar Zymol wax is worthless if left on the car in 96 degree heat for 4 hours, and you wind up scratching the car trying to remove the hardened product with a rotary at 2500, and a wool cutting pad. The owner would have been better off with a 3 dollar can of Turtle Wax applied the right way.



So on to my second point: The person applying the product can be as or more important than the product itself.

 

[imported_memnuts]

So on to my second point: The person applying the product can be as or more important than the product itself.

:werd:



A poll designated "best" would turn into a popularity contest and stratified by hobbyist verses cost-based professional users.

 

[SilverLexus]

A poll designated "best" would turn into a popularity contest and stratified by hobbyist verses cost-based professional users.

Not necessarily. What you would do is have test panels made up of identical preparation and one could then assemble a group of experts to test them objectively and subjectively.



There are a number of science-based techniques that could be used:

1. Outright durability.

2. Measure the gloss on each panel.

3. Use gas chromatography and other tests to test for solvent content.

4. Test for true level of carnauba.



We need a new Guru Reports for detailing that maybe just selects the Best Products in several categories. Maybe you do an "Editor's Choice" and a "Reader's Choice" award in each. Maybe even a "Value for Dollar" award.

 

[Setec Astronomy]

So who is going to do this? Sure, it would be nice to have that as reference info, but it takes time, money and unbiased testers. BTW, CR just finished a wax test--go NuFinish!



PS I thought that was what this forum was for, to gather info on products...hmm...

 

[wannafbody]

How would you pick the 1 best product when many of the products are from the same sources-just relabeled?

 

[SilverLexus]

How would you pick the 1 best product when many of the products are from the same sources-just relabeled?

You can generally get a sense of where products have unique formulas and several of us have deep industry sources that can ferret that stuff out.

So who is going to do this?

Maybe me. I'm working on a personal detailing web page right now using Apple's iWeb.

 

[Pennypacker]

I refuse to vote for Product A, even if I love it, if I haven't given Products B and C a try as well.

This is an important point if voting is just left to whomever, and not a panel. If someone hasn't tried a broad array of different products, then that vote does not/should not have nearly as much weight as someone who has tried many.



I only have one glaze and I really like it. I could never call it the best though because I have no other glazes against which to compare it.

 

[SilverLexus]

Agreed. I think it would be best to assemble a panel that is the most experienced and regularly uses a variety of products to try out.



I'm always looking for the best stuff.

 

[Studdg]

Ways to make things fair:



-Select a panel. Pro detailers who use a wide range of products.

-Choose panel members who tend to have different favorites, but aren't completely sold on one product.

-Have like 3 products chosen in each category.

-Post comments for why a product is selected.

-List the products that were considered in the evaluation. There are most likely too many products out there for every single one to have been considered, even with 5 panellists.