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Hey everyone, I hope you all had a lovely Christmas and will have a great New Year.
Santa has been kind to me and delivered more Poorboys goodies.
So after working my way through the Poorboys range (I've now got QD+, S&G, S&W, NL, BH, LS and Nattys Blue) one thing I've discovered is that there is often a right and a 'less right' way to use them.
The instructions on the bottles are fairly short and in some cases I feel that people may be put off a product that isn't giving the results it's capable of as they're using it wrong. Either that, or they're finding a product is a lot more work than it would be if they were using it as intended.
Those of us that have been using Poorboys stuff for a while, know it's very easy to use if you use it right, but as with most things, a nightmare if you're doing something wrong. Generally though, there is a technique you have to master and once you discover it you're always impressed.
For example, when I started out I had to ask a few questions about Nattys Blue in order to stop it smearing. In my case it was down to over application and the MF I was using, and the advice I got from here was invaluable in solving my issue. I was convinced it was something I was doing wrong (being somewhat of a novice), but many others may end up chucking out an amazing product due to using it in a different way than designed.
The instructions do say to use a small amount, but what one person interprets as a small amount will be different to what another person does.
I literally went from hating the stuff to loving it, in the space of a few hours.
What I'm (eventually) suggesting is that there be a short video on each product at the beginning of each forum section. It would be a sticky at the top, alongside the existing first post that describes what the product is.
I know you could search Youtube, but one thing I've learnt is that in many cases people on Youtube are using it in different ways than is suggested on here. That could end up leading people in the wrong direction.
S&W is a good example as it's a product that could potentially cause people to damage paint if they don't use it properly. I've just started using it with excellent results, but I think I'm using too much. I know you need to cover the panel, but it also says the less you use the better the results.
A video clip showing how much should be put on a panel, and also what's the dirtiest car you would use it on, would help massively. A (moving) picture is worth a thousand words.
(I've used half a spray bottle to do an Aston Martin DB7 and an Audi A3, is this too much?)
I hope you don't take this as a criticism, as it's meant as a constructive suggestion to help people use the products to their full potential. It pains me when I read a negative review on something, when it's clearly operator error and not a bad product.
I absolutely love all of your stuff and will continue to both use it and promote it to friends, passing on the techniques I've learnt.
Santa has been kind to me and delivered more Poorboys goodies.
So after working my way through the Poorboys range (I've now got QD+, S&G, S&W, NL, BH, LS and Nattys Blue) one thing I've discovered is that there is often a right and a 'less right' way to use them.
The instructions on the bottles are fairly short and in some cases I feel that people may be put off a product that isn't giving the results it's capable of as they're using it wrong. Either that, or they're finding a product is a lot more work than it would be if they were using it as intended.
Those of us that have been using Poorboys stuff for a while, know it's very easy to use if you use it right, but as with most things, a nightmare if you're doing something wrong. Generally though, there is a technique you have to master and once you discover it you're always impressed.
For example, when I started out I had to ask a few questions about Nattys Blue in order to stop it smearing. In my case it was down to over application and the MF I was using, and the advice I got from here was invaluable in solving my issue. I was convinced it was something I was doing wrong (being somewhat of a novice), but many others may end up chucking out an amazing product due to using it in a different way than designed.
The instructions do say to use a small amount, but what one person interprets as a small amount will be different to what another person does.
I literally went from hating the stuff to loving it, in the space of a few hours.
What I'm (eventually) suggesting is that there be a short video on each product at the beginning of each forum section. It would be a sticky at the top, alongside the existing first post that describes what the product is.
I know you could search Youtube, but one thing I've learnt is that in many cases people on Youtube are using it in different ways than is suggested on here. That could end up leading people in the wrong direction.
S&W is a good example as it's a product that could potentially cause people to damage paint if they don't use it properly. I've just started using it with excellent results, but I think I'm using too much. I know you need to cover the panel, but it also says the less you use the better the results.
A video clip showing how much should be put on a panel, and also what's the dirtiest car you would use it on, would help massively. A (moving) picture is worth a thousand words.
(I've used half a spray bottle to do an Aston Martin DB7 and an Audi A3, is this too much?)
I hope you don't take this as a criticism, as it's meant as a constructive suggestion to help people use the products to their full potential. It pains me when I read a negative review on something, when it's clearly operator error and not a bad product.
I absolutely love all of your stuff and will continue to both use it and promote it to friends, passing on the techniques I've learnt.