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We've talked about him before, he's the '£6000' wax guy from the UK. I was watching his video and going over the original thread and found somethings interesting.
Video here
Thread here
Contrary to what many had to say about him in the original thread, this guy's pretty darn good. Of course, it's nothing that the likes of Mike, Tim, Joe and many others can't accomplish. We've seen the amazing work they can do
What I found interesting is that according to the video, Paul Dalton uses a rotary buffer to remove the paint defects followed by polish that's applied by an hand applicator, followed by wax that's applied using his bare hands. Yet he manages to get that flawless finish.
Some pictures from his website:
Before:
After:
Another
Before:
After:
Some questions:
1. Any particular reason he's stuck to using a Carnauba wax? (That too, mainly Zymol's $2000 - $10000 waxes)
- Are there any Meguiar's waxes that contain a level as high as 73% Carnauba?
2. Any particular reason he's stuck to using only Zymol products?
3. How does he manage to get that finish using a rotary buffer?
He charges about £500 - £600 ($935 - $1120 US) which isn't too bad considering the products he uses cost so much (mainly the Wax and Polish, the clay is simply $15 Sonax clay) and that in the UK it's pretty much £ for $ (meaning a British Pound for them is like a US dollar to us). People in the US/Canada charge at least $500 for a detail that good, maybe even more, especially if it's an exotic car.
Your thoughts.
Video here
Thread here
Contrary to what many had to say about him in the original thread, this guy's pretty darn good. Of course, it's nothing that the likes of Mike, Tim, Joe and many others can't accomplish. We've seen the amazing work they can do
What I found interesting is that according to the video, Paul Dalton uses a rotary buffer to remove the paint defects followed by polish that's applied by an hand applicator, followed by wax that's applied using his bare hands. Yet he manages to get that flawless finish.
Some pictures from his website:
Before:
After:
Another
Before:
After:
Some questions:
1. Any particular reason he's stuck to using a Carnauba wax? (That too, mainly Zymol's $2000 - $10000 waxes)
- Are there any Meguiar's waxes that contain a level as high as 73% Carnauba?
2. Any particular reason he's stuck to using only Zymol products?
3. How does he manage to get that finish using a rotary buffer?
He charges about £500 - £600 ($935 - $1120 US) which isn't too bad considering the products he uses cost so much (mainly the Wax and Polish, the clay is simply $15 Sonax clay) and that in the UK it's pretty much £ for $ (meaning a British Pound for them is like a US dollar to us). People in the US/Canada charge at least $500 for a detail that good, maybe even more, especially if it's an exotic car.
Your thoughts.
. I think a big portion of the reason Paul charges so much is because his products cost an arm and a leg. Well at least the wax does. I'd assume to think that if he was using Meguiar's products his pricing would be somewhat closer to what people charge in the US/Canada. But then again, lets not forget it's Dollar for Pound, or Pound for Dollar. In the UK they spend a Pound like how we spend a Dollar, so it makes sense to be charging 500 - 600, dispite the currency difference.
How many thousands more does it cost to get your tires dressed?? 
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