meguiars detail shop ?

[scottlee]

hi all, i was just wondering what is required for a detail shop to be able to hang a sing outside their shop thats says "meguiars detailer" does this mean they are certified megs approved , or what ? just curious because i saw a shop today in my area that had the " meguiars detailer " banner inside the shop and out and what exactly it meant, tia

[Boss_429]

I'm sure that Meguiar's is VERY, VERY picky about who they give those signs too. I'm not sure that Meguiar's has a "certification" program, but I'm willing to bet that place uses Meguiar's products exclusively, and has been checked out to insure the "quality" of workmanship.

[Mike Phillips]

Re: meguiars detail shop ?

Originally posted by scottlee
hi all, i was just wondering what is required for a detail shop to be able to hang a sing outside their shop thats says "meguiars detailer" does this mean they are certified megs approved , or what ? just curious because i saw a shop today in my area that had the " meguiars detailer " banner inside the shop and out and what exactly it meant, tia

I'm not exactly sure what Meguiar's policy on this is, but I will look into it for you and others with the same question.

Mike

[melancholy]

a bit OT but the shop I buy products also have the sign but when I wanted to buy the quick clay kit (the one with the clay and QD) they said that they don't carry it. They only sell the agressive clay which costs a lot. BTW, I'm from the Philippines, so not sure if the shop is "authorized" or something.

BTW, we also don't have the g-100. Hope they sell it here soon.

[scottlee]

i was just wondering , because this doesnt look like a reputable shop, i am not saying it isnt, but its really just a dumpy converted gas station, i havent talked to them yet but i might, its just the black banner made me curious because they dont show up on the dealer locater and i wasnt sure what exactly the banner meant and if they really should have it in the first place hanging outside

[Superior Shine]

IIt is up to the discretion of the distributor. Meguiars doesn’t "approve" or “certify� shops. If you buy allot from your distributor and ask for a banner (or any other Meguiars posters and such) you can get one if they have them.

So a Meguiars banner in front of a shop doesn’t mean they do good work or bad work, just that they buy enough Meguiars product to warrant, in the distributor’s eyes, a banner.

[scottlee]

thanks for the replys, i was just surpirsed to see the banner on "that" place

[Mike Phillips]

I think Joe summed up pretty well how a detailer can get a banner. Having a banner doesn't automatically mean the shop does quality work, and a dumpy shop doesn't automatically mean the quality of the work is low.

We would hope that anyone displaying any Meguiar's signage as a way of advertising, means two things,

1) They use Meguiar's products
2) They provide quality work

I did some checking to see what kind of support Meguiar's offers the detailing industry and discovered a brand new catalog! I'll write an article for this and post it to the forum.

Mike

[scottlee]

thanks Mike, it wasnt just the look of the place i sat in a parking lot and watched for a bit anxious for the news on your find

[HotRodGuy]

ohhhhhh, I want that catalog Mike


I think you can just buy the banners