Pebble Beach Weekend is Here !!

[Mike Pennington]

We are excited to be such a big part of the "Pebble Beach Weekend" this weekend. It is one of the greatest car weekends you can experience.

As you know, all of the events associated with this coming up weekend are about as "Car Crazy" as it gets... If anyone is headed toward Monterey, Ca this weekend for the festivities, stop on by and say hi to us !!!

Here are the "Men in Black" loaded and ready to head North









We are proud sponsors of the following events and will also have displays at the following:

Pebble Beach Concours

Blackhawk Exposition

RM Auction

Concorso Italiano


We will also be an exibitor at the following:

Monterey Historic Automobile Races

Mike

[Newport Viper]

You are a bunch of lucky, you know what's!

What a job, too be able to work with something you are passionate about!

[Mike Phillips]

Pebble Beach Concours d'Elegance




The Pebble Beach Concours d'Elegance has a interesting history that you can learn more about by clicking the link below.


Historic Time-line

The first Pebble Beach Concours d'Elegance was held on November 5th, 1950. Best of Show at the Concours goes to Sterling Edwards’ 1950 Edwards R-26 Special Sport Roadster.



Sterling Edward's 1950 R-26 Special Sport Roadster




We'll be add photos as we get them as well as the results from this year's show starting next week, so check back here to find out the results!

[Mike Phillips]

***Announcement***

This just in!

22 out of 25 Best of Class recipients used Meguiar's products on their winning cars in addition to the Best of Show winner who also used Meguiar's products on their car!

[35th Anniversary SS]

Congrats to Meguiars!

[JSM]

Do you know what specific products from the Meguiar's lineup that these individuals use on their cars?

[Tom Claessens]

Congratulations Meguiars!

[Mike Pennington]

That is something we will not publish. We use that more for internal information once we receive the final list from the 3rd party who did the questioning.

Keep in mind, not everyone needs / uses the same product, so what might be good for a "Pebble" car, may not be good for someone else

The rule is....Find what works for you

Mike

[Tom Claessens]

While I can do no more than agree on you that every car is quite unique and there is no "works for all" solution, I'd be interested in such a list. Just out of curiosity.

Like whenever I see a detailed car here in Belgium and I compare it to the cars I've seen here on the forum, it seems that USA has somewhat "special" paints as they are always more shiny, more rich in colour, etc.

So from that perspective, a short list (for each vehicle with a photograph) would be a great resource, for fellow car owners, or just good reading material.

On the other hand, I understand that it's possible that some clients use products for other purposes than it was created and the Meguiars company has to "play safe" with what kind of information they publish.

So as a resume - sorry to hear that such a publication is possible, but understandable from the company point of view.

Originally posted by Mike Pennington
That is something we will not publish. We use that more for internal information once we receive the final list from the 3rd party who did the questioning.

Keep in mind, not everyone needs / uses the same product, so what might be good for a "Pebble" car, may not be good for someone else

The rule is....Find what works for you

Mike

[Mike Pennington]

Thanks for understanding.



Mike

[JSM]

Originally posted by Mike Pennington
That is something we will not publish. We use that more for internal information once we receive the final list from the 3rd party who did the questioning.

My apologies, Mike, I didn't mean to come across as trying to divulge company information. I was simply curious in knowing, if possible, what is popular on the show car circuit these days.

I only ask because I am having a 1958 Chevrolet Impala restored to pristine condition, and one day I plan on entering it into local shows with nothing but Meguiar's products to my credit. My plan of attack, so far, is #7 Show Car Glaze followed by either #26, #16, or even NXT...I simply cannot decide on my LSP for what should be a perfect black finish! Who knows, maybe I'll discover the method for the amateur show car enthusiast!

Thank you in advance for your understanding.

[Mike Pennington]

No worries at all

Keep in mind....In order to get that flawless "Show Car" perfect finish your looking for, most of it will be decided by the Paint & Body guy !!!

Once it is sanded and buffed, that will determine the finish you take over !!! (Keep in mind, our Magnum has approx. 125 hours of just sanding and polishing)

Hopefully, they will do a good job and deliver a finish you can add onto versus having to try and "fix".

As far as you choosing the products once you start working on it, I would simply play around, and determine what that paint likes, what you like, and simply stick to those

Keep us filled in on your progress !!!!!!!!!!

Mike

[Mel Francis]

Class winners at Pebble Beach

I'm really looking forward to the class judging results at the Concours, Mike.

Will you be posting them to this thread?

I've been following this car in particular and would like to see how it did.

[jrmintt1]

Hello Mike! This is David from the AZ clinic. I want to know where I can see photos of your magnum. I really want to see what you did to it. Thanks Mike.

[pcfxer]

JSM, make sure the paint guy has state-of-the-art facilities and ALL Meguiar's products. Including, but not independently, Meguiar's Unigrit Sand paper-this is key.

I just wrapped up a disgustingly deep and flawless paint job on a computer case for a friend. Read this: I got paid $400 because the local body shop that 'screwed up' cost him $400. Do it once, do it right, get Meguiar's.