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Super Autobacs, Saturday Aug.6, 2005
Today was another fun day of detailing with the c3 gang. Meguiar's asked us to support Super Autobacs by showing off a few static MINI's, which we were glad to do, but the thought of asking several club members to drop their cars off, or have them sit around from 9AM to 6PM twiddling their thumbs wasn't very appealing so I suggested to Jason Rose that why not just do a full-on c3 NXT Clinic and demo the products on real cars! Then we'd have a whole bunch of MINI's to look at, and no problem about hanging out all day cause we'd all be enjoying ourselves.
Featured Products:
NXT Tech Wax
NXT Spray Wax
NXT Speed Detailer
ScratchX
M83
Quik Clay Detailing System
NXT Car Wash
Quik Detailer
NXT Glass Cleaner
Autobacs is Huge!!!
But it looks much better with MINI's!
Race cars everywhere!
Here too!
Nice Ferrari!!
We Were Busy
While the morning was pretty quiet, as soon as 11:30 rolled around and we were detailing full speed, we never could get any quiet time after that! Not that we cared though!
Meguiar's Display on opposite side of entrance
Grub Time
The nice thing about this event was that good food was just next door! And if any of you are familiar with Asian Boba, there was an excellent one just a few doors down.
To Fully Support Meguiars...
I made these vinyl decals with my vinyl cutter for all the participating MINI's.
Another Decal
Great View If Only We Could Be Seen!
We drove traffic into the store as I showed people how to properly use NXT Tech Wax, Scratch X, Quik Detailer, NXT Glass Cleaner, Quik Clay System, and NXT Car Wash.
Clay Bar is so often Misunderstood, Yet Essential!
Karen Doing the NXT Metal Polysh
So many products!
So many products!
Autobacs had the largest stock of Meguiar's products both consumer and professional that I've seen anywhere.
Demoing Claybar
Hideo, the owner of this MINI, was amazed at how smooth the paint was. He felt the car was shinier and cleaner than when he even bought the car, all thanks to NXT and the Quick Clay System!
Showing a customer how the rotary differs from the PC, and exactly why the PC is a safe tool to use. Most people have the misconception that the dual action buffer is hard to use or has too much potential to cause great damage--but just a few minutes of showing them how it spins or stops spinning as more pressure is applied, they are immediately sold and ready to buy.
Working the test spot still.
Applying NXT on the test spot as the owner looks on.
Explaining which products I was going to use on the test spot.
I came prepared with lots of extension cords!
Strawberry Smoothie with Boba Time...
Oooooh this was soooooo good. See those black balls at the bottom That's boba which are these rubbery, virtually tasteless balls that you **** up through a fat straw along with the mixture--in this case strawberry smoothie--so you're both chewing and drinking.
Traditional boba uses a sweet milk tea. I was a little red by this time, and not from drinking, but from the sun! I got burnt bad!
Highlights
One of the highlights of the day was when an older gentleman was walking around handing his business card to everyone. At some point he approached me and asked if I worked full-time for Meguiar's, and I said no. He looked confused and I told him that we were just a car club that Meguiar's support, and I wear this NXT shirt when I host the clinics. Then he asked why I was here today, and I replied that I enjoyed detailing MINI's, and I was here to support Meguiar's. He didn't believe me and asked me for the REAL REASON. I repeated it, so he walked off and asked another c3 member.
He did this several times throughout the day, and it wasn't until later when he asked me again, and I told him that I founded this MINI club where we supported children's charities and we just loved our cars so much that he finally accepted my answer! He replied to me that he was good friends with Barry and that's why he supported Meguiar's.
I looked down at his card and noticed his name was Phil Adcock President/CEO USA Support Center). I gave him my c3 business card and he said he would put in a good word. Then at the end of the day, he thanked us profusely for coming and supporting Autobacs, which was a really nice gesture.
When the Event ended...
I branded each MINI by applying the vinyl Meguiar's logos I cut. Everyone was so enthusiastic about wearing the Meguiar's badge! It's hard to tell from this picture but it's located just in front of the rear wheel on the bottom part of the rear quarter panel. It may look small, but it's the same size as the ones on my white mirrors.
Then we went inside to shop and spend our $10 Gift Card that was given to the first 100 customers. One of our members spent $80 on top of that gift card, I spent $20 buying more Trim Detailer and Speed Detailer. Everyone bought something!
All in all, we had a great day once we got detailing and meeting the customers. We directed lots of traffic to the store as we demoed products, and for other things like the G100 we directed to Meguiars.com. There were at least 3 instances where people told me they were afraid to use the PC and instead did everything by hand, but just a few minutes of showing them how
safe it was they were looking for someone to buy the product from!
We're all eager to come back and detail more MINI's! We've got more than twice as many people signed up for this weekend than last, so it's sure to make a big impact.
Today was another fun day of detailing with the c3 gang. Meguiar's asked us to support Super Autobacs by showing off a few static MINI's, which we were glad to do, but the thought of asking several club members to drop their cars off, or have them sit around from 9AM to 6PM twiddling their thumbs wasn't very appealing so I suggested to Jason Rose that why not just do a full-on c3 NXT Clinic and demo the products on real cars! Then we'd have a whole bunch of MINI's to look at, and no problem about hanging out all day cause we'd all be enjoying ourselves.
Featured Products:
NXT Tech Wax
NXT Spray Wax
NXT Speed Detailer
ScratchX
M83
Quik Clay Detailing System
NXT Car Wash
Quik Detailer
NXT Glass Cleaner
Autobacs is Huge!!!
But it looks much better with MINI's!
Race cars everywhere!
Here too!
Nice Ferrari!!
We Were Busy
While the morning was pretty quiet, as soon as 11:30 rolled around and we were detailing full speed, we never could get any quiet time after that! Not that we cared though!
Meguiar's Display on opposite side of entrance
Grub Time
The nice thing about this event was that good food was just next door! And if any of you are familiar with Asian Boba, there was an excellent one just a few doors down.
To Fully Support Meguiars...
I made these vinyl decals with my vinyl cutter for all the participating MINI's.
Another Decal
Great View If Only We Could Be Seen!
We drove traffic into the store as I showed people how to properly use NXT Tech Wax, Scratch X, Quik Detailer, NXT Glass Cleaner, Quik Clay System, and NXT Car Wash.
Clay Bar is so often Misunderstood, Yet Essential!
Karen Doing the NXT Metal Polysh
So many products!
So many products!
Autobacs had the largest stock of Meguiar's products both consumer and professional that I've seen anywhere.
Demoing Claybar
Hideo, the owner of this MINI, was amazed at how smooth the paint was. He felt the car was shinier and cleaner than when he even bought the car, all thanks to NXT and the Quick Clay System!
Showing a customer how the rotary differs from the PC, and exactly why the PC is a safe tool to use. Most people have the misconception that the dual action buffer is hard to use or has too much potential to cause great damage--but just a few minutes of showing them how it spins or stops spinning as more pressure is applied, they are immediately sold and ready to buy.
Working the test spot still.
Applying NXT on the test spot as the owner looks on.
Explaining which products I was going to use on the test spot.
I came prepared with lots of extension cords!
Strawberry Smoothie with Boba Time...
Oooooh this was soooooo good. See those black balls at the bottom That's boba which are these rubbery, virtually tasteless balls that you **** up through a fat straw along with the mixture--in this case strawberry smoothie--so you're both chewing and drinking.
Traditional boba uses a sweet milk tea. I was a little red by this time, and not from drinking, but from the sun! I got burnt bad!
Highlights
One of the highlights of the day was when an older gentleman was walking around handing his business card to everyone. At some point he approached me and asked if I worked full-time for Meguiar's, and I said no. He looked confused and I told him that we were just a car club that Meguiar's support, and I wear this NXT shirt when I host the clinics. Then he asked why I was here today, and I replied that I enjoyed detailing MINI's, and I was here to support Meguiar's. He didn't believe me and asked me for the REAL REASON. I repeated it, so he walked off and asked another c3 member.
He did this several times throughout the day, and it wasn't until later when he asked me again, and I told him that I founded this MINI club where we supported children's charities and we just loved our cars so much that he finally accepted my answer! He replied to me that he was good friends with Barry and that's why he supported Meguiar's.
I looked down at his card and noticed his name was Phil Adcock President/CEO USA Support Center). I gave him my c3 business card and he said he would put in a good word. Then at the end of the day, he thanked us profusely for coming and supporting Autobacs, which was a really nice gesture.
When the Event ended...
I branded each MINI by applying the vinyl Meguiar's logos I cut. Everyone was so enthusiastic about wearing the Meguiar's badge! It's hard to tell from this picture but it's located just in front of the rear wheel on the bottom part of the rear quarter panel. It may look small, but it's the same size as the ones on my white mirrors.
Then we went inside to shop and spend our $10 Gift Card that was given to the first 100 customers. One of our members spent $80 on top of that gift card, I spent $20 buying more Trim Detailer and Speed Detailer. Everyone bought something!
All in all, we had a great day once we got detailing and meeting the customers. We directed lots of traffic to the store as we demoed products, and for other things like the G100 we directed to Meguiars.com. There were at least 3 instances where people told me they were afraid to use the PC and instead did everything by hand, but just a few minutes of showing them how
safe it was they were looking for someone to buy the product from!
We're all eager to come back and detail more MINI's! We've got more than twice as many people signed up for this weekend than last, so it's sure to make a big impact.
(No name but it was the owner or top manager). But we all did have fun driving back to Richard's "C3 HQ" place. 
at Autobacs then any other car.
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