Damage caused by UV radiaition

[Slicky]

Re: Damage caused by UV radiaition

Greg0303 - yes , thanks for the tip and article , i think that is the best way to protect your finish from acid bird dropping .


Mr Stoops , i hip to the clear coat providing the majority of the UV paint protection but my Ranger has single stage paint , black single stage paint. I dont mind waxing each month but I want to use the best products available , so my wax/sealant is pretty fresh , i must of had a heavy duty ( get it , duty ) bird fly over . I didnt realize dropping were so acidic.

BTW - i get stangers in supermarket lots eyeballing my truck then asking me about how to get it like that .

Thanks guys

[3Fitty]

Re: Damage caused by UV radiaition

What kind of ‘citation’ are you looking for

Well, typically in any type of academic piece of work, citations, peer review or clinical studies are used to prove a hypothesis.

I've read many of your posts here and elsewhere and they are suggestive as being factual, when they appear to be the opinion of a person with a scientific background.

That doesn't make them wrong or right, good or bad, rather unproven.

I think one of the strongest points of MOL is that they bend over backwards to take out the mythology of paint care and try to offer us all information that is credible.

Some may agree with your opinion, others not, but I think without some sort of evidence of your opinion, it is just that.

[Michael Stoops]

Re: Damage caused by UV radiaition

Well, typically in any type of academic piece of work, citations, peer review or clinical studies are used to prove a hypothesis.

Yes, we would have thought that was understood.

I've read many of your posts here and elsewhere and they are suggestive as being factual, when they appear to be the opinion of a person with a scientific background.

That doesn't make them wrong or right, good or bad, rather unproven.

I think one of the strongest points of MOL is that they bend over backwards to take out the mythology of paint care and try to offer us all information that is credible.

Some may agree with your opinion, others not, but I think without some sort of evidence of your opinion, it is just that.

He's been asked numerous times, both here on MOL by our former Admin, and on other forums, to do just that. These requests are always ignored. Our own chemists have challenged his statements in the past, again with no response.

[TOGWT]

Re: Damage caused by UV radiaition

I didn’t know there was a requirement to cite reference sources when posting on MOL. I must not have missed it in the forum rules, nor do I remember seeing it being posted by anyone on this forum (or any other for that matter) before. Perhaps you could show me a post so that I have an example of the format and what information MOL requires.

[3Fitty]

Re: Damage caused by UV radiaition

I didn’t know there was a requirement to cite reference sources when posting on MOL. I must not have missed it in the forum rules, nor do I remember seeing it being posted by anyone on this forum (or any other for that matter) before. Perhaps you could show me a post so that I have an example of the format and what information MOL requires.

I don't think other posters are posting items as though they are dispositive of scientific fact.

I've post my opinion all over this forum, but I've never tried to pass on opinion as fact, especially where that opinion may be something that the guys at Meguiars think is incorrect.

The reality is this, I'm a weekend hack but I feel like I've gotten to be a pretty good detailer, largely in part to the excellent information I get on this website. Most beneficial is that I know it is reliable.

I think if you were to post your thoughts with a caveat that it was simply your opinion based maybe on your tests or studies or whatever else (and that there wasn't necessarily any consensus on that opinion), I don't think anyone would really have a problem with what you write.

But when you suggest the scientific differences between a polymer and a carnauba, as you did, it appears as though you are basing that on some type of scientific study. If you are, just show everyone the study. Doesn't that seem to make sense?

[Jossy92]

Re: Damage caused by UV radiaition

....banned from other sites.

Would hope that post-graduate info would go in the Break Room rather than be banned.
IMO, TOGWT generated informative responses that you can't find in a book.

Thanks TOGWT, Michael, 3Fitty, etc. for the whole thread.

A sticky?