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The history of Auto Detailing
World’s first wax was developed out of animal fats in a German town called Bischofsheim to protect the lacquer like paint that was applied to horse carriages. So this is the first thing they had to have to even think about the Detailing. -
The history of Auto Detailing
Well another wax for these transportation was Menzerna, a top selling company today, started developing a range of solid, liquid and paste polishing compounds. -
The history of Auto Detailing
Frank Meguiar, Jr. founded a small furniture polish laboratory and a plant in his garage. The company, now known as Meguiar’s, is a giant in the automobile detailing product industry today. -
The history of Auto Detailing
George Simons developed a cleaner and a carnauba wax product for car finishes. His company was named Simons Manufacturing Company and the products were named Simons Cleaner and Simons paste wax. In 1912, the company was renamed Simoniz and the auto detailing process was known as “simonizing”. Their slogan was “Motorists Wise, Simoniz”. -
The history of Auto Detailing
In the early 1920s, 3M invented the world’s first waterproof sandpaper which reduced airborne dust during automobile manufacturing. -
The history of Auto Detailing
3M revolutionized the automobile/auto detailing industry by inventing masking tape, which allowed paint shops to get a razor sharp line on two-tone paint jobs -
The history of Auto Detailing
PlastoneTM auto polish is the first bottled car wax. This liquid auto polish was invented by Ben Hirsch. It was renamed Turtle Wax® for its hard shell finish. -
The history of Auto Detailing
The polymer sealant introduced by DuPont is the world’s first commercially available product of its kind. -
The history of Auto detailing
By the 1970’s, Japan and Europe were using metallic based paints with a clear coat. This clear coat system produced outstanding hardness, gloss and long lasting color. The process was brought to USA but for the first 2-3 years, there was clear coat failure in many cars. -
The history of Auto detailing
Detailing clay, which was first used in Japan around the 1980s, was first introduced in the US in 1990. -
The history of Auto detailing
PPG Industries invented Cerami Clear, a binary clear coat composition that eliminated paint degradation from causes such as acid rain, salt and UV radiation. -
The history of Auto detailing
Clear paint sealants, which are nanotechnology polymer coatings, were invented -
Todays auto detailing
Technology has beed updated to where there are machines doing most of the work
