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Important Auction for the
Boyd Busse Collection
Great Collection of Cars, Car Parts & Tractors - Boyd, who was a farmer and avid
car collector in North Dakota left us all too soon. Friends of his and avid car collectors such as Donnie Bergsgaard
are pitching in to completely detail his collection which his wife Karen, agreed to sell at a NO RESERVE auction on 9/20/08
AT 10:00 AM by VanDerBrink Auctions at 8785 143Rd. Ave, Hensel, ND. This is a great collection of cars and hard to find parts all at NO RESERVE. Check out the collection on-line at the link we posted and make plans to add to your collection.
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Our list of show car,
motorcycle and RV shows that we believe are worth
spending your time and money to attend.
Being
located in Phoenix, AZ. we primarily attend shows in the
West although we have attended motorhome shows around
the country. As well we have attended shows each month
from January through November, sometimes three shows in
a month. Some good or great shows we have attended no
longer exist or the original promoters have sold them
and so much has changed so we don’t mention them. Our
preferred and not recommended shows;
January
The
FMCA Western States Regional Rally
in
Indio, CA. is the one show not to miss if you are into
motorhomes. Held at the fairgrounds it has all the
makings of a larger show but with the personal feel of a
small show. Tons of vendors and coach exhibitors, it
does not get much better. Held just prior to the
Quartzsite, AZ. RV show, it is a ton better, cleaner and
more fun. Forget Quartzsite and its dirt, go to this
one. A must show. (A+ rating)
March
Midnight at the Oasis
in Yuma, AZ is just a great little car show. Held at
the Ray Croc ball stadium it gives you a great couple of
days. Not a real big show but great cars, nightly
entertainment, a good vendor selection and held in a
nice location. Well worth the time and money. (A+
rating)
FMCA
International Motorhome Rally
held in various locations each year, March and August.
If motorhomes are your thing, these shows are not to be
missed. You do not have to be an FMCA member to
attend. There is an absolutely great selection of new
and used coaches for sale each show. I don’t think you
can see as much in any single city in a week as you can
see at one show. The Vendor selection is just as
great. If it exists, it probable is available at the
show. For the most part the vendors are dedicated RV
people. Many items can be installed at the show. (A+
rating)
Daytona
Beach Bike Week
held in the Daytona Beach, FL area has more going on
than you could count. Bike Week, Daytona 500 NASCAR
race and spring break. Sometimes it is too much! Tons
of fun, people, bikes, people, rides, people, vendors,
WOW! (A+ rating)
April
Kool
April Nites
in Redding, CA held at the city convention center is an
example of a large but really great show. Nightly
entertainment, great, great cars, complete list of
vendors even after you discount the juke vendors. Great
location and usually some rain. I always found the 2000
mile round trip well worth it. What more can I say.
(A+ rating)
May
The
FMCA Glass Rally
in
Berrien Springs, MI is another example of a small
motorhome show that is big in nature with the feel of a
small show. Great display of coaches, Great lineup of
vendors, great scenic location. Can there be more? I
think not. A must stop for motorhomes. (A+ rating)
Myrtle
Beach Bike Week
in Myrtle beach, S.C. is held all over the area. One of
the destination bike shows similar to Sturgis Race and
Rally. For bikers this is one of the must see shows.
Tons of bikes, vendors, bikes, vendors, no I didn’t
repeat myself, scenery, great rides. Just Go! (A+
rating)
June
Laconia
Motorcycle Week in Laconia, N.H. is held all over the
area. This is an all brand bike week. Lots of rides,
bikes, events, vendors, fun. Worth going to. (A+
rating)
August
Hot August Nights in Reno, NV. One of the best car shows you can attend. Goes on all
around the Reno, NV area for about 5 days. Around
15,000 to 20,000 cars in the area each year. Fun, fun,
fun. If you don’t go, you aren’t into cars! (A+
rating)
Sturgis
Race and Rally
in Sturgis SD and all over that part of South Dakota.
Like Hot August Nights, if you are into bikes as we are
you have to go, no questions ask! I could spend a book
telling you of the fantastic sights to see and ride
through, the bikes are out of this world. The figures
vary but they are in the hundreds of thousands each
year. Excellent vendor selection. (A+ rating)
FMCA
International Motorhome show
held in various locations each year, March and August.
If motorhomes are your thing, these shows are not to be
missed. You do not have to be an FMCA member to
attend. There is an absolutely great selection of new
and used coaches for sale each show. I don’t think you
can see as much in any single city in a week as you can
see at one show. The Vendor selection is just as
great. If it exists, it probable is available at the
show. For the most part the vendors are dedicated RV
people. Many items can be installed at the show. (A+
rating)
September
Street
Vibrations
in Reno, NV is still a great show with tons of bikes.
The vendors are plentiful but rapidly increasing vendor
rates are driving many great but small companies out of
the downtown area. Like other great shows of past
times, promoter greed may yet kill this one. (B+
rating)
October
Run to
the Sun
in Lake Havasu City at the golf course on the South end
of town is another example of great car shows. Usually
drawing around 1500+ cars. Great rods, great vendors
and a good time all around. (A+ rating)
Myrtle
Beach Fall Rally
in Myrtle Beach, S.C. is held all over the area. Lots
of bikes, fun, rides, vendors and everything else that
makes a great event. (A+ rating)
RVIA’s
Retail RV Show
held in Pomona, CA. at the Fairplex is an RV industry
show but is comprised of primarily local RV dealers.
The selection of all type RV’s is great, the vendor
selection is OK but is getting too many junk vendors.
All in all you should see it if in the area. (B rating)
November
Goodguys Car Show
in Scottsdale, AZ. The show is decent, a good selection
of cars and vendors, the location at West World in
Scottsdale provides great scenery and November in the
valley of the sun is outstanding. (B rating)
We know
there are other good shows out there but we have not
attended them or talked to enough people to confirm they
are indeed great shows. Some shows were great like
Laughlin River Run but now are not so great or even
good.
Let’s
hear from you. Your input is welcome if the tone is
civil and factual, if not we hit the delete key. What
great show car, RV or motorcycle shows have you
attended? We want details, the who, what, why, when,
where, that you think make it great.
Show
promoters, we’re not interested in your opinion, only
from people who have actually been there as true
visitors.
E-mail us.
New products
introduced and others reformulated to add more
features and benefits.
Many
companies only improve products when sales drop. Often
the improvement is minor, fragrance and or color,
actually made cheaper, then touted as a new, improved
product.
At Best
Finish Products, we are always looking for ways to
improve products. It is an on-going process with input
from customers and dealers coupled with our own
thoughts.
Perfect Detail Spray Polish
is our number one seller.
Most all companies will sit on their number one product
and milk it like a cash cow. We on the other hand, were
chomping at the bit to incorporate several features that
had been on our minds for a while. We added features to
more readily bind up dirt with lubricants to prevent
scratching during the removal process. Then we added
the ability to pour 4 to 6 ounces in a gallon of water
and use it as a wash product to wash vehicles without rinsing.
You wash an area then dry it, continue until the vehicle is clean. Now you
have two methods to use it to clean a vehicle. Some
customers were reluctant to use a spray & wipe on a
really dirty surface. No need to worry now!
During reformulation We discovered how to improve it's
gloss and slickness but it was more expensive to produce so we
decided on two version of Perfect Detail.
Now we have, Perfect Detail I and Perfect Detail II.
Ultra Gloss Instant Detailer was developed during this
time. Working on a different approach we discovered how to achieve
the absolute maximum gloss and slickness in a detailer then coupled it with
excellent cleaning power, long lasting UV and antistatic properties
that can be applied on a wet surface.
We could see this was truly the ultimate detailer, especially for show use, so we decided to
give it a separate name, The Edge© Ultra Gloss Instant Detailer.
The three main differences between Ultra Gloss Instant Detailer and Perfect Detail
favor Ultra Gloss Instant Detailer over Perfect Detail. They are:
- Improved gloss and slickness of surface.
- Ability to be applied to wet surfaces such as after washing.
- Lower cost in quart and larger sizes.
Ultra Gloss is designed for paint, clear coat, gelcoat, chrome and other
hard, glossy surfaces. It is not designed for glass or plastic windshields like
Perfect Detail is and may streak if applied on them. It will not harm them but may streak.
Best Finish Protective Polish
One of our most popular
products, we added the ability to remove cleaning swirl
damage from the surface, remove heavy oxidation from
paint, fiberglass and plastic and eliminated the dreaded
grayish stains polishes make when they get on plastic
and rubber trim. The same great shine and long life
protection are still there. With all the reformulation,
we improved application ease, eliminated the rush to
have to remove it immediately after application and were
able to reduce the list price by around 35%. This
allowed us to package it in larger containers saving
even more money for our customers. When is the last
time you seen a company pass on a cost savings?
Premium Leather Treatment is truly an ultra premium
leather & vinyl product. We reformulated our existing leather product
to improve all features. The addition of Increased protection, improved
cleaning power, restoration and conditioning abilities coupled with improved
spreadability make it just the best leather & vinyl treatment you can buy.
The results will impress you. Don't forget how great it works on household
furniture.
No Rinse - Wash & Shine has been reformulated to improve
it's ability to remove dirt without scratching. It is more concentrated
to do a faster, better job of cleaning and shinning as well. This is an
outstanding product to wash a vehicle with. You will do the job in about
half the time of a bucket of suds wash, using tons less water. Now, work
faster, easyier, smarter with no rinsing, no problems.
Follow up with Perfect Detail or Instant Detailer and you're looking fabulous.
Tire & Trim Treatment is an example of what quality research can produce. While
working on our current tire treatment we were able to redevelope the product to produce a
more preferred medium or better shine. Our new Tire & Trim Treatment works easy,
lasts long, provides outstanding UV and ozone protection while keeping tires clean.
Used on trim it provides a new look to all but the most faded surfaces and keeps it
that way. All you need do to clean the tires and trim is wipe with a damp cloth, that's
it. All other tire products providing the medium or better shine use silicon, silicone
oil or glycerin, none of which provide protection or last more than a week. We last
months of solid protection against the elements. A must for RV and trailer tires.
Leather & Vinyl Cleaner,
Carpet, Upholstery & Interior Cleaner,
Bug Remover & Cleaner,
Tire & Wheel Cleaner and
Engine Cleaner & Degreaser
comprise our new Power Clean family of revolutionary cleaners. Fast,
safe, powerful, versatile beyone any other cleaners. They
will clean anything off just about anything.
Remove silicone, silicone oil (the oily, messy stuff that turns brown),
dirt, dust, other dressings, road chemicals, you name it. They clean
with power, fast, easy & safe. They are available in concentrate form
and can be used from full concentrate to a dilution up to 3:1 depending
on the job at hand. This makes our family of Power Clean products more
powerful and less costly than other cleaners. They are fine tuned to do
a superior cleaning job for a particular product area.
Total Vehicle Cleaner or
Bike Wash & Bug Remover
can be used to clean everything on any vehicle that our other cleaners
work on. They are not as finally tuned to each product area as the
individual cleaners but we guarantee you will be astounded at the
fantastic job they do. Outperforming other cleaners they are
powerful to do the job fast, easy and safe. Available in a
concentrate that is dilutable up to 3:1 for added cost savings.
You will be delighted with the results.
We’ll
keep you posted of our product changes and improvements.
Let us know your ideas for product improvements
or added features.
E-mail us.
Major cleaning
mistakes too many people make. Is quality
really worth it?
For show cars, motorcycles
and RV’s one of the biggest mistakes we see is using the
wrong type of cloth for cleaning or worse, using a
sponge or brush. Never use regular cotton cloths, especially
terry cloth to clean with. They collect dirt in a small area as you
wipe and cause all those cleaning swirls on your surface!
Any sponge, regardless of what the advertisement says,
collects dirt in small areas and creates those surface
cleaning swirls easier than terry.
A brush is perhapst the worst thing to use. In many owner
manuals, especially motorhome manuals, it clearly says
“do not use a brush to clean the outer surface”. Brushes
drag dirt all over the surface creating havoc with today's
high gloss finishes. Some people say they
always use a brush and don’t have problem. For the
most part these people are cleaning non-high gloss surfaces.
Since there is little to no light reflection from
non-gloss surface, you don’t see the
swirls but they are there.
For superior results always, use a quality microfiber product.
Discount store / club microfibers will perform well for a short
while but eventually they will lint and cause swirls do to
the method used to make them. Let us state however, even
the cheap discount store stuff is better than cotton in
any form, sponges and brushes. Microfiber has
the ability to grab dirt particles, pulling them away
from the surface so there is no dirt buildup to cause
swirls, unless you overload it. Remember, dirt particles
are the primary cause of surface cleaning swirls, not
the cloth. If we have to convince anyone today about
the benefits of microfiber I have to question their
ability to clean a vehicle.
To improve your cleaning technology even more, always use
products that contain chemistry to bind up dirt particles with
special lubricants that prevent surface swirls. Admittedly we
are the largest developer of these high-tech products but
any quality brand should have at least one or two.
Perfect Detail Spray Polish,
Ultra Gloss Instant Detailer &
No Rinse - Wash & Shine
can easily bind up the dirt particles with lubricants no
matter what type of cloths is used, as long as it is
designed for good vehicle finishes.
Those products will improve your cleaning ability,
lessen the time required to and improve the results,
especially if you use a microfiber product.
Regarding the use of discount store products, you should
always remember an old and true saying
QUALITY PAYS - IT DOES NOT COST! nuf said!
Using products designed for home cleaning proves another
old but true saying. THERE IS A FOOL
BORN EVERY MINUTE! They are not designed for
high-tech vehicle finishes! Ultimately they will damage your
surface, cause dulling, swirls and can discolor paint, aluminum,
graphics and fiberglass. Just contact your vehicle paint manufacturer
to see what they say about this subject.
Wax! Stop using it! There is a really good reason clear coat was
developed around 30 years ago. Paint was oxidizing and the car
manufacturers wanted to stop it due to the heavy amount of
complaints about their paint oxidizing no matter what they did.
What were they using then, WAX. Itdidn’t protect then
and it doesn’t protect now. Wax is a great beautifier, it
provides a great shine, and no more. The elements beat it off
in a few days, it washes off easily, it builds up to cause a mess,
UV protection lasts only a day or so, silicone in wax does nothin g
beneficial, Teflon® is a rip off since it does absolutely
nothing in vehicle produts. This is verified by an aricle put out
by Dupont Corp. the developers of Teflon® as an answer to
all the ridiculous claims being made by wax people.
The advent of clear coat required new technology.
Hense the development of polymer polishes which shine as good or
better than wax, provides true protection and holds up to the
elelments and washing. You can disagree all you want but it
has long been a proven fact, wax does not protect.
If you have someone detail your vehicle, make sure to
use a professional with a place of business. It is a sad
truth, any idiot can be a detailer and ruin your vehicle
in a flash. Make sure they are licensed (business license),
insured and bonded. If they don't there is no
recourse when they damage your vehicle finish. Do not let
anyone use high-pressure wash units on your vehicle. A
pressure wash of about 1500 psi is tops. The more typical
2500 psi and up can and will cause damage to your clear coat
and possibly trim, blowing it loose or off. Another problem
is the chemicals they use. For the most part they are alkaline
or solvent based which can dull your surface and streak it if
not removed in a timely fashion. There are safe cleaners available,
Total Vehicle Cleaner is one of them, designed
for power cleaning it cannot itself cause surface damage. Most
detailers use cheap chemicals in their power wash units purchased
at discount auto parts stores.
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