Issues with Youtubers & Influencers in the Detailing Community. Promises Kept (SUBSCRIBER REQUESTED) 

I don’t understand your issue with sponsored videos? The work you do to put out these videos takes a lot of time and effort, you are providing a great value to the detailing community. You deserve financial compensation for all your hard work. A sponsored video doesn’t have to be someone selling out, are there sell outs that will take money to say some they don’t believe?? Sure, there are, there will always be…. Look at any commercial with a celebrity endorsing some skin care product or a pill that will grow your hair back. Point is that there are plenty of people out there that will only work with companies and products they believe in so they don’t have to worry about crossing the line or saying something they don’t really mean. Being a “RU-vidr” delivering entertainment and information is a profession. It should not be looked down on to work with companies to bring this information to the market. It’s called MARKETING. You should also get you facts straight before you vomit out of the mouth again.

The rarest of all men: A MAN OF HONOR. Thank you Scott.

Thank you Scotty once again. I bought so many products due to the RU-vidrs pushing it and saying it lasted 6 months or more and two weeks later the product was dead. After finding your channel the problem was solved. I wish you could take the money. With this economy I wish you can keep it and give an honest opinion. But I know your sticking to your values and I will keep pushing your channel to everyone I can. God bless.

I keep coming back to this channel for its reliability and honesty. I'm also a person that enjoys sharing the customer perspective without doing favors to distributors.

Thanks for keeping it real Scott. I've watched maybe a dozen different detailing channels over the years and de-subscribed from all but two. Yours and another that seems to push Wolfgang products but yours is the one I come to when I want realistic and reliable tests and results. Very much appreciate your efforts

Hey Scott thanks for taking the time to make these videos! It's been really informative. I do try to donate to your channel from time to time as much as I can spare. It's not enough but I hope it helps to offset some of your expenses. You've probably saved us all a lot of money without having to do our own trial and error. Once again thank you!

Found your channel as of recently, thanks for being authentic and having a sense of integrity. THANK YOU!

I unsubbed from the "advertiser" youtube detailing channels after finding your channel. Now that I have been leaning hard into detailing (just my own 5 cars and some for family) for a few years now, it is easier to see how fake they are. Men of high integrity who can't be bought are a scarce resource these days, I applaud you Sir. I always say your reputation is both the cheapest and most expensive thing at the same time, you can give it away for next to nothing but all the money in the world can't buy it back.

In memory of Chicago Auto Pros 😉

I love your content. I watch all of the other channels and yours is the best. Thank you for taking the time to shoot and edit and upload your videos. Thank you for reading and responding to the comments. And thank you for spending the money and keeping yourself un-sponsored. And thank your wife and daughter too. We all appreciate their sacrifice as well 😎

I appreciate the message and, more importantly, the impartiality. Thank you, and keep up the great work!

The only reason I follow you is because you are unsponsored and unbiased. I've watched a ton of your videos and I watch these RU-vidrs spew their BS about sponsored products and know right away they're lying. I'll stick to my $20 bottles of Griots and it hasn't let me down yet!! 1Luv Scott

When I need an honest review of a product I'm thinking about trying, I immediately check your channel first to get the unbiased, factual scoop on the product. It's nice knowing there's someone I can count on for honest, factual info about the products I'm considering using on my customers' vehicles. Thank you Scotty! It's appreciated very much.

You’re a class act Scott! A voice of truth and the hero detailing needs 💪🏽

Well I think you are amazing and your integrity is first class. Because you are delivering a brilliant service to the public I do feel that you deserve some renumeration though. How this could be done whilst remaining impartial I don't know. Best wishes and thanks for all your hard work which we all benefit from.

This page is my go to when I’m looking for new products because I know you are not biased. That is super important to me. Thanks

I really appreciate your ethics. As most of the review industry is corrupt, even if a company isnt directly giving money, they will send gifts (ive seen reviewers get multi-thousands dollar anniversary gifts from companies), they will offer help/support, offer early access to products, fly you down to events and wine and dine you, etc, and its a slippery slope of bribes for reviews or positive marks. Companies know they can target small channels like yours, because the financial situation is hard. $5k to them is nothing, but to a smaller review it could be a months income. And even if its your best intention to stay honest, money and gifts do influence people, reviewers really should refuse any special treatment/gift/money they are offered in order to prevent being swayed.

The reason your channel is great is that you give unbiased information about different products. It is great to see which products last and comparing it to the price of them.

I just found your channel last night and I’ve been binging for about 13 hours. So much great honest information. I just can’t believe that you only have 40,000 and these other knuckleheads are in the millions. Keep it up and I’ll keep watching.

BRAVO, an example to follow, it is so gratifying to see honor and integrity still exists, it rare to find channels like this. Thanks for all the great content, it is so useful.

Keep doing what you do because you're doing it right. We're all getting good (uninfluenced) info from your tests and I, for one, do appreciate it. I am not a Pro and I'm not one to throw around detail product money on under-performing products.... so what you do is a huge help for me. I've yet to have a product fail that performed well on your test hoods and we couldn't live in two more different environments. THANKS!

It’s sad when stating facts and truth is “disruption”. Keep on keeping on Scott 💪 Praying for you, your family and your business.

Hands down the best most honest videos out there .. love your videos .. Thank You Scotty .. , its coming from Hermantown MN and thanks to you my vehicles have Never looked better .. honesty in videos, what more can you ask for .. Thanks Again !!!

Lol pan the organizer was literally the first person I thought of when I saw this video, him and his pushing of turtle wax products.

Thanks for your frank and straightforward comments, Scott. Main reason I stick with this channel is that it's no BS - just honest, clear results of how products perform and how to maximize performance. Please keep up the great work!

Honesty, integrity is hard to find anymore. Keep up the great work.

I wish I could look back and see when I subscribed to your channel. I know myself I believe I've been subscribed for at least 2 years. I don't think you even had 4,000 subscribers at that time. But I have used hundreds of your videos and shared them to multiple people frequently. Because I appreciate what you do, you've helped me make informed choices with coatings on my vehicles. Especially the IGL Kenzo before they discontinued the original. Even got an account set up and purchased from them. But as a lot of your videos are noted. Cquartz UK 3.0 and the budget nanobond are always go tos for me. Thanks again for all you do. Still subscribed and still watch all of your videos. Even if they are lengthy and something that doesn't interest me (rotory polisher tests something I myself will never use.) because I know the watch time helps you

You're the man! You've been running this channel perfectly. Crazy how your channel hasn't exploded already. I think you could take on non-related sponsors to make money. Like Manscaped or Old Spice or some crap like that. You can still explain that you strictly purchase all products and don't receive anything from any of the brands. Just keep doin' what you're doin. Obviously we do like minimal bloat and less advertisements in our videos, but I also wouldn't mind seeing this channel grow so we can see bigger projects. I don't think you need to put any companies on blast if they're trying to "sponsor" your channel, unless they start to harass you. You could even tell them, "I appreciate the offer but if you continue to contact me, I will show my audience all of your correspondence with me." As long as you don't speak bad about them, then they can't sue you for defamation. Just like how you talk about the brands in your channel....factual. That's a good thing about your channel, you're always saying, "So what do you think, guys?" You don't offer an opinion really; the product fails or it doesn't; speaks for itself. Keep truckin tho, you're about to break through!

Thanks for keeping it real. Unbiased tests are more important than ever.

You are my go to ch for product REVIEW. Thx Scott for your time. 👍 Boggle my mind that some detailers still do not know about the meaning of Review and possibke conflict of interest.

Thanks Scott. You’ve always come across as a genuine dude. Your channel and White Details are the only ones I watch. Everyone else is a salesman, and most are mediocre detailers. Keep up the good work. Forgot to mention that GT40. So nice. Had a Lexus LFA over the other day. Can’t wait for cooler weather and car shows.

Because of what you've said in the past and in this video this is the only comparison site I trust. Keep up the good work!

Pan is a shill, but you have ‘Tegrity. Hes the kind of person that would try and sell someone fortador. (p.s. for a great laugh try and do a deep dive on their company/brand/YT videos) Sadly the internet algorithms rewards dishonest promoters like him at the expense of people trying to learn to clean cars better. Truly your testing and spreadsheet is a beacon of hope for internet content. The way that you share your spreadsheet openly, freely, and transparently is unmatched in the car care and detailing world. Channels like yours and torque test channel are the gold standards in their fields and a tier above even project farm IMO. I admire your tegrity and your safety testing for things like vibration (nerve damage prevention) and the SDS review. Can’t wait for your next plastic trim restorer tests!

Keep it up bud. You're one of the few people I follow with. I've slowly gotten away from other channels and groups. Just too much drama and BS.

The transparency is why I watch your content. Put people on blast but steer clear of anything that could be defamation. you've saved me so much time and money. I wish I was in Texas because I'd be asking to work for you. The only criticism I have is that you use chemical guys. I will continue sharing your channel and your excel data. We all appreciate what you're doing for us.

Honesty is the best way! Keep it up Scott! Love your video reviews and use it as a way to see these new products at work before purchasing them.

When I want to see some simple things and also some 💩 I’m going to any other big channels but when I want the truth and down to earth opinion and sincerity on stuff I come here there is no channel like this.thanks man

Love what you do, so please keep doing it. As for the influencers I don't watch them or pay any attention. I would really like to see you do more reviews for the detailing range, soaps, dressings etc etc....

Much respect to you Scott. I had a run in with Pan the Advertiser on Instagram for a product he was promoting which I bought (before I knew better, meaning before discovering your channel) and which produced terrible results on my personal car. I wrote to Pan in a private message to which he did not respond, I contacted the manufacturer and I received a nonsensical response. Months later, Pan was at it again shilling for the same company on Instagram. I didn’t want other people to go through the same thing so I posted a message basically stating buyer beware, nothing offensive or laced with profanity and I what I received in terms of a response from Pan was surprisingly uncivilized and defensive.

Glad Scott HD Channel is growing fast! Thank you for taking the time to do these extensive reviews and personally you should do some paid reviews or in any case something unrelated to detailing, U deserve to get paid and anyone that complains or use it against you are just here to take and take what valuable info you bring on your channel and your very transparent...Im saying this because ive been around i guess and ive learned that you can't please everyone regardless even if u gave everything for free at the end of the day its not enough for these "entitled"people (which are toxic and the least people you want to engage in ) So far the community here is pretty good and the vibe is chill. We will always be here bradah and let us know if you need our help. Also if may suggest if you can do a podcast ones or every other month or what ever fits your schedule so we can all meet and get to know ur subscribers even if its just online. Again we appreciate what you do for the detailing community, thank you for your time and more power to u, your wife and the fam!

Great video. I bought armor shield ix after seeing pan the organizer 1 year durability video. the product was doing so well in the video! When I tried the product, it was not even close to what I saw in the video to pan the organizer. Luckily i got a refund from avalon king. Misleading video from pan the organizer

Appreciate the openness, mate. Your reviews have helped shape a lot of the products that I purchase as I hopefully progress into a business. I reckon you need to try out the big Aussie brand Bowden’s Own “Bead Machine” sealant. It does pretty well against the big brands, especially in the sun.

Thank you for this honesty you are a really good and true guy !!. That's why I prefer to turn to your results rather than others, because some RU-vidr, their results are not honest and not true but faked for the money. At times I laugh to myself watching their videos where the product is not great and where they say "wow super hydrophobic wow super shiny ......." when we can clearly see that the product is not nothing exceptional nothing when looking at the hydrophobicity, or when they really can't hide that the product isn't great they find great excuses for the product, while some other products have gone down below ground because the brand does not pay in my opinion!. Brian from apex looks like you to me, hope I'm not mistaken?!. In any case, I won't be fooled again! As for the turtle wax spray coating and 3 in 1 detailer where listening to these RU-vidrs it was a monster product, and I was more disappointed than anything else, all that to reuse the good products that I was using, and it's 2 the rest in a corner in my closet!

Your channel goes all the way to detailing community in Indonesia & Australia.. thanks Scott 😀😀

Thank you for what you are doing for detailing community and enthusiasts. Showing a real value, of a real world test and not pushing only well known products 👍

Thanks Scott you’re the man. You rock. Hey and if someone sends you half a million. Take it. You deserve it.

We really appreciate you, Scott.

I think if someone says they would return a half a million dollars is either a fool or a liar

Awesome that’s great, I really appreciate what you are doing on here

I stumbled across your channel back in 2020, and kept coming back because you were doing the most scientific and unbiased detailing product comparisons that I could find. The algorithm kept feeding me all these other car care channels because they thought I was interested, but honestly, I don't subscribe to any other detailing related channels because I could care less about biased one sided review videos (that are actually commercials) from people with vested interest in their product's success. I love that you take the bias out of it and put the b.s to the test, head to head.. Keep up the great work!

Nice update video! I would like to hear which other companies are trying to buy you. It could definitely help save myself and others from purchasing something that’s been artificially hyped up.

RESPECT !🙏🏻

You are the best car detailing product tester on RU-vid hands down. Keep up the good work!

Thank you Scott for everything you do. You're one of the best detailing channels where I can learn which products are great ! Keep up the great work brother, God bless you and your family 👪 I wish your channel explodes in subscribers and views soon !!

Keep up the great work, Scott! I would love to hear which companies try to buy your reviews & how much they offer.

Tac Systems UHS coating is one Id like to see go against some of the more top tear coatings next round if possible. Continue to stay true to your word and this channel will continue to grow! People can tell who's fake and who isn't very easily so props for sticking to your word about not being bought Sir.

pan the advertiser 🤣

Thanks Scott for all your hard work. I swear some of these channels have fake commenters along with the paid promotions. Hardly ever see a negative response. Every product is always fantastic. Maybe they're paid commenters/ followers. Am I the only one who has noticed this?

In Scott HD we Trust!

Pan the advertiser is a classic nickname. literally how me and friends refer to him now and we love his channel also. Great Nickname.

Thanks for staying honest for us! I enjoy watching your videos

Thanks for your hard work. I know deep down you would like more views and recognition, because your work is deserving of that, but I do appreciate, we all appreciate your work and the stride you take to see how products compare against one another. ,🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼

you're awesome man don't let death threats stop this honorable channel. Thanks for showing us the real tests

Thank you! You are the "project farm" of the auto detailing world.

Keep up the great work Scott! Love your channel! 👍

Chicago auto pros compared themselves to hair loss and skincare commercials....

Scott, I always taught my kids to do what's right. Not because it's easy or popular, but because it's right. Describes you to a tee.

Many people can't tell that user generated content is still paid advertising. That's why the paid promotion disclaimer is so vital.

Thanks for your integrity.

Scott HD is the #1 car detailing review channel. The reviews are unbiased and professionally done. Thx for your great work.

There are some channels that I like to watch but sometimes they come up with their sponsored "reviews" and I mostly ignore such videos; unfortunately I didn't know better a few years back and was a victim of Pan the Advertiser, I guess I'm a survivor. There is always going to be a biased even if little (for example xtreme solutions may have nice products but can't recommend them as I had a couple of bad experiences with them) but when money is involved that tips the scale completely to one side and there is no review but rather an advertisement. Sad to see that Turtle Wax are still pulling this type of BS but at least it has allowed me to try other brands and not be a fanboy of a brand. Love the channel, without exaggeration I can say it's one of a kind.

Thank you for all of the effort and resources you put into your videos and adhering to the principles of transparency and objectivity. I was one of those duped by the hype and fanfare surrounding certain brands and products being pushed by the RU-vid personalities that you previously exposed- I am looking at you Pan and Turtle Wax- and wasted my hard earned money for naught as a result. But hey, at least Pan was able to buy that brand new Porsche of his and Turtle Wax was able to enjoy a brief reprieve from the bottom-of-the-trash-bin status commonly assigned to the brand prior to the hype blitz it bought and paid for via social media 🙄

You're a good man Scott, don't ever change. LOL at Pan saying he doesn't get paid by TW. I'm sure he doesn't get a penny when they randomly offered you 5 grand for a single product.

You the man Scotty 5 LARGE for a favorable revue...... that's amazing. Now I gotta add a patreon subscription! All good...... thanks guy.

That's why I'm watching your channel! Thanks for your hard work.99% of RU-vidrs cheating with reviews because of money they have from fake reviews!You are outer shining star !

Hi Scott, thanks for your hard work and efforts. (I have commented on a few of your posts as we share a connection to TJC.) Watching your videos and your tests have saved me a LOT of money, disappointment and frustration. I won't go into details, but I have used your videos to assemble the products that suit me and my tastes best. I have you to thank for finding NanoBond/NanoKing. I will gladly donate the cost of a bottle of either one to your account. Please keep up the good work.

Pan The Advertiser?!?! Oh man for real? I feel like when there’s a discount code at the end of the video there’s likely funny business. Not all the time. And yes please put the names out there of these companies we want to know please tell us. We want to know who to not do business with.

THANK YOU SO MUCH SCOTT. Glad you saw what I saw in ChicagoCopyCats, keep doing what this channel has ALWAYS been about…giving real results, to real people, in real conditions. Never change!

I don't blame the various companies for trying to get you to push their products, I would do the same if I were in their shoes because you have 100% credibility and have been transparent from day 1. Takes some serious will power to return $5k, $10k, +$ after it been sent & deposited - that can't be easy. Scott, thank you for everything you do.

you are an honest person, I respect you 💪🏼

Scott appreciate you 100% transparency and dedication to these reviews . How is the new polisher video going ? Thanks Again for all your hard work. 🙏🙏👍👍

We live in a time where we have no transparency, plenty of corruption and deception. Its refreshing to know we have some good honest people left. Cheers sir! 🍺

Do it! Do it! Do it! Blast 'em, plz!

Thanks for keeping it REAL.

As always great video Scott. I always find it interesting when you get video responses or replies from other youtubers lol. Could you test some products from the "DIY Detail" brand?

Scott, thanks for all of your videos. Nobody tests these products like you. When I first watched this video, I knew some feelings would get hurt. What I didn't expect was content providers that weren't even mentioned to feel the need to have response videos. They might feel threatened by you pulling the curtain back a bit? I don't know. But what they cannot argue with is your test methods. To me...that's the most important part here. Don't tell me it's good. Show me it's good. I'll make my choice based on your data. Free will. Thank You Scott.

PLEASE PUT THE COMPANY NAMES PLEASE, and big thanks for what you are doing love for europe

You’re a lion in the pack of sheep; you’re the leader and not a follower. Let the criticism come, it just shows who are the sheep in this industry. Thank you for all you do Scott!

Thanks for your videos. I appreciate your candor.

I think there’s two ways to see that , one for business what it’s totally fine and one for real and honest review , we value your videos , always keep real my friend

Excellent video! Thank you for your work.

Way to take the moral high ground! Your uninfluenced reviews are great! Thank you and keep ‘em coming Good Sir! You still deserve some sort of compensation for all of the work today you put into the videos alone. Otherwise….. it’s just a hobby in that you don’t get paid to do what you love.

Appreciate your character and honesty

You're the real boss my man.

Awesome work Scott. In today’s society, it really feels the nice guys finish last. Not at all, the right clients see the value in your transparency. Great job!

Put the company's out on the blast ,we wanna know

Thanks for keeping it real Scott!

Awesome ScottHD! Thank you very much. I've unsubscribed to those advertisers.

Thanks Scott!

this man is like David long "the wizard"...an honest man to do his works...said it the way it is