It's definately the pictures, it was taken from a crappy 3.2 MP olympus and I don't know the first thing about photography. I was trying to point out the wet look in the first picture.
The products I suggested are top of the line and if you search detailing forums you will see similar suggestions. Over the counter products are made in bulk and the quality of the ingredients do not stand up to botique quality ingredients designed for Concours show use.
There are definately better options than 3M , Megs , E1 , Mothers , etc.
George @ Detailed Image