I'm looking for Boyd's Water Activated Ultra Violet Hand Cleaner. It
removes paint, grease, oil, ink. The address on the can says: Boyd's
Ultra Violet / co PDI./ 12396 World Trade Drive, Suite 318 / San
Diego, CA 92128. I have tried calling telephone information for
Boyd's, PDI and Performance Distribution,Inc. and they weren't able to
find any of these listings.

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Request for Question Clarification by markj-ga on 03 Dec 2002 16:16 PST

gaga124 --

I believe that I am on the trail and have just sent an e-mail to a
potential source of current information on the product.  I can't
promise to find the product for you, but I at least am hopeful that I
will soon be able to tell you one way or another whether it is still
available. Thanks for your patience.

markj-ga

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Request for Question Clarification by scriptor-ga on 03 Dec 2002 16:52 PST

Dear gaga124,

The most recent contact information I was able to find is this:

Performance Distribution, Inc.
11035 Technology Place
Suite 100
San Diego, CA 92127
Phone: 858-451-9380
Fax: 858-451-9386
E-Mail: PDIsales@pdi1.com
Website: http://www.pdi1.com/

However, the phone number is disconnected. Also, it seems that
Performance Distribution, Inc. went out of business in August 2002,
according to official California data:

http://kepler.ss.ca.gov/corpdata/ShowAllList?QueryCorpNumber=C1932754

Since this is obviously dissapointing and not what you would have
liked to get, I am not posting it as an answer. I'm sorry I don't have
better news for you.

Regards,
Scriptor

Hello..I looked around but didn't find much.  If no one can answer
your question, you might want to see if the landlord at that address
can help you.  The company that owns the building is Arden Realty:
http://www.ardenrealty.com/op_show_selected.asp?bldg=1290

Good luck.
bizguy

I've tried contacting people in that building to no avail. Sounds like
the product is made one place and marketed through another. Thanks.
Marjorie

gaga124 --

Unfortunately, I have reached a dead end, and so I am posting this as
a comment instead of an answer.

The original manufacturer of the product was apparently Boyd's Wheels.
 That company went through a bankruptcy and liquidation and was
"delisted" by NASDAQ in March 1998.  See the following link (about 3/4
of the way down the page):
NASDAQ  Deletions Archive
http://www.nasdaqnews.com/news/deletions/del_0398.html

Automotive Performance Group, Inc. purchased 80% of the stock of
Boyd's Wheels in 1999.  That company appears not to be an operating
company but rather an entity that exists (or existed) to hold the
stock of the bankrupt company and liquidate some or all of its assets.
At the link below is a profile of that company, which indicates that
"[d]uring the year 1999, the company discontinued its speciality
chemical subsidiary and automotive parts and accessories
subsidiaries."  This liquidation may have included the line of
products in which you are interested:
Wright Investors' Services
http://profiles.wisi.com/profiles/scripts/corpinfo.asp?cusip=05329J101

The only reference I have found to a preexisting licensing agreement
for the sale of the Boyd's Ultra Violet line was to a plan by the Auto
Zone chain to resume stocking the products in late 1996:
The Wax and Polish Market
http://www.happi.com/special/sepwax.htm

However, a search at the "Auto Zone" website did not indicate that the
chain was still stocking the "Ultra Violet" line.

Finally, as scriptor-ga notes, the last known distributor of the line,
Performance Distribution, Inc., appears to gone out of business in
1999, although it still has a skeletal webste:
http://www.pdi1.com/

My only suggestion at this point would be for you to contact Auto Zone
retail outlets in the hope of finding a knowledgeable employee who
might be able to help you locate any existing inventories of the
product.

markj-ga

Thanks so much for trying. Guess I'm up that creek without my paddle.
AutoZone was the first place we went because that's where it came
from. He's been there a couple of times with his much beloved but now
empty jar. He talked to the manager and someone at AutoZone
headquarters. No luck. Nothing would have made my husband happier on
Christmas morning.Thanks again, guys.