Swirls at LA auto show - Page 2

2hotford · 01-06-03, 04:41

It is funny how this "Detailing Sickness" afflicts us!

I just finished detailing my truck before I took my wife Camping with our truck and trailer. We camp at a horse ranch, and take the truck up into the hills for fishing.

When we got back, one of the Ranch hands came over to chat about how the fishing was. He took the can of Pepsi he was drinking, and placed it on the hood of my truck!!! You know, a flat surface for can storage!!

Well, I can not remember much as I think I had a mini stroke! My wife said that my face went totally white(blood pressure), and looked as if I was ready to attack the guy!

Yup! It is a sickness!!!! I still cringe over that pop can!!!

THESANTINI · 01-07-03, 05:19

I can't stand that detailing companies' have cars that are all messy and swirled up. It makes you not want to buy what they preach since they don't even follow it in practice.

F 355 · 01-07-03, 05:37

Detailing an engine with a Q Tip where no one can see?

Uh Oh...

blkZ28Conv · 01-07-03, 06:12

"Is that a piece of dust on the intake?":scared

Just kidding

. Looks great!!!

greenhornet · 01-07-03, 08:56

THis same thing happened to me at the Sydney motor show.
i was complaining to my friends about all the swirls on the car.
and when they just use the old dirty tshirt to dust off the cars, i would cringe.

quite dissapointing all those expensive cars, and they havnt even been driven in the weather yet, but they have swirls.

arghh

Jngrbrdman · 01-07-03, 09:13

Man, a new car with swirls is like a building that is built with grafitti already applied. It just goes to show that its not the elements that cause swirls all the time. A high percentage of our own swirls are probably user error.

It kind of hurts to see the swirls in my car that I blame on the weather knowing that I was probably the one who put them there and not the salt on the roads.

Intermezzo · 01-07-03, 09:25

As a Glendale resident (Los Angeles suburb), we have our own auto show that's done 1-2 times a year. Very nice exotic cars, all parked along Brand Blvd, under the sun. I used to enjoy this show a lot more before finding Autopia..... BlkZ28, you are absolutely correct!!

Vincent Vega · 01-07-03, 08:18

My Favorite part of the big auto shows(Chicago) is the amazing number of dash knobs, shift knobs etc.. that are missing! I saw a Chrysler guy with a box of dash knobs and a tube of superglue going from car to car replacing knobs.

Roderigo · 01-07-03, 08:18

It Probably does not help that the cars are parked inside all day... HOW MUCH DIRT CAN THEY GATHER? so why do u need to polish it every 30 minutes? They arent getting any cleaner.. All u are doing is causing more damage to the paint (swirls.. etc) DO an excellent job the first time, THEN LET IT BE! at least until the end of the day

bmw530i2003 · 01-07-03, 09:00

Quote:

Originally posted by 2hotford
It is funny how this "Detailing Sickness" afflicts us!

Actually hotford, it really isn't funny....I want so badly to wash my car daily! I look at the tires w/ about one or two days of brake dust on them and it makes me sick!!!!!!!!! Man, I need some kind of pill to cure this craze...........

ColaBear · 01-07-03, 09:01

I’m not sure but I think they like the swirl marks. Gives the car more reflective area so you get those twinkle spots from lights and flash bulbs. A twinkle, sparkly car is a eye catcher for the main stream public. “Oh, it sparkles like a diamond.”

iceman · 01-07-03, 09:05

Quote:

Originally posted by 2hotford
It is funny how this "Detailing Sickness" afflicts us!

I just finished detailing my truck before I took my wife Camping with our truck and trailer. We camp at a horse ranch, and take the truck up into the hills for fishing.

When we got back, one of the Ranch hands came over to chat about how the fishing was. He took the can of Pepsi he was drinking, and placed it on the hood of my truck!!! You know, a flat surface for can storage!!

Well, I can not remember much as I think I had a mini stroke! My wife said that my face went totally white(blood pressure), and looked as if I was ready to attack the guy!

Yup! It is a sickness!!!! I still cringe over that pop can!!!

I recently brought my new car to the clinic X-mas dinner. One by one, collegues wanted to see the car. One guy leaned on the roof with his elbow and then sat in the car. When he got out, his heel was on the painted sill as he missed the area with the kick plate. Another guy used both hands and pushed on the hood! I looked immediately to see if he was wearing a ring. I almost cried!