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02-22-04, 08:00
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| | Orange Peel=More Shimmer!
BigLeegr is offline
Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Canada Posts: 1,035 | So far, this winter alone, I've seen:
-Shovels used on cars
-Squeegees used to clean cars (we had 1 warm day a little while back and the neighbors thought they'd take the opportunity to "spruce up" their car!)
-Car wash foaming brush used on a newer black Audi-with passion!
-Brushes/brooms to wipe off snow
-Scrapers used to get snow off car ("Couldn't find the brush.")
Probably some other things I've blocked from my memory!
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02-22-04, 08:59
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Black BB is offline
Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: S.A, TX Posts: 98 | When I bought my NXT from Wal-mart, as I was walking to my car I noticed this man QDing his 2001-02 black Maxima with Windex and what looked to be small napkins. I thought of saying something but... 
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02-22-04, 09:16
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| | Weekend Detailer
Classy Detail is offline
Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Southern California Posts: 84 | I saw my neighboor's mother washing her son's brand new black Toyota Celica with a dishwashing liquid soap. Her son is in the wheel chair paralized from the waist down due to a car accident. The car was converted so he can drive it. I asked her if she wants me to wash the car next time because that's what I do but she refused. Now the car's paint condition looks like 5 years old. | |
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02-22-04, 09:32
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Veri is offline
Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: South Texas Posts: 517 | When I was little, I washed my mom's Mercedes-Benz SL320 (white) with paper towels and windex.
Luckily, I only did that a couple of times. | |
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02-22-04, 12:49
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| | Ari Gold
G35stilez is offline
Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Southport, CT Posts: 6,667 | I'll add one...
Today I went to the car wash to use their vacuum (left mine at home in NY...in CT at college now). I am vacuuming my girlfriend's Pathfinder as I notice a 2002 or newer black GMC Yukon Denali sittin on some big rims...So as I am vacuuming I am glancing over checking out his paint condition. It was just washed by him via DIY method (didn't see exactly what or how he did it). I notice it's looking dull and I am noticing this from about 30 ft away in dark shade. So I finish, go over to him and go ...
"What are those 23's?"
-"Naa, 24s" (as he smokes his cigarette and bumps R.Kelly)
"Do you have anyone reguarly detailing this thing for you?"
-"Yeh, my boy down the street charges me $30 to wash it and $50 to wax it up, but I haven't been able to get in touch with him lately"
"Here take my card and give me a call, I'll take care of ya"
Anyways, couple of things I noticed. Cocky? Oh yesss he was...lol...probably early 20's rolling in a $40-ish thousand dollar truck on big baller rims. He had NO IDEA what he was doing as when I was talking to him. I noticed his BIG BLACK SHOWER TOWEL he was spreading the dirt around with with all over his jet black paint. Sad sight to see.
Hopefully he gives me a call, but I know I will have my work cut out for me. Not to mention the chrome rims that just battled through a harsh CT winter (you could see the dirt piled up on the inner part of them).
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02-22-04, 01:01
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| | Registered User
MattB is offline
Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Herndon, VA Posts: 122 | I've seen people use industrial glass cleaner to "shine" their cars.
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02-22-04, 06:57
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mmack66 is offline
Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Overland Park, KS Posts: 2 | As I drove by my neighbors house earlier tonight I glanced over and happened to notice that she was washing her minivan with a floor mop, the kind with the cotton mop head. She had one hand on the handle, one hand on the mop head, and was vigorously scrubbing the side of her minivan.  | |
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02-22-04, 07:25
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| | perpetual noob
Mosca is offline
Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 2,006 | The lot porter who got the tree sap off the hood of the new Town Car with steel wool.
Tom
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02-22-04, 07:33
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| | Loser User
Dr. Woo is offline
Join Date: May 2003 Location: Hampton Roads Posts: 39 | My sister, who...well...doesn't wash her car.
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02-22-04, 11:50
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| | BANNED FOR SPAMMING
SVR is offline
Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: South Australia Posts: 2,465 | OH WHAT!!! Thanks for the replies guys, I can't believe what i've just read. Washing a car with a floor mop. MY GOD and I love the windex quick detailer.
The shocking thing is that over half of the population in every state of Australia wash their cars like that or only slightly better and think a wash and wax product will protect their cars. Then they wonder why their cars rust so quick when in fact it's because they didn't thoroughly dry the door jambs and underside of hood and trunk.
I make it a daily thing to have a look at the car alongside of me every time I am at traffic lights. Today there was a blue magna with the biggest, deepest circular swirl marks I've ever seen. Must of washed it and polished it in big swooping motions. Talk about grose. | |
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02-23-04, 12:21
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| | Now with twice the head
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Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Arlington, TX Posts: 25,181 |
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02-23-04, 12:27
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Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: AL Posts: 451 | linky no worky  | |
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