Car Washing Horror Stories - Page 22

Pro-Glow · 01-09-07, 08:08

I watched a guy "foamy-brush" a black Ferrari 360 Modena at the coin wash a few months ago. It still hurts to talk about it.

silvergray · 01-09-07, 09:06

Ohh. Dear God. Poor Ferrari!

velobard · 01-10-07, 02:53

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Originally Posted by acrbill

When I was around 10-11 I would help my ma wash her Blazer. This is about 1988 and the Blazer was a 78. She would bring out the bucket we used to mop the floors with and add some dish soap to it. We would wash it with old towels and since there was come flaking rust toward the bottom of the 1/4 panel it was inevitable that the towel would pick some up and scratch the rest of the body panels. In hind sight I remember the paint looking like a cracked desert floor. I don't think they used lacquer in 78 but if my memory serves me it sure looked like a text book example of lacquer checked paint. That dish soap is really rough on paint.

I wouldnt blame the dish soap, my first guess is a bad repaint.

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Lastly, The absolute worst "detail" job I have ever come across is on my 98 Expedition.
I bought it over a year ago and it has the worst hazing, hologram , swirled , spider webbed paint I have ever seen. It is a dark metallic red color. The dealer must have went to town with an orbital set to warp speed.

I never worked up enough nerve to attempt to fix it. I have no doubt that I am looking at a 3-500 job to get it corrected by a professional ,so as soon as spring hits here in Chicagoland I am going to spend several days with a PC and the best available polishes and wax. It will be my first actual detail of flawed paint.

I wish you luck, if the damage was done with a rotary and it's that bad it may take a rotary to correct it. At the least, consider getting a 4" pad and backing plate for your PC. Be prepared for a challenge, LOL.

StealthMode · 01-13-07, 12:25

Back when I used to work at a used car dealership (I worked on auction cars mostly, ie. barely running piles of crap.. and washed the lot cars) One day me an my co-worker decide to wash our own cars, I do mine my way, and he sprays his down, and grabs a towel and "scrubs" it dry, no soap needed apparently.... So I asked him why he didn't use soap, and he says to me, "soap just takes the wax off, I haven't waxed in 6 months, still looks good!" .....

I told him a good automotive soap would be fine, and would be far better than no soap and a beat up towel, but hey, he does all the detailing around there, (obvious enough by the condition of the lot cars) so he must be right....

Anyway, halfway through my own careful drying process, he decides to help me finish.....with his dirt soaked towel he just wiped his blazer down with...and before I could stop him, my roof is full of scratches......

I've since given up on trying to get my finish decent until I can afford a PC....

adept · 01-13-07, 03:01

My old neighbor owned a really nice 2004 Black BMW X3. I used to watch him wash his car when I was outside doing mine. He would wash it with his dish cleaning rags and once bucket for the whole car, and let it air dry. Not only that, but for the tough spots, he would use his kitchen sponge on the rough side. It gets better, he would keep the bucket on top of the hood, I guess thats a really good spot for the bucket.

dumbblonde · 01-13-07, 03:25

has anybody else used Meguiars NXT Insane Shine Tire Coating on a black paint job besides me? LOL i use it on my scratched CD's as well, WORKS GREAT!! Hope theres no long term damage this can do. any input?

Bigpoppa3346 · 01-13-07, 07:37

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Originally Posted by dumbblonde

has anybody else used Meguiars NXT Insane Shine Tire Coating on a black paint job besides me? LOL i use it on my scratched CD's as well, WORKS GREAT!! Hope theres no long term damage this can do. any input?

Maybe you shouldn't even be on this site.

Where I live, I am in the 4% of people that actually wash their own cars. All the rest get some swirl-o-matic lovin'.

fusion orange · 01-13-07, 09:12

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Originally Posted by reevis

One of the funniest things I ever saw was a person at the gas station with their new caddy washing it with....get this...with the squigee to clean the windows!! I mean going over the whole paint, wheels, windows, etc.

There must have been a few dirty spots cause she was really bearing down hard with that thing!!

believe it or not,I've seen this happen more than once

I wouldn't even use those damn things on my windows

whitejavaS500 · 01-13-07, 07:33

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Originally Posted by dumbblonde

has anybody else used Meguiars NXT Insane Shine Tire Coating on a black paint job besides me? LOL i use it on my scratched CD's as well, WORKS GREAT!! Hope theres no long term damage this can do. any input?

Is that a joke? I hope so.

velobard · 01-13-07, 08:58

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Originally Posted by whitejavaS500

Is that a joke? I hope so.

I doubt it. On another car forum I just saw someone else recommend using AA tire foam on the paint.

The OP wanted a nice quick shine for some pictures and I'd already recommended AW, so I'm not even gonna get into it any more.

gusbubba · 01-13-07, 11:26

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Originally Posted by dumbblonde

has anybody else used Meguiars NXT Insane Shine Tire Coating on a black paint job besides me? LOL i use it on my scratched CD's as well, WORKS GREAT!! Hope theres no long term damage this can do. any input?

...appropriate username....

dumbblonde · 01-14-07, 01:35

well thanks for your input guys...i see how i should go about things now...change my screenname to something masculine and pretend like i know it all so u can be assholes and correct me. cuz thats the only way you'll give a straight answer on here.

judging by your responses...im already ahead of your game...so really...what can i learn from you?

i suppose i ought to post a pic of my first paint job and how it turned out. since i did choose black pearl urethane acrylic ( metallic blue pearl in the black) and then a purple pearl i added to the clearcoat...if you know ATLEAST as much as me, then you'll know i picked one of the hardest paintjobs to do as my first.... im sure i have no credability due to the name i selected and my gender....so your secrets will remain your secrets and mine will remain mine.

p.s. about the tire products u mentioned....LMFAO!!!!!! guess youve never used the product before...LOL...and you call yourselves detailers. i call u rude commenters with little or no experience to back your opinions that i would be embarrassed to share on a forum like this...
repeat this outloud and slow...I AM SOFA KING WE TODD DID...and then you'll realise why i decided this isnt the forum i want to be a part of...because if you actually used the product...or had a clue as to what you were commenting on...youre answer might have been somewhat different. i've done a lot of experimenting and WAS willing to share my findings...but i dont mind having the same results in 2 steps as you acheive with your 4+....good luck boys