Car Washing Horror Stories - Page 6

The Chee · 05-30-04, 05:56

Poor sc430!

ignorance is a bliss or curse

norahcrv · 05-30-04, 06:08

I'm still cringing!!!!!!!

While finishing up my V's detail this a.m., I was listening to Jeff Foxworthy's Country Countdown, and he actually said " You Might Be a Redneck if . . . You wash your car with a squeegee @ the gas station." Then he admitted that he had done it!!!!

LouisanaJeeper · 05-30-04, 06:10

yeah, I stopped giving advice to people who are in the process of working long ago for that reason. They got thier products and they have alrady started with a (poor) method they have already decided on. Usually I will give advice before they plan on working and give them some time to think about what I sugessted.

MattZ28 · 05-30-04, 06:13

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Originally posted by Somedevil
I looked at him, square in the eye and said "why didn't you just buy Ajax and a brillo pad"?

I went back to my garage, finished off my car and this morning when I went out to get my paper, I took a look at his car...which is now a giant scratch on 4 wheels. He did his entire car this way!

I wanted to get a picture of the car to post here, but he's been outside for the past 4 hours....looks like he's trying to wash the scratches off.

LMAO!!!!!!!!!!!!

MattZ28 · 05-30-04, 06:21

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Originally posted by neoflex
As I was cleaning up the cars this weekend I saw a woman from around the corner drive by with wax completly caked on, on every surface of the vehicle minus the windows. I do hope they realize that you should apply and remove. Scary part is it looked like it has been on there awile as there was salt and dirt built up over it. Hmmmmm maybe they are looking to really protect it from the salt!

That reminds me, my friend has this beat up old 89 S-10 with the dullest paint I've ever seen....it looks like bare metal or something. One day he pulls up to school with a thick coat of wax on the hood. I'm like, what the hell? You waxed the hood and didn't remove it? It's not a surfboard you moron! He was in shock and seriously thought you don't remove wax after applying! After I told him, and explained there's no reason to wax his truck because it's questionable whether or not the paint is still alive, he took his shirt and started rubbing it off really hard.....I sighed and walked away.

BlueRanger · 05-31-04, 12:59

I really want to see that lexus.....better yet, I want to see the owner come over to you and ask for help! What car you drivin somedevil?

MongooseGA · 05-31-04, 10:54

My first post, but here it goes:

i saw a man wash (maybe more like spreading around) spilled gasoline offof his car at a gas sation with the window squeedgee. then he dried it off with oneof those really course recycled brown paper towels.

Somedevil · 05-31-04, 11:49

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I really want to see that lexus.....better yet, I want to see the owner come over to you and ask for help! What car you drivin somedevil?

Me too! I don't think he'd ever ask me for help though. He's one of those competitive type neighbors...I moved in last spring and seeded my lawn, he sodded his lawn two weeks later. I had my driveway redone with concrete, he had his redone with brick. I bought a snow thrower, he bought a bigger one a week later.

My wife thinks we should go to an exotic car place and rent a Ferrari for a week just to see if he'd go and buy one.

I'm driving an 04' Solara SLE....dark pearl blue called Oceanic or Oceanus Pearl. Good car so far driving wise, but impossible to keep looking clean.

--Somedevil

Paul_BB_Guy · 05-31-04, 12:12

Yeah! Do it! Rent the Ferarri! LOL!

Cam · 05-31-04, 01:08

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Originally posted by norahcrv
" You Might Be a Redneck if . . . You wash your car with a squeegee @ the gas station."

I 'worked' for years at a self-serve gas station and let me tell ya, there's a lotta rednecks out there. Nearly every day I'd see some customer squeeqeeing a gas dribble down the side of their car or letting their kids the go at the whole car with the damn thing.

speedingpenguin · 05-31-04, 01:23

lol that sucks guys...
My friends 98 Grand Am SE...its almost sad looking at it.....its blue.....and VERY dirty...looking at the wing thats on it, there are more scratches in that then i've ever seen on an entire car!the interior is more like a trash can....I would offer to clean it for him but I know it wouldnt be appreciated really and i know that by the next day, it would be back in the same shape its in right now!
Its scary, lol

Mbimmer182 · 05-31-04, 10:36

Just this weekend I went to go get my m3 from my parents house (was keeping it there for safe keeping because i have no garage) anyway my dad decided to clean it and dry it with an old Cali waterblade well now my almost perfect freshly wg'd paint has scatches all over, since i dont have a pc, tomorrow will be my first time taking it to a pro detailer. i tried #9 with no luck, Dad is not allowed to wash it again.