what's your LEAST favorite car part to detail? - Page 2

CHEVYZ71 · 10-12-01, 07:34

Air filters. It takes me weeks to get all those little fibers clean. Not to mention the thousands of toothpicks I have to go through in order to do this.
Arggggggghhhh

Just Kidding......

DavidB · 10-12-01, 07:50

This is easy... the underside of the 911. Do you know how many hours, on your back, it takes to detail the underside of a car? What a pain!

Ripsnort · 10-12-01, 07:56

Wheels, and I have the same wheels, and car for that matter, as you Debaser. (See link below).

Another part I hate about the 330Ci, is the lower front grill.

Todd · 10-12-01, 08:24

See the roof rack and at the bottm of the pic those little bolts that hold the fender flares on what a pain.I am lucky the wheels are very easy.

Ripsnort · 10-12-01, 08:31

Damn, forgot about those roof racks, our Explorers roof rack is a bi***!

lordkelvin · 10-12-01, 03:55

I *hate* doing windows. Outside's really not all that bad, but the front and back windshields are just ridiculous!

Personally, I like doing wheels...I love to see the huge improvement. Especially polished wheels. However, I'm really slow, and I'm pretty much just doing this for pleasure.

I don't know how you pro detailers can do a car in 4 hours, or even a day. It would take me at least two...

Gary

Bill Lessard · 10-12-01, 06:12

For me it's a toss up. I have a truck with a full cap on the back, and anything you want to do on top, has to be done off of a 2 step ladder. They should give you the ladders when you buy the trucks.
I guess I'm lucky. I have a friend with a Ford 250, and he needs a 3 step ladder to clean and polish his roof.

The second item that probably is the biggest pain in the butt, is between the cab and the box on the truck. That includes the windows. The only way I can clean the windows between the cab and the cap is with a pad on a stick. So help me, it takes forever to get the darn streaks off of the glass.
I recently had the cap off to replace the back window in the truck, and while I did, I Klassed all the glass. One coat of AIO, and 2 coats of SG. It sure made a real difference it keeping the windows clean, and cleaning them. Enjoy!

BW · 10-12-01, 06:29

I forgot to say the windows. For me cleaning the wheels is something that I can do although it takes a lot of time and effort. Windows are something that takes a lot of time and effort, but never get perfect for me.

I need more window cleaning techniques...

(((BUMP))) · 10-12-01, 08:06

I also do not like to do the roof on the Explorer. My worst enemy is on the intake, the darn hose. Its long, shaped like a cylinder and in a waffle pattern, and dirt and grime gets down in the creases on the waffle type things. Any Explorer owner shoudl know what I mean. It takes several shots of degreaser and scrubbing like mad to get the junk out of it, but the final result is well worth it

bigboyhf · 10-12-01, 08:09

Windows are a snap with the Glass MF towel and a flannel cloth.
No scrubbing and worrying about streaks. Just wipe and then buff dry. 30 secs to do front or rear windshield to perfection. Just backhand the towels in the hard to reach spots. I do like Stoners Invisible glass and newspaper for the exterior if there is alot of bug goop, but the MF/flannel works as well.
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jazzyjack · 10-12-01, 08:47

Inside windows on the 330i are a pain, as are the wheels but using (Hot Rims) right before washing helps out a bunch.

The roof of the wife's 4Runner! I'm a short guy and it also holds a lot of water! I removed the cross-ribs on the roof-rack and it has made the job much easier to do. I never use the roof-rack so it's no big deal to have the cross-ribs gone.

Oh yes, one more thing: I can't stand my neighbors comments about my cleaning of the cars. Why do they have to make comments every time I wash my cars? It hurts man

Scottwax · 10-12-01, 10:46

Quote:

Originally posted by Brad B.
Boxster: The rear plastic window. Impossible.

Your Porsche dealer should carry a plastic polish for use on the rear window. One of my customers has a Boxster, and after struggling to clean the rear window with conventional plastic polishes, I asked her to ask her dealer if they had a product they recommend. They did, and she bought it. She just leaves it in the little slot in the console for me to use each time. Works great!