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10-05-04, 12:46
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hirosh is offline
Join Date: May 2004 Location: Honolulu, HI Posts: 1,463 | Quote: Originally posted by beau
Well, it IS pretty tempting, when you pass a corner with the entire local high schools cheerleading squad wanting to wash your car... although they don't seem to understand marketing, as they're never in bikinis. | 
even if they were in bikinis, i don't think i'd let them wash my cars!
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10-05-04, 06:02
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sQuashed is offline
Join Date: May 2004 Location: Right here Posts: 1,256 | Quote: Originally posted by hirosh
even if they were in bikinis, i don't think i'd let them wash my cars! | No. but I certainly would stop and try to educate them 
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10-05-04, 06:11
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BigLeegr is offline
Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Canada Posts: 1,051 | Quote: Originally posted by DavidB
You gotta wonder what people are thinking. What in the world do people wash and dry their cars with? | Well, with one of them there "versatile" mf's from another post. You know... the ones that let "pros" dry 5-10 cars, polish the chrome, wipe the dash, and clean the windows all before needin a second mf.
I gots ta get me one of them new fangled thingies!
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10-05-04, 09:14
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Scottwax is offline
Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Arlington, TX Posts: 25,603 | Quote: Originally posted by tdekany
Thanks Scottwax for your kind words.
Does it ever happen to you?
Why do I dare to ask? | What do you think?   
This woman touched up the side of her car then used a green scouring pad to level the paint back out. 
Started off with Clearkote's still unreleased Blue Moose Cutting Creme, DACP, Swirl Free, Vanilla Moose and Carnauba Moose. | |
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10-05-04, 11:44
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Labster is offline
Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Macedonia, OH Posts: 564 | I know what you're going through. I have a guy who's car is swirled just as badly as that sebring and he wants me to just put a layer of wax on it for the winter. I'm going to try and convince him to let me clear up the finish but he seems to be the penny pinching type and doesn't seem to care much about his cars 
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10-05-04, 05:45
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tdekany is offline
Join Date: May 2004 Location: Fairfax Virginia Posts: 6,312 | I see another one of your megical transformations.
What I was trying to ask is if you have ever ""failed"" to do the job that you would be proud of.
the after pictures are coming in a minute. | |
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10-05-04, 06:47
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Scottwax is offline
Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Arlington, TX Posts: 25,603 | Quote: Originally posted by tdekany
I see another one of your megical transformations.
What I was trying to ask is if you have ever ""failed"" to do the job that you would be proud of.
the after pictures are coming in a minute. | Of course I have run across cars I just couldn't do much with. One guy wanted me to detail his ragged out mid 80's GM sedan and station wagon when I was first starting out. Both were seriously laquer checked and I just couldn't do anything with the horizontal surfaces. Some rips and tears in the interiors too. Even after I cleaned them up, I was seriously dissatisfied with the results even though the customer seemed pleased. I wouldn't take a job like that now. | |
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10-05-04, 08:37
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tdekany is offline
Join Date: May 2004 Location: Fairfax Virginia Posts: 6,312 | | |
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10-05-04, 08:47
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General Lee is offline
Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Maryland Posts: 977 | Nothing is wrong with that transformation. I see what looks like some micro-marring, but the PC may not be able to do any better. Only you know if the PC will get more out as you know how much effort you put into it the first time. But hey, it looks damn good to me. That third pic is Awesome. Don't lose sleep over it, looks like a job well done.
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10-05-04, 08:53
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G35stilez is offline
Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Southport, CT Posts: 6,689 | tdekany: I think it looks great!
Honestly, sometimes there is only so much you can do. The trunk looks like its pitting which is pretty normal with neglected vehicles, especially domestics.
What was your LSP?
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10-05-04, 09:01
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Aurora40 is offline
Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: The Old Dominion Posts: 2,319 | That looks a lot better! There can always be defects deep enough that you can't or shouldn't take them out all the way. | |
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10-05-04, 09:02
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NTTG is offline
Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Vancouver, BC Posts: 47 | tdekany, your customer is going to be thrilled beyond belief. It may not be the job you would want if it was your car or if cost/benefit was not an issue. You've been hired by the customer to accomplish a job within set parameters ($$$).
Only a small proportion of the populations is going to appreciate what could be done if money was no object.
Be pleased with your work...it's a great job.
Nice pictures too. | |
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