Typical dealer tire dressing idiocy

[Scottwax]

I had done an exterior detail on this `06 330ci in December and she had me come out today and wash her car. When I got there, I noticed all the wheels were horribly black and dressing sling was all over the bottom half of the car. She said she took it in for servicing and against her wishes, they washed it. They obviously sprayed some grease based garbage on the tires, getting it all over the wheels too, plus all the sling.



She took this pictures and sent them to me. She also is going to take them up to Moritz BMW to show them why they are never to wash her car again. Pretty sad when their free wash is so bad people will turn it down and pay me to do it instead. :)







http://upshizzle.com/files/Driver door lower.jpg



http://upshizzle.com/files/Rear driver wheel.jpg



http://upshizzle.com/files/Rear quarter.jpg



http://upshizzle.com/files/Wheel before Scott.jpg



All clean, save for a little touch up (notice how she titled the last two pics ;) )



http://upshizzle.com/files/Wheel after Scott.jpg

[Spilchy]

My folks BMW`s come back from the dealer EXACTLY like that after each service! I scrub down the tire with APC and hit the rocker panels / bumper with dilluted APC then re-wax.

[drewdown]

Check out what the BMW dealerships body shop did to my car. This is what you get when you buy a 60K car.



http://autopia.org/forum/showthread.php?t=67121

[imported_Neothin]

wow... that`s ALOT of sling. came out nicely though :D what dressing did you end up using?

[Scottwax]

wow... that`s ALOT of sling. came out nicely though :D what dressing did you end up using?



Good ol` water based Armor All. I also have a new wheel dressing applicator that a customer of mine`s company makes.



I`ll take some pics and post in the product discussion forum in a few. :)

[Miami_vice]

scott i would like to see the tire dresser. Im tired of buying one every 2-3 months. Is it possible for use to buy it ?

[Hey, Moe!]

Though I have never owned a BMW, I hope that someday that will change. I have always admired them as the "Ultimate Driving Machine."



I can`t imagine a BMW dealership turning out something like that. The local Ford dealer where I bought my car does a way better job (though they know not to mess with my car).



I am not one to get on a soapbox, but that dealer is an insult to what BMW stands for.



The good news is that you are in the house, and all is good. I might have to go to Texas to see your work (and have some brisket).



Moe

[Scottwax]

Moe-for that particular dealership, that level of work is sadly typical. Job security for me though... ;)



Miami Vice- http://autopia.org/forum/showthread.php?t=67138

[White95Max]

http://upshizzle.com/files/Driver door lower.jpg







:rofl :rofl

[BigAl3]

Good ol` water based Armor All.



so inexpensive and works like a charm....

[hondaprep06]

i work at a honda dealership and we use a tire dressing called snappy shine its bulk crap...but ive put it on generously on most of the cars i detail....unless their running low pros...then i use meguiars tire gell.....kinda smells like grape juice...well anyhow i use a sponge wax applicator to put it on.....ive never had fling off like that.....sombody findout what that dealership is using so i can stay clear of it

[Pats300zx]

My god...what type of tire dressing did that dealership use??? Motor Oil? :eek:



Nice cleanup Soctt...

[jnmttu]

I agree with Scottwax. I have had a couple friends buy cars from that dealership and they all seem to come out of there looking like they were detailed by a five-year old.

[imported_KevinA]

The paint that wasn`t splattered didn`t look all that clean either...

[stilez]

My god...what type of tire dressing did that dealership use??? Motor Oil? :eek:



Nice cleanup Soctt...





My guess was brake fluid.





Its a damn shame, but it keeps a lot of us in the "black".