imported_hooked
12-02-2006, 03:15 PM
My wife volunteers for an Autism Support Group and today they held a car wash to raise money. She dragged me out there kicking and screaming to help out.
I saw many auto attrocities and I confess that I dried the cars with just purchased white towels that came in a multi-pack (so you know the quality is there!) I did bring along my psuedo-Absorber towel and ended up using that to dry to horizontal surfaces. I didn`t want to bring my WW`s in fear that they would be misused.
I could not bring myself to participate in the washing. They were using a pressure washer set at full blast and cheapie Blue Coral wash soap. At least it wasn`t generic dishwashing liquid! There were small buckets for the soap and sponges being used to clean the wheels and paint! :eek: No two-bucket method here. At least the sponges floated at the top of the water instead of sinking to the bottom of the buckets.
As I was drying the cars, I was crying on the inside as I saw the condition of a couple Mercedes and a BMW that was in serious need of polishing. Then there was the 15 year old Buick that hadn`t seen any kind of wax since the day it was purchased! The paint felt like sandpaper. I was tempted to talk to the owners to see if they wanted any extra work done, but since I`m not a pro, I didn`t have any cards made up and I felt funny trying to get business at a charity event. I was also not running the show, so I didn`t feel right telling people that they were doing everything all wrong. This proves that the majority of the people see their cars as a way to get around, not as a member of the family to be cared for!!!
Anyway, I am going to go curl up in the bed in fetal position and hug my Porter Cable now!!! :hide:
I saw many auto attrocities and I confess that I dried the cars with just purchased white towels that came in a multi-pack (so you know the quality is there!) I did bring along my psuedo-Absorber towel and ended up using that to dry to horizontal surfaces. I didn`t want to bring my WW`s in fear that they would be misused.
I could not bring myself to participate in the washing. They were using a pressure washer set at full blast and cheapie Blue Coral wash soap. At least it wasn`t generic dishwashing liquid! There were small buckets for the soap and sponges being used to clean the wheels and paint! :eek: No two-bucket method here. At least the sponges floated at the top of the water instead of sinking to the bottom of the buckets.
As I was drying the cars, I was crying on the inside as I saw the condition of a couple Mercedes and a BMW that was in serious need of polishing. Then there was the 15 year old Buick that hadn`t seen any kind of wax since the day it was purchased! The paint felt like sandpaper. I was tempted to talk to the owners to see if they wanted any extra work done, but since I`m not a pro, I didn`t have any cards made up and I felt funny trying to get business at a charity event. I was also not running the show, so I didn`t feel right telling people that they were doing everything all wrong. This proves that the majority of the people see their cars as a way to get around, not as a member of the family to be cared for!!!
Anyway, I am going to go curl up in the bed in fetal position and hug my Porter Cable now!!! :hide: