WhiteStripes
07-06-2009, 03:59 PM
So, I`m sure this has been covered, but it`s kind of a story followed up by a few questions.
I live right down the street from a shop that usually deals with Euro cars, and mostly MB`s at that. Well I`m guessing they have a guy who they recommend to customers for detailing, because I always see this guy doing Corrections in their parking lot. However, the thing that blows me away is that he does it in direct sunlight. Now I`ve seen a few products that claim direct sunlight is not a problem, I think SystemOne stuff comes to mind, but I live in Arizona, it was 111 yesterday, and 106 out a few days ago when I saw him out there going at a dark blue car with his Dewalt Rotary. I`ve driven by enough times in a day to know that he`s not just applying an LSP with the thing either.
Now I`m wondering what kind of product could possibly stand up to easily 120 degree surface temps on a car`s paint? And couldn`t polishing on that kind of paint be dangerously close to burning it? I know when I detail my dark blue car on those super hot days, I have to park it in the garage after the wash to let the paint cool before I can do anything else to it.
The other thing that is pretty nuts is that the shop is notoriously shady. They are a dispatch for AAA and I had one of their Tow Trucks tow me one time and the driver said that the owner is just a con artist and he`s seen them fix gasket leaks with roofing tar. So I`m wondering if the detailer they employ/recommend/whatever, is just as shady.
Anyhow, just found it interesting and felt like sharing.
I live right down the street from a shop that usually deals with Euro cars, and mostly MB`s at that. Well I`m guessing they have a guy who they recommend to customers for detailing, because I always see this guy doing Corrections in their parking lot. However, the thing that blows me away is that he does it in direct sunlight. Now I`ve seen a few products that claim direct sunlight is not a problem, I think SystemOne stuff comes to mind, but I live in Arizona, it was 111 yesterday, and 106 out a few days ago when I saw him out there going at a dark blue car with his Dewalt Rotary. I`ve driven by enough times in a day to know that he`s not just applying an LSP with the thing either.
Now I`m wondering what kind of product could possibly stand up to easily 120 degree surface temps on a car`s paint? And couldn`t polishing on that kind of paint be dangerously close to burning it? I know when I detail my dark blue car on those super hot days, I have to park it in the garage after the wash to let the paint cool before I can do anything else to it.
The other thing that is pretty nuts is that the shop is notoriously shady. They are a dispatch for AAA and I had one of their Tow Trucks tow me one time and the driver said that the owner is just a con artist and he`s seen them fix gasket leaks with roofing tar. So I`m wondering if the detailer they employ/recommend/whatever, is just as shady.
Anyhow, just found it interesting and felt like sharing.