Retired neighbor wants me to try Turtle Wax

**G Money** · 04-08-2002, 08:51 AM

OMG, funny man.

The snow just melted this past week and I spent 4 hours detailing the truck yesterday (came out real nice).

Anyway, about 2 hours into the job, the `Lil ole man across the street starts mowing his lawn (???????) and kept looking over at me. I knew it was a matter of time before he was coming over to interrupt me and tell me what to use and what`s best.

He kept me busy listening for about 45 minutes while I had a coat of Medallion on the truck and I was telling him my detailing steps I took so far and he *dared* suggest I try Turtle Wax Cleaner Wax. LOL.

"You can probably skip all the polishing with a cleaner wax, he said." I almost broke out into a full laugh.

I had to walk him over to my detailing closet and show him the Souveran, Blitz, Meguiars #26, #7, #9, Medallion, Zymol.

I didn`t have the heart to tell him I wouldn`t put Turtle Wax on the lawn mower.

"Well, your vehicles DO look nice, he said."

End of story.

Friendly guy, but, a typical neighbor.

**Preachers Sheets** · 04-08-2002, 09:11 AM

You know, that`s funny, I can recall roughly 6 months ago how some old guy in AutoZone was trying to sell me on a big orange bottle of NuFinish. I think NuFinish is hiring these people or something.

I go along with it, I tell them I would be interested in trying NuFinish when I run out of my current stuff. They think they have set a "lost young guy" straight and it makes their day....

**69-912** · 04-08-2002, 09:18 AM

And may I ask why was the "good stuff" Souveran in your cabinent and not being applied to your truck?

**G Money** · 04-08-2002, 09:29 AM

The truck is a daily driver lease. I DO take very good care of it, but it doesn`t warrant me putting Souveran on it.

The Souveran is for my `Bird. Only 47K on her and she`s a beaut!

(Not as nice a looking T-Bird as Guitarman`s, but still a pretty car.)

**69-912** · 04-08-2002, 10:21 AM

Oh I see

kind of the same situation here.

I use Souveran on my PT Cruiser and the Porsche.

However I use good ole #26 on the 2000 Mustang and IBIZ cleaner/Wax on the 65 Mustang.

Have to save that Souveran for the paint good enough to use it on :p

**imported_capspackle** · 04-08-2002, 06:12 PM

Well, atleast you guys HAVE some neighbors who admire, and try to "give you advise".. here, when im outside, sweating my arse off washing and detailing my car, no one even cares. And some even drive by REAL slowly and just give me an evil stare, like im comitting a crime.. THEY are the ones committing the crime.. having a dirty, filthy car..

**YoSteve** · 04-08-2002, 08:00 PM

tell him you`re try it on an older car if he uses Klasse correctly on his car, converting the TW user can be fun :up

**amgtorre** · 04-08-2002, 10:19 PM

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Originally posted by PathfinderGuy [/i]
Well, atleast you guys HAVE some neighbors who admire, and try to "give you advise".. .. [/b]</blockquote>... I`ll try to take a picture of the nieghbor`s car on one of it`s prime days, I`m sure if was watered it it will grow something even on the vertical panels!!

**jr weeks** · 04-08-2002, 10:37 PM

Don`t let Phil kid you, he`s got one of the few ,very low mileage , pristine early model Supercoupes left in the country. Even his black leather driver`s seat is like new. The man cares about his car.

He`s resisted the Zaino drumbeat somehow, but i`ve got some Zaino wash for him to try when I see him in Carlisle in June. Nudge , nudge.

Glad to see ya here Phil.

**Lenny** · 04-09-2002, 06:19 AM

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Originally posted by joed1228 [/i]
You know, that`s funny, I can recall roughly 6 months ago how some old guy in AutoZone was trying to sell me on a big orange bottle of NuFinish. I think NuFinish is hiring these people or something.

I go along with it, I tell them I would be interested in trying NuFinish when I run out of my current stuff. They think they have set a "lost young guy" straight and it makes their day.... [/b]</blockquote>
My next door neighbor swears by NuFinish. I just laugh, and attribute it to ignorance. The guy has an unused bottle of Meguiars No. 26 someone gave him, but he`ll use the Nufinish until hell freezes over. Some people just don`t know any better.

**boywonder** · 04-09-2002, 03:58 PM

It turns into a car washing/detailing block party. I have three neighbors who watch what I do and/or what I use on the Maxima. I have let one borrow my Klasse to use on his C1500 pickup as well as his `55 Chevy and he likes it.

Just wait until they get a load of the new additions to my arsenal.

**imported_Intel486** · 04-09-2002, 04:21 PM

Ghaa I hate all the ppl who don`t detail. I was outside washing my truck and my neighbor yelled across the street, "Keep washing your truck that often and your not going to have any paint left." Just smiled and waved back. Like the 10th time I`ve had someone tell me that.

My nextdoor neighbor is selling their house and some guy was looking at it. My driveway runs down the side and he was walking down that side. He saies, "I`ve looked at this house three times and every time I`ve come you`ve been out washing your truck. Keep it up and you won`t have any paint left."

Ghaa I was tired of hearing that joke so I just turned and said, "wow, that is an original joke" Well, he stopped smiling and just kept on walking...I hope he doesn`t buy the house...

**Lenny** · 04-09-2002, 06:43 PM

<blockquote class=`ipsBlockquote` >

Originally posted by Intel486 [/i]
Ghaa I hate all the ppl who don`t detail. I was outside washing my truck and my neighbor yelled across the street, "Keep washing your truck that often and your not going to have any paint left." Just smiled and waved back. Like the 10th time I`ve had someone tell me that.

My nextdoor neighbor is selling their house and some guy was looking at it. My driveway runs down the side and he was walking down that side. He saies, "I`ve looked at this house three times and every time I`ve come you`ve been out washing your truck. Keep it up and you won`t have any paint left."

Ghaa I was tired of hearing that joke so I just turned and said, "wow, that is an original joke" Well, he stopped smiling and just kept on walking...I hope he doesn`t buy the house... [/b]</blockquote>
Intel486[/b], if he does, I hope you have a PC and use it every weekend, for at least an entire summer.......at 7 or 8 am every Saturday (weather permiting)....just to annoy the jerk.

**imported_Intel486** · 04-09-2002, 07:02 PM

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Originally posted by Len_A [/i]


Intel486[/b], if he does, I hope you have a PC and use it every weekend, for at least an entire summer.......at 7 or 8 am every Saturday (weather permiting)....just to annoy the jerk. [/b]</blockquote>
Nah, I think I`ll wash my truck every morning around 6 am... with my gas powered pressure washer.

**rstype** · 04-09-2002, 09:31 PM

Exactly! My (other) neighbors holler about how I`m going to rub the paint off one day, or wash it until the car breaks.

Then my mom keeps saying that if I kept using all these chemicals on it, it would make my life 20 years shorter...

It might be true... but it is addicting. And at least I have one neighbor that does[/b] detail his own Porsche with P21S stuff, and lets me borrow his PC!

I guess I`m considered lucky...