New talent at the dealership!

[Oneheadlite]

Like I always say here at the shop seeing disasters after people have tried to work on their own car - Just because you Can, doesn’t mean you Should...

[Mike lambert]

Lol!

[Lonnie]

Like I always say here at the shop seeing disasters after people have tried to work on their own car - Just because you Can, doesn’t mean you Should...

Could not agree with you more, Oneheadlite!

Mike:
Who makes the microfiber cloth that you use?? The 450 gram "fiber weight/density" seems kinda "fluffy". I currently use a quality short-nap flannel-type microfiber and pair that with Plexus plastic cleaner for polishing. I also use the Meguiar Professional Plastic twins No. 17 Cleaner and No.10 Polish. (The No. 10 Polish reminds A LOT of their No. 7 Show Car Glaze.)

Also, the swirls or holograms in the hood seems like they are the telltale pattern from the improper use of a wool pad on a rotary buffer. I still marvel how uninformed vehicle owners think that this is the "signature pattern" of a "properly detailed" surface. On the other hand, I do not think that there is a better detailing tool than a rotary buffer in the hands of a competent skilled and experienced detailing operator, the key words being skilled and experienced (thinking of Stokdgs). Maybe it`s just that rotary buffers are THE tool of choice at most auto body shops and auto dealerships due to getting the job done as soon-as-possible and the "50-50 rule" comes into play (from 50 feet away at 50 MPH, it looks pretty good).

[Mike lambert]

Either the Griot’s blue fluffy towels or rag company. These are used as I said for just a simple clean, not for polishing.

[Stokdgs]

Finally found that company on the web, they are a house cleaning service, apparently they’ve expanded into detailing!

Mike,
Oh no !!! House cleaning people touching plastic gauges!!!!

Well, if it was any of that strong stuff they use, you are right, they have ruined the plastic faces..

Going to be big $$$ to remove the dashboard away from the firewall and hopefully, they can get the entire cluster out safely and get new ones in, the correct wires for each, and all the lights connected to them and working..

Dan F

[Oneheadlite]

Could not agree with you more, Oneheadlite!

Our other favorite is "Together, we can do it yourself."

...Going to be big $$$ to remove the dashboard away from the firewall and hopefully, they can get the entire cluster out safely and get new ones in, the correct wires for each, and all the lights connected to them and working.. ...

Thankfully the cluster comes out with just a couple screws (might have to pull the steering wheel, but no biggie). But, you`re not kidding about the big $$$ part. I don`t know that I`ve done a BMW cluster that was less than a grand...

[SNP209]

New talent at the dealership, you say? What exactly is their talent? Jacking up cars?

[rlmccarty2000]

Lemon Pledge strikes again!

[Mike lambert]

LOL! I guess the other companies 40 a car was to much!

[imported_Redduc]

Honestly the paint doesn’t look much worse than the average new car delivery. THOSE GUAGES THOUGH !!!


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[Merlin]

OUCH!