DO NOT ENTER!! Not for the faint-hearted!!!

Windows don't bug me too much.



1) roof racks on SUVs.



2) Rear valence and bumper on the Miata; it traps water.



3) dashboard plastic over the gauges; it scratches so easily.





Mosca
 
The inside of the rear window ALWAYS annoys me. Also, trying to dry the middle of the roof on super large SUV's. I'm 6'1" and have a ladder and I still struggle to reach those parts.
 
um wheel wells, im tall hate getting down low and they get dirty again.



The engine, i really worried ill ruin it, so its tension all the way.



I love windows, for i hate dirty ones. Its tedious i know. But with an MF its all good.



mmmmmm vacuming as well, its gets hot, its noisy and i know where my feat have been. yek.
 
Well, I'm probably in the minority here, but there are two major parts of the process that I hate doing.

Firstly, I hate claying. I've done it three times, using Pinnacle polyclay, and I have to say it's the most boring, painstaking thing I've done to a car. First, I spray the lube, then start rubbing the clay along the surface. No difference in smoothness. So I put a little pressure and start going faster. Still nothing. Finally, the clay seems to have picked something up, so I try my best to fold it over again, but the clay is too hard. I continue with the rest of the car only to find that, in the end, barely anything has been accomplished. By this time, at least two hours have gone by. I won't even get into claying while Autoint's "B" step is dwelling; the clay got super soft and damn near fell apart.

Secondly, I hate using the PC. Why couldn't everything be done by hand? I only use it out of necessity. I hate the wires that get dirty and threaten to scratch the paint. I hate having to find a place to set it and the polish down. I hate keeping the pads clean and washing them up. Worst of all, I hate polishing the lower areas of the car and the side skirts.

If anyone has any suggestions that would make these two processes more enjoyable, please share them. My guess is that I suffer from a lack of organization. It's kind of like working at a cluttered desk with left over pizza/coke cans and piles of paper littering it: nothing gets done. I really want a wheelie cart to set stuff down on, a creeper seat to work more comfortably, and most of all, some decent clay that is foldable and that actually works.

Sorry all, just a rant. I just wish everything could be as relaxing as waxing with S100, and give results as significant and as easy to see as cleaning a set of rims.
 
Hehe yes I also hate claying but It sounds like you need a more agressive clay Bar. As for the PC CMA has a "Monkey Tail" For the PC Cord that will prevent the cord from scratching your surface its hard to get the lowest panels of the car but the outcome is amazeing.
 
Forget to tape clear-bra and guess what's next....



Removing polish from clear-bra edge! This blows! Use toothbrush for removal, but slow, and if you slip you get a nice scratch on the bra. Oh crap!



Trying to remove scratches and marks on clear-bra... This will make you nuts! Tried Meguiars Plastix, didn't to squat! May have to try Plexus or go Megs cleaner/polish for plastic!



Yea, windows blow, but worse yet, the small glass panel behind the so-called rear seats in my Lexus SC430 is a pain to clean. Thank God for Invisible Glass!



Engine detail sucks, especially if using Engine Kote with an inferior spray... Globs all over, oh great, now I got to rush to wipe it down B4 it sets! Always a knuckle-buster in there! BTY, Engine Kote works well for wheel wells, so does that Stoner "More Shine, Less Time spray. Oh yea, UNDERCARRAGE ALWAYS FUN FUN FUN!! Sorry, I don't have a hydro lift.



Listening to the wife bitching I'm always "waxing" the car! Now that's number 1 in my book!



Regards,

Deanski
 
I'd have to say the roof of a car. It's just so far out of reach (yea even for me and all my 6'2") and it usually ends up being done last...



I once spent 4 hours on top of my Navigator's roof, claying and Z'in... I haven't touched the roof now in 4 months! :lol
 
Windows do not give me trouble.:bow



The black interior, especially the crapets, of my GTi drives me nuts. Everytime I look around I see more stuff I missed when I cleaned it:angry .



:nixweiss
 
it's gotta be the front bumpers of domestic cars. I don't know why but Chevy trucks with the chrome grilles, and pretty much any driver Mustang always get caked with insect guts and tar. I used a full bottle of bug & tar remover on the g/f's mustang. It's about 300X better than it was, but man what a pain in the butt.
 
Windows and complicated, intricate rims on German cars (because of the design and dusting-740i wheels are the worst), and the poor excuse for carpeting in the 92-00 Suburbans.
 
I'll chime in,,,,,,,,I can't stand little stuff stuck at the bottom of cars, road grime, little particles of dirt from whatever and road tar. I don't mind road toar so much it's just little particles of dirt from the road stuck to like the rocker panels and lower doors.



Another thing I really really cannot stand is not having the right equipment for the job. May it be removing tar, polishing the paint then waxing it or getting a even gloss on your tires. When I first got into detailing about 3 yrs or so ago, I didn't have $h!t, hell even after washing the car, I"d be done with 3 cans of Faygo and just be sweatin more than a pig knows he's dinner, lol I have convinced myself that having the right gizmos, gadgets and tools makes the job alot easier,,,,,,91
 
Actually this has been discussed before in the past....try a search for it and see what some old timiers had to say and some that do not post any more......
 
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