Funniest things you hear people say about Auto Detailing!

"Didn't you just wash your car last weekend?"
"Why do you waste hours upon hours on your car when I can go to the gas station and have it look like that for a few bucks"
 
Someone on another forum told me he was told by PPG to only polish your car, that waxing was bad for it, after I give a quick rundown on the proper way to detail.
 
JaCkaL829 said:
Someone on another forum told me he was told by PPG to only polish your car, that waxing was bad for it, after I give a quick rundown on the proper way to detail.
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Wonder if that could have been a case of not quite connecting between this other forumer and the PPG rep - Waxing is bad for new paint which should only be polished. But after a period of time, 45-90 days or so depending on who you ask, the paint is "cured" and waxing is no longer a problem. At least thats how I understand it.
 
dalmore said:
Wonder if that could have been a case of not quite connecting between this other forumer and the PPG rep - Waxing is bad for new paint which should only be polished. But after a period of time, 45-90 days or so depending on who you ask, the paint is "cured" and waxing is no longer a problem. At least thats how I understand it.
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I asked him if he just had his car repained and if they we warning him of it because the paint needs to cure, but he replied that the rep said to never wax, cured or not. :nono
 
I went with my friend to go wash our cars, he was like why'd you bring a bucket? I was like i like to use a chenelle covered sponge. He looked at me like i was nuts while using that brush at the carwash haha

I talked to a detailer about how much a full detail cost so i can get an idea of the market.
Me, "how much for an acura integra?"
him, "$100 inside and out"
me, "cool, what type of wax do you use?"
him, "100% carnuba"
me, "100%?"
him, "yeah, i buy it by the gallon"
inside i'm trying so hard not to laugh hahahaa
 
My gf - "normal people dont take 4 hours to clean their car"

And here is a little story that happened to me about 9 months ago...

I have just spent the best part of 4 hours doing the exterior of my car in the basement carpark wash bay in my units. While working the Menzerna FP, a guy parks his van and wanders over for a chat. I stop my PC as he casually flips me his business card and say that he is a professional detailer, and if I want my car done by a pro to give him a call. Eerrr, yeah ok.

He then starts to ask me what I have done, so I explain that I have just done a QEW, gave it a once over with IP and Im now following up with FP. He then went on to ask me why I did two stages of polishing, and what on earth was the "buffer thing" I was using. I did my best to politely explain his questions and let him know that I have a bit ahead of me and I'd like to get on with it. He commented that my paint was really nice and swirl free, and how did I do that? Um with the two polishes I just mentioned and explained to you?? It was at this point I really had to hold in the huge laugh I wanted to let burst. He smiled and said to remember to give him a call if I ever needed some pro help.

When he finally got in his car and left, I fell over laughing for the next 5 minutes. The only call he will get from me is one where I am laughing at him a lot. At the very least, he lightened the mood and inspired me to finish before another weirdo came out of the wood-work asking me questions!
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Dave R32 said:
" you missed a bit over here"

Non detailers seem to think the above is funny.


Cheers
Dave.
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i get that one a lot by the a$$hat neighbor kids. other than those kids, i dont get a whole lot of wierd looks since a couple of my neighbors are detailing freaks too. i get a lot of crap at work though. then they wonder why my car is the cleanest in the lot......i wonder why. some of my favorites are:

"its just a car. why do you care if its dirty or not?"

"i let the rain do my detailing."

"you spend all that time cleaning it and it gets dirty. then you have to do it all over again. it seems like you're just wasting you're time to me."



some people will never understand my sickness. im glad you guys do :D
 
i had a neighbor tell me the same thing. its just going to get dirty again,
my reply was, "well i am going to get dirty everyday as well, but that doesnt mean i am going to quit taking a shower"
LOL he walked away shaking his head
 
How about the old "Are you gonna do mine next?". I always get a kick out of that one.

I was in Wal-Mart's parking lot hitting the truck with some Wipe N Shine and these two ladies rolled up. The passenger said, "That sure is a nice looking truck" The driver then said, "When you get finished you can do me....uh..mine, I meant mine!"
Both of them turned as red as my truck and the driver drove away quickly.
 
"Why are you obsessed with keeping your truck so clean... it's a 97... break down and buy an new one!"

This from a guy who has a "black" 2004 F250 (actually, it has about a quarter of an inch of encrusted road salt on it now, making it a dingy gray) that hasn't been washed or vacuumed since he bought it in November of 2003!
 
People tell me things like this all the time. I tell them that the closes that I can get to a new car is a clean car and I want a clean [new ] car 24/7. I wash my car 2 to 3 times a week, my wifes car gets washed once per week and I dont like her car . After all you are what you drive!
 
"When you're done with that, you can do mine!" My reply: Sure, what kind of car is that?" It's an BLAH" Great!! I love to do those kind of cars! They start at $200. Smiling the whole time. Love to see their faces when I say that. The funny thing is, they think ( the 1st line of this) is sooooo clever. Like we've never heard that before. Or that people actually pay to get their car to look brand new.
 
Never heard this one before, until recently....

On my way home, I pulled into a gas station to get something. While I'm there, I see this guy over buy the coin-op vac wiping down his car with a rag. This thread popped right into my head, and i walked over towards him with one of my cards. he gave me a hard look like I was going to harrass him (I'm still in uniform). I just smiled and told him doing cars was a hobby of mine, and if he were interested, I would like to do his car for him. I kid you not, he had windex in one hand, and a grimey towel in the other wiping down his car. He asked what I charged, and I told him I would do it for real cheap (so far the damage he had done was not bad). Again he asks how much. I tell him about 50.00 for a wash, and I would throw in a polish and wax for free (the one step kind). He just laughed and said thanks for the card, and kept on wiping his car down with the windex.

"Windex cost me about $3.00, the towels are free, and my own sweat. Thanks but no thanks."

I thanked him for his time and walked off.
 
Re: Never heard this one before, until recently....

The wife : "You just waxed it yesterday"

Me: "Im layering it"

Wife: "Why dont you do some stuff around the house"

Me: "Cause im busy " :)


Next door person: "Its just gonna get dirty agian, why bother?"
 
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