LikeaRock
...Dreaming on an E92....
A good friend of mine's dad got a free detail from a local body shop. It was their "$250 day spa special". They had the chance to use it on the truck or their Audi, I keep the Audi up on a regular basis so they took the truck there, a White Ford F-350 CCLB. Exterior isn't in bad shape, needs some swirls removed, wheels polished, clean the frame/wells, etc. Interior is pretty dirty from trips to the beach, dirtbiking, etc. The truck was dropped off for the "day spa" at 8 AM yesterday and was done before 2. When I stopped by yesterday to see their work, I could pick things from 30 fet away.
Nerf bars weren't polished, trim around nerf bars wasn't cleaned/dressed, wheels were cleaned like a 1 year old cleaned them, windows were spotted, still had some visible road tar, etc. Paint felt smoother than before, they waxed it but didn't clay it. Open up the drivers door, you can instantly see they didn't do a damn thing. There's dirt on the side of the seat, dirty doorjambs, door pockets weren't cleaned, steering wheel was dusty/spotted, and the most noticeble thing was the carpet. They did a half-assed vacuum and didn't even attempt to shampoo. If they did, my guess is that they did the ol' glass cleaner trick. Open up the rear doors and there was still sand on the rubber mat, lift up the mat and there's still dirt and grime underneath, soda spill is still on the center console, soda spill on rear armrest is still there, doors were barely wiped down if even that, I could go on and on...
On top of that, they stole a bunch of change (losers!) from him, stole a $5 from the ash tray, and they broke his Siruis radio mount. They were pretty dissapointed with the work to say the least. Owner of the shop has a nice letter coming to him...
What I don't understand is HOW places like this get work. The 15 year old cheerleading squad could have washed the truck better than these guys did.
I guess all I can really say is thank goodness for people like us!
Nerf bars weren't polished, trim around nerf bars wasn't cleaned/dressed, wheels were cleaned like a 1 year old cleaned them, windows were spotted, still had some visible road tar, etc. Paint felt smoother than before, they waxed it but didn't clay it. Open up the drivers door, you can instantly see they didn't do a damn thing. There's dirt on the side of the seat, dirty doorjambs, door pockets weren't cleaned, steering wheel was dusty/spotted, and the most noticeble thing was the carpet. They did a half-assed vacuum and didn't even attempt to shampoo. If they did, my guess is that they did the ol' glass cleaner trick. Open up the rear doors and there was still sand on the rubber mat, lift up the mat and there's still dirt and grime underneath, soda spill is still on the center console, soda spill on rear armrest is still there, doors were barely wiped down if even that, I could go on and on...
On top of that, they stole a bunch of change (losers!) from him, stole a $5 from the ash tray, and they broke his Siruis radio mount. They were pretty dissapointed with the work to say the least. Owner of the shop has a nice letter coming to him...
What I don't understand is HOW places like this get work. The 15 year old cheerleading squad could have washed the truck better than these guys did.
I guess all I can really say is thank goodness for people like us!
The carpet was soaking wet when the vehicle was returned. Probably no extractor and a shop vac with a dirty filter. I think they used Meg's #66 with a rotary. Some halograms, but not really much worse than many shops. The dealers loved him till he went out of business.