Addicted

keesue

keesue

San Francisco Bay Area
Ok, so now I'm gonna come clean: I'm addicted. In my youth, with my very first car - a black 1959 PV544 Volvo, I used Simonize wax and coated it so much that I was pulled over for causing traffic problems. (The officer complimented me on the shine, laughed at the car and told me to get my tail light fixed. The PV544 looked like a minature 40's ford sedan).



Now? I stumble onto Autopia. My first post was about ICE. I heard about ICE on the Yaris forum after I bought the Yaris for commuting. I realized quickly in reading the responses to my question about the efficacy of the product, as well as reading through the other posts, that there was an entire world of productrs I had never heard of before. The technology moved on.



As a result, I know have a PC, I'm eyeing a rotary, I have a varitable plethora of sealants, waxes, cleaning and ancillary products and my neighbors think I've lost my mind. I find that each product has its place, its pluses and synergy with other products. The S60-T5 and the Yaris look spectacular and it reminds me of that first car.



Yeah, I'm addicted (as I wait for my next order to arrive)....heh....Oh, and I still have the ICE polish and spray and use it 'just cuz'.
 
My neighbors think I've lost my mind too! It's a natural consequence of "The Obsession"



"You're gonna rub the paint off that car"



-Classic quote



JJ
 
My neighbors think I'm sick in the head, all they say is your paint is going to come off! but i know they are very jealous of my cars!:drool:
 
zoomzoom mazda5 said:
My neighbors think I'm sick in the head, all they say is your paint is going to come off! but i know they are very jealous of my cars!:drool:
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I had two little kids trying to be big men laughing at me today. They told me if I polished my car anymore it would turn pink.



"Ah just like your Boxershorts, bedroom and dolls you play with young man I replied"



They did not annoy me anymore after that.
 
Alas we are all quite mad... but damn do our cars look good :woohoo:



I watched a chap checking his tire pressures at a garage today just off the M4, he had the airline over the roof and was tugging it to reach the oposite corner wheel... I almost had to run over to stop him. :think:
 
the first step is too admint it the second step is to embrace it.

as long as you are having fun and not hurting anyone it isn't a problem.
 
J.J. said:
My neighbors think I've lost my mind too! It's a natural consequence of "The Obsession"



"You're gonna rub the paint off that car"



-Classic quote



JJ
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Haha, my neighbors say that too.



I want to say back "no, you are going to rub the paint off YOUR car by using that plastic brush and those bath towels"



Seriously everytime I see my neighbors using "bad" cleaning products I want to go over and scold them, haha.



Yes, we are crazy:woot2:
 
It took a little while, but my neighbor finally came over the other day and asked how much I'd charge to just "wax" his Expedition. I just grinned and told him that I'm not sure I'd have time, but that we'd talk about it.



I'm actually surprised it took so long. Most neighbors ask after about two or three months. He held out for the better part of two years.



I love that my daily driver looks better than most people's "toys".
 
A few days ago my wife who was out with a freind came home as I had my car sitting in the driveway and all of my washing stuff out. My wife's friend saw all of the stuff and told me how great my car looked. I didn't have the hear to tell her I hadn't started cleaning it yet.



LL
 
ttdriver said:
Tell me about it I have spent about $200 in the last two days :buffing:
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hah I hear ya, I just spent over $300 over the course of this weekend. I think im just as obsessed about my collection of detailing products as I am detailing my car :heelclick
 
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