Biggest Pet Peeve??

People looking at my car, noticing the clear bra line and asking "what's this?" while proceeding to pick at it with their nails. F'ing dolts.
 
adding one more thing to the list since it just happened......................rains exactly two seconds after I wash and dry the truck, before I get a chance to pull it in the garage. :wall
 
Water Spots, Fender Wells not properly dressed, Improper Tape Job, Dried Polish in Door Jams, Halograms FTL

I can go on!
 
MIRROR DROOL! :mad: :wall :mad: :wall

Peeves me off to no end! I get my car perfect and go for a drive, splatter all down the sides. Argh!! I've actually taken to bringing a small bottle of speed shine and a microfiber to wipe it down.

Personally I don't mind cleaning up after. My OCD extends past my car to the items I have to keep it clean. I stack my mitts and MFs a certain way, products put back and rotated correctly, buffer and pads stacked neatly. I'm a total neat freak. I started with one shelf in the garage and have since taken over the nearby four. :lmfao

Good topic, by the way.
 
I'll add to mirror drool, with lugnut drool...had to go with the hollow lugnuts for my aftermarkets, and they never seem to stop spewing water all over my freshly cleaned wheels!!:wall

Another one I thought of is when you see a tire that isn't completely dressed, and you can tell they just couldn't get to the part it was sittin on at the time. Looks like crap in my opinion.:yikes:


And thanx, OCD! Just tryin to contribute! I'm glad I could provide everyone with a good source through which to vent! It's been pretty interesting reading everyone's input tho:dcrules
 
BPebzly said:
Another one I thought of is when you see a tire that isn't completely dressed, and you can tell they just couldn't get to the part it was sittin on at the time. Looks like crap in my opinion.:yikes:
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Agreed. I actually apply my dressing with a foam pad and will see if I can get a family member or a friend to spot me while I slowly reverse the car so I can get the 'pavement' side of the tire that always gets missed. I'm occasionally astonished at the size of the missed spot.

RobertP said:
Yup, another one, I even take a air gun and blow them out, my suburban will drain for a good 12 hours, not a lot, just enough to goober up the paint.
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I need to get a small Porter Cable air compressor for this and blowing gunk out of crevices. My Santa Fe will drool from around the tailgate glass for hours. I finally discovered the source and mop that up first otherwise you're fighting an uphill battle. It also drools from around the rear fog lights and the tailgate license plate garnish. I have no idea where it comes from but you've gotta convince yourself you're going to beat it. Otherwise it wins every time. For some reason I also get immense personal satisfaction out of blowing the water out of the badges on the back. Usually because it carries dirt with it.

This also reminds me, I'm going to unbolt my seats again when I get home and clean behind them. I'm astonished at the amount of crap that builds up there. :inspector:
 
Another one hit me today(Literally)

While Cleaning a Truck/SUV and you forget about the trailer hitch, then while walking around the back of it you smash your shin/kneecap.:wall:wall:wall
 
Mirror drool - lol I like that one. Other one has been mentioned but I'll say it again kid not cleaning up after he uses my supplies. Also the carpet between the seat and the counsole.
 
flash gordon said:
Another one hit me today(Literally)

While Cleaning a Truck/SUV and you forget about the trailer hitch, then while walking around the back of it you smash your shin/kneecap.:wall:wall:wall
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This is the first thing that I remove from a vehicle or wrap a few towls around it. Sucks when I do it, but love it when others do it.:rofl I guess thats just the kind humor that i have:notme:.
 
When at the Grocery and the lady in front of you waits till the Cashier tells her the total, She then digs thru her purse for checkbook. Then it takes her longer to write then The Decleration of Independence:wall:wall:wall


Heres another,
Pull up to Post Office to do a quick drop in tha box, byt nooooo, there is a Moron in front of me addressig Envolopes parked in front of the box:wall:wall:wall
 
The smart a$$ who walks by and says "Hey! you missed a spot" or "you'll polish/rub the paint off" :wall:dnaughty. Freaking tools! Hey pal, rub this!

Or, after dropping off a vehicle, they take it one day to a tunnel wash, bring it home, find "the drool" and pull out an air compressor to spray off the "drool" not knowing that first taking it to the tunnel wash is a Bozo nono, second, using that nasty oil laden air coming out that nozzle will just make a mess as well.

Break-down of mobile gear (EZ-Ups, carts, hoses etc).

Seeing cars driven with wax still on the finish, not buffed off, just applied. As to think this will harden the wax or whatever that tool was thinking! duh!:yikes::surrender

PICTURE HIGHJACKING!:dnaughty:dnaughty From those $100 detailers or whomever.

Deanski
 
sjr said:
getting a strong wind kick up with dirt and sand mixed in right after washing & rinsing.
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Yeah and I bet that happens quite often working at an airplane hangar.:D

I have a customer that wants me to detail his car right by where the airplanes taxi to the runway.:passout:

I learned my lesson pretty quick and at least park it so the building blocks most of the wind from the props.;)
 
My biggest peeve is fixing other "so called detailers" mess ups. I always get requests from my dealership client to go over cars and get what the guy at the other place missed. It's rediculous not vac'in under the seats or between them, blotchy marks from APC's no being wiped off, oily dressing overspray everywhere. The list goes on. I'm posting in this thread right now because I am vac'in out a trunk someone missed. Sickening.
 
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