GoodnClean
New member
Well I use this detail shop for PDR on my cars, they do great work. Its a huge shop and I've always watched them working on the cars and have always been impressed that they seem to do good quality work. They use sheepskin mitts, one for the top one for the bottom, have PCs and rotaries and seem to be proficient with them and seem to have a good following, do expensive cars etc.
Well its cold, I've been busy with december sales promotions by my clients, the car was dirty. I figured why not...just once...
So I go over there and explain to the guy that I am very picky and that NOBODY has ever washed this car before except me, other than the Lexus dealer once and they paid me $140 for that mistake. He assured me that they would do a good job for me and not to worry. I watch through the window and it goes well. Good spraydown careful wash with two sheepskin mitts and two buckets only in straight lines. Careful dry with a clean chamois. Comfortable I step back inside to make some phone calls.
They bring the car around, dripping like cars do after they've been washed. As I paid for the wash I saw the guy wiping down the drips I assumed with a chamois or or MF towel since they had been so careful washing it. Well I walk outside...its an old dish rag with mickey mouse on it...and its filthy.
it was too late, he was already done and the swirls are terrible. All under the beltline and both bumpers, horrible swirls. They're worse than after the dealer washed it, much worse. I thought that was the worst shame, the detailer was so careful washing it and this guy screws up his work in 2 minutes with a dish rag. I was furious...
So tomorrow will be spent with the PC on the lower body panels and a rewax of the whole car in the 40 degree temps. Luckily its just slightly the doors and mostly the lower body panels, the hood, trunk, roof, upper doors are all fine because there were no drips and only the chamois was used.
Live and learn, from this moment on nobody but me will wash my car, ever.
Well its cold, I've been busy with december sales promotions by my clients, the car was dirty. I figured why not...just once...
So I go over there and explain to the guy that I am very picky and that NOBODY has ever washed this car before except me, other than the Lexus dealer once and they paid me $140 for that mistake. He assured me that they would do a good job for me and not to worry. I watch through the window and it goes well. Good spraydown careful wash with two sheepskin mitts and two buckets only in straight lines. Careful dry with a clean chamois. Comfortable I step back inside to make some phone calls.
They bring the car around, dripping like cars do after they've been washed. As I paid for the wash I saw the guy wiping down the drips I assumed with a chamois or or MF towel since they had been so careful washing it. Well I walk outside...its an old dish rag with mickey mouse on it...and its filthy.
it was too late, he was already done and the swirls are terrible. All under the beltline and both bumpers, horrible swirls. They're worse than after the dealer washed it, much worse. I thought that was the worst shame, the detailer was so careful washing it and this guy screws up his work in 2 minutes with a dish rag. I was furious...
So tomorrow will be spent with the PC on the lower body panels and a rewax of the whole car in the 40 degree temps. Luckily its just slightly the doors and mostly the lower body panels, the hood, trunk, roof, upper doors are all fine because there were no drips and only the chamois was used.
Live and learn, from this moment on nobody but me will wash my car, ever.
I would just give the whole car a coat of wax and let it go until the spring time.
